Almighty Coach

"Mr. James, I don't know if you have time recently. I want to talk to you again about sponsorship endorsements. Yes, it's what we talked about last time."

"Put it off first? Mr. James, we can still discuss about the endorsement fee..."

"You have already found a new partner? Mr. James, I hope you can think about Philip again. His image among the public is very good, and he is an inspirational role model."

"Well, I hope that next time, we will have the opportunity to cooperate again."

Steven put down the phone, his expression became stiff, this is the third sponsor who rejected him in recent days.

"They're all ungrateful guys!" Steven cursed inwardly.

But Steven also knew that the sponsors couldn't be blamed for this matter. If it was to be blamed, it could only be blamed on Philip's recent plummeting performance, which could even be described as horrible. Without good results, you will naturally lose the favor of sponsors.

"Philip, when will you get back to your original state? If this continues, our sponsors will be gone!" Steven sighed in his heart, and then he seemed to suddenly remember something, so he picked up the phone.

"Hello, is this the organizing committee of the New York Track and Field Invitational? I'm Barron Philip's agent. I want to ask, have your invitation letters been issued?" Steven asked.

"We sent out the invitation letter three days ago." A woman's voice sounded.

"Three days ago? I just checked my email, but I didn't see it." While Steven was speaking, he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Please wait a moment, let me check for you. Is it Baron Philip? I'm very sorry, Baron Philip is not on our invitation list for the event!" The woman's answer confirmed Steven's ominous premonition .

Steven remained silent. He didn't ask why at all, and he didn't have to ask why.

For this kind of invitational competition, the organizer only has three criteria for inviting contestants: strong enough strength, high reputation, and special preferential treatment for local parameter contestants.

In the eyes of the organizers, the current Philip obviously does not meet these three conditions and has become a "three no players".

On the other end of the phone, the woman seemed to sense Steven's bad mood, so she gave a consolation prize in a very humane manner.

I only heard her say: "After the main competition, we also have a disabled event. Although it is a performance, we are also sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Disabled, so as long as it is a disabled athlete participating in the competition, everyone You can get a year of dental insurance as a prize."

"Hehe, one year of dental insurance?" Steven's words were full of contempt.

It is very expensive to see a dentist in the United States, and dental insurance and medical insurance are also separated. Whether ordinary people buy commercial insurance or employers offer treatment conditions, dental insurance will be listed separately. Employers who can provide dental insurance , and even be considered a conscientious employer.

For ordinary Americans, a dental insurance is really a good reward. It can protect their dental health and save a lot of money. People with disabilities, such as groups with low incomes, can I am more interested in this type of protection.

But Philip is not an ordinary disabled athlete. He has earned tens of millions of dollars in the past two years, so how can he care about a dentist reimbursement. So in Steven's voice, this so-called reward is more like an insult.

The young lady on the other end of the phone didn't realize this, and she continued to introduce: "However, in this competition, the New York Foundation for the Disabled only sponsored prizes, not transportation and board and lodging expenses. We The organizer also does not provide transportation, board and lodging, so Mr Philip needs to come to New York at his own expense."

"You have to pay for it yourself?" Philip's tone became more and more contemptuous.

Los Angeles flies to New York, flying from the west coast of the United States to the east coast, across the entire United States, and the round-trip air tickets are not cheap. In addition, accommodation and meals in a big city like New York can cost a lot. The prize is just a dental insurance, which is not even enough for the cost!

...

"What made "Blade Warrior" fall from the altar? "

"In the past two years, the most popular track and field athlete in the United States is the "Blade Warrior" Barron Phillips. This soldier who lost his feet in Iraq has become an inspirational role model for the world. As a disabled person, he Competing against many of the world's top able-bodied athletes at the World Athletics Championships, and not losing at all, there is no doubt that "Philip the Blade" is writing his greatness in every game."

"However, in the past few months, "Blade Warrior" seems to have encountered some troubles. Compared with before, his competition performance has plummeted. Before that, Philip was enough to compete with those top able-bodied athletes, but now Philip, However, he lost to some second-rate players one after another. Although it is still a miracle to be able to compete with able-bodied athletes at the level of disabled athletes, compared with his previous results, he has really regressed a lot."

"Then the question is, what caused Philip's level of competition to plummet?"

"Philip's talent is unquestionable. His previous achievements are the highest proof. If he is a mediocre athlete, it is impossible to enter the World Championships as a disabled person."

"As far as age is concerned, Philip is still in the golden age of track and field athletes, so age is not the reason for the decline in Philip's performance, at least it will not lead to a sudden drop in Philip's performance."

"The only thing I can think of is the problem of state. Now Philip's state should be very poor, so in the game, he can't play the excellent state of the past at all, which directly caused his performance to suddenly become worse than before."

"As an athlete, it is normal to have ups and downs in the state. Many factors inside and outside the game, or personal factors of the athlete, may lead to changes in the state. Experienced professional athletes are also very good at adjusting their state, and Philippe is also considered to be a seasoned player, so it stands to reason that he should be able to gradually adjust his game state."

"But the fact is that Philip's performance is not as good as one game, and he has no tendency to improve at all. This obviously also shows that his state is not as good as one game."

"The author has learned from the side that Philip changed his coach not long ago. He left the coach he had worked with for two years and switched to the famous AP training center. The former was the one who discovered Philip and trained him to become the 'Blade Warrior' coach. .”

"Of course, we can't completely blame the coach for Philip's decline in performance, but judging from Philip's current performance, it is not a wise choice to change the coach this time. But what surprised me even more is that the well-known The AP Training Center, this time it stumbled!"

This is a manuscript written by the famous sports commentator Fox in the "American Track and Field Magazine".

"American Track and Field Magazine" is a very influential sports magazine, not only in North America, but also in Europe and Asia, and many track and field professionals pay attention to this magazine. Especially before the Olympic Games or the World Championships, the above predictions for the champions of the various sub-events of track and field are considered to be the weather vane of the competition.

And Fox is a well-known sports commentator. His articles are often published in some well-known sports magazines. Laymen may not know him, but insiders are definitely familiar with his name.

A well-known sports commentator plus an influential sports magazine, such a combination will always cause some waves.

...

Although it is the Internet age and reading news on mobile phones has become a daily routine, Dai Li's training center still subscribes to dozens of sports magazines for the coaches and members of the training center to read.

When Randy Blake appeared in front of Dai Li with the latest issue of "American Track and Field Magazine", he wrote the article "What made "Blade" fall from the altar?" " article was handed to Li Dai, Li Dai could think of it with his ass, and this report was probably made by Blake.

"Did you find someone to write this?" Dai Li asked after reading half of the content.

"I was also a sports commentator before, and Fox is a friend I am very familiar with." Blake said without concealing it.

"He wrote it like that. The AP training center is afraid that we are going to be blacklisted by the hostile team." Although Dai Li said so, his expression didn't care at all.

"Didn't you also say that? If you want to become a new leader, the best way is to step over the old leader's corpse!" Blake leaned on the sofa comfortably, and then continued: "But AP The training center really let me down, Philip has been training with them for several months, but his performance is getting worse and worse, it seems that the most famous physical training center in the United States does not know how to train disabled athletes."

"Speaking of the AP training center, I met their manager in Los Angeles a few years ago, and his name seems to be David Mills. I don't know if the AP training center is in charge of the Los Angeles business or not." Dai Li looked nostalgic. look.

"Now the person in charge of the AP training center in Los Angeles is still David Mills. I think he must be furious now!" Blake replied.

...

David Mills didn't have the time to go into a rage. He was answering the phone at headquarters.

"Mills, a few months ago, I said that if something goes wrong in the training of the 'Blade Warrior', someone must be responsible. Do you remember this?" The voice on the other end of the phone was still very angry. severe.

"I remember. But a few months ago, I had arranged for Philip the best..."

"I don't need your explanation!" The voice on the phone interrupted Mills, and he continued: "You should come to the headquarters in person and explain to the board of directors!"