"To the dear nine,

Here today we need to say goodbye to a fan, a dear friend, a fighter: Ryan Baldwin.

I still remember the first time I heard the story of the nine, when his brother Jonathan sketched out some outlines at a fan meeting for the endorsement of the product, asking me to write some words of encouragement for him, which I did. But what I didn't expect was that Ryan would become one of the most important components of my career.

He awakened the fighting spirit in my heart, he inspired the indomitable fighting spirit in the soul of the team, and the vast golden sea began to surge because of him, and we fought side by side with our heads held high, chanting the slogan of 'Fight Forever', and launched one attack after another towards the other side of victory.

His presence defines the spirit of the Nine.

After a long period of perseverance and fighting, he finally burned out the last bit of energy, and he did not choose to disarm and surrender, but after blooming the light of life, he proudly and contentedly embraced the end of his life. But that's not the end of it.

If they say, who cares that another light is extinguished, and it is shining under the billions of stars? Yes, I care. ’

That's what I wrote for Ryan, and I still do. Even the tiniest and faintest starlight is an integral part of the stars, and Ryan will hang forever in the night sky over Candlestick Stadium, accompanying us in our fight.

The battle goes on!

A tribute to a man of nine who will never give up.

Lu Ke. ”

This is an update from Lu Ke's social networking platform.

Lu Ke, who usually almost disappears and focuses on training, has always been one of the most watched players on the online platform, and after the article was published, it immediately set off a wave on the Internet, and the topic of "fighting endlessly" immediately became one of the top trends in the world, and all nine people mourned Ryan's departure in their own way.

A sea of gold spread over Twitter and the photo wall, and in the boundless brilliance of gold, Ryan once again awakened the high fighting spirit in the bones of the nine people in a different way.

Not only that, the San Francisco 49ers team also officially issued an official announcement to mourn the memory of this unique fan; And issued a call to fans, hoping that everyone can return to the home game in the third week of the regular season, and once again revisit the sea of color, as a way to express remembrance and tribute.

It was a very, very difficult time for the San Francisco 49ers, first with Ryan's long passing, then with Lu Ke's unexpected injury, and the defending season just got off to a haunt.

Ryan Baldwin's funeral took place before heading to the away game against the Seattle Seahawks.

It was a small private funeral, and Jonathan invited only a small number of friends besides his family, including Lu Ke.

Lu Ke, accompanied by Logan and Marcus and others, attended the funeral as the team representative of the San Francisco 49ers. As for the rest of the players and fans, they will be paying tribute to Ryan in a team way during the home game in week three, which is also the best echo of Ryan's status as a nine.

After the funeral, Lu Ke saw Stephen Curry at the entrance of the cemetery.

At this time, the new NBA season has not yet begun, and even the preseason has not yet kicked off, and Curry is still in the offseason training and adjustment.

In the NFL season opener, Curry watched the live broadcast of the game at home, called Lu Ke about his condition that night, and then rushed to San Francisco the next day to accompany Lu Ke back to the hospital for follow-up. In the past few days, Curry has always been by Lu Ke's side, through the most difficult beginning after the injury invasion.

Last year, Curry himself was plagued by injuries and experienced a low point in his life, and if it wasn't for Lu Ke's company all the way, he didn't know if he would be able to get out of the darkness; Now, Curry definitely empathizes with Lu Ke's situation and mentality, and he has given a lot of useful advice as a passerby, after all, there is still a difference between the personal experience of professional players and the professional advice of doctors.

Curry also continued to comfort Lu Ke, "Don't be in a hurry, the more injuries you have, the more patience you need." Adjust your mentality, and major problems may also be treated smoothly; Conversely, minor problems may drag on and never heal. No matter what, we will be there for you. ”

At today's funeral, Curry was not invited.

But Curry still wants to accompany Lu Ke over, and after the funeral, he will personally send Ryan a bouquet of flowers to express his respect. Although he has never been in contact with Ryan, the sea of red and gold at Candlestick Court has really shocked Curry and changed many of his views on professional competitive sports.

After waiting for the funeral to end, Curry waited a little longer before walking into the cemetery.

Unexpectedly, Curry disappeared for thirty minutes when he entered. Today, it was drizzling in the Bay Area, and the grass path in the cemetery became very slippery, and Lu Ke couldn't help but worry about whether Curry had twisted his ankle or that something had happened; Just when they were thinking nonsense, they saw Curry who was belated-

His steps looked fine.

"What's going on? Is it lost? Lu Ke asked.

Curry pulled down the hat of his yellow raincoat and wiped the rain from his cheeks, "No. He didn't answer immediately, but turned his head from side to side and said hesitantly, "There should be more than one exit here, have you noticed?" There were other people who were walking over there consistently, all wearing the home jerseys of the 49ers. ”

If Curry didn't say it, Lu Ke hadn't noticed it yet, and now they noticed that some fans wearing San Francisco 49ers home jerseys appeared one after another on the side of the road - not just red jerseys, almost everyone had a bouquet of golden flowers in their hands, or golden tulips, or yellow daisies, and so on.

"There were more fans at the other two entrances, I don't know, it looked like there were at least five hundred or six hundred. They all silently made their way to Ryan's tombstone, lined up spontaneously, and the whole team made several big bends around the cemetery's small hills, and then stepped forward one by one to give Ryan flowers. Do you know? It looked really, really spectacular. ”

Curry's words still ringed in his ears, explaining everything that was happening and explaining why it had been delayed for so long.

Lu Ke's gaze fell on the figures, he didn't speak for a long time, and then he could feel the blood start to bubble and boil again, Ryan's spirit and the will of the 49ers have been indepressibly integrated, and he can't wait to return to the arena now-

That's their battlefield! It was the battlefield where they lived and fought hard! It was a battlefield of their great achievements and self-proof! It was a battlefield where their lives and death took place at the same time!

But Lu Ke also knows that if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. He must calm down now, he must force himself to calm down, the injury to his left knee must be treated carefully, he must not take it lightly, let alone return in a hurry, in order to stand on that battlefield again, and in order to restore his full combat ability, he needs to concentrate on recuperating from his injuries, only in this way can he run wild again.

A short break is for a better outburst.

Lu Ke told himself.

"Let's go, they need to finish their mourning, and we need to finish ours. We have a lot of work to do. Lu Ke patted Logan on the shoulder - Logan is today's driver, and he holds the steering wheel.

Logan let out a long breath, "yes, we have many, many more work to complete. ”

With the backup quarterback in charge of the game, it's definitely not that simple; In particular, Colin Kaepernick and Lu Ke are two quarterbacks with very different styles, which means that the arrangement and selection of the playbook will have to change, and they still have a lot of preparation to do if they are to continue the team's cross-season winning streak.

Logan started his engine and slowly left the cemetery in the drizzle. On the side of the road, you can find fallen leaves in shallow puddles, not yet red or yellow, but withering early; It's just September, and autumn seems to be just around the corner.

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On the day of Ryan Baldwin's funeral, nine people spontaneously organized to come to the funeral to express their condolences in the form of fans, and more than 5,000 fans arrived at the cemetery one after another.

Later, when other fans learned of the news, they intermittently went to the cemetery to express their deep condolences and remembrance in the same way, and the vast sea of gold never seemed to wither, and thus bloomed proudly for a long time, becoming the most touching and vivid color of this resting place.

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A few days later, the San Francisco 49ers left for Seattle for their first away game of the season, but Lu Ke did not travel with him.

Lu Ke still needs to focus on his left knee injury, not to mention training, even standing and walking are forbidden. Even if he goes to Seattle, Lu Ke can only sit next to him and stare dryly, which really can't help, and may even cause uncertain variables in the injury due to long-distance travel; So. Rather than that, it's better to stay in San Francisco and recuperate.

So, for the first time in two seasons, Lu Ke did not go to the game site with the team. It was a strange experience for the team and Lu Ke.

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