"Intercept! Navoro Bowman completed the interception to close the game! With 25 minutes and 25 seconds left on the game clock, and with the Atlanta Falcons only having one last timeout left, the San Francisco 49ers were already certain to officially bown the victory, and the farewell battle at Candlestick Field ended in an unexpected but not surprising way......

The audience cheered thunderously.

Raymond Jackson stood quietly at the entrance of the players' tunnel at the Candlestick Stadium, quietly feeling the boiling and turbulent sea of red in the whole field, and seemed to be faintly hearing the gurgling sound of his own blood being rolling.

As a course keeper, Raymond has an extraordinary affection for the land, and he knows every inch and nook and cranny of the lawn, even the dark, dirty, and disrepaired parts. Every day, every day, his life is to take care of the course, and he knows it even better than his own home, as if he had spent two-thirds of his life in this space.

Raymond never thought that he would leave this place one day, so that when the day did come, there was no sense of reality, and he himself could not tell what his emotions were, but ...... It's just a strong reluctance, reluctant to give up every part here, both good and bad.

He was really reluctant.

But at least...... He's been with the team from the slump back to the top, hasn't he? The rise of the 2011 season, the glory of the 2012 season and the bumpy 2013 season, he stood by the side of the field, accompanied the team through every moment with the first perspective, those impassioned, tearful, and unforgettable moments are all deeply imprinted in the depths of memory, and quietly breed their own vitality with the ups and downs of breathing, living forever on this land and will not disappear.

He still remembers the "Battle of Chicken Soup" game, when Lu Ke returned to the court from the locker room in the second half of the game, the fans in the stadium collectively began to call the name "Bambi", that simple nickname has become a spiritual symbol, bringing the entire team and the whole city together, and truly opening the way for the San Francisco 49ers to return to the top.

He also remembers last season's Nations League finals, where they faced the same opponent, they defeated their opponents, and returned to the Super Bowl stage after 18 years, the cheers and shouts of the audience resounded in the sky continuously, even the lights of the Candlestick Stadium seemed to be eclipsed, and those joys and emotions still beat with the heart.

God, he was really, really reluctant to leave.

"I really don't want to leave."

There was a voice in his ear, looming in the surging sound of the audience, which made Raymond have an illusion, he thought that his heart was said out loud like this, but he didn't expect to catch a figure in the corner of his sight, turned his head, and then saw Patrick Willis, and was directly startled.

At this time, Willis was wearing his home number 52 jersey with no matching equipment, but his hands were on crutches, and he looked like a regular fan who had come to watch the game.

It's just that Raymond can see more things in Willis's reluctant eyes, that is, the love and nostalgia for this stadium, which is the traces left by the seven seasons before and after, and the countless springs and autumns spent on this stadium are now all hidden in that red sea and shining, which makes people can't help but want to explore it carefully.

"Patrick, are you ready to enter?" Raymond hesitated for a moment, then asked.

Willis was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help laughing, "To be honest, I was going to go in." That's why he came to the scene in person, he wanted to put his feet on the pitch and finish his farewell, but now, he has changed his mind, "I think the farewell can be done here, not as a player, but from the perspective of a fan, to be part of this sea of red, and this is probably the best farewell ceremony." ”

As he spoke, Willis's voice fell, and then he turned to look at Raymond with bright eyes, "I still want to continue to play for the team as a player, but as a fan, I need to say goodbye to this stadium, what do you say?" ”

Raymond immediately understood the tongue twister-like words, but he didn't respond, just smiled and nodded in affirmation, and followed Willis to the court again, asking with some curiosity, "You say, can we make history in the new stadium?" ”

“…… Do you think we can? Willis slyly threw the question back up.

Raymond glanced at Willis, then followed Willis' line of sight to find the San Francisco 49ers player wearing No. 14 in the crowd.

He was exchanging helmets with Matt Lane at this time, and it could be seen that Matt was sincerely expressing his blessings and congratulations, and then a smile bloomed on that young and immature face, as dry and bright as the sun, as if he could feel the temperature contained in it by reaching out and touching it.

"I think we can." Only then did Willis give the answer.

Raymond also bowed his head in agreement, "I think so too. ”

……

The post-game greeting was over, and when the live host of Fox TV handed the microphone to Lu Ke, Lu Ke was a little flustered and waved his hand again and again to refuse.

But the fans at the scene captured this scene for the first time, and the shouts rang out one after another; The fans who stood outside the stadium to watch the whole game also saw this scene through the live TV screen, and they all watched the excitement and followed the coaxing, and then the shouts formed an encirclement from the outside to the interior.

"Bambi!"

"Bambi!"

"Bambi!"

Lu Ke wanted to escape at this time, but it was too late, he was surrounded by the sea of red in the stadium, and even the players of the San Francisco 49ers deliberately blocked the road to the players' tunnel, stopped Lu Ke in the court, and then coaxed Lu Ke to speak-

With such a rare opportunity to play a prank, how could they easily let Lu Ke go?

This made Lu Ke a little embarrassed: facing reporters is one thing, facing fans and spectators is another, he usually doesn't have many opportunities to stand in front of 70,000 fans to speak, and he returned to the Super Bowl victory scene in a second, but the problem is that today is not the Super Bowl championship.

Lu Ke finally took the microphone, and his voice spread through the sound throughout the Candlestick Stadium, startling Lu Ke because it was too thick and too loud, "Okay, you caught me and surrounded me in the corner, I don't know what to do now, oh God, I think I must look like a fool now." ”

The self-mocking words sent the fans into a good-natured laugh.

"Honestly, I don't think I'm the best person to speak today, Patrick should be standing here preparing this farewell speech for everyone; But obviously, Patrick is still blaming me for winning the VP title at the Super Bowl and deliberately throwing me here, and I guess that's fair. ”

The audience laughed!

Even Willis, who was standing on the sidelines, clapped his hands and laughed, whistling in response.

"It's only been three years as a player, a very, very short time, and I'm sure a lot of the fans here are probably more senior than me, and I obviously don't have a lot to show off, but undoubtedly, it's been a magical and bumpy three years."

"I still remember the first time I stepped onto the pitch as a starter three years ago, I was greeted with a lot of provocation and resistance, even swearing, and it wasn't a good start, but who could have predicted where the story would go? Later, the team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, but you showed up on the court to welcome the team back, and from that point on, we reconciled and started playing together. ”

"Here, we have experienced the pain of defeat, we have tasted the joy of victory, we have faced the torture of injury, and we have welcomed the turning point of life. It's more than just a stadium, it's home to the important moments of our lives; But again, it's not just a team, it's a belief and a symbol that carries the weight of our lives. Where the heart is where the home is, the Candlestick Stadium will not disappear, it will always exist in our hearts, and follow the team to start the next journey, as long as we are here, then the Candlestick Stadium will always be there. ”

"I want every fan in the stadium to be able to raise their right hand, place it where their heart is, and feel the rhythm and power of their heartbeat, which is the heartbeat of Candlestick Stadium, which fits our pulse, responds to our breath, and is connected to our blood."

"Just feeling this beating force reminds us all the time: we are nine people! We are warriors who never give up, we are fighters who refuse to surrender, we are warriors who fight endlessly! The legend that began at the Candlestick Stadium will live on forever. Because as long as our hearts keep beating, we'll never stop fighting! ”

"The fight goes on!"

More than two million viewers across the Bay Area took to the streets, feeling their heartbeats with their right hands and shouting the same slogan.

More than 40 million viewers across North America stood in front of the television, raised their right hands to feel the power of their heartbeats, and couldn't help but chant the same slogan.

The overwhelming voices collided together in this way, bursting out with unimaginable power and resounding in the sky:

The battle goes on!

Tonight, all the fans were nine, and I really felt the power of that heartbeat.

Raymond and Willis, who were standing on the sidelines, both burst into tears, and they could see that the glittering tears in each other's eyes were shining, but the smiles on the corners of their mouths bloomed wantonly in the hot tears, and then they joined in the shouts of the audience.

Candlestick Stadium, cherish, goodbye!