Chapter 401: The Road to the Legend is Not Easy
Zhou Yi ...... I...... It's over......" When he saw Zhou Yi appear in front of him, Mark finally couldn't help crying. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"What nonsense, why is it over?" Zhou Yi comforted him.
"Cruciate ligament...... Cruciate ligament ......" Mark muttered repeating the word.
"It's not an amputation, what's there to worry about?" Zhou Yi asked.
"Uh......" Mark didn't expect Zhou Yi to say this, and he was a little speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to say.
Even Mark's parents next to him, the Wagners, were a little surprised.
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When Zhou Yi pushed open the door and entered the ward, Cortana, who had his back to him, raised her hand to wipe away tears from her eyes. Then he tilted his head and sniffed, trying not to let the tears flow again.
She just held that position for a moment.
Until Schulze came back with Zhou Yi's suitcase.
"What about Zhou Yi?" he asked Cortana.
Cortana pointed to the ward, "He's in." ”
"Oh...... Then I'll wait for him outside. With that, Schulze sat down in his chair.
Cortana looked back at him, as if she wasn't used to being alone with him, and she turned and walked to the room, intending to see her brother, wondering if he would feel better when he saw his best friend arrive.
The physical injuries are terrible, but Cortana's biggest concern is the psychological blow to her brother.
The thought of him lying on a hospital bed with blank eyes made Cortana's heart ache as his biological sister.
His lively and lovely brother became like a corpse that had lost his soul and life......
When she gently pushed open the door of the ward, she happened to hear Zhou Yi's voice.
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In 1984, Roberto Baggio, who had just signed for Fiorentina, suffered a tackle injury in his final match in Vicenza and tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which required him 220 stitches. Between the ages of 18 and 37, Baggio underwent six surgeries on his right knee in nearly two decades of Serie A, but he scored 205 league goals with those crippled legs. ”
Zhou Yi ignored the surprised gazes of the Wagners and Mark, and said to himself.
Ruud van Nistelrooy suffered a ten-month break from cruciate ligament rupture in a friendly match in 1999, an injury that delayed his move to Manchester United for a year. As a result, he reached the pinnacle of his career at Manchester United, known as the 'King of the Small Penalty Area'. ”
Also in 1999, in the match between Inter Milan and Lecce, Ronaldo tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and it took almost six months to recover. But it didn't take long for him to recover, and he returned to play in the Coppa Italia final against Lazio, only to play just six minutes before the unmarked Ronaldo suddenly fell to the ground, again with a cruciate ligament, and this time it took him two years to recover. However, after his recovery, he led the Brazilian national team to the World Cup and became the top scorer in that World Cup. ”
In 2005, Lahm, who was still in Stuttgart, suffered a tear in the cruciate ligament of his right knee while training and was out of action for six months. But now he is the double captain of the Bayern Munich and German national teams. ”
In the 2007 Milan derby, Samuel was defending Kaka when he was ruptured his cruciate ligament due to three feints by Kaka, and he once wanted to retire early. But he didn't. In 2010, he won the treble with Inter Milan. ”
In 2008, in the match between Roma and Livorno, Roma captain Totti ruptured the cruciate ligament, ending the season early. Now he is still the captain of Roma, a hero of Roma and has not ended his career. ”
In March 2009, in a match between Italy and Montenegro, Di Natale suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee and was out of action for six months after undergoing surgery, but after his comeback he became the Serie A Golden Boot with 29 goals, and last season he won the Serie A Golden Boot with 28 goals. ”
In 2010, Inzaghi suffered knee discomfort during a match and was substituted for a torn cruciate ligament, which he had surgery on shortly after. At that time, because Inzaghi was already 37 years old, everyone thought that he would retire because of this. However, he made a successful comeback on May 15 this year, just in time for the end of the season. He's still playing this season. ”
As if he was memorizing a manuscript, Zhou Yi finished saying this, and then he looked at the stunned Mark and said, "You tell me that you are finished?"
Mark just looked at Zhou Yi blankly, unable to say a word.
The same is true of the Wagners.
Sneaking in, so did Cortana, who was leaning against the door.
"No, right? Because none of them are finished! None of them ended up back on the field! And they did a great job. You're only twenty years old, Mark, what do you have to despair? Cruciate ligament, a lot of players have been injured and really, it's devastating for players. But I prefer to call it a 'litmus test for great players'. Those who have been able to make it through, without exception, are great players who have had a shining and shining career. Is there anyone who can't get through it? Yes, their careers are dead. “
Zhou Yi spread his hands.
"It's not a big deal to die, it's not just football in life. But Mark, do you remember what you said to me at the beginning? What you said to me after you scored your first goal for the first team at Borussia Dortmund in our first Ruhr derby against Schalke 04 last season. Do you remember?"
Mark looked at Zhou Yi with a confused expression, he probably didn't remember it anymore, or maybe it was because his brain hadn't reacted yet, so he didn't think about it for a while.
'You said you had a new dream, you don't just have to stay in the first team, you have to play in the first team. You still want to be a Dortmund player that many people will remember when you retire and become a legend of Dortmund!" Zhou Yi pointed to Mark and said, "You said that, right?"
Something flickered in Mark's eyes, and the expression on his face changed.
"You remembered, right?" Zhou Yi asked again.
"I'm ...... I said that......" Mark said with difficulty.
Zhou Yi smiled: "Yes, I'm not mistaken! If you want to become a legend, how can you say that you are going to be finished now?"
"But my cruciate ligament is injured, Zhou Yi ......," Mark said aggrieved.
"That's right, you're hurt in that place. So what? Overcome injuries and get back on the pitch. Isn't this a normal thing?Could it be that you're already thinking about retirement?Aren't you?" Zhou Yi looked at Mark with an incredulous gaze, and Mark lowered his head a little ashamedly.
"Remember what I said to you, Mark? I said you were afraid of dreams, and you were beaten down by dreams. Now I'm going to say that you're scared of injuries and you've been knocked down by them. For our players, injuries are commonplace and everyone gets injured at some point. It's not about never getting hurt, it's about what you do in the face of injury. Is it because you are afraid of it and retreat? Or are you brave enough to face it and overcome it? Choose the first path, which is easy to walk, and choose the second path, which is very difficult to walk. But the right path is always hard to follow, Mark. Think about your path to becoming a professional footballer, do you think it's easy to walk along the way?"
Mark kept his head down, as if he was really remembering how he had come this way. From being gifted as a teenager and entering the Borussia Dortmund junior team, to getting older, lacking talent, being discriminated against, ridiculed, and then self-defeating when he thinks he can't become a professional footballer...... In the end, he not only became a professional footballer and joined the first team of Borussia Dortmund, but he also became a member of the German national team. He's gone farther than he dreamed of when he was younger!
Is this road easy to follow?
Actually, it's not easy to walk at all......
"If you're just going to be a professional footballer, you score goals at the West**** stadium in a Borussia Dortmund shirt. You've accomplished this goal. But if you want to be a legend in Dortmund, you have a greater goal, so you have to pay more, and the road to the legend will be harder. That's fair, Mark. There is no free lunch in the world, what you want to get, you have to give, the more you get, the more you give. ”
"Mark, I'm telling you, I want to be a legend too. But it's not just the Dortmund legend, I'm going to be a football legend, I don't know if I can do it myself, but the dream always has to come, right?"
Mark nodded and replied, "What if it happens?"
Zhou Yi laughed when he heard this: "Yes! What if it happens?"
Mark Ken took his words, which means that his mood has improved, so he is happy.
"I'll be waiting for you on this road to the legend, Mark. So, come on, Mark. ”
Zhou Yi stretched out his hand to Mark.
Mark looked at him and stretched out his hand: "I will catch up with you, Zhou Yi!
Zhou Yiyi pulled his upper body up with all his might, and at the same time he leaned down by himself, and the two of them hugged each other. He slapped Mark on the back and whispered in his ear, "I'll give you a goal as a gift when you come back, Mark!"
"Is it like Kagawa?" asked Mark.
Zhou Yi smiled: "That's right, that's it!"
"Thank you, Zhou Yi......"
"You're welcome!"