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"...There will be a quit for eight weeks to ten weeks. Fortunately, the ligament has been slightly torn and not to the point where surgery is required. Wearing protective gear can recover. After recovery, everything can return to normal and will not have a subsequent impact on the future. The overall situation is more optimistic than expected."
Standing among the players, Jacob Giesen hung his head and listened to Lu Yiqi's update of Walker's injury report. There was no noise in the entire team, and all the players listened attentively. When they learned that Walker was not seriously injured, there was a slight riot in the team. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed their tense moods. Then Lu Yiqi sang loudly to announce the official start of today's training.
The team disbanded and the players scattered, starting with a simple warm-up to prepare for training, and Jacob was no exception.
“…This year’s senior year…graduate…”
“…Absent from the game…”
“…is equivalent to retirement…”
Before the cheers could completely dissipate, the feeling of surprise and regret slowly spread on the training ground. It took a while to realize what this actually means.
For every college player, senior year means a new intersection, because the professional league is another level and height, and not all college players can enter the professional league; more precisely, even if they really enter the professional league smoothly, it is a new challenge. Countless players who performed outstandingly during college, including the Heisman Award winner, were also lost in everyone after entering the league.
So, whether to choose to turn around after graduating from college or choose to go to the professional league to accept challenges is a topic that every player must think about.
It’s like an ordinary college student must face employment problems after graduation.
The confusion, confusion, fear and panic of senior year are the same for all young people. This is a fork in the road of life that must be experienced. However, before Walker even had time to "choose", he was forced to make a decision in this way. That sigh and regret are another emotion.
This also bothers Jacob.
Once upon a time, Jacob unswervingly believed that he could shine in NCAA, and then entered NFC as a pride of heaven. Later, he made achievements in NFC and was eventually inducted into the Hall of Fame, leaving his own mark on the professional arena of rugby.
He never wavered nor doubted - because this is the idea that his father instilled in him since childhood. He sprinted towards the goal with all his heart, never considering other possibilities, believing that he was a genius born for rugby and was destined to be famous in history.
He encountered a small setback from high school to college, but still had no confidence. He believed that he just needed a platform to show, and then he could prove that the coaches were wrong. They were just empirical and did not believe that Kansas, where the overall strength of football was weak, could also have geniuses. So he came to Kansas State University, where he would create his own glory.
But what about now?
He didn't even get the qualification to play.
People always say that high school competitions and college competitions are two different things, while university competitions and professional competitions are two different things. This is a process of layer-by-layer upward, and the difficulty increases exponentially. Only by experiencing the hardships and training of the big waves can we show our foothold on the NFL stage.
Jacob sneered at this, and he always believed that this was just an excuse for those "mediocre people to excuse themselves"; however, he was deeply trapped in the mud and could not extricate himself.
More importantly, why can blue-collar players like Walker become key figures in the game? What's wrong?
He was always training, meticulously insisting on training and conducting training step by step. He never was late or left early, and never missed training. Although he did not practice alone, he did everything other players on the team did. Why is it still not possible?
The disastrous defeat against Nelson defeated Jacob's confidence, and the world he once firmly believed had completely fallen apart; and the world that happened in the locker room in the past three weeks has subverted Jacob's world, and the world he could not understand was stuffed with his head, and it seemed that it would explode at any time-
Why can Walker win the locker room recognition? Why are everyone applauding Walker’s dreams without anyone caring about his struggles? Why can Walker win the affirmation of the coaching staff? Why can Walker grow into a pillar of the team? Why is his efforts not rewarded?
Why does he have so many "whys" and he is like a fool?
Last night, he was bored with his father for the first time in history, because his father gloated and said, "That dirty black boy deserves it." Then he talked loudly. He thought the Wildcats would encounter difficulties. He thought Lu Yiqi's good days were coming soon. He thought things would turn around soon. He thought Pres would return to the team soon. He thought Jacob would get a chance soon.
The lines are mixed with contempt and contempt about race.
He didn't understand, is it a good thing for the Wildcats to lose? Is that supposed to be the case?
"Shut up!"
Finally he could no longer bear it, and yelled at his father, then smashed his own plate and turned away from the dining table. Henry and his father were both frightened.
However, he didn't know what was wrong with him.
What’s even more terrifying is that if you don’t know the problem, then how should you solve the problem?
Turning around and leaving the team, Jacob ran toward the corner of the court alone, away from the noise and noise, and immersed in his own world.
It wasn't his intention, but he found that it was always like this in the past two weeks: at the beginning of the training, he trained with his teammates, but as he practiced, he was left alone - unless it was group training or group training, he didn't know whether it was his teammates who alienated him, or whether he alienated him, or both.
His pride and self-esteem did not allow him to bow his head and compromise. Even the accusations that vented anger hurt him. So he turned around and left.
But the confused thoughts lingered. He didn't know what was going on, so naturally he didn't know what to do. He was trapped in a rut, always feeling that the world was shrinking, the exit was disappearing, and then he was left alone in the darkness.
Even Henry has left.
As he ran, his eyes drifted towards the coaching staff. Jacob was not even sure why he did such a move - could Lu Yiqi give the answer? Even if he could, Lu Yiqi should not be willing to tell him what the answer is, right?
Chapter completed!