Chapter 137: Youthful Spirit
"Brown bear, are you ready? Here we come!"
Full of vigor and ambition, the young man's spirit shines brightly under the golden sunshine of Athens. You can feel his burning ambition. His bright smile makes him look like Apollo, the sun god. His sweaty brow after just finishing the game also exudes youthful vitality.
Pete Kerbert, the Ohio State University Eagles' top singles player, is a senior and ranked 10th in the nation.
Height 201 cm, weight 91 kg.
His excellent physical fitness makes him a cannon-type offensive player, with very sharp serves and forehands. At the same time, he is relatively light in weight, has good footwork, and is not completely useless on the defensive end, which also gives his game more potential possibilities.
Although, after turning to the professional arena, Kerbert has not been able to make more breakthroughs and his highest career ranking is only outside the top 300; but objectively speaking, in the college arena, Kerbert's three tricks are enough to open up the situation, and his threat is no less than that of Thompson and Domyan.
Last year, as a key player, Kobert and the Eagles experienced the ups and downs of the U.S. Championship. The joy of revenge against USC in the quarterfinals was completely melted away by the regret of losing to UCLA in the semifinals. Then, he became the background board of the Los Angeles derby again, like a wallflower.
It was definitely not a good memory.
This year, Kerbert is a senior, and this is his last year in school. Regardless of whether he turns professional in the future, this is his last chance to win the college championship. Kerbert sincerely hopes to lead the team to the top and bring a national championship trophy to Ohio State University.
He is ready.
"Pete, are you confident you can beat the Bruins?"
The reporters, who were eager to stir up trouble, immediately raised key questions, and Kerbert cooperated very well and gave the answers they expected.
"certainly."
Kerbert was full of confidence, his eyes full of fighting spirit and sparkling, "We have been looking forward to this game. We hope to prove to everyone that we have the ability to defeat any opponent, including the Bruins."
"But if we beat the Bruins, we might face the Trojans in the final. Are you confident?" The reporter is definitely a master at exposing people's scars. Before Cobert could continue to express his ambitions, a bucket of cold water was poured on him.
Then you can hear the sound of Culbert gritting his teeth - what they hate most is to be the background board of the Los Angeles Derby!
"Of course! We are confident!"
Kerbert's words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth, and one could feel the anger in every word.
However, the reporter obviously did not let him off so easily. "But now you have to face the Bruins first. The Bruins are different this year. Who do you think is the most threatening opponent?"
"Thompson, of course it's Thompson. He is now ranked third in the United States and is obviously one of the best players in the NCAA." Kerbert's direct target is also Thompson. The two powerful offensive players are facing off, and the outcome is indeed unpredictable. In the end, it all depends on their performance on the spot.
"And Gawain?"
"Who?" Kilbert replied.
The reporter thought that the scene was too noisy and Kerbert didn't hear it, so he asked again, "Gawain!"
"Who?" Cobert's face was still full of sincerity.
Wow! The reporters immediately started buzzing.
It’s not that Gao Wen is so popular now, but if Ohio State University regards UCLA as its imaginary enemy, it is absolutely impossible for it not to know the opponent’s main player list. What’s more, Gao Wen has served as the first singles player many times this season. It would be too outrageous to say that they have never heard of him.
So, this means... Kerbert is doing it on purpose, intentionally belittling his opponent.
The reporters immediately became excited. "Gao Wen, a freshman, the only player on the Bruins who has remained undefeated this season? What do you think of him?"
"I don't know him." Kerbert lied with his eyes wide open, but his face was full of matter-of-factness. "I'm not targeting anyone, but the fact is, for me, only the top nine players in the United States are worth paying attention to, and all the others are insignificant."
Wow!
Kerbert was ranked 10th in the nation, and he said only the top nine were worth watching, which not only ignored Gauvin, but also swept most of the players in one stroke.
The power of this sentence was absolutely extraordinary. All the reporters on the scene could not contain their excitement. They couldn't wait to sit in front of the computer and release the news. Their brains were already working at high speed, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Kerbert knew he had dropped a bomb, but that was what he had hoped to accomplish.
"Our goal is to win the championship, so we will win."
Kerbert continued to talk to himself, big beads of sweat kept falling down, and his bright eyes showed vitality from the inside out.
Then he turned and left without giving reporters a chance to ask more questions.
The aftermath has just begun.
Buzz buzz buzz.
Buzz buzz buzz.
The reporters were completely unable to suppress their excitement and agitation. The air was filled with the sound of blood boiling. However—
Before one wave subsides, another wave rises.
Before Kerbert's explosive words could be posted on the Internet, another big news came out in a flash.
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"Bruins and Eagles players attacked each other and booed."
The rumor spread among the surging crowd in Athens, and then the reporters rushed in the same direction.
The Eagles, who had just finished the game, were on their way to the hotel when they saw the Brown Bears playing a game on the court. They immediately started to mock and laugh.
“Woo woo woo.”
"Shhhhhh."
Especially when they saw Thompson accidentally stumble and fall while trying to save the ball, the Bruins players all laughed happily and played around; while the Eagles players also laughed at the same time, but although it was the same laughter, the sharpness of the sarcasm and contempt presented completely different effects.
"Look at that big fool."
"You're still playing high school games."
"I'm afraid he's got water in his brain."
Hahaha.
Laughter broke out everywhere.
The Bruins players, who were immersed in the game one second ago, rushed up with their eyes wide open and yelled curses the next second, and both sides refused to give in.
There were boos and thumbs-down gestures from everyone, and if it weren't for the barbed wire separating the practice field from the main road, there would have probably been a direct shoveling incident by now.
From the description, it seems very childish, but when you are really at the scene, you can clearly feel the smell of gunpowder. The smoke of gunpowder is really thick, and there is an atmosphere of tension. A large-scale gang fight seems to be on the verge of breaking out, so much so that the onlookers keep their distance.
The scene was very tense.
These young men with excess hormones will get their blood boiling at the slightest provocation, and the slightest spark of collision will fill the air with smoke. What's more, these two teams are entangled in an evil fate. The hot and humid south is filled with a stuffy heat, which completely ignites their anger and then burns fiercely.
Second update.
(End of this chapter)