"Zhou Yi...I'm finished..." When he saw Zhou Yi appearing in front of him, Mark finally couldn't help crying.

"What are you talking nonsense? Why are you going to be finished?" Zhou Yi comforted him.

"Cruciate ligament...cruciate ligament..." Mark murmured the word.

"It's not an amputation, what's there to worry about?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Uh..." Mark didn't expect Zhou Yi to say this. He was a little speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Even Mark's parents and Wagners next to them were a little surprised.

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When Zhou Yi pushed open the door and entered the ward, Cortana, who was facing his back, raised her hand and wiped out tears from her eyes. Then she raised her head and sniffed, trying not to let the tears flow out again.

She just kept this position and stood for a while.

Until Shulze pulled Zhou Yi's suitcase back.

"Where is Zhou Yi?" he asked Cortana.

Cortana pointed to the ward: "He's in."

"Oh... Then I'll wait for him outside." As he said that, Shultze sat on the chair.

Cortana looked back at him, and seemed not very used to living alone with him, so she turned around and walked towards the ward, intending to see her younger brother, wondering if he would improve his emotions when he saw his best friend arrive.

Physical injuries are terrible, but what Cortana is most worried about is the severe psychological blow that her brother suffered.

As his biological sister, Cortana felt heartbroken when she thought of him lying on the hospital bed with his eyes unconscious.

His lively and cute brother became like a corpse that had lost his soul and life...

When she gently pushed open the ward door, she heard Zhou Yi's voice.

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"In 1984, Robert Baggio, who had just signed with Fiorentina, was injured in his last game in Vicenza, and his right cruciate ligament was torn. He had 220 stitches for that operation. He was eighteen to thirty-seven. In his nearly twenty years of Serie A career, Baggio underwent six surgeries on his right knee, but he scored 205 league goals with his broken legs."

Zhou Yi ignored the surprised gazes of Wagner and Mark, and said to himself.

"In 1999, Van Nistrui ruptured his cruciate ligament in a friendly match and rested for ten months. This injury caused his transfer to Manchester United for a year. As a result, he reached the peak of his career at Manchester United, known as the 'king of the small penalty area'."

"It was also in 1999, in Inter Milan's match against Lecce, Ronaldo's left knee had torn anterior cruciate ligament and took nearly six months to recover. But not long after he recovered, he returned in the Italian Cup final against Lazio. As a result, only six minutes after playing, Ronaldo, who was unmarked, suddenly fell to the ground and had a cruciate ligament again. This time he took two years to recover. But after he recovered, he led the Brazilian national team to the World Cup championship and became the best scorer in that World Cup."

"In 2005, Ram, who was still in Stuttgart, had his right knee cruciate ligament torn during training and had a quit for half a year. But now he is the double captain of Bayern Munich and the German national team."

"In the Milan derby in 2007, Samuel was defending Kaka, and Kaka's three fake moves caused his cruciate ligament to break. He once wanted to retire early. But he did not. In 2010, he followed Inter Milan to win the triple crown."

"In 2008, in the match between Rome and Livorno, the captain of Rome Totti ended the season early. He is still the captain of Rome, a hero of Rome, and has not ended his career."

"In March 2009, in a game against Montenegro, Dinatale tore the cruciate ligament on his left knee and was on standby for six months after undergoing surgery. However, after his comeback, he used twenty-nine goals to become the Serie A Golden Boot. Last season, he won the Serie A Golden Boot with twenty-eight goals."

"In 2010, Inzaghi felt knee discomfort during the game, and was diagnosed with a torn cruciate ligament after being substituted, and the surgery was shortly afterwards. At that time, Inzaghi was 37 years old, everyone thought he would retire. But he successfully returned on May 15 this year and caught the end of the season. He is still playing this season."

It was as if he was memorizing a manuscript. After Zhou Yi finished talking about this, he looked at Mark in a daze and said, "Tell me you're done? Then tell me, are the above people finished?"

Mark looked at Zhou Yi blankly, unable to say a word.

The same goes for the Wagners.

He came in quietly, and the same was true for Cortana leaning against the door.

"I can't answer, right? Because they are not finished! Any of them finally returned to the green field! And achieved amazing achievements. You are only twenty years old, Mark, what are you desperate? The cruciate ligament, many players have been injured, and indeed, it is a destruction for the players. But I would rather call it the "touchstone for great players". Those who can break through, without exception, are great players, their careers are shining and dazzling. Are there any ones that can't break through? Yes, their careers are dead."

Zhou Yi spread his hands out.

"It's not a big deal to die, soccer isn't the only thing in life. But Mark, do you remember what you said to me? In our first Ruhr derby against Schalke 04 last season, you scored your first goal in the Dortmund first team. Do you remember what you said to me?"

Mark looked at Zhou Yi with a confused look on his face. He might not remember it anymore, or maybe it was because his mind hadn't reacted yet, so he didn't remember it for a while.

"You said you have a new dream. You not only have to stay in the first team, but also play in the first team. You also want to be the Dortmund player who remembers your Dortmund player after you retire and become a Dortmund legend!" Zhou Yi pointed to Mark and said, "You said this, right?"

Some glimmer was flashing in Mark's eyes, and the expression on his face changed.

"You remembered it, right?" Zhou Yi asked again.

"I'm...I said this..." Mark said with difficulty.

Zhou Yi Zhanyan smiled: "Right, I remember correctly! How can a person who wants to become a legend say he is going to be finished now?"

"But my cruciate ligament is injured, Zhou Yi..." Mark said aggrievedly.

"Yes, you are injured in that place. So what? Overcome the injury and return to the court. Isn't this a normal thing? Could it be that you are already considering retirement? Aren't you?" Zhou Yi looked at Mark with disbelief, and Mark lowered his head in shame.

"Do you remember what I said to you, Mark? I said you were afraid of dreams and beaten down by dreams. Now I want to say that you were afraid of injuries and beaten down by injuries. For us players, injuries are commonplace, and everyone will be injured. What is important is not to never be injured, but what should you do when facing injuries? Should you retreat because you are afraid of it? Or face it bravely and defeat it? Choose the first path, it is easy to walk, and choose the second path, it is difficult to walk. But the right path is never easy to walk, Mark. Think about the road you become a professional player, do you think it is easy to walk along the way?"

Mark lowered his head, as if he was really recalling the situation he had gone along the way. From being talented when he was a teenager and entering the Dortmund youth team, to becoming older, being discriminated against and ridiculed, to being self-deprecating for not being a professional player... In the end, he not only became a professional player, but also joined the Dortmund first team, but also became a member of the German national team. He went farther than he had expected when he was young!

Is this road easy to walk?

Actually it's not easy to leave at all...

"If you just want to be a professional player, wearing Dortmund's jersey to score goals at West**** Stadium. You have accomplished this goal. But if you want to be a Dortmund legend, you have a greater goal, so you have to pay more, and the road to the legend will be even harder to go. It's fair, Mark. There is no free lunch in the world. You have to pay whatever you want, and the more you get, the more you pay."

"Mark, I tell you that I want to be a legend, too. But it's not just a legend of Dortmund, I want to be a legend of football. I don't know if I can do it myself, but dreams always have to be there, right?"

Mark nodded and continued: "What if it's done?"

Zhou Yi laughed loudly when he heard this: "Yes! What if it happens?"

Mark's words meant that his mood had improved, so he was very happy.

"I'll wait for you on this road to legend, Mark. So come on, Mark."

Zhou Yi extended his hand to Mark.

Mark looked at him and stretched out his hand: "I will catch up with you, Zhou Yi! I swear!"

Zhou Yi pulled his upper body up with great force, and at the same time he leaned down and hugged the two of them. He patted Mark's back hard and whispered in his ear: "When you come back, I will give you a goal as a gift, Mark!"

"It's like Kagawa?" Mark asked.

Zhou Yi smiled: "That's right, that's it!"

"Thank you, Zhou Yi..."
Chapter completed!