The fog dissipated, the sun shone down, the baby blue sky was like heaven, a spotlight was projected, illuminating the holy place surrounded by elves, the sleeping angel awoke, vibrating his wings, and the light lit up the whole world in an instant, and the ethereal chant lingered in his ears, and he couldn't help but want to reach out and touch the light, but he was afraid of burning his fingertips, and he stopped in place hesitantly, and then fell into a kind of sadness of gaining and losing.

"Is that a miracle?" Curry muttered to himself, because the sun was too dazzling, and had to close his eyes, and then felt a faint warmth fall on his eyelids, and opened his eyes again, and then the whole world had returned to its original state, the layers of light rippled like ripples, the thick fog gradually dissipated, and the sun covered the entire bay area without concealment, and the sky was completely bright.

"If you choose to believe, then it is." Lu Ke's voice sounded in his ears.

Many times, miracles are like that. If you believe, then you have a belief in your heart, which can often turn the impossible into a possibility; But if you refuse to believe it, you deny the possibility even from the root, and even what is possible will be cut off from hope, and it becomes impossible.

Miracles, do they exist?

Maybe it exists, maybe it doesn't, but you can't know until you give it a go, don't you? This is the mystery of competitive sports, and the inconceivability of defeating the strong with the weak will never disappear.

Curry just watched the sky gradually brighten, and the unwavering belief in his heart seemed to suddenly come alive, "Bambi, do you believe you can defend your title?" ”

"Yes, I believe. If you don't believe it, yesterday may be the end. Lu Ke's understatement revealed a powerful force, tenacious and majestic, and then, Curry saw Lu Ke smile at him, "So, do you believe that you can win the championship?" ”

"Yes, I believe." Curry nodded heavily, simple, but firm.

In fact, just now, in the casual chat after Lu Ke and Curry met, Lu Ke half-jokingly teased Curry about whether there was any hope for this year's MVP, although it was just a joke, Curry still modestly denied it.

Deep down, Curry hopes that he can win the MVP and that he can win the Finals, and he also craves the glory of victory, and he is also going all out towards his goal; But somewhere in his mind, a vestige of sanity always reminded him:

"Not enough, not enough, you are not enough."

It's not the kind of spur that motivates me to keep improving, growing and breaking through, but the kind of self-denial doubts and confusion, as if I have woven a shackle for myself, imprisoned the upper limit, and then no matter how hard I try, I can only struggle like a trapped beast.

Curry and Lu Ke have too many similarities, from high school to college, Curry seems to have skills, but because of the weakness of his size, he has lost trust, they always need to prove themselves again and again, and then hone themselves in the grinding and collision again and again.

But with each success, there is always another blow that requires them to put in more effort to prove themselves.

At a certain moment, hard work has become a habit, and questioning has become a habit, and before they know it, they themselves begin to question themselves - even if they have done well enough, they still can't help but want to chase perfection, lest there will still be more doubts in their ears.

In the deepest corners of his mind, Curry never thought he was good enough to win the regular season MVP, nor did he think he was good enough to shoulder the responsibility of the whole team and lead the team to win the Finals, and that trace of self-doubt became the heaviest shackle.

Until today.

Curry finally understood that the championship does not belong to the strongest person, but to the person who is more desired, this is the true meaning of competitive sports, and the myth of the weak counterattacking and the dark horse reaching the top will never go out of style. He needs to polish his strength, but he needs to believe in himself even more.

"I believe it." Curry repeated in a low voice again, and above the baby-faced immature face, there was a faint glow of perseverance and strength, and then, Curry turned his head to look at Lu Ke, "If you break into the Super Bowl again this year, then I will bring Ayesha and Riley to the scene to show your support." ”

"Where's your game? If I'm not mistaken, February is still the NBA's regular season, right? Lu Ke didn't say yes or bad, the focus fell on the schedule, as if he had already entered the Super Bowl, and this confidence began to shine again.

Curry also noticed it, but he didn't feel that Lu Ke was arrogant or conceited, the kind of belief that burst out from the inside out was not condescending and aggressive, but had a kind of contagious power, and his steps couldn't help but be a little brisk, and he followed Lu Ke to leave the cemetery along the path.

"Don't worry, the annual Super Bowl is the biggest event in all of North America, and everything else has to be avoided, haven't you heard? Even studios don't schedule major movies to be released this week, because no one can compete with the Super Bowl for attention, so the NBA will never schedule a game on the day of the Super Bowl, to be precise, there will be no games scheduled the day before and after the Super Bowl. ”

Curry's words made Lu Ke show a hint of surprise, "Is this really the case?" ”

"Ha, you're part of the NFL, you may not feel it in particular, but in other sports leagues, especially in the NBA, where the schedule overlaps a lot, it's very straightforward. We all jokingly refer to the Super Bowl as the Christmas holidays. Curry's eloquent tone even led Lu Ke to laugh along.

The NBA, like the NFL, does not have a Thanksgiving Day and Christmas holiday, and generally speaking, the NFL is a Thanksgiving game, while the NBA is a Christmas game - it is based on the schedule, see if the game day can fit into the holiday, and then celebrate the holiday in the way of a game.

The NBA, which has no holidays, has a Super Bowl holiday, and it is a short vacation that lasts for three days, which is really rare for a basketball league with a full schedule.

Curry's words can describe the joy within the NBA.

Lu Ke tilted his head and thought about it seriously, "In this way, then we are not cost-effective, because we don't have holidays, and we don't have holidays when the other three major leagues are finals." ”

"It's okay, if you're absent from the Super Bowl, it's a holiday; If you miss the playoffs again, you can add a month to the vacation. Curry said solemnly.

"Mr. Stephen Curry, you're bad at learning." Unexpectedly, Curry actually learned to complain ironically?

Curry pursed the corners of his mouth, raised his chin to look at Lu Ke, and said meaningfully, "Don't look at whose friend I am." ”

Is this pushing the black cauldron on Lu Ke's head?

"The Kardashian sisters?" Lu Ke raised his eyebrows, blinked his eyes, and said very seriously, and then he could see that Curry's expression suddenly stiffened, and Lu Ke bumped Curry with his shoulder, "Oops, how come I don't know, you actually became friends with the Kardashian sisters, when did it happen?" Does Ayesha know? Don't worry, I'm willing to keep it a secret for you, good brother, it's a trifle, a trifle! ”

Curry wanted to fight back, but the combat power of the mouth cannon had no ability to resist in front of Lu Ke at all, comparable to scum, and in the end he could only grind his teeth viciously, gritting his teeth and saying, "Lu!" Respectful! ”

"Hey, the pronunciation is pretty standard today, perfect!" Lu Ke continued to tease without fear of death, and then ran away in the next second, "Didn't we form a tacit understanding?" Mouth or no hands? Why did you suddenly break the gentleman's agreement? I'm wounded, remember? Stephen, I'm still injured! ”

Two adults, two professional footballers - one of them is still a child and his father, but at this time, he is chasing and fighting like a child who has not grown up.

Then, for some reason, the "Star Wars" scene popped up in Curry's mind, raised his hands, made a gesture of holding a virtual lightsaber, and shouted, "Luke Skywalker, don't run!" Stay, we'll fight to the death! ”

As a result, Lu Ke was also extremely cooperative, and also made a gesture of holding a virtual lightsaber, "Babyface-Curry, if you want to defeat me, it's impossible!" ”

Then the two of them also made a "woo woo" waving lightsaber sound as an accompaniment, and they put out the Jedi knight's style and threw themselves into the battle.

The only thing to be thankful for is that there is no one else in the cemetery in the morning, and the two big boys are just playing happily like this, otherwise others will probably be at a loss when they see such a childish scene, should they bring two xiaolongbao and imitate Princess Leia?

The nickname of "Skywalker" has accompanied Lu Ke through his rookie season, and in the past three seasons, Lu Ke has also proved with his actual performance that he is absolutely worthy of the title of "Jedi"; Now, a more arduous and difficult schedule is coming, and Lu Ke needs the support of the Force more than ever to truly ignite his small universe and fight his way out after this Star Wars.

Is this a metaphor?

The two friends returned to the car with a grin, and their mood brightened again. They need to relax before the busy and hectic schedule officially blows, and that's true for Lu Ke and Curry.

Looking through the rearview mirror of the car, you can see that the golden sunlight envelops the entire cemetery, and the golden sea becomes particularly conspicuous, gently but tenaciously illuminating a corner.

Suddenly, a breeze blew, and the treetops rattled, and the golden sea began to surge, and the vast colors were pushed away one after another, outlining a thrilling splendor.

couldn't help it, the smile on the corner of Lu Ke's mouth fell on the bottom of his eyes, he didn't stop any longer, started the engine, turned on the steering wheel, and embarked on the journey.