Chapter 21: Mindfulness and Meditation
"Let me tell you a story!"
As soon as they heard Coach Xiao tell a story, all the team members thought that he was going to tell what happened to them, after all, this Coach Xiao ...... It's very mysterious, it's very mysterious, and it's never like some people who pull the topic on themselves at every turn, saying something like "I just bought a Bentley, dark blue," or "My wife just made hundreds of thousands of dollars from stock trading" or something like that. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Because of this, everyone present is looking forward to Xiao Zhang's story.
However, Coach Shaw is such an inscrutable person that he disappoints everyone as soon as he says it - he tells the story of "Napoleon chooses a general".
"It is said that after the death of Napoleon's best general, Napoleon sent one of his attendants to find someone who could replace him. A few weeks later, the attendant returned, describing to Napoleon a perfect candidate to succeed the general, saying that he had a great deal of military knowledge and was good at management. After the introduction of the chamberlain, Napoleon asked: 'Sounds good, but is he lucky?' ’”
That's the end of the story.
The five members of WE were confused—none of them understood the meaning of the story, and they all waited for Xiao Zhang's further explanation.
However, their beloved Coach Xiao suddenly laughed, and his smile was like Dravine: "Hey, hey, hey, do you know why it's me and no one else who became your coach, because I'm the luckiest coach in the world!" ”
"You may ask, where did I get lucky?"
Xiao Zhang put away his smile and looked at his teammates with a scorching and extremely serious gaze under the light of his mobile phone: "Because I have you - Smile, Strawberry, Spirit, Conan, and Night - you are the best players on the planet, and it is a matter of course for you to win the championship of this IEM!" ”
Xiao Zhang's words are very clear, and he uses full strength in every word of this sentence, with a desperate ruthlessness.
It was dark all around, and with the little light of the mobile phone, the only thing that could be seen clearly was Coach Xiao's expression. He gritted his teeth, his gaze very determined.
Believe in yourself and believe in the future.
I believe in indomitable efforts and in the youth who overcomes everything.
It's never been easy, but in such a special environment, under the watchful eye of such a coach, everyone present began to believe it.
But, that's not enough!
From the folder at hand, Xiao Zhang took out a thick pile of information - all of which belittled WE and said that WE couldn't win a game. He threw them all to the ground with a snap.
"They look down on us, they say we're the worst team, they say we can't even win a game! Grass Te Male's Gobi! They are just a bunch of stupid Bs, they don't even count how many of their own bird feathers are, and they dare to point fingers at Lao Tzu's team?! Grass Mom! They don't deserve it! ”
While scolding, Xiao Zhang bowed and pulled out a small pile from it, "squeak", "squeak", and tore them to pieces.
Madness is contagious.
Especially in such a situation, the team members and Xiao Zhang are under pressure, bear the world's disdain for them, and bear the accusations and abuse.
Soon, Smile stood up, Strawberry stood up, Conan and Spirit stood up, and Midnight stood up. The five of them gasped, divided the rest of the information, and together with Xiao Zhang, they tore these broken things to pieces while cursing.
Confetti, flying in the air.
The pressure that had accumulated in my chest seemed to dissipate. After tearing it up, everyone felt a lot more comfortable.
Is that the end of it?
Not yet!
Coach Xiao is not a "soft" hero who fights Poke like Jace and Leopard Girl, he is more like a nightmare and more like an assassin like a male knife.
"Life under the knife, death under the knife!"
"Walk on the tip of the knife!"
Either he doesn't make a move, or if he does, it must be a combo like a thunderbolt, which is a vow to kill the enemy.
After going crazy with the players, Coach Xiao had to calm them down.
He pulled a gadget out of his trouser pocket and placed it beside him.
This is a metronome that is used when learning music for beginners, and the principle is very simple, to put it bluntly, it is a miniature version of the large bell in the temple, which makes sound according to a certain time frequency.
"Follow me!"
Coach Xiao instantly transformed into a gym yoga class teacher, sitting cross-legged, holding "Little Sprite" (Spirit) in his left hand and Xiao Xiye in his right hand.
Follow the rhythm of the metronome.
"Exhale!"
"Inhale!"
"Exhale!"
"Inhale!"
"Okay, close your eyes and come together!"
"Try to empty your brain and don't think about anything!"
"Everyone breathes at the same pace!"
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This is mindfulness meditation, which is derived from Buddhism and is the easiest way to calm the restless mind and focus on the present moment.
Xiao Zhang feels that this method is especially useful for esports players, who need to make decisions in a few tenths of a second under intense pressure. And, when the players sit quietly together and breathe at the same rhythm, they can connect without opening their mouths, and even better.
"One breath is the same thought."
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A year later, when the retired smile recalled this scene in an interview with the media, he commented: "The boss is like this, you can never guess what he will do in the next moment." He would tell me to climb a crane dozens of meters high, lifting tons of steel bar, perhaps just to scratch his back. Yes, he is a weirdo, but we all respect him and we will follow all his instructions. ”
"He brought us victory."
But Xiao Zhang himself gave a completely different and "official" answer: "League of Legends is a huge mystery. You can have all the right pieces of the puzzle: the perfect roster, the best tactics, and the most experienced players. But if the team members don't put their hearts together and don't work together, all your efforts will be in vain. That's why I did that. ”
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The two-hour time passed in a flash, and in a blink of an eye, it was 6 o'clock in the morning Beijing time, and the match between WE and GMB was about to start.
At this time, the live broadcast website was a little deserted, the trolls had already gone to sleep because they couldn't stay up for so long, and many fans were disappointed because of the defeat in the last game of WE and chose to give up watching this game, and even the "Protector" and "Coach" Joker turned off his live broadcast of the game because he couldn't bear to watch WE continue to be abused.
But there are still a few true love fans who are silently supporting this Chinese team.
For example, Chen Ping.
After leaving the Internet café, he walked around the outside angrily, and slowly, his anger gradually subsided, and his heart gradually calmed down, or returned to the Internet café to watch the match between WE and GMB.
Will WE let him down this time?
PS: 1. Coach Shaw's story must have disappointed everyone... He's such a second goods, and I think the metaphor of smiling is very apt for him. 2. The meditation of mindfulness and meditation is pirated from the "Zen master" Phil Jackson, who is how Jordan and Kobe Bryant did. 3. All the foreshadowing is completed, after which ...... Let's get rid of them!
Finally, thank you for the reward that you can't look at your heart, this is a brother who made a special trip to register an account at the starting point and support the foot picking, thank you very much, Mo Mo Da!