156 State of readiness
In fact, Lu Yiqi's calves and knees were trembling. To be precise, the muscles of his thighs and buttocks were trembling. The trembling and soreness spread from his toes to his scalp. Every step and every movement was emitting strong protests, and it seemed that he might fall apart at any time.
Although Lu Yiqi is still young now, although Lu Yiqi insists on training every day, he is not twenty years old after all.
However, Lu Yiqi could feel the stimulation after constantly challenging the limits, and was releasing happy dopamine, which truly and clearly awakened the pleasure of "living". Even breathing and walking can feel the beauty bursting from the inside out.
Although every muscle in his body was eager to rest, Lu Yiqi forced himself to stand up and move in a slow way, first Nelson and then Walker, reaching out to the players one by one, pulling them up, and then walking to Jacob.
Fortunately, Jacob was not injured. While falling to the ground, he rolled forward and completed the buffering. He was not injured except in a little embarrassed.
But Jacob also refused to stand up, partly because of embarrassment and more because of exhaustion, he lay on the grass and panting like a cow, and even couldn't lift his fingers. His body was eager to have a longer conversation with the ground, which completely emptyed his brain and relaxed his limbs.
At this time, Lu Yiqi appeared in Jacob's sight.
Her sweaty cheeks were also embarrassed, and her breathless expression was half a pound, but her bright eyes reflected in the sun had unshakable determination. In a trance, she seemed to be able to see the golden sunlight ripples deep in her pupils. Then, Lu Yiqi stretched out his right hand to him.
Jacob hesitated for a moment, and he thought seriously whether he should knock out the coach's right hand, because it was really annoying, and it was not in the end. However, he did not hold Lu Yiqi's right hand, but stood up with his own strength. His violently trembling knees made him feel a little embarrassed, but he finally stood up to avoid the possibility of making a fool of himself again.
Jacob raised his jaw slightly and looked at Lu Yiqi with a proud look, as if saying: I am no worse than you.
Lu Yiqi just smiled and ignored it.
Just as he was about to move away, Walker's voice came over with the sound of the wind, "Coach Noah." This made Lu Yiqi stop and turn around to see Walker walking towards him, without squinting his eyes, completely ignoring Jacob's existence, just staring at Lu Yiqi, "Are you really okay?"
"What does it mean?" Lu Yiqi could sense that Jacob and Nelson's gaze were projecting, even Augustus, Brock and others not far away were no exception. He smiled and replied calmly, "In the next game, I will still command the team, everything is good. Tell me that we are still marching towards victory!"
"Coach Noah!" Walker's voice was slightly impatient and couldn't help but rise, "You know I didn't mean that. After the game, will they...will they..."
After the game against the Jayhawks, will the team settle the score in the fall? Will Lu Yiqi become a scapegoat? Will he lose his job?
Not only Walker, but his ears were standing up around him, and even Jacob couldn't help but hold his breath.
"Don't make random predictions before the future happens. Instead of wasting time and restlessness, it's better to focus on every step under your feet and use every footprint of your current to change the direction of the next direction." Lu Yiqi's mouth always had a shallow smile, and a slightly raised voice conveyed his thoughts, "So, I need you to settle down, concentrate, complete the training, and then walk onto the court and beat your opponent with all your might!"
Although Lu Yiqi did not answer Walker's guess positively, the hints in his words pointed the direction for the players:
No matter what happens in the future, striving for victory in the "Sunflower Battle" is the most solid and important first step. Otherwise, everything will be empty talk.
Lu Yiqi did not stop anymore, but continued to take steps, pulling the fallen players one by one, and finally returned to the center of the stadium, looking around for a while, his eyes fell on the tired figures, and said loudly, "Everyone is focused! Training begins now!"
Although the muscles were sore and the pace was heavy, after a brief breath, they started to accumulate strength one after another, and the players raised their steps one after another - even the coaches were still energetic, and they did not have the face to complain, and they always felt a little embarrassed.
More importantly, the eyes had undergone subtle changes, and a stubborn blood burst out from behind the fatigue and embarrassment, and all the attention was concentrated. Naturally, the entire momentum and state had been transformed invisibly, and the training state seemed to finally come back.
Jacob, including him, is no exception.
Isaac noticed the tragic situation of "corpses everywhere" on the stadium. He could not understand that he had just had afternoon tea, so why did something happen again? He really didn't have to relax his vigilance for a moment!
Then Isaac rushed out quickly. When he appeared on the court, his pace was still slower. Although he still complained about Lu Yiqi's training plan and intensity, he was able to pay attention to the subtle changes in the atmosphere and state on the training field. The team finally united, and his ideas and suggestions were no longer important at this moment.
As a result, I was full of complaints and held it in my stomach, burning and feeling uncomfortable!
Isaac stood on the side of the court and walked back and forth for two laps, but he could not calm down. In the end, he could only turn around and run to the canteen shop, buy two popsicles, and chew them all. Only then did he finally relieved a little, and then ran back to the training ground and tried his best to persuade him in Latimer's ear.
Isaac said that, Latimer listened that way, and the two of them did not affect the training on the field. The twittering sound became a beautiful landscape next to the training ground, like a monk chanting scriptures.
No matter what, the storm has passed temporarily and the impact has temporarily dissipated. The Wild Cats have been going around for nearly three days and finally can calm down and devote themselves to training with concentration. The preparation state has finally returned to the right track.
As for what will happen in the future, even Lu Yiqi cannot make a prediction, but competitive sports are always like this. Victory can cover up all problems, while failure will create problems. The top priority for the team, the University of Kansas Jayhawks are their biggest problem.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the match day comes again. The annual "Sunflower Battle" is amidst the turmoil and is making a brilliant debut!
Chapter completed!