Almighty Coach

"He Saved USA Track \u0026 Field"

"Chinese Coach Becomes the Savior of American Track and Field"

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

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

The American media has always liked to use an astonishing headline to grab people's attention and arouse readers' desire to read, even if the content of the article does not match the headline in many cases.

James sighed helplessly. In fact, he is a very professional sports commentator, and he hopes to bring some professional analysis to readers, but unfortunately, he has to succumb to the market and survive, so he just He must cater to the tastes of the readers. He can only write something that readers like to read, not what he wants to write.

"When will this kind of day be the end!" James stood up in a depressed mood, and then opened a bottle of whiskey for himself. He hoped that alcohol could make him feel better.

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

Today is the eighth competition day of the Olympic track and field events. There are only two competitions scheduled for the daytime games, namely the men's 50-kilometer race walk and the women's 20-kilometer race walk. These two events do not need to be held at the Maracanã Stadium, and this is not an event for the US team to win gold. For the US team, race walking is the most important thing to participate in, so for the whole day, Dai Li did not compete The task, naturally also has time to accept the reporter's interview.

The reporter who came to interview Li Dai this time was arranged by the USA Athletics Association. The media where this reporter works has won several good advertising contracts from the USA Athletics Association, so when reporting, they will naturally speak for the USA Athletics Association. .

It is also for this reason that the questions asked by this reporter are all very beneficial to the US Track and Field Team.

"Coach Li, as of yesterday, the U.S. team under your leadership has won 18 gold medals, which is also the best achievement in the history of U.S. track and field in the Olympic Games, and there are still 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 can win in the end?" The reporter asked the last question with great interest.

"From the current point of view, there is no problem in getting more than 20 gold medals. Among the remaining events, we still have an advantage in relay races. So if I don't set the goal at 20 gold medals." Dai Li said suddenly After a pause, he continued, "I hope my team can win at least 25 gold medals in the end."

"25!" The reporter showed a surprised expression, and then he said immediately: "Coach Li, you know, on the last day of the Olympic Games, there is only one marathon in track and field, so in fact, only tonight and tomorrow are left in the track and field competition." , that is to say, within these two days, your team must win at least seven gold medals."

"Although this is a difficult task, it is not an impossible task. I am confident in accomplishing this goal." Dai Li replied confidently.

The reporter nodded, picked up the recording pen on the table, put it in his pocket, and then asked: "Coach Li, regarding the last question, your answer may cause some controversy. I followed what you said. Report it, or revise it a little bit?"

Dai Li immediately understood what the reporter meant. The reporter was worried that Dai Li would boast too much and lose face in the end.

"In American sports culture, it's normal to talk big and talk before the game. It's not good to come here." Dai Li complained in his heart, and then said: "It's okay, you can do what I say. Go ahead and report, and you'll hear good news by the end of the game tomorrow night."

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"Interview with Track and Field Coach Li Dai: The goal is to win 25 gold medals"

That afternoon, this report appeared in the American media.

University of Oregon, coaches lounge.

"25 gold medals, how dare he say it!" A bearded coach pointed at the tablet screen angrily, and then said: "There are still 13 events in the Olympic track and field competition that have not been awarded gold medals. I want to get 25 gold medals. How can it be possible to take away 7 gold medals from the remaining 13 gold medals!"

"Don't be impatient." Coach Logan waved his hand, signaling the other party to calm down, and then said: "Young people, after achieving success, will always be proud. But even if you don't get 25 gold medals, 20 There is always no problem with a gold medal, this is already the best result in history, if it were you, who could do this?"

"That Li Dai was just lucky. The main reason why he can achieve the current results is that the participating athletes are strong enough!" A black coach next to him also said with a look of resentment.

"Do you really think he's just lucky? If it was you, would you let Muller enter the US team without being selected? Do you have the guts?" Coach Logan snorted coldly, and then said: "I was I told you that every successful person will always have advantages that ordinary people don’t have, and you will always have advantages that you don’t have, if you also have the same advantages, then you will also achieve the same success as him.”

"Okay! I know I'm not the same. But I just can't understand that Dai Li is so arrogant! He looks like a villain." The bearded coach said.

"If he was an American coach, would you still have such an idea?" Coach Logan looked very indifferent, and then said: "We Americans have stood at the number one position in the world for too long, and we naively thought that Other countries are not as good as us, especially when the countries behind us make some achievements, our first reaction is always 'that's fake', but many times, our personal subjective judgments are always different from the facts. People always Believe what you want to believe, and I think it’s only when we’re surpassed and left behind that we Americans realize we’re not the best.”

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On the other side, after seeing off the reporters, Dai Li began to think about the evening game.

There are only two preliminaries in the track and field tonight, namely the men's 4x400m relay and the women's 4x400m relay. With the strength of the US team in the 400-meter event, the gold medals in these two events have already been booked, so Li Dai is not worried about the preliminary rounds of these two events.

In addition to these two preliminaries, the others are finals, namely women's pole vault, men's hammer throw, women's 5,000 meters, women's 4x100m and men's 4x100m.

Among them, the men's hammer throw, no one from the US team entered the finals, and the women's 5,000 meters, with Kenya and Ethiopia as the African duo, other countries have no chance. As for the women's pole vault, many masters from European countries have advanced to the finals. With the strength of American athletes, it is basically hopeless to win the gold medal, but it is possible to fight for a medal.

Therefore, Li Dai's focus is still on the women's 4x100m and the men's 4x100m.

The 4x100m relay race has always been a very important event, and this event is regarded as a standard for judging the comprehensive level of a country's sprint.

Until the rise of the Jamaicans, the U.S. team dominated the 4x100 relay, both men's and women's. As long as there are no mistakes in the game, the US team will definitely be able to win the championship.

But the rise of Jamaica's sprint pushed the U.S. team to second place. The Jamaica team has won the 4x100-meter relay championship for two consecutive Olympic Games. Therefore, many countries regard the Jamaica team as the world's number one sprint power.

"As for the men's team, the Jamaican team without Gitel is equivalent to losing the thickest thigh, but I have more Alexander and Ford here. Not as good as Team USA."

"As for the women's team, it's really a bit of a mystery. In the previous 100-meter sprint and 200-meter sprint competitions, the two Jamaica female runners were in very good condition. The female athletes on my side, even with the 'chain chain' With the help of the title, there is still a gap in strength, compared with the Jamaica team, the outcome is only between five and five."

"There must be a way to increase the probability of winning." Dai Li dragged his chin, thought for a long time, and suddenly remembered the new item he had obtained.

"Why don't you try the prediction box? Maybe this new item can help me." Thinking of this, Dai Li entered the system and took out the box.

After shaking it a few times, a bamboo stick flew out of the box.

Dai Li took the bamboo stick and saw the word "Shang Shang" written on it.

"Take the sign! You're lucky." Dai Li couldn't wait to look down, and a line of sunspots appeared on the bamboo stick:

Let Harena-Bob run the third par.

"Halena-Bob runs third? Is this the upper lottery? Are you mistaken? How could this be the upper lottery! I said it was the lower lottery, but I still believe it. Did I take it upside down?" Li Dai said to himself.

Harena Bob is a 19-year-old young athlete. Among the four players participating in the women's relay on the US team, Harena Bob is the one with the lowest level and the least competition experience. If it weren't for the US team being affected by the doping scandal, many famous sprinters retired, and it would not be her turn to participate in the relay race.

In the relay race, the weaker runners usually run the first leg, the runners with stronger short-distance sprint ability run the second leg, the third leg is usually run by players with comprehensive skills and high stability, and the fourth leg Stick is the strongest person to run.

Generally speaking, in the relay race, the third leg and the fourth leg are the two most important links, especially the third leg, who is responsible for taking over and passing the baton, which serves as a link between the past and the future. Those who can run the third leg Athletes are often the players the coach can trust the most.

On Team USA, Harena Bob was in charge of the first bat.

In Li Dai's opinion, Harena's speed is not fast enough, her technique is not good enough, and she is too young, so her performance may not be stable. Li Dai does not dare to entrust her with important tasks. The only advantage of Harena is that she is young and quick to respond. The time is also shorter, and running the first leg is more than adequate.

However, the lottery that Dai Li obtained showed that it was a terrible decision for Harena to run the extremely important third leg.

"The third pole is such an important position, how can I let Harena run? She wants speed but not speed, technology but not technology, stability but not stability, and experience but not experience. More importantly, in the previous practice , He has only practiced handing over the baton, not taking over the baton! Is there a mistake in signing up?" Dai Li asked.

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

The baton handover in the relay race is not a static handover. The baton receiver will run up first, and then complete the baton handover during the running process. Considering the athletes' speed is very fast, handing over the baton is not an easy action to complete. This is like refueling an aircraft. Air refueling is much more difficult than stationary refueling, because the aircraft is flying during air refueling.

At the same time, the passing of the baton must be completed within the relay zone. Once the athlete runs out of the relay zone and the athlete has not completed the transfer of the baton, it is tantamount to a foul. The relay zone in the relay race is only 20 meters, and 20 meters may be very long visually, but considering that it only takes 10 seconds for the athletes to run 100 meters, the athletes only have two seconds to complete the whole baton handover during the baton handover process. Therefore, no matter whether it is the side that passes the baton or the side that takes over the baton, there is no tolerance for the slightest mistake. A slight mistake may mean the failure of the entire game.

Harena Bob was the runner who ran the first baton. She didn't need to take over the baton, so she just practiced the baton before the game, but didn't practice the baton. Regardless of the athlete's personal level and competition experience, how can Li Dai rest assured that he will run the third baton for a player who has not practiced to catch the baton.

At this time, the voice of the system sounded from Dai Li's mind: "Don't question the prediction box. The power of the prediction box is not that it can tell you what you think is good and what decision is bad, but it predictive power."

"I understand. What you mean is that the result of the prediction box must be correct." Dai Li nodded, but he was still hesitating in his heart, whether he should believe the Harena-Bob given by the previous lottery or not. Go run the third leg.

The voice of the system sounded again: "For you humans, the unknown is always the scariest thing. If you could know the future, how much would you be willing to pay?"

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

"I don't know." Dai Li shook his head, "I don't know how much 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.

"You want to remind me of the value of 'prophecy'?" Dai Li asked.

The system didn't respond any more, but Dai Li had already made a decision in his mind.

"Okay, I'll make the lottery according to this, and let Harlena-Bob run third!"