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Standing in place, watching the back of Lu Ke leaving, Logan and Marcus both had strange expressions, looked at each other, exchanged a look, and Logan said, "Do you think the same as me?" ”
Marcus nodded earnestly, "Yes, same. I was just thinking, is that the gold master? ”
"Get out!" Before Marcus could finish, Logan gave Marcus a hard shot with his elbow, and then both of them giggled, and Logan said, "I was thinking, that person looks familiar, and always thinks that he is an important character, but he can't remember it for a while." ”
"Lech Steinberg." A voice came from behind them, and the two of them looked back, and it was Aldon Smith, who raised his chin in the direction where Lu Ke and the old man left, and said the correct answer.
The name is really a bit tongue-twisting, and Marcus's first reaction has not yet come to his senses, and he chews it carefully, thinking about which important person this is; Logan had a flash of inspiration and snapped his fingers, "Yes, Lech Steinberg!" ”
Expressions of joy and surprise welled up at the same time, and Logan slammed Marcus on the shoulder, "It's that legendary agent, one player in one era, and now he only has one NFL player in his hands, Big Ben." ”
Marcus's mouth gradually opened, and a look of shock surged up from the depths of his pupils, because he was too surprised and shocked to make a sound at all, and then turned to look at Aldon, casting a verifying gaze, and his eyes clearly expressed what he meant: Is it really the agent?
In the materialistic and profit-oriented contemporary society, Lech Steinberg is an absolutely unique agent, and friendship is more important than money; Players are more important than profits. Such an agent has almost disappeared, but Lech not only exists, but is also one of the absolute top in the industry.
As everyone knows, Lech has his eye on the player. First of all, it is definitely full of potential, and secondly, it is bound to be unique.
Aside from all else, the title of "Lech Steinberg's preferred player" alone is enough to attract countless agents to flock to it, and unknown players can become the object of much attention.
It is precisely because Lech focuses on the style of a player that all the resources in his hands are also focused on this player, including sponsorship on the field, including media resources, including crisis public relations, which are the top of the best, and give this player the highest treatment.
Ben Rothslisberger is the best proof of this, Big Ben is really good on the field, but he is also a master of troublesome off the field, not only driving without a license has led to fatal car accidents, which has caused countless controversies; And he has been involved in sexual/assault/scandal/scandal twice before and after, and has even been sued in court, which directly caused Daben to lose a lot of advertising contracts.
But it was under Lech's management that Big Ben remained the undisputed "king" of Pittsburgh, much like Bret Favre's treatment in Green Bay.
Every player aspires to be a player under Lech, but this fastidious Jew has never let go, and for 30 years, he has always adhered to his own code of conduct, which has also become a landscape in the NFL. For every professional player, the name "Lech Steinberg" is like thunder.
Today, Lech actually appeared in front of everyone like this!
Aldon nodded vigorously and gave an affirmative, "I'm pretty sure he's Lech Steinberg." At this year's draft, he showed up in the little green room, and my agent took me there to say hello. It's not just me, almost all the agents of the first-round show took the initiative to go over and say hello, and I won't be mistaken. ”
Aldon Smith is this year's first-round pick, but after all, it's still different, and they have an agent on the door before the NCAA season is over; Even Logan and Marcus, after rookie training camp, they signed their agents according to the draft market.
As for Lu Ke, his competition reference sample is really too small, and there are too many uncertainties. Even though the rookie camp performed well, no agent came to the door.
In the NFL draft, it often takes three to four years for scouts, teams, and agents to observe a player, and each player's information can be piled up on the entire bookshelf, and they can all be watched over and over again, and they can't be watched for three days and three nights, especially those first-round picks, and everyone's strengths and weaknesses, even if it's a small thing in their private life, will be observed under a microscope.
The draft, the choice is the future of the team, and no one will take it lightly.
Like Lu Ke, there are countless meteors that flash in the rookie training camp; But what really determines the team's selection is their performance on the pitch over the past three or four years. And this is exactly what Lu Ke lacks. Therefore, at the rookie conference, Lu Ke was defeated; Again, the broker didn't come to the door to ask.
By mistake, Lu Ke waited for Lech Steinberg.
Marcus and Logan opened their mouths wide and exchanged glances as Devil Cried Wolf howled, "Roar Roar, Bambi is going to get rich!" Bambi is going to make a fortune! ”
Other teammates next to him also stepped forward to ask, and in the blink of an eye, the news swept the whole team like wings, and many rookie players followed suit, wanting to go over to see what the famous "Jerry-Maguire" really looked like - this nickname comes from the movie of the same name based on Lech Steinberg's personal experience "Mr. Sweetheart (English movie name is Jerry-Maguire)", starring Tom Cruise.
The San Francisco 49ers are starting to get busy; Lu Ke and Lech drifted away and went to the restaurant, leaving all these disturbances behind for the time being.
"Congratulations on another win today." Lehe and Lu Ke took a step in the direction of the hotel restaurant, but the pace slowed down slightly. Lech didn't rush to the point, but started chatting.
"Thank you." Lu Ke generously accepted the congratulations, "I didn't know, you were actually in Cincinnati." ”
Lehe put his hands behind his back, looked at Lu Ke with a smile, and did not speak, but those eyes full of wisdom revealed the eyes of the elders looking at the juniors, full of smiles, and looked seriously, and after a while, he continued, "Please, you should be smarter; Or rather, you should be more confident. ”
Lu Ke smiled dumbly, "So you mean, you came to Cincinnati specifically to watch my game?" ”
"That's right, I know you're smart enough." Lehe gently nodded his head in agreement, making Lu Ke uncontrollable, "I need to watch your game up close." You know, sitting in front of the TV and sitting in the game and watching the game is very different. Can you believe it? ”
"Of course. Standing off the pitch and standing on top of the pitch is also very different. Lu Ke's way of answering did not fall behind, and he did not feel nervous and cramped at all.
Either he didn't know Lech at all, didn't know what Lech meant; Either he corrected his mentality and faced Lech's appearance calmly.
Personally, Lech leans towards the latter. "I can't imagine a quarterback standing on the court and directing the game, and that's a feeling of not feeling."
"Actually, you don't feel it." Lu Ke said with a smile, "All emotions have actually disappeared completely, tactics, tactics, tactics, there is only one idea in my mind." As for those nervous and panicked emotions, the way it exists is hidden, it may be the deformation of the passing action, it may be the loss of control of the passing power, these are things that we have no way to control; So, the only thing that needs to be done is to concentrate, concentrate, concentrate again, and then look forward to the fact that you can regain the initiative. ”
"So, do you get the hang of it?" Lech asked suddenly.
Rarely, Lu Ke didn't answer directly, but thought about it seriously, "I thought I had mastered it, but I was still learning." ”
For players in competitive sports, they must be confident, only by truly believing in themselves, can they work miracles, and any little self-doubt can lead to different results; But at the same time, they can't be blindly confident, only by being aware of their shortcomings, and only by facing up to their own shortcomings, can they become stronger. It's contradictory, but it's coexisting.
This is the truth in the arena. For rookie players, especially the pride of the sky, they need to go through countless trials and frosts before they can polish them; But Lu Ke has already tasted the outline - perhaps, since the time of college sparring, he has already begun to learn.
Lech likes this temperament on Lu Ke. This is very unique, and he is not sure whether it has anything to do with Lu Ke's Chinese immigration status, or whether it has anything to do with Lu Ke's bumpy career experience; But what is certain is that temperament is being woven into his game, and over time, it could be the key to his game-shifting.
"Zizizi", the sound of the mobile phone vibrating came from the pocket, which just rang in the gap between the words, which was particularly obvious.
Lu Ke showed an apologetic smile towards Lehe, "I'm sorry." Then he took out his phone, looked at the caller ID, and then turned it off and threw it back in his pocket again; But before he could speak again, the mobile phone vibrated again, and Lu Ke repeated the entire process just now.
Lech smiled and said, "You can answer the phone, I don't mind." ”
Lu Ke waved his hand and said casually, "No, it's okay, it's okay." It's just some sales calls. ”
"If those agents hear you say that, they're going to be heartbroken." Lech teased softly.
Lu Ke's smile stopped slightly at the corner of his mouth, and finally went up, "I believe that they are not so fragile, they can accept it." ”
As Lech had guessed, the two calls were from sports agents; But Lu Ke didn't answer. Just then, the phone rang for the third time, only this time it was a text message.
Lu Ke took out his mobile phone again, simply adjusted the mute, and then threw the phone back into his pants pocket. Now, it's finally clean.