Almighty Coach

"You said Jimmy Irwin is coming back?" Blake's surprised expression revealed an invisible excitement.

Dai Li nodded: "Yes, it was Taylor who told me that Alvin lost a lot of money in investment, so he plans to come back. He hopes to participate in the Olympics again, and wants me to help him restore the competitive state before retirement. .”

"My God, Jimmy Irving is back. This is definitely the most sensational sports news this week! He is a three-time Olympic champion. There will be a lack of top sponsors!" exclaimed Blake.

Jimmy Irvine is a white track and field athlete, and his event is the 400-meter sprint.

In the sprint event, blacks have an unparalleled racial advantage. Whether it is 100 meters, 200 meters or 400 meters, black athletes are the champions, especially in heavyweight competitions such as the World Championships or the Olympics. Almost dominated by black athletes.

But in the men's 400-meter dash, the ruler is a white man, and he is Jimmy Irvine.

Jimmy Irvine can be regarded as one of the greatest track and field athletes in the world. When he participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the age of eighteen, he won the gold medal in the 400-meter sprint and the gold medal in the 4x400-meter relay. In the next two Olympics, he also won gold medals in the 400-meter sprint and the 4x400-meter relay. Three Olympic Games, six gold medals, and dominated the Olympic 400-meter event for twelve consecutive years.

In the World Championships, Jimmy Irwin's record is equally brilliant. He has participated in two World Championships, and won the 400-meter sprint and 4 x 400-meter relay championships both times. In addition, such as the IAAF Grand Prix, Golden League and Diamond League, Irvine also overcame obstacles and won numerous championships.

Since the attention of 400 meters is far less than that of 100 meters, Irvine's name is not as loud as "the world's first flying man" Gitel in the world, but in the United States, Jimmy Irwin is a household name A character, his influence is even worse than that of NBA superstars.

The reason why Alwin is famous is also due to the rise of sprint events in Central America and the Caribbean in recent years.

Since the 1980s, the United States has been dominating sprinting, but after entering the 21st century, Jamaica's sprinters have risen rapidly. In just a few years, they have kept pace with the Americans, and sprinting has formed two strong players. The situation of hegemony.

And then that perverted Gitel turned out, his strength instantly crushed all other athletes, and also dealt a fatal blow to American sprinters. Since then, the American hasn't won a race in which Gittle has participated.

It’s nothing more than Jamaicans. Indeed, other countries in Central America and the Caribbean have also begun to pay attention to sprinting. The racial talent of blacks, the special climate of Central America and the Caribbean, and the original ecological environment have created a large number of top athletes. Sprinters from small countries like the Bahamas, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and St. Kitts and Nevis continue to challenge American athletes on the international stage. There was a time when the American wouldn't even finish fourth if Justin Alexander didn't play.

But in the 400-meter event, the Americans are still in a dominant position because of the presence of Jimmy Irvine. His strength far exceeds other 400-meter runners, and therefore, he has become the object of pursuit of Americans.

People like to sing the praises of the winners. For an athlete, no matter how good he is, if he never wins the game, he cannot be considered a success. Like Justin Alexander, although he keeps creating better results and breaking the record of the 100-meter sprint in the United States, but as long as he has a Gitel on his head, Alexander will never be able to succeed.

But Jimmy Irvine can always bring victories, and this alone makes his popularity far surpass that of Alexander. In people's eyes, Alexander can only be regarded as the top athlete in the world, while Jimmy Irwin can be called a "great" athlete.

More importantly, Jimmy Irwin is white.

The mainstream American society is still dominated by white people. The elites in politics, economy, culture, entertainment, technology, and various industries are all white. Most of the huge middle class in the United States are also white. Even in the sports industry, the most The athletes of influence are not the black superstars of the basketball NBA, but the white quarterbacks of the football NFL.

As a white man, Jimmy Irvine has an innate advantage in gaining influence, and the biggest role of this influence is to attract advertising sponsors, and they are also top advertising sponsors. With Alvin's three consecutive Olympic titles, as long as he can pass the selection in the United States and successfully qualify for the Olympics, it is still easy to get several million dollars in advertising sponsorship.

Knowing that Jimmy Irwin was going to pay, Blake couldn't hide the excitement in his heart. He asked in a very expectant tone: "You will take this business, right?"

"It is very difficult to help an athlete who has retired for several years to get back to his competitive state. Irwin is 34 years old. For a sport that requires a lot of physical demands like sprinting, few people will persist until 34." Age. As you know, age is an enemy that athletes can never defend against." Dai Li said.

"Is that why you don't plan to take this business?" Blake's tone suddenly became disappointed.

"Whoever says no, I'm simply emphasizing the difficulty. Because this business is more difficult, so you have to pay more!" Dai Li paused, and said with a smile: "Old rules, I want him for the next three years revenue share!"

For Dai Li, an athlete of Jimmy Irwin's level is definitely worth using three age reduction cards.

...

In the 1990s, Franklin, a professor at a well-known university, left the school's laboratory, established a company, and established a joint laboratory, that is, Franklin Laboratory.

On the surface, the main work of Franklin's laboratory is to research and manufacture nutritional products. Their main products can help the blood and excretory system to circulate, and supplement the body's vitamins and minerals. But in the meantime, Franklin's lab has been working on the newest types of steroid-like stimulants.

The scientific name of steroids is adrenal cortex, and the adrenal glands of normal people secrete a certain amount of steroids every day to maintain normal physiological operations in the body. Clinically, steroids are also very good drugs. They are widely used to treat many common diseases, such as cancer, cerebral edema, rheumatism, skin diseases, sepsis, meningitis, etc., which can almost be called All diseases can be used.

Therefore, the development of steroid derivatives has become a research topic with great commercial value. If you are lucky, a new derivative can be a new drug, and then bring hundreds of millions of profits.

And making research products into stimulants for athletes to use is tantamount to finding free experimental subjects, and can obtain a lot of data while continuing research and development. And once an athlete has used doping, he must not dare to speak out publicly. Even if there is any problem with his body, he will only go to the laboratory to solve it privately, and he dare not go through legal channels.

It has to be said that Franklin Lab's doping is indeed very effective, and it is not easy to be detected by the Anti-Doping Committee. In the past 20 years, the reputation of Franklin Lab has grown. Many well-known coaches and athletes have sought the help of Franklin Lab.

Sebastian is the most loyal partner of Franklin Laboratory, and he and Professor Franklin have also been friends for many years. But today, there seems to be a disagreement between the two because of something.

The door of Franklin's office was closed and the curtains were drawn. It looked like he was talking about some ulterior secret.

"Alexander's sample did not find any stimulant ingredients? How is this possible!" Sebastian put on a look of complete disbelief.

"We have used all the testing methods, but the test results show that Alexander is normal. There is no trace of doping in his specimen. To be precise, there is no trace of doping." Franklin submitted the experiment report To Sebastian.

"It's impossible! Did you make a mistake? For example, something was missed during the test?" Sebastian asked.

"We tested it three times." Franklin shrugged his shoulders: "But there was really nothing."

"How could Alexander run so fast if he hadn't used doping? Could it be that he recovered the state before the suspension in such a short period of time? This is impossible. It is impossible to have such a good training effect in this world. Sebastian shook his head: "He must have used doping, but we haven't found out yet."

"Theoretically, there is this possibility. Alexander is using a new type of stimulant, and this kind of stimulant cannot be detected by us. But it only exists in theory, so we cannot detect it at all. Unless it completely crushes us technically." Franklin showed a confident expression, and then said: "My laboratory may not be the best in the world, but it is definitely the top in the world, and there is no other experiment The laboratory is so much ahead of us in technology! So, I think it is another possibility."

Franklin stretched out two fingers, and then said: "The second possibility is that Alexander really didn't use doping. He relied on his own strength to run the good time of less than 9 seconds and 90."

"He was suspended for four years! It is impossible to recover so quickly." Sebastian said with certainty.

Franklin's face was gloomy. He was very dissatisfied with Sebastian's attitude. He said in a scientist's tone: "I'm not very proficient in athlete training. You are an expert in this area, so how long will it take for Alexander to recover?" I can't give an accurate judgment on being able to get back to the original competitive state. But one thing, I still know that there are good and bad states of people, and it is possible for athletes to perform at a super level in the game."

Sebastian frowned. He is no longer Alexander's coach, and he doesn't know what Alexander's current state is, let alone judge whether Alexander is performing at a super level. But it cannot be denied that the possibility Franklin mentioned has a high probability. Maybe in that game, Alexander really played at a super level.

Franklin continued: "In short, I haven't detected any doping ingredients here. I think since I can't detect it here, it can't be detected elsewhere. Even if Alexander really used doping, if it can't be detected , and it doesn't make any sense, you can't do anything to him."

"I understand!" Sebastian nodded helplessly, and his eyes were full of unwillingness.

"Okay, my old friend, don't worry about that Justin Alexander. Our next work will focus on the Olympic trials. I hope that more athletes who use our products will pass the trials and participate in the Olympics!" Franklin After relieving the atmosphere of the scene, he asked, "I heard that the head coach of the US track and field team has not yet been decided for this Olympic Games, and you are one of the candidates?"

"Yes, I'm one of the candidates, and I'm more likely to become the head coach." Sebastian's expression was no longer so helpless. When he mentioned this matter, his mood was much better...