When Wang Dalei, the keeper for the Chinese Men’s National Team, realized he was about to face a game-changing penalty from Saudi Arabia’s Naif Hazazi, he could not help but understand the gravity of the moment he was in. He, like those before him, looked for a sign, and it came in the form of 12-year-old ballboy, Stephan White.
The well of wisdom that is young master White was dipped into by Dalei, and White, surely touched by the inspiration of Buddha, realized that in order to transcend the penalty, and realize a higher state of shot-blocking, Dalei needed to momentarily stray from the middle path.
Specifically, he needed to stray about one yard to his left.
China ended up winning 1-0. All hail the glorious Stephan White: China’s most fortuitous harbinger of victory.
The Chinese, as it would seem, are not ones to ignore a sign of good luck when they see it. They have invited Stephan to their next training session.
Will they provide Stephan a feast fit for an emperor? Or will they simply let him take a selfie with the team that would put his entire grade’s Instagram game to shame?
Only young master White will know. In his moment of triumph, we would have him think on the words of Oscar Wilde: “Everything in moderation, including moderation.”
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