Almighty Coach

Olympic men's 110m hurdles final.

The moment the gunshots sounded at the start of the game, the athletes rushed forward like arrows off the string.

The athlete's starting reaction time was immediately displayed on the big screen at the scene. Among them, the fastest start reaction time is the American player Ellis Meter, whose start reaction time is only 0.131 seconds.

"Young man, the reaction is fast." Dai Li sighed inwardly.

At this point, the players on the field have already started to cross the first hurdle.

Among the 10 hurdles in the 110-meter hurdles, the first three hurdles are particularly important. Athletes must find their own rhythm during the first three hurdles, otherwise the subsequent competition will be greatly affected.

If you lose your rhythm in the first three hurdles, it is a big mistake for a hurdler. Those who can participate in the Olympic finals are the top professional athletes. mistake.

After the first three hurdles were over, each contestant entered into his own rhythm, and the real contest began.

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"Reed, Backus, they are almost neck and neck." The voice of the commentator from Brazil was full of samba-like passion.

In fact, there are three players in the leading position at this time, in addition to Jamaican player Reed and French player Bakus, and American player Mette. It's just that Mette is participating in an international competition for the first time, and his name is a bit too unfamiliar to the commentator. During such an exciting moment of the game, the commentator didn't think of Mette's name for a while.

At the sixth hurdle, the gap between the players was relatively obvious. Reid, Backus and Meite were clearly ahead of the other players, and the champion should be born among the three of them.

In the seventh column, Jamaican player Reed took the lead in exerting force. This kind of force is also a kind of rhythmic interference for Backus and Meite.

It is precisely because of this effort that in the eighth hurdle, Reed's leg raising was obviously half a beat faster than Backus and Mette. But this advantage was not enough to translate into a victory. When Li crossed the eighth hurdle and landed his foot on the ground, Backus's foot also landed at the same time.

Obviously, Bacchus also began to exert strength, and he was going to make a final sprint.

Reed has been paying attention to Backus's movements, and he has fought against Backus many times. Reed always feels that Barus is the biggest obstacle on his way to winning the championship. When Backus caught up, the persistence in Reed's eyes flashed past.

"The champion must be mine!" Reid kept repeating this sentence in his heart.

Jamaica is a country that is very interested in sports. When mentioning Jamaican athletes, people naturally think of sprinting. Reid, like many Jamaican athletes, was first a sprinter and regarded the world's number one flying man Gittle as his idol.

But later, Reed switched careers to practice the 110-meter hurdles, which is not a project that Jamaica is good at. The Jamaicans have not even won a medal in this project before.

This change of career also put Reed under tremendous pressure. In Jamaica, sprinting has an irreplaceable position in sports. It is no exaggeration to say that the best athletes in Jamaica practice sprinting. If an athlete leaves sprinting and engages in other sports, it seems to be telling everyone that he is not good enough and capable enough to stay in the highly competitive sprinting, so he should try other sports.

It's like on the battlefield, the best fighters will stay in the front trenches to confront the enemy, while those with low combat ability can only do some logistics and other work. Of course, the logistics work is also very important, but when the war comes, most soldiers still hope to go to battle to kill the enemy, instead of planting vegetables and raising pigs in the rear.

If Reid started out as a 110-meter hurdles athlete, the situation would be better, but Reed's transition from sprinting to 110-meter hurdles puts more pressure on him from the outside world. There will always be people who feel that Reid is like a loser, leaving the sprint in despair, and then came to a relatively less competitive 110-meter hurdles.

"Why didn't you continue to practice sprinting, but switched careers to the 110-meter hurdles?" This is the question Reed has heard the most, and he doesn't want to hear this kind of question. Perhaps in Reed's view, this is not a question. question, but a question. It is a question of his choice of the 110-meter hurdles, and it is also a question of his ability.

Anything a loser does is wrong, and any decision a loser makes will be questioned.

Reid does not want to be a failure in the eyes of others, he wants to break the doubts of others, so he needs this Olympic gold medal, and he wants to use this Olympic gold medal to prove to the world that he chose the 110-meter hurdles path correct.

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In the ninth hurdle, French player Backus caught up with Reed.

"I have been waiting for eight years for this gold medal, and I will not give it up!" Backus showed a determined expression.

Among the eight contestants in the Olympic finals, Bacchus can definitely be called a veteran, and this veteran's experience is indeed much richer than other players.

In his youth, Bacchus was hailed as a new star in the 110-meter hurdles, and he was also regarded as the hope of the 110-meter hurdles in France and Europe. Even Backus himself felt that his future must be bright.

However, when Bacchus really entered the international arena, he found that the opponent he had to face was so powerful. Not only Lin Feixiang, the world record holder, but several American players are also stronger than him.

At that time, Bacchus was constantly consoling himself that he was still young and had a lot of room for growth, and he would continue to improve. It was only a matter of time before he became a world champion, a world championship champion, or an Olympic gold medal.

In the two years when Lin Feixiang was injured, it was also the two years when Bacchus rose. To several IAAF Grand Prix champions. It's just that the sub-stations like this kind of grand prix are far less valuable than the World Athletics Championships or the Olympics. But what is certain is that Backus has entered his prime.

It's just that luck was not on Bakus' side, that is, in that session of the World Athletics Championships, Bakus, who had just entered his peak career, encountered Lin Feixiang, who had returned from injury. Facing the world record holder, his strength Backus was defeated without any suspense.

Of course Backus didn't know that all of this was caused by Li Dai, the head coach of the American team in the coaching area. If Li Dai hadn't helped Lin Feixiang recover, Lin Feixiang wouldn't have made a successful comeback and dominated the 110m hurdles again. .

When Lin Feixiang retired, Bacchus was still among the top athletes in the world, but American athletes still maintained a strong competitiveness. Although the strength of American athletes is far inferior to that of Lin Feixiang, there is not a big gap between them and Backus. More importantly, the number of American players is large enough. In some important competitions, the American team can always Send two or three athletes who are at least as good as Backus.

Just imagine, in every match, Backus has to face several opponents who are as strong as himself. As long as the opponent's condition is slightly better, or his own condition is slightly worse, then Backus will not be able to win the championship , even sometimes, Bakus is in very good condition, but the American players are in better condition, and the championship will not fall to Bakus.

This is actually a very bad game experience. It's like throwing dice to compare the size. The more people involved, the lower the chance of a single person winning. If two people play, one of them throws three sixes, which is almost a sure win, but if two hundred people play, there will always be a few or a dozen of the remaining 199 people who are lucky and will throw three sixes. six.

If two people grab a piece of cake, you only need to knock down your opponent, and the whole cake is yours. If ten people grab the cake at the same time, you can almost snap a few sesame seeds under your fingernails if you are lucky.

This is what Backus often encounters. There is no obvious difference in strength between him and his opponent, and there are more than one opponents with no strength difference. Coos has always missed the gold medal in the competition.

In this way, year after year, as he grows older, Backus is about to enter his 30s, and for a sprinter, his career is also about to enter the later stage.

Many media people think that Bakus' luck is really bad, and some people think that Bakus should choose to retire and then work as a coach. But Bacchus still persisted, he did not give up, he was still training, and worked hard to maintain his competitive state.

Bacchus also knew that this Olympics might be his last chance. If he waited four years later, his competitive state would definitely decline severely, and it was impossible for him to continue to stand on the stage of the Olympic finals.

Age is always the greatest enemy of an athlete, and it will never be possible to defeat the enemy. Therefore, in today's game, Bacchus will seize this last chance.

"In my career, when I was young and my strength was not high enough, I was always suppressed by Lin Feixiang. He is the world record holder. If I can't beat him, his skills are inferior to others. I have nothing to say about that!"

"When my skills were mature and my state was stable, I always had to compete with many American players. At that time, after all, I was hard to beat with two fists and four hands. If I couldn't win the game, I was also unlucky. I have nothing to say about it. explain!"

"But today, there is no Lin Feixiang, and there is no top player in the United States. You Jamaican, why do you overwhelm me! Why do you want to snatch the championship from me!"

Out of the corner of Backus's eye, he looked at Reed, and at this moment he began to feel angry, not because he compared him to the Jamaicans, but because he was angry with himself for years of persistence but failed to achieve results!

"I want this gold medal, I want to prove myself, I want to tell the world that over the years, I have the ability to win a world championship in a top competition!"

At this second, Backus's face was full of determination, and he wanted to prove to everyone that his persistence for many years was correct.

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In the tenth column, Ellis Meite is slightly behind Jamaica's Reid and France's Backus.

Mate is still very satisfied with the current result. He was eliminated in the first round of the domestic trials in the United States, and now he has the opportunity to stand on the Olympic podium. This result can really be celebrated with champagne.

Beside Mette, both Reed and Backus began to accelerate, and the two of them were inextricably fighting for the final championship.

"Actually, the bronze medal is quite a good achievement!" Mate thought of this, and subconsciously looked at Reid and Backus.

At this second, he saw a special emotion in Reed's eyes. It was not just the desire for the Olympic champion, but a kind of dedication to the goal!

It was also at this second that he saw a special expression on Backus's face. It was not just a desire for the championship, but a decisive attitude!

Mette suddenly felt an aura emanating from the two athletes, and this aura gave Mette an inexplicable shock. This was the shock that Reid gave him, and it was also the shock that Backus brought His shock.

"Is this the Olympic final!" Mate seemed to realize this at this time, he finally felt the feeling of competition in the Olympic final.

Mette recalled his previous competition experience. During the US domestic Olympic trials, he hadn't even found the feeling of the competition, so he was eliminated in the first round. At that time, he didn't even feel that he had just participated in a competition. Very important official game.

In the first round of the Olympics, he played very steadily and easily advanced. At that time, he was still in a state of confusion. He didn't feel that the Olympics were any different from his usual practice.

But at this moment, when Mette felt the shock from the two seniors, he finally fully smelled the Olympic Games.

"I want to win! I want to win the championship!" This idea finally appeared in Mette's mind. This is not a desire for a championship, but a desire, the most primitive human desire for victory.

I saw Mette lift his legs, leap over the hurdle, and land on the ground. He crossed the last hurdle, and then rushed forward.

At this second, he caught up with Reid and Backus.

However, Reid and Backus were still fighting. They never expected that Mette would suddenly come out from behind, and then overtake the two of them.

"What's going on? Where did such a guy come out! He's faster than me!"

"Being overtaken, am I destined not to get this gold medal?"

Two thoughts popped up in the minds of Reed and Backus at the same time.

The next second, Meite stretched out his head and was the first to touch the finish line.

...

In the coach waiting area beside the arena, Dai Li raised his arms high, celebrating his victory!

"We won!" Donnie's voice sounded, and he rushed up to give Dai Li a hug.

Dai Li avoided Donny's hug in disgust.

"You see, this is not a dull ax!" Dai Li said.

"Yes, you are right! You are Captain America!" Downey was still excited, and he continued: "You have proved to the whole world once again that your vision is correct!"

...

"The champion is actually ours! The guy who was eliminated in the first round of the trials won the gold medal!" Williams rushed out of the bathroom and walked to the TV without washing his hands.

"Is it because of luck?" Williams muttered to himself.

At this time, a score of 12.95 seconds appeared on the TV screen, which was Mette's final score.

12.95 seconds is far from the world record and the Olympic record, but this is definitely a result that can only be created by a top athlete in the world. Judging from the Olympic standards, 12.95 seconds does not disgrace this Olympic gold medal.

And this also proves that Mette won the championship not by luck, but by real strength.

"How could such an excellent young man not even pass the first round of the trials?"

"And Dai Li, there are so many people participating in the selection competition, how did he choose him!"

Two questions appeared in Williams' mind at the same time.