Almighty Coach

"I just signed a three-year contract with the sponsor. At least for the next three years, Chen Zhen will not have to worry about the cost of training and going abroad for competitions." Chen Jianguo's voice rang through the phone, revealing a joyful mood.

Dai Li looked at his watch. Although it was broad daylight in Los Angeles, it was early morning in China. It was rare for Chen Jianguo to maintain such an excited mood in the middle of the night.

As Li Dai said, although Chen Zhen lost the game, he became famous in the first battle. In the first round of the U.S. Open, King Basel played four tie-breakers, plus a long-set tiebreaker. His opponent will naturally attract people's attention. Everyone wants to know, what kind of opponent is he who can give Basel brings such trouble.

As a result, Chen Zhen has gained the favor of many sponsors. After he returned to China, several advertising endorsement contracts came to him, and the most sincere one was a car brand that gave him an advertisement of 5 million for three years endorsement. For car brands, five million is just a drop in the bucket, and they can earn money by selling a few cars, but for Chen Zhen, this is a solution to his urgent needs.

Professional tennis players usually spend a lot of money. Professional tennis is a relatively expensive sport. For free agents, equipment, training venues, coaches, and travel expenses during the game all need to be borne by athletes. According to estimates, this The minimum money needs to be about 40,000 US dollars per year. There are relatively few tennis games in Asia, so Asian players may spend a little more.

According to the statistics of the International Tennis Federation, nearly half of the professional players registered by the International Tennis Federation do not receive a penny bonus throughout the year, and among the tennis players participating in official competitions, 96% of the players After a year, I can't even get a single point.

According to another statistics, in tennis, 336 men's players can maintain a basic balance of income and expenditure, and 253 women's players. Professional players lower than this world ranking, their bonuses are not enough to maintain He participated in the competition, it can be said that he was participating in debt.

Looking at this data alone, in men's tennis, a world ranking of 350 is equivalent to a player's "food and clothing line". Of course, this data does not include the sponsorship of advertising endorsements. For athletes, even if they do not have a world ranking, as long as they have enough sponsorship fees, they can still fly around the world to compete.

Chen Zhen's world ranking has just entered the top 200. Before that, his world ranking was in the third or fourth hundred. So for Chen Zhen, the 5 million advertising endorsement in the past three years is really a timely rain. He doesn't have to worry about the cost of going abroad to compete, and he still has money to hire a foreign high-level tennis coach.

After finishing the call with Chen Jianguo, Dai Li also showed a relieved smile.

The strength of domestic men's tennis is inherently weak, and the living environment of tennis players is also very rough. For those players whose families are financially well-off, it's okay to say that the average working class really can't afford a professional player. Like Chen Zhen, although his talent is not the best, he is also a top-notch tennis talent in China. It can help him and improve his competition and training environment. It is also a good thing for the development of domestic tennis.

Dai Li turned on the computer and checked the US Open game. At this time, the U.S. Open has entered the closing stage. Although the king of Basel had some bumps in the first round, it was smooth sailing afterwards and directly entered the final. Winning the championship is just around the corner.

While Dai Li was browsing the latest sports news, the phone rang. It was the receptionist at the front desk.

"Boss, I just received an invitation letter signed by the Lawrence World Sports Association. They invited you to participate in the Lawrence Sports Awards Ceremony." The front desk said.

"Understood, send the invitation letter to my office." Dai Li said.

After seeing this invitation letter, Dai Li knew that he had entered the list of candidates for the Lawrence Award.

The Lawrence Awards are the most influential awards in the world of sports, and are currently the only global sports awards ceremony. The awarding time of the Lawrence Awards is basically at the beginning of each year, and the awards are also aimed at individuals and groups that have made contact with and contributed to world sports in the past year.

For each award of the Lawrence Award, more than 2,000 senior sports journalists from more than 70 countries and regions nominate six individuals or groups as candidates, and then 52 directors of the Lawrence Sports Association vote in secret. out the winners.

If the previous year coincided with the post-Olympic Games or the World Cup, the Lawrence Awards would be more inclined to these two major sports events in the selection process. For example, when the World Cup was held last year, the best team award will most likely be awarded to the World Cup champion. For example, the 2007 Laureus Best Team Award was awarded to the Italian men's football team, the 2011 best team award was awarded to the Spanish men's football team, and the German men's football team won this award in 2015.

This year coincides with the Olympic year, so Lawrence's awards, for example, will be more inclined to those athletes and groups that won the Olympic Games, such as the US track and field team, which has a crazy performance of 27 gold medals in the Olympics, and it is also the largest Lawrence Best Team Award this year. popular.

At the same time, Lawrence also added several awards this year, such as the Sports Model Award, the Sports Public Welfare Award, and the Best Coach of the Year Award. Dai Li has a good chance of winning the first Lawrence Coach of the Year Award.

Dai Li called the USA Athletics Association and asked the USA Athletics Association to find out who the other five candidates were. Not long after, he got the detailed information of the other five candidates. "

"Fernando, the head coach of the Portuguese men's football team, the Portuguese team won this year's European Cup, and he was also a candidate for the best coach. Although the Portuguese team is a strong team, there are no weak teams in Europe. They can win The European Cup is not easy."

"Steve, the head coach of the NBA Golden State Warriors. The Warriors were also the NBA champion last season. If only one NBA championship may not be enough to nominate Lawrence as the best head coach, but the Warriors refreshed NBA history last season. The record of winning games in a single season has reached a terrifying 73 wins in a single season."

"Helheim, the team leader and race engineer of the Ferrari team in the World Formula One Championship. The car king Helheim seems to be very comfortable with his new job after he recovers. Champion. Looks like I'll have another chance to see Helheim again at the Laureus Awards."

"Henry, the head coach of the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball. The Boston Red Sox have always been a strong player in American professional baseball, and they also won the World Series last season. Speaking of which, Coach Henry coached Boston The Red Sox have been around for more than ten years, and Babe Ruth's curse was also broken by him. In baseball, he is definitely a legendary coach, and maybe that's why he got the candidate spot."

"Mohammad, the head coach of cricket in Afghanistan, in the past two cricket World Cups, the Afghan team won a semi-final and a runner-up. For Afghanistan, a country that still suffers from car bombs from time to time It’s really not easy.”

Looking at the list of the other five candidates, Dai Li felt that compared with the other five candidates, he had an advantage.

The performance of the U.S. track and field team in the Olympics is Li Dai's biggest bargaining chip.

This year the U.S. track and field team was affected by a doping scandal. Before the Olympics, they were not favored by the outside world at all. Everyone described the U.S. track and field team as the weakest track and field team in history. However, Dai Li brought this team The counterattack of the weak team achieved the best result in the history of the Olympic Games and also created a miracle.

For the other five candidates, this year's Portuguese men's football team has a first-class European level, the Golden State Warriors are also the strongest team in the NBA, Ferrari is the king of F1, and the Boston Red Sox have always been the top American professional team. The existence of the top in the major league, these four teams are all strong teams to win the championship, which cannot be regarded as a miracle. They are not as good as Dai Li in this regard.

Moreover, the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Red Sox are also American professional teams. Letting them compete with their own national team for awards is inherently at a disadvantage. If they really won a certain award while competing with their own national team, but the national team did not get it, it would also be a very hateful thing.

As for cricket in Afghanistan, it is indeed very inspirational, and their achievements can be regarded as a model for a weak team to counterattack. But Li Dai is the head coach of the US track and field team, which is considered to represent the United States. How could Afghanistan compete with his American father? awards?

Helheim of F1, it is a bit far-fetched for him to win the best coach award. Although Helheim is also a team leader and game engineer, in terms of real comparison of functions, he and coaches of other sports Still different.

Formula 1 is originally a team sport. To achieve good results, it is not enough to have a good driver, but also a fast enough car. At the same time, the strategy during the race and the work of changing the tires of the car will directly affect the final result. , and the impact is huge, so the tasks of mechanical engineers and strategy engineers are equally important. The strength of a racing driver needs to be reflected by the car, and it also needs to rely on the whole team behind him. This is not like basketball or football. Give a player a ball and he can show the world amazing skills.

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In February, Dai Li returned to China for a year. Before the Lantern Festival, he flew to London, England, where the new Lawrence World Sports Awards Ceremony will be held.

The first-class cabin of the plane provides a variety of the latest magazines and newspapers, including sports ones. Dai Li picked up a few newspapers and read them.

"Golden State Warriors head coach Steve missed the Lawrence Awards ceremony because of the NBA All-Star Game."

"Boston Red Sox coach Henry also missed the Lawrence Awards Ceremony due to preseason reasons."

"If people don't come, it will be very difficult to award this award to you. From the looks of it, Steve and Henry deliberately gave up this award."