If someone were to interview Li Wei, a complete novice in the world of football who stepped into this realm just in April, what would he regard as the most important lesson he had learned?
Li Wei would reply, "The atmosphere of the game."
Whether as a former cross-country runner or a mixed martial arts fighter, the atmospheres he had experienced were different, especially in cross-country running, which often required battling alone in solitude.
However, football was not like that.
The sight of a hundred thousand people in frenzy at Bryant Denny Stadium needs no further description, and even during regular training sessions, one could feel the fervor of the town and university—cheers and screams everywhere, a constant shock for someone used to the sounds of wind, water, and leaves as a cross-country runner.
His roommate, Hunter, gave Li Wei a valuable piece of advice—
Noise-cancelling headphones.