Almighty Coach

On the second day of the Olympic track and field event, a total of five gold medals were born on the track and field. The results of the US team on this day are 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, which can be described as a bumper harvest.

In the first two days of comprehensive track and field competitions, the US Track and Field team won a total of 3 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes. The performance was perfect. Even the most demanding audience would give the US Track and Field Team a full score.

However, the track and field competition has just begun, and there are still eight competition days to come. A total of 47 gold medals have just been born, and 8 of them can only be regarded as a fraction. The US track and field team still has a long way to go.

On the third competition day of the track and field event, in the morning, there was no competition arranged at the Maracana Stadium, the main venue of the Olympic Games, and there was only one women's marathon in the entire track and field event on the outdoor street.

The women's marathon is another project that African long-distance runners are good at. The competition between Kenya and Ethiopia lasted from the beginning to the end of the race. Although other countries also sent strong players, they still could not win the gold medal in the hands of the supercar duo.

In the evening competition, the first event to produce a gold medal was the women's triple jump. A player from the US team entered the final.

Dai Li repeated his old trick and used the balance again, but this time Dai Li was not so lucky. The first two jumps were all in poor condition, and the best result of the American player was only 13.93 meters.

"Do you want to gamble again? If the next time is also in a bad state, then you won't even be able to make it to the top eight, and you will lose the next three trials."

Dai Li hesitated for a while, and finally decided to remove the status scale first, and let the contestants get a guaranteed result first. At least they must enter the top eight and get the next three jumping opportunities.

This time, the American player jumped 14 meters 33 and entered the last three attempts.

Dai Li had three more chances to gamble on his luck. He used the state scale again for the athletes, but his luck was still a bit unlucky. In the next three trials, only one state was overwhelmed by the American selection, and the other two were also in state. Oops.

This made Li Dai feel very dissatisfied. Out of the five chances, only one of the bets was in full condition, and the remaining four times were all in poor condition, with a probability of only 20%.

"This status scale is really a double-edged sword!" Dai Li sighed helplessly. He looked at the report card. The final score of the American player was 14.88 meters, ranking third and getting the A bronze medal.

"I have already won two gold medals in women's shot put and men's long jump by relying on the status scale. The status scale has brought me enough benefits. Although I didn't get the gold medal this time, a bronze medal is better than nothing." Dai Li He comforted himself in his heart.

At the same time as the women's triple jump final, the men's 100-meter semi-final was on the runway, and Justin Alexander was about to debut.

Alexander is an athlete trained by Li Dai himself. Li Dai still has great trust in Alexander's strength. Li Dai always firmly believes that Alexander can win the men's 100-meter championship, even if his opponent has a strong Jamaican.

Alexander also lived up to Dai Li's expectations and successfully qualified for the first place in the group.

After the men's 100-meter semi-final, the women's 1500-meter semi-final was held on the field, followed by a high-profile trapeze battle: the men's 400-meter final.

This is the strongest project of the US team, and the US team also occupies three places in the finals.

Many American spectators at the scene have already played slogans supporting Jimmy Irvine. They are looking forward to the "King of 400 meters" winning four consecutive Olympic titles.

The participating athletes walked out of the athlete's channel one after another and began to prepare for the competition. Dai Li detected the finalists one by one. When he detected a black South African athlete, his expression suddenly froze.

"Talent S+! Personal ability value is 900. Who is this guy? Is there such a strong player among the contestants? Why didn't I pay attention to this person before." Dai Li hurriedly took the list and information of the contestants.

"Nick Zuma of South Africa, 21 years old this year, is the first time to participate in the Olympic Games. He has not participated in the World Athletics Championships, nor has he participated in the IAAF Grand Prix and Diamond League. The only time he participated in an international event was in England. At the Federation Games, I won a bronze medal."

Looking at this South African boy, Dai Li became more vigilant.

"This South African will pose a threat to Alvin, so I need to remind him."

Thinking of this, Dai Li came to Erwin's side and said, "Jimmy, did you see that South African player?"

"I don't know him." Alvin replied.

"Be careful with this guy, he's very powerful and might pose a threat to you." Dai Li continued.

Alvin's first reaction was a little surprised. As the "King of 400 meters", he didn't need to face up to a player he didn't know at all, and the opponent seemed to be a young player.

But these words came out of Dai Li's mouth, and Erwin had to be wary of this young South African player. Alvin knew that his coach was extremely ruthless. Since Dai Li had said that this South African was very strong, Alvin would not take him lightly.

...

Standing on the Olympic finals again, Alvin's emotions are a bit complicated.

"This will be my last Olympics." The thought flashed through Erwin's mind, and then he shook his head mockingly.

"I thought the same way about the Olympic Games four years ago! But today, four years later, I am still standing here. Good luck!"

The voice of the referee reminding the athletes to prepare came, and Erwin took the starting posture.

"This time, it's really my last Olympic Games. After four years, I won't be able to run even if I want to."

With a gunshot, the game officially began.

Erwin's start was very smooth, and he quickly entered the running rhythm he was good at. However, his thoughts were inexplicably trapped in memories, and his past experience of participating in the Olympic Games became fragments. popped up in his mind.

He thought of the time when he participated in the Olympic Games for the first time more than ten years ago. At that time, he was still a fledgling youth. As a white athlete, no one expected him to win the championship in this event that had always been dominated by blacks, but he won. The final champion, the media at the time used the word "upset" to describe him, because he was a white man, and a white man won the 400-meter championship, which can indeed be called "upset".

Many media people said that he was lucky, and many sports commentators thought he was a flash in the pan. However, in the Olympic Games four years later, he made a comeback and once again won the 400-meter Olympic champion. From that day on, he started the 400-meter race. The road to victory.

The entire audience had already stood up, and mixed cheers reached Alvin's ears. Some people held up slogans supporting him, some waved his large posters, and some were waving the American Star-Spangled Banner. This scene , in Alvin's view, they are all so familiar.

"The Olympic Games four years ago are like this now. Everyone is cheering for me. Everyone hopes that I can win three consecutive Olympic Games and create an era. At that time, I succeeded! I got Olympic champion, and then retired..."

"At that time, I was fighting for honor. What about now? What am I fighting for? And that championship, the unprecedented four consecutive Olympic championships? Why do I feel that there is no such thing as three consecutive championships and four consecutive championships? Different!"

"If I hadn't failed to invest in shale oil, I would not have made this comeback. At this moment, I should be staying at home, holding a glass of champagne, watching TV leisurely, and evaluating the performance of other athletes. If the mood Well, maybe go back to ESPN or something and do a guest commentary."

Alvin's thoughts were suddenly confused, but his running rhythm was still very good, and the speed was fast enough.

Running has formed a conditioned reflex in his body and has become his instinct. Even if his thinking is stagnant, his body will automatically enter that state of competition.

"It's the competition, and it's the final of the Olympics. What am I thinking about? Why do I think of such a bad investment failure!"

Alvin's attention was once again focused on the track. At this time, the race had entered the second half, and he was about to enter the final straight sprint.

"Fortunately, I am in the leading position. When I get this gold medal, the extra bonus provided by the sponsor should fulfill its promise. And new sponsors will come in droves, and I will be as busy as before .”

Alvin was the first to rush into the final straight, and he began to accelerate for the final sprint.

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside him.

"Someone caught up with me!" Alvin was startled, he turned his head slightly, and saw an unfamiliar face and a sportswear with grass green as the main color.

"Grass Green, it should be an African country, that South African teenager! Coach Li told me to pay attention to him!" Alvin suddenly remembered Dai Li's instructions before the game.

However, in the next second, the South African teenager Zuma surpassed Irwin.

"Oh oh oh..." There were exclamations from the surrounding auditorium. No one could have imagined that the great 400-meter king was overtaken by an unknown athlete in the final sprint.

...

"I surpassed Alvin!" Nick Zuma's heart suddenly went blank.

Immediately afterwards, Zuma suddenly realized that he had a chance to win, he might defeat Alvin, and he might push the 400-meter king off the throne!

"For more than ten years, when Alvin participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, he was an unknown little man like me. He stepped on the shoulders of his predecessors and reached the summit and became the world's first person in the 400-meter race."

"Today, I have the opportunity to copy Irving back then, and I will become the second Jimmy Irwin, and I will become the new 400-meter king!"

"No, I don't want to be the second Jimmy Irvine, I am me, I don't want to be a copy of others, I want to be myself! I want to surpass Jimmy Irwin! I want to make the 400-meter record , with my Nick Zuma name written all over it!"

At this time, Zuma's heart was surging, he only felt that his whole body was full of strength, and he used all his strength to rush to the finish line tens of meters away.

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"Am I going to lose?" Alvin was suddenly at a loss.

At the moment when Zuma overtook him, Alvin finally experienced panic, which was a long-lost panic.

He is the king of 400 meters. For more than ten years, he has never lost in all important events, and no opponent can make him feel panic.

But now, this young South African guy did it, and he showed Alvin the possibility of failure.

"I remember feeling like this a few months ago, but it wasn't on the field, it was when the price of oil fell, and I lost almost all my fortune, and I was panicked at that time! I was very nervous. Worried that I will go bankrupt, my house, my car, my yacht, everything will be taken away by the bank, I will have nothing, I will lose my life... so I chose to come back because I don't want to have nothing !"

At this moment, Alvin suddenly understood that he chose to continue to return to the field and compete for the only championship with those athletes who were ten years younger than him, not because of his desire for honor, but because of his desire for poverty. fear!

Alvin grew up to live in a middle-class family, and quickly accumulated a lot of wealth after he became famous at a young age. He has never lived a single day of hardship, and he doesn't know how to live a poor life. .

Alvin is not like those sports stars who grew up in the slums, who have experienced the precarious life at the bottom, but in the eyes of a middle-class family, life in the slums is a terrible thing, which they never want to touch in their entire lives to things.

Now Alvin has won enough championships and too many honors, the applause has made him feel numb, and all kinds of flattery have made his ears almost callused. What kind of championship, honor, and the title of 400-meter king are not what Irving wants most.

What he wants above all is to enjoy that kind of carefree and carefree life, and this just needs money to maintain.

If Alvin loses the game, he will not get the extra bonus provided by the sponsor, and the advertising endorsements he can get will be much reduced, although the remaining advertising endorsement fees will still allow him to live a rich life. In the second half of life, there will definitely be a lot of reduction in the quality of life.

"It turns out that I have always known what I am fighting for! It is not honor, not applause, not fame, but the way of life I pursue! That kind of free life is my dream! I want to hold on My life! That's what I have to protect, too."

Alvin suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment. He suddenly found his direction, the goal he was fighting for, and what he needed to protect.

At this moment, Alvin was no longer confused, his eyes looked towards the destination ahead, and became extremely firm. His whole person's aura has become completely different from before.

His speed also became faster and faster, just a breath of effort, he has caught up with the South African teenager Zuma, and kept pace with him.

...

"Irwin is catching up again! The last 100-meter sprint is when Irwin is the strongest. But I will not admit defeat to you." Instead of shrinking back, Zuma ignited a raging fighting spirit in his heart , he wants to defeat Alvin.

Zuma turned his head slightly. He wanted to determine how fast Irwin was, but he felt a sense of oppression coming over him.

At this moment, Zuma suddenly had an illusion that what he was facing was a stalwart giant, and just standing in front of him made him feel frightened.

"How could this happen! Why do I suddenly feel uneasy, as if there is some danger waiting for me ahead!" Zuma thought to himself.

It was the first time for Zuma to encounter such a situation. He and Alvin were clearly separated by two tracks, but the oppressive feeling from Alvin still gave him the illusion of suffocation.

This is Alvin's aura, the coercion conveyed by the 400-meter ruler, and the unique temperament that can only be accumulated by countless champions.

He is telling the challenger in this way that this is his territory, and he is the king here!

In another second, Irvine overtook Zuma.

Zuma is still not reconciled to failure, and he wants to challenge Irwin.

But at this moment, Alvin already understood what he wanted to protect, and he was doing his best for it.

...

"Irwin, I'm leading, and the leading distance is getting bigger and bigger. There is no suspense, and I crossed the finish line! Irwin won. Congratulations to Irwin, the unprecedented four consecutive Olympic Games!"

The commentator on the scene roared loudly, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the shouts of the audience.

Dai Li heaved a sigh of relief. At the moment Zuma overtook Irwin, he was really worried that Irwin would lose the game.

"Scared me, I was really worried that Erwin would capsize in the gutter. But this South African guy is really good enough, with an S+ level of talent. I believe that after Erwin retires, he will become the dominant man in the 400 meters By."