In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 139 The Reversal King (34)

Evening, George Washington University Hospital, in the ward.

Munster, who had just been released from the operating room, was wearing a hospital gown with a front screen and an oxygen mask on his face. He had not yet woken up from anesthesia.

Surrounded by the hospital bed were Ethan, Thomas, Jennifer, and Brad Ott.

The four people rushed to the hospital after the game and waited until Munster's operation was completed.

"It will definitely take at least a year of recovery." Thomas sighed.

It's more of a pity. In his opinion, Munster is a good running back prospect.

"The school has contacted his family, and Grace has also sent someone here. Munster will probably be transferred back to Los Angeles tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"As for us, we should be on our way to New Orleans by then."

Thomas' words also foreshadowed the Normans' opponent in the final.

As expected, Isidore Newman School in New Orleans defeated Clements High School from Texas.

And he won by a big margin.

It can be said that Ethan has been busy for almost the entire semester for this next competition.

The California Open won't start until early next year, and by then the winter vacation has already passed.

Eli Manning of the Isidore Newman School needs no introduction.

Two Super Bowl championships, and both came from Tom Brady.And they all came back from behind to win.

Without him, Tom Brady might have gone from a seven-time champion to a nine-time champion.

And in both games, Eli Manning was the Super Bowl MVP.

If my brother relies on his calmness and precise control of the team's tactics and strategies, it belongs to the category of "internal strength".

Most of younger brother Eli Manning's talents are in "external skills".

He has rare decisiveness at critical moments and the ability to finish passes at critical moments.

Here's an interesting statistic about this trait: Eli Manning has the most fourth-quarter touchdown passes in NFL history.

It can be said that he is the real comeback king.

Of course, although Eli Manning is far from his peak at this moment, his strength cannot be underestimated, otherwise he would not have led the team to defeat many strong opponents in a row.

If Ethan's path to promotion was to defeat many strong teams from the Western Conference, then Isidore Newman School climbed up by stepping on the corpses of many strong Eastern teams. At least Ethan also encountered the "Wildcats" Team" is such a dark horse.

Eli Manning killed all his brother's teammates in this year's All-Star Game.Including several top players in the NFL in the future.Randy Moss from Virginia, Penn State running back Eddie George from…

Moreover, with the buff blessing of "Revenge for Brother", I have probably studied it for seven or eight hundred times.

Speaking of Eli's teammates, they are all Louisiana's top players. Five of them were selected to the All-Star Game roster, and three of them were All-Star starters.

Isidore Newman School is also the dominant football school in Louisiana. It has won the state championship 28 times (as of 2020) and has repeatedly rubbed its opponents on the ground.

The "Green Team" is even nicknamed "Green Robot", which refers to the fact that these team members are highly disciplined and resolutely follow orders like robots.

In last year's national finals, they made it all the way to the end, but unfortunately lost in the finals to German LS.

Moreover, the Normans currently have two main players off the bench.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the Normans' chances of winning are very small.

And the only variable...is yourself.

The four of them left the hospital. Thomas left early. He had to work overtime overnight to go back and study his opponent.

Brad Ott invited Ethan and Jennifer to get together.

The two got into Brad's car, and soon the vehicle entered the famous "K Street" in Washington, whose full name is K Street Northwest.Running east-west, it is home to numerous think tanks, lobbying groups and advocacy groups.

However, since the mid-to-late 80s, many companies have moved away from here, and it is no longer as "busy" as it used to be.

Among the major sponsors of these lobbying companies, the first is the US Chamber of Commerce, followed by the more well-known Rifle Association (NRA), and the third is the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association.

The fourth is the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (Medicare Insurance), and the fifth is the Electric Power Association.The sixth is oil, the seventh is the Medical Association...

For example, the Hollywood MPAA is an association jointly established by several major publishers. In addition to classification, its most important purpose is to ensure that the Hollywood industry gains benefits from trade agreements through lobbying and to ensure that fans of copyright We will resolutely and severely crack down on piracy.

To put it bluntly, industry associations are for big business, and their importance is evident.

Even Thomas is a member of the California High School Athletic Coaches Association, which regularly negotiates with the CIF to ensure basic salary and basic terms.

If 99% of associations and labor unions are "tools," then 1% of associations may be commercial companies in the name of associations.For example - FIFA.This is probably the most profitable non-profit organization in the world.

The local version of FIFA in the United States is sports leagues such as "NFL", "NBA" and "MLB".

This is a "special business organization" between a business company and an association.

From a commercial perspective, if the history of FIFA is half the history of commercial sports, then the other half of the history of commercial sports is destined to be in the United States.

Ethan also knows this set of "game rules", but it is too early to talk about "starting a game" now. He can't even see the door of the game hall now.

Brad Otter found a bowling alley where he could eat snacks, chat and bowl at the same time. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable pastime.

"Let me tell you, if it's an All-Star game, you won't necessarily lose, but if it's an inter-school game, Ethan, you don't have much chance of winning."

When Ethan asked who he was more optimistic about, Brad Ott said bluntly.

In other words, it was his teammates who held Ethan back.

It can also be understood as the high-EQ version of the answer that he thinks Ethan is weaker than Eli.

Ethan also got confirmation of this from Murphy through the phone call just now.

The ratio of Normans defeating their opponents is as high as 1 to 9. In other words, % of people are optimistic about the opponent.

If Ethan's "2-minute ultimate attack" trump card was not exposed before, he still had some chance of winning.

With the end of the two main players, Ethan himself felt that there was little chance of winning.

"That's fine. You can play this game without any burden." Ethan clenched his fists and looked at Jennifer's back in front of him.

On the other side, Jennifer slipped and took out the bowling ball in her hand, but her accuracy was not even close to accurate. The bowling ball slowly slid along the edge, perfectly avoiding all the wooden pins.

0 points.

"I'll teach you." Ethan stood up, stood behind Jennifer, surrounded her with his huge body, grabbed Jennifer's left hand with his left hand, grabbed Jennifer's wrist with his right hand, and threw the ball out hand by hand.

As a result, I saw the bowling ball crossing the next track.

Apparently, Ethan wasn't even as good as Jennifer, and this was his first time bowling.

"Then let's do it a few more times." Ethan asked Jennifer to pick up another bowling ball.

After several attempts, Ethan got better and eventually knocked down all the pins.

"Yeah!" Jennifer raised her hands, hugged Ethan, and was turned around twice by Ethan.

"Ahem." Brad looked a little embarrassed. He didn't have a girlfriend yet, and he felt hurt at the moment.

Ethan also saw his embarrassment and asked him to go back first, agreeing to talk later.

Through football, he still met a few good buddies, such as Pat and Tom.

Ethan and Jennifer stayed at the bowling alley for more than an hour, sometimes playing ball and sometimes sitting on high stools eating snacks and drinking drinks, chatting away from home.

"Actually, you are already very good. Others started practicing when they were less than ten years old. You have only practiced for less than a year. I really envy you. You are so good at everything." Jennifer held a strawberry in her mouth. Flavored twizzlers, commonly known as twisted candies, are as long and thin as a rope and can be chewed.

This is the American hot strip.

"At least you sing well." Ethan felt that Jennifer was more suitable to be a singer because her voice was clean, clear and loud.

"Don't mention it, I was about to be dropped by Atlantic Records." Jennifer laughed, but she wasn't as sad as before.

However, a clever woman can only cook without rice.If you don’t have good songs and have a voice, the most you can do is perform in a bar.

The two walked out of the bowling alley and walked side by side on the not-so-busy streets of Washington. Unconsciously, they returned to the hotel.

"Have a sweet dream, Ethan." Jennifer stood on tiptoes, but she still couldn't reach him. Then she was picked up by Ethan, and she kissed him on the cheek.

But he was carried by Ethan and walked to the elevator.

"You still have to play the game, you can't be affected." Jennifer said she wanted to come down.

"It's a loss anyway, so it won't have any impact."

"That won't work, it's too hasty..." Jennifer finally jumped down.

This damn sense of ritual.

But then I thought about it, if it was just so casual, it would lose its meaning.

We have to wait until the game is over and return to Los Angeles.The two cuddled in the shadow of the stairs for a while, then chose to return to their respective rooms.

(End of this chapter)