At fifty-eight, Gao Ming returns to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, carrying a body riddled with injuries and a heart full of resentment.
That year, he is still the national Olympic team’s backup goalkeeper, sitting at the far end of the bench, his name remembered by no one. But this time, he has twenty years of football memories from his previous life, along with a goalkeeper System that comes at a steep price.
Brazil attacks relentlessly for ninety minutes, but he keeps the score at 0–0 with his own two hands, becoming an overnight sensation. Faced with temptation, setbacks, and doubt, he refuses to stay in his comfort zone and heads to Stoke City, newly promoted to the Premier League, on a low-cost transfer.
Ragged pitches, cold rainy nights, punishing tackles, and assaults from the biggest clubs.
While others become legends by scoring goals, he is determined to make his mark as a goalkeeper: guarding his way into the Premier League, into the Champions League, and back onto the national team, while paving a path for Chinese football to rise from its darkest hour to the top of the world.
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The sky seems to be carrying clouds after all, carrying away everything in life. How should I face so many emotions?