After the game, the stadium was empty, but the temperature and noise left behind by the surging crowd remained. It seemed to be telling the stories about the victory, the game and the team. All the memories were recorded on this land, with joy and sadness no exception.

Just close your eyes and listen carefully, you can catch the sound of the drizzle and tell those stories.

Latimer was slightly surprised. Lu Yiqi was able to calm down and did not speak actively. He just sat quietly, not in a hurry at all.

Frizzy and radical.

This is Latimer's impression of Lu Yiqi - or rather, Latimer defaults to all young people. The factors of passion and impulse and aggressiveness are in their blood. Before they truly grow and mature, wisdom cannot be born in the head filled with "sex/and big/mamum". This is the iron law, the rules and lessons summarized by Latimer through his own life experience:

Don't trust young people easily.

In the past three games, Lu Yiqi's on-site command on the court showed excitement and passion, which is a fact; but it is not enough to rely on three tricks to a qualified head coach, not to mention, don't forget that "excitement" and "impulse" are often tied up.

Therefore, Latimer believed in his judgment: Lu Yiqi was a frigid young man. In order to make his resume look good, he firmly seized the opportunity of the interim head coach, showed his talent extensively, and continued to take risks like a moth to the flame, but the ending may be broken into pieces.

Although Lu Yiqi was not so impatient and slightly unexpected at this time, Latimer still insisted on his judgment and he didn't say much-

Anyway, the person who is eager to break the deadlock is not him.

“I always like the court very much.”

Sure enough, Lu Yiqi was the first to break the silence, but the content surprised Latimer again: Maybe, this is the way for young people to talk?

"When I was in Michigan, I would even take the initiative to apply to stay and organize the stadium." Lu Yiqi couldn't help but chuckled, recalling the memories of his youth in the past, "After the game or training, the stadium can always leave different traces."

"I practiced continuously catching the ball in that corner, but I was scolded by the coach because of the two drops. I was unwilling to accept it but could only bow my head and get scolded. After a fixed training, I silently practiced myself, but I always failed to train properly, and then I was angry with myself."

"I accidentally tried too hard in group training with cornerbacks, but I hit my nose hard, but I didn't have a nosebleed, but I burst into tears. Just like the heroine in a bloody TV series, the two looked at each other absurdly and laughed at each other's embarrassment."

"After the training, the sprint of a thousand meters forced the physical strength to the extreme, and then everyone was lying on the ground, sweat mixed with the fragrance of grass lingering under the nose, and a fool next to him started eating grass clippings, haha."

Simple and simple words without any embellishment, but they can clearly feel those passionate and sincere emotions in Lu Yiqi's voice. Without turning around, Latimer could detect the smile rising from the corner of Lu Yiqi's mouth, and a faint sense of happiness was revealed inside and outside.

"So, I like the stadium, home, away, and in all corners, where memories can always be found, and good and bad are all there. It's like some people say that the stadium is our battlefield, recording our every move; but I prefer to say that the stadium is our diary, writing our life. Some people win, some people lose, but we are all fighting. No one is willing to surrender."

The plain but sincere words also made Latimer settle down. The cigarette at his fingertips had not been kept in his mouth for a long time, and the ashes fell accidentally.

"Mr. Latimer, do you like the game?" It seemed that Lu Yiqi was just talking to himself, but now, he finally started a conversation with Latimer.

His question was very special, "game", not "victory", and he asked "Do you like the game?"

Everyone likes victory, but does everyone like competition? It's like...Do you like competition? Do you like confrontation? Do you like your own work? Do you like your current situation? Do you like your own life? A word "competition" has far exceeded the simplest level.

Latimer didn't like Lu Yiqi's way of asking questions. He lit a cigarette, dropped some ash, then put it in his mouth, and took a hard breath, "There is no need to talk to me. I know that your real purpose is not this, and you know it yourself, so why not let us open the window and speak up."

It is still a stinky and hard pit stone.

Lu Yiqi laughed in silence, but he was not angry. "Actually, I am really curious. Anyone who insists on being in the same job for twenty-six years is a life and a story. I believe that behind it is countless details that only I know."

He is serious.

But Latimer was still unmoved, and Lu Yiqi did not force it. He changed the subject, "But you are right, I came here today not to record the Oprah talk show. So, let's get to the point, Mr. Latimer, what do you want?"

Latimer looked at Lu Yiqi with sharp eyes, very dissatisfied with Lu Yiqi's way of asking questions like this.

Lu Yiqi did not retreat at all and faced Latimer's eyes, "Mr. Latimer, you are the defensive coordinator, I am the interim head coach. Although it is only temporary, I also need you to cooperate with the work. If you always stand by, then my work will not be able to continue. We all know this clearly. So, I need to know, what exactly do you want to get?"

"Do you want to see me make a fool of yourself? Do you want to see the team fail? Or, I want to see me fail?" Lu Yiqi's words did not cover up, and he tore all the masks naked and aggressively revealed all the ugly truth.

Latimer had no idea that Lu Yiqi would be direct without any concealment - as he expected, he was impulsive and reckless, and rushed around without any skill.

"Do you know what you are saying? You are accusing me of ruining the team's victory for personal grudges!" Latimer's tense voice revealed a storm of anger. The emotion on the verge of losing control was about to move, bursting out with a powerful momentum, as if Lu Yiqi could be swallowed alive at any time.
Chapter completed!