Almighty Coach

"Are you a coach?" Taylor looked at Dai Li suspiciously.

In the United States, the majority of those engaged in the coaching industry are white people. People of the yellow race often give people the impression that they are not good at sports, and there are very few people of the yellow race engaged in the coaching industry.

"Forget it." Taylor still shook his head: "Even if you are a coach, I have no money to pay you. In my current situation, I can't pay a penny."

"As for the training fee, you can pay it on credit first, and then return it to me after you earn money." Dai Li said with a smile.

"On credit? Is this okay?" Taylor's eyes widened in surprise.

Credit accounts are not popular among Americans. They are real brothers who settle accounts clearly. For adults, even between parents and children, personal accounts are calculated very clearly. For example, if you treat me to a $10 meal today, tomorrow I will definitely ask you to get back $10, not more than a penny, not less than a dime. And they don't think there is anything wrong with this between friends. Although Americans are used to using credit cards, every American will owe money to the bank, but when it comes to individuals and individuals, there are very few credit card behaviors.

In this regard, Dai Li obviously hasn't gotten used to the American culture yet, so he replied, "Of course, you can get credit first, and you're not the first athlete to get credit from me."

"Is there anyone else training on credit?" Taylor asked curiously.

"Yeah, 'Blade Runner' Baron Phillips, you know? He was training with me. When he first came to me, he had no money. He was living on odd jobs and receiving relief money, let alone paying for training. " Dai Li replied.

The expression on Taylor's face changed from curiosity to surprise: "Are you really the coach of 'Blade Warrior'?"

Dai Li didn't dwell on this problem. He said, "Philip was much worse than you are now. He is a disabled person with no legs and can only walk with artificial limbs. But even so, he is still alive. Try to run like an able-bodied person."

"I know about him. These days, the sports media has been reporting his deeds. I didn't expect him to be training with you." Taylor nodded.

"How? Do you have some confidence in me?" Dai Li smiled, and continued, "But more importantly, you have to have confidence in yourself, you have to believe that you have the ability to return to the top."

"I'm to myself..." Taylor's words stopped suddenly, he obviously still didn't have the courage to say the following three words "have confidence".

"I told you just now that you have no choice, if you want to pay off your debts, if you want to live with dignity, continuing to punch is the only way out. I don't think Angie wants to see you on the streets Right?" Dai Li continued.

Speaking of the dead Angie, Taylor finally nodded, but Dai Li could feel that Taylor was still worried.

...

Coach Li's fitness training hall.

Dai Li looked at Chris Payton who had just been released, and said in a harsh tone, "Chris, I need an explanation."

Of course Chris Payton knew what Dai Li was talking about. Dai Li had lunch with him, and then he was arrested by the police, and was only released the next morning.

In comparison, Chris Payton was imprisoned for a longer period of time, but the police still could not find evidence to prove that he also participated in the crime, so he could only be released in the end.

"I'm sorry, Boss, I got you into trouble." Chris Payton apologized. He struggled a little, and then began to talk about his family background.

The middle of the last century was a relatively chaotic period in American society. The end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War, especially the Cuban Missile Crisis later, made the panic of the American people reach its peak. At the same time, many young people in the United States began to pursue a set of values ​​that were completely different from their parents. Students began to participate in more political protests, feminism began to rise, and blacks began to demand equal rights.

All kinds of open concepts began to ferment, and then penetrated into every corner of people's lives. Civil rights movement, feminist movement, anti-war movement, counter-culture movement, revolutionary movement... American people are also very busy in this era.

And these have impacted the thoughts of some traditional conservatives and some religious people, so with the arrival of new ideas, conservative social activities are also on the rise. The opposition between the two social classes will inevitably cause social turmoil, and this turmoil has obviously become the soil for the development of gangsters. Although this is not as good as the golden age of American gangster development in the 1930s, it is relatively short. Within a short period of time, tens of thousands of gangs have been created. In big cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, there are even more gangs.

Chris Payton's grandfather seized this opportunity. At first he was just a biker, the kind of guy in the movie who rode a heavy motorcycle. This is a very unique culture in the United States during World War II. . The speeding gang of that era was not a gang, but a club of model car enthusiasts.

But later, under the leadership of Grandpa Peyton, a certain group of speeding gangs in Los Angeles gradually turned into gangs, selling drugs, extorting, intimidating, and stealing.

After Payton's grandfather died, his father became the leader of this gang. For decades, the scale of this gang has not been very large. It only has a so-called "territory" in Los Angeles, which is far away from the one in the movie "The Godfather". The mafia is still several grades away.

Chris Payton grew up in a gang environment. If there is no accident, Chris Payton will eventually become a gang member like his two older brothers.

Chris Payton, however, has no interest in that, he loves football, he wants to be a football player, so while his two older brothers are wandering around with a revolver, he's holding a football Running around the field.

But the identity of the gangster family also brought Chris Payton a lot of trouble. From childhood, Chris Payton was regarded as a "dangerous element" in school, but due to family reasons, Chris Payton was slightly better. Some universities are unwilling to accept him and reject him.

In the end, Chris Payton went to an ordinary university. For him, this was a very helpless choice. He hopes to become a rugby player, but if he does not enter a prestigious school, not only will he not be able to receive first-class training, but he will not be able to attract the attention of scouts, and the prospect of participating in the draft in the future is also very bleak.

The same is true of the fact that although he was the main team in college, when he entered the NFL draft, no one was interested, so he could only mix in the low-level football league for a few years, and then he could only waste time and retire.

Chris Payton blames his gangster family for all of this. And since he went to college, he seldom interacts with his family, except for Christmas and other special days, he almost never returns home.

But even so, he has always been the target of the police. He was arrested, interrogated, released, and then monitored by the police. The police hoped to find clues about his father and two brothers from him. It was futile, but Chris Payton was always suspected by the police.

"So, you're innocent, too?" Dai Li asked.

Chris Payton nodded: "If I'm really guilty, I won't be released by the police."

"Okay, I see, let's go to work." Dai Li said indifferently.

On the contrary, Peyton was a little hesitant, and he asked, "I have caused you so much trouble, are you still willing to let me work here?"

"Why not? Did you think I would fire you?" Dai Li asked back.

"I have experienced three bosses before, and they all fired me. They thought I was a gang member, and they were not as unlucky as you. They were taken to the police station overnight." Payton sighed, and then Said: "Li, in fact, I have already mentally prepared, you will fire me."

"Okay, don't think too much about it. What I value is your ability to work. I don't care about your family background. Besides, being caught in the police station this time is a blessing in disguise. I also took a large order. Business." Dai Li looked at his watch while talking, "According to the appointment time, that client should be coming soon."