On September 11, 2001, the third aircraft hijacked by Al-Qaida terrorists crashed into the Pentagon where the United States Department of Defense was located ... the "911" incident claimed 2749 lives in one day.
Data map: At 9:37 on September 11, 2001, the Pentagon, located in Washington, the capital of the United States, was hit by a passenger plane hijacked by terrorists, killing 184 people. The picture shows the people placing flowers on a bench in the memorial park on the ninth anniversary. Photo by Wu Qingcai issued by China News Agency
Few people remember that the morning when the nation was sad, the news that Michael Jordan was about to return to the stadium appeared on the Washington Post. The news spreads far less quickly than it did today. The Wizards fans with longing expectations are finally convinced that the 38-year-old "God of Basketball" is coming back.
This was enough news to trigger a sports earthquake, and soon died in the tide of terrorist attacks. Jordan, who is also the president of the Wizards' basketball affairs, had to postpone the official announcement. It was not until two weeks later that he made a low-key commitment to return to the game in a team statement.
Almost the same time as this statement was issued, a fledgling youth and a team about to embark on the road to revival planted a seed on a football field outside Boston.
Data Map: Jordan.
Until 19 years later, the man who was no longer young and today ’s dynasty division resembled Jordan ’s second comeback in a very parallel space-time. When the United States encountered a difficult situation for several years, it caused a rare sensation in the sports circle. .
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The NFL league with the highest attention in the United States starts a new season every September. And on September 23, 2001, a group of Americans who had not yet recovered from the pain, turned on the TV as usual, just in time to catch up with the American Eastern Civil War.
This is the second round of the new season. The New York Jets are away against the New England Patriots. The two "fish maw" teams that missed the playoffs for two consecutive years played a particularly tedious low-quality game. This also means that the scene that took place at the last moment of the game was not captured by too many people-
Patriots main quarterback Bledsoe was hit by the opposing linebacker, and Tom Brady, who was drafted 199th overall in the previous year's NBA Draft, was in danger.
Data map: New England Patriots (white) organized the attack, quarterback Brady held the ball. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Huan
Unfamiliar faces appeared without turning up any waves. In 2 minutes and 16 seconds of playing time, he failed to pass many times. The final whistle blew, the scoreboard was fixed at 3:10, and the Patriots lost the game dullly.
At least at the time, no one believed that the young man in front of him would become the first quarterback in the history of the NFL in a few years. Oh, yes, that season, the young Brady helped the Patriots win the first Vince Lombardi Cup history in the team history, the Super Bowl championship.
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Nineteen years ago, the seed on the football field took root, sprouted, and flourished in the passage of time, and eventually grew into a towering tree.
It took Brady 20 years with the Patriots, in exchange for 9 Super Bowls and 6 wins. He not only became the player with the most championships in the history of the league, but also helped the team to become a division of the 6 crown, and tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first place in history.
Data Map: Brady is the quarterback who has won the most Super Bowl titles in NFL history. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Huan
The relationship between the two, if only described by a brilliant resume, is much paler. This long enough journey has been praised by the sports world for a long time.
Eleven days ago, the day when Brady's contract with the Patriots expired, he personally gave each other a hand in hand. The 42-year-old did not choose the last team at the end of his career and retired successfully. , But take the last energy away from where the dream started.
Screenshot of Brady's personal social platform
"Patriots will always be a part of me. I don't know where the future of my career is, but now it is time for my life and career to enter the next stage. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I will always love you, Love the experience we have together-the days full of happy memories. "The two affectionate farewells ended in this way. You can imagine how brady is hiding behind the words.
Measured from the athletic dimension, there are few cases of athletes and professional teams defending for 20 years, but there are no exceptions, and they will end with tenderness. But Brady obviously wants to take a different path. After waiting for honor, he is determined to fight to his 45-year-old career and will continue to explore more possibilities.
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The old coach Billy Chik, who has always been with Brady, learned the news of Brady's departure from the team, put the pressure of the quarterback selection in the new season, and responded to the decision of the lovers with the same expression of love-
"Brady and I have mutual love, appreciation, respect and admiration. Based on this, we will also continue to have a great friendship. Brady's player career and success in life are extremely rare. He was not able to The reality of retiring in the Patriot will not shake the majesty of this long story. He has won everyone's admiration through his unremitting struggle and long professional life, and it will surely be remembered forever. For me, being able to coach Brady's 20 years is my honor. "
New England Patriots official statement
"The story of how great Brady is is endless, even going back to before he was selected by us. We have witnessed everything about him: how he prepared when he couldn't hit the ball; when he got the opportunity How did he seize the opportunity when he was here? We have seen how he can improve his leadership, thinking ability, set an example for others, and of course become such a good person. "
"In the long river of life, sometimes you have to spend some time to really smell the aroma and find good talents, but Brady is not the case. He is a special one, and the greatest quarterback in history! "
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Like Billy Chic, Brady is the strongest quarterback in history. But remembering the defeat that helped him to go to the front of the stage that year, it was necessary to boo. The sophomore selected in the penultimate order, "benefits" from the main injury accident and got a chance. If it were not for all coincidences, would he lead the team to take four crowns in four years after taking the starting position?
Prior to Brady's arrival, the Patriots never touched the Super Bowl championship. Even looking at the end of the 20th century, since the Celtics in 1986, the four major league teams in the Boston area have become increasingly accustomed to the pain of falling over and over again during the reincarnation journey. The Bostonians have suppressed their passion for too long, and have surged again because of the rise of the Patriots.
Data map: On February 4, 2019, Beijing time, the 53rd Super Bowl of the NFL battled in Atlanta. The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 to get the sixth Super Bowl in team history. At the same time, the Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won the sixth crown in his career. At 41, he also became the oldest championship quarterback in Super Bowl history. In the game, Brady also completed the 1000th successful pass in his playoff career.
Brady's role was once despised by the outside world. For the earliest three championships, people remembered that Adam Venat kicked the ball twice to send the team to the championship throne. But before him, the person who carried the attacking group to advance to the enemy line and allowed Venart to gain a better shooting area was the quarterback Brady who passed the pressure to exchange for yards.
Of course, to this day, no matter how many questions he can't conceal his glory in the 20-year career. Those days of fighting alongside Billy Chik and teammates have been fully incorporated into the history of the Patriots, and no matter how long, they will still shine.
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Several years after finishing his college career, Brady recalled the lush drafts in an interview. He live broadcasted on television in a California room and watched the round of the draft list unveiled without his name. Collapsed, nervous to tears. But just as he was disheartened, the olive branch of the Patriot finally reached out to him.
Data map: On February 6, 2017, Beijing time, the 51st NFL Super Bowl ended in Houston, and the New England Patriots performed a magical reversal. Under the leadership of Brady, the Patriots, which were 25 points behind, reversed the Atlanta Falcons 34 to 28 and won the Super Bowl for the fifth time.
In the sixth round, the penultimate pick. To the outside world, such a position is no bright spot, but for Brady, it means the beginning of a new career.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft still remembers his first encounter with Brady. In the preseason of the 2000-01 season, their home stadium was still an hour's drive from Boston, Foxboro, Massachusetts. He stepped off the driver's parking area, and Brady, who had pizza in his hand, appeared in front of him. The big-faced boy said to him, "I am the perfect one of all the choices the team has made."
There is no doubt that Brady's appearance is very abrupt, and his evaluation of himself is not modest. But today, it seems rhetoric.
Data sheet: Brady shares the joy of victory with his wife Giselle-Bonson and a pair of children on the court.
A few days ago, in a telephone interview with the US media, Kraft stated that he had a hunch before Brady announced his departure. "Our first choice is to keep him," Kraft said. "But after spending 20 years with us and taking 6 Super Bowls, he should have the right to choose freely."
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Too many emotions are buried in the 20-year legend of Brady and the New England Patriots. On the 20th, Beijing time, the Tampa Bay Pirates announced that they had signed a contract with Brady. A few days later, he said at a telephone news conference: "I think life will continue for all of us."
"It is my favorite thing to have the opportunity to continue to play and lead the team. I have been involved in this sport since my childhood practice passing," Brady said.
Tampa Bay Corsair Officer announced Reddy joined. Social media screenshot
His love of rugby led him to cross the United States diagonally, moving from the East Coast to warmer Florida, to the Pirates who have not made the playoffs since 2007. The young man who once held the pizza, now forms a happy family of five with world model Gisele Bundchen. He will continue to the end of his career in the South of the League of Nations.
"It's not like when I was 25 years old, when I basically packed a suitcase and moved," Brady said. "Now I have 3 children, which has changed my life a little bit-but that's life."
"I joined a new team, they have their way of doing things, they are committed to winning. I have to come to the team to do their job and that's why I am here." Chance of fate, Brady will never cry again. (Author Wang Sishuo)