"He Saved American Track and Field"

"Chinese Coaches Become the Savior of American Track and Field"

From the weakest to the strongest, he created the American track and field team's counterattack path

Looking at the titles in the media, James suddenly felt that among sports commentators, he was still very moral, at least in terms of content, what he wrote was not very exaggerated. .

American media have always liked to use a relatively amazing title to attract attention and attract readers' reading, even if the content of the article is inconsistent with the title.

James sighed helplessly. In fact, he is a very professional sports commentator. He hopes to bring some professional analysis to readers, but unfortunately, he wants to surrender to the market and survive, so he must cater to the readers' tastes. He can only write something that readers like to read, rather than what they want to write.

"When will this kind of day end?" James stood up with a depressed mood, and then opened a bottle of whiskey for himself. He hoped that alcohol would make him feel better.

At the same time, Li Dai, who is far away in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is also interviewed by American reporters.

Today is the eighth day of the Olympic track and field events. Only two events are arranged during the day, including men's 50-kilometer race walk and women's 20-kilometer race walk. These two events do not need to be held at the Maracana Stadium, and this is not an event that the US team can win gold. For the US team, race walks focus on participation, so during the whole day, Li Dai did not have the task of the competition, so naturally he had time to accept interviews from reporters.

The reporter who came to interview Li Dai this time was arranged by the American Athletics Association. The media where the reporter was in got several good advertising contracts from the American Athletics Association, so when reporting, they will naturally help the American Athletics Association speak.

It is also for this reason that the questions asked by this reporter are all very beneficial to the American track and field team, but in fact they are aiming at the direction of reporting good news but not bad news.

"Coach Li, as of yesterday, the American team you led has won 18 gold medals, which is also the best result American track and field has achieved in Olympic history. There are still the last three days left before the end of the Olympic Games, so what I want to ask is, how many gold medals do you think your team will win in the end?" The reporter asked the last question with interest.

"At present, there is no problem with more than 20 gold medals. Among the remaining events, we still have a good advantage in relay races. So if I don't set my goal on 20 gold medals," Li Dai paused and continued: "I hope my team can eventually win at least 25 gold medals."

"25!" The reporter showed a surprised expression, and then he immediately said: "Coach Li, you must know that on the last day of the Olympics, there is only one marathon left in track and field events, so in fact, there are only tonight and tomorrow left in track and field competitions, which means that in these two days, your team will have to win at least 7 gold medals."

"Although this is a bit difficult, it is not an impossible task. I have the confidence to complete this goal." Li Dai replied confidently.

The reporter nodded, picked up the recording pen on the table, and put it in his pocket. Then he asked: "Coach Li, your answer may cause some controversy about the last question. Should I report it as you said, or modify it slightly?"

Li Dai immediately understood what the reporter meant. The reporter was worried that Li Dai would brag too much and would not be able to lose face in the end.

"In the sports culture of the United States, isn't it normal to talk big before the game? Why can't it work for me?" Li Dai secretly complained in his heart, and then said, "It's okay, just report as I said. When the game ends tomorrow night, you will hear good news."

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"Exclusive interview with the head coach of the track and field team Li Dai: The goal is 25 gold medals"

In the afternoon of the same day, this report appeared in the American media.

University of Oregon, coaching lounge.

"He is really brave to say every 25 gold medals!" A bearded coach pointed to the tablet screen with some anger and continued: "There are 13 events left in the track and field competitions of the Olympics that have not been decided. If you want to win 25 gold medals, you have to take 7 of the remaining 13 gold medals. How is this possible!"

"Don't be impatient." Coach Logan waved his hand, signaling the other party to calm down, and then said, "Young people will always be proud after success. But even if they can't win 25 gold medals, there is always no problem with 20 gold medals. This is the best result in history. If you do, who can do this?"

"That Li Dai is just lucky. The main reason why he can achieve such results is that the athletes participating in the competition are strong enough!" A black coach next to him also said with an indignant look on his face.

"Do you really think he's just lucky? If it were you, would Mueller go directly to the United States without going through the selection? Do you have the courage?" Coach Logan snorted coldly and continued: "I told you before that any successful person will always have advantages that ordinary people do not have, and there will always be advantages that you do not have. If you have the same strengths, you will also achieve the same success as him."

"Okay! I know I'm not as good as that. But I just can't stand the arrogant Li Dai! He looks like a villain." The bearded coach said.

"If he was an American coach, would you still have this kind of thought?" Coach Logan looked very calm and continued: "We Americans have been standing in the world's number one position for too long. We naively think that other countries are not as good as us. Especially when we are behind our country to achieve some achievements, our first reaction is always 'that is fake', but many times, our personal subjective judgments are always different from the facts. People always believe in what they are willing to believe. I think only when we are surpassed and left far away will we Americans realize that we are not the best."

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On the other hand, after Li Dai saw the reporter away, he began to consider the issue of the evening competition.

There are only two preliminary events in the track and field stadium tonight, namely the men's 4 by 400m relay and the women's 4 by 400m relay. With the strength of the US team in the 400m event, the gold medals for these two events have been booked, so Li Dai is not worried about the preliminary events of these two events at all.

In addition to these two preliminary events, the others are finals, namely women's pole vault, men's hammer, women's 5,000 meters, women's 4 by 100 meters and men's 4 by 100 meters.

Among them, no one from the US team entered the finals for men's hammers. The women's 5,000 meters, with Kenya and Ethiopia, the pair of African heroes, there is no chance for other countries. As for women's pole vault, many experts from European countries have advanced to the finals. With the strength of American athletes, there is basically no hope of winning gold, and it is possible to compete for medals.

So Li Dai's focus is on the two events of women's 4 by 100 meters and men's 4 by 100 meters.

The 4-by-100-meter relay race has always been a very important event, and this event is regarded as a criterion for judging a country's comprehensive sprint level.

Before the rise of the Jamaicans, the US team was always the ruler of the 4-by-100-meter relay race, both men and women. As long as there are no mistakes in the game, the US team will definitely win the championship.

However, the rise of Jamaica's sprint has squeezed the US team to second place. Jamaica has won the 4-by-100-meter relay championship for two consecutive Olympics. Therefore, many countries regard Jamaica as the world's number one sprint powerhouse.

"For the men's team, Jamaica has lost its thickest thigh, but I have more Alexander and Ford. This time, Jamaica's strength in the 4-by-100-meter event is not as good as Team USA."

"As for the women's team, it's really a bit unlucky. In the previous 100-meter sprint and 200-meter sprint competitions, the two female sprinters in Jamaica were in good condition. Even if the female players on my side were helped by the title of "crane chain", the gap in strength exists. Compared with the Jamaica team, the winner is only between 55 and 5."

"It has to be like a way to increase the probability of winning." Li Dai dragged his chin and thought for a long time, then suddenly remembered the new prop he had obtained.

"Or how about trying that prophecy and sign-up box? Maybe this new prop can help me." Li Dai thought of this, entered the system, and took out the sign-up box.

After shaking a few times, a bamboo stick flew out of the box of asking for permission.

Li Dai took the bamboo stick and saw the words "top" written on it.

"Go to sign up! Good luck." Li Dai couldn't wait to look down, and a line of black spies appeared on the bamboo sticks:

Let Harena Bob run the third ball.

"Harena Bob runs the third ball? Is this a sign? Isn't it wrong? How could this be a sign? I believe it? I said this is a sign. Did I get it wrong?" Li Dai said to himself.

Harena Bob is a 19-year-old young athlete. Among the four players of the US team participating in the women's relay race, Harena Bob is the one with the worst level and least experience in the competition. If the US team had not been affected by the doping scandal and many sprinters withdrew from the race, it would not be her turn to participate in the relay race.

In the relay race, the weaker players generally run the first ball, the strong short-distance sprinter runs the second ball, the third ball is often run by the athlete with high technical stability, and the fourth ball is the strongest person to run.

In general, in the relay race, the third and fourth bat are the two most important links, especially the third bat, who are responsible for taking over and passing the bat, playing a role in connecting the past and the future. Athletes who can run the third bat are often the most trusted players that the coach can do.

In Team USA, Harrena Bob is responsible for the first ball.

In Li Dai's opinion, Harena's speed is not fast enough, her skills are not good enough, and she is too young and her performance is not necessarily stable. Li Dai dares not entrusted her with important tasks. Harena's only advantage is that she is young and responds quickly, and she has a shorter starting reaction time. She is competent for running the first stick.

However, the sign-up that Li Dai asked for showed that letting Harena run the extremely important third ball was a very bad decision in Li Dai's opinion.

"How can Harlena run at such an important position in the third stick? She wants speed but no speed, skill but no technology, stability but no stability, experience and no experience. What's more important is that when she practiced before, he only practiced handing over the stick, but never practiced taking over the baton! Is this a mistake in signing up?" Li Dai asked.

The fundamental difference between the first and third sticks is that the first stick is only responsible for handing over the baton, while the third stick is not only responsible for handing over the baton, but also responsible for taking over the baton. This is equivalent to an extra complicated task.

The handover baton in the relay race is not a static handover. The baton takers will first assist and then complete the handover during the running. Considering that the athletes are very fast, the handover baton is not a very simple action to complete. This is like refueling the airplane. Refueling in the air is much more difficult than refueling in the air, because during the air refueling, the airplane is flying.

At the same time, the handover of the baton must be completed in the relay zone. Once the relay zone is out of the relay zone and the athlete has not completed the handover, it is equivalent to a foul. The relay zone in the relay race is only 20 meters, and the visual inspection of 20 meters may be very long. However, considering that the athlete only takes 10 seconds to run 100 meters, the athlete only needs two seconds to complete the entire set of handover movements in the entire process of handover. Therefore, no matter whether it is the handover or the handover party, there is no tolerance for a little mistake. A slight mistake may be a failure of the entire game.

Harena Bob is the athlete who runs the first ball, and she doesn't need to take over the baton, so she just practices handing over the baton before the game, but does not practice taking over the baton. Regardless of the athlete's personal level or competition experience, just talking about a player who does not practice taking over the baton, how can Li Dai feel assured to let him run the third ball?

At this time, the system's voice sounded from Li Dai's mind: "Don't question the prophecy and sign-up box. The power of the prophecy and sign-up box is not that it can tell you what kind of thought is good and what kind of decision is bad, but its prophecy ability."

"I understand, what you mean is that the result of the prediction box must be correct." Li Dai nodded, but he was still hesitating in his heart whether to believe that the upper sign gave the third stick.

The system's voice sounded again: "For you humans, the unknown is always the most terrifying thing. If you can know the future, how much is it willing to pay?"

Li Dai hesitated a little, he didn't know how to answer this question.

"I don't know." Li Dai shook his head: "I don't know how much price I should pay for this."

"Or do you think that paying any price is not enough to exchange the ability to predict the future?" the system asked.

"Are you trying to remind me of the value of 'prophecy'?" Li Dai asked.

The system did not respond again, but Li Dai had already made a decision in his heart.
Chapter completed!