李维斯体育场(Levi’s Stadium)是旧金山49人(49ers)的主场足球场,2012年4月19日破土动工,2014年7月17日正式开放,是当今世界上最好的运动场馆之一。这座王牌体育场的建馆费用是12亿美元,场地有1,850,000平方英尺之大,可以容纳68,500座位,算上加座的话有75,000个位子,并且有165间豪华套房和8500个俱乐部席位。
李维斯体育场的豪气来自于49人队,这支旧金山球队曾经独霸全美橄榄球联盟(NFL),赢取了五次超级杯(Super Bowl)冠军,诞生了几代名将:乔·蒙大拿(Joe Montana)、杰里·莱斯(Jerry Rice)、罗尼·洛特(Ronnie Lott)、史蒂夫·杨(Steve Young),以及著名教练比尔·沃尔什(Bill Walsh)。
今年的圣诞晚会在李维斯体育场举行,可以携带成年人的眷属同行,因为儿子还在大学念书,女儿未及成年人的标准,我就带着老公一同前往了。
平素不忍花300多刀看橄榄球,现在借机看看体育场了。

门口的大头盔

晚会在四楼举行,有吃有喝,外面还有个大球场。

晚会的精华是参观体育场,将它里里外外看个透。
我们沿着体育场行走,想象着自己是来此观球的。

然后我们来到不对外开放的地方。
三楼的联合俱乐部是体育场内最大的俱乐部,跟体育场一样的长度,两端都有供食的餐厅,是个搞活动的好去处。



体育场内部的电梯与走道都挺有趣的,到处是49人队的视频与广告。


看见这张宣传画吗?从前的门票是25美分。

这是体育场的媒体室,记者们在此写文章报道,大家一再被叮嘱小声小声再小声。


然后我们走37级台阶上顶楼。

楼梯外的景色不错噢。

不过露天的太阳能花园更酷,只有贵宾才能享用的夜总会场所有 27,000平方英尺,包括了超过1,100个太阳能电池板。这个种植着40种加州本地花草的屋顶,靠着天然的绿色植物来调节温度,不愧为结合生态和技术的新一代体育场。



我们从顶楼直接下到了底楼,来到位于50码线后面的纽约梅隆俱乐部,这是体育场装潢最豪华的俱乐部。



从梅隆俱乐部直接走到球场的中心,整个球场赫然在目,令人领略到体育场的宏伟壮观。


客场球队的更衣室


历时一个小时的参观结束了,在出口处见到教练比尔·沃尔什的题字,令人沉思良久,这就是创建冠军队的秘诀吗?

对每个人同样地尊重、支持和公平,正如你所期望的,如果你们的角色互换。认真对待每一个人,而不是群体中的物件:那是关键的因素。(Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd - that's the critical factor.)
2016年2月7日的超级杯将在此举行,衷心地期望旧金山49人再展当年的雄风。
李维斯体育场是个商业楷模,2014年已经收回了12亿美元的投资。也许将来某一天,我也花8万元买一个专座,在这个王牌体育场占上一席之地。
不过现在呢,回到晚会继续吃喝玩乐。
噢,过节真好!