Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 223 Powell’s reflection-I want to start self-discipline!
"Oh my gosh, Asafa really lost the game."

"He was too anxious. He was running so well in the front, but his rhythm suddenly collapsed in the middle, and he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to catch up."

"What a pity. How come Asafa is also a former world record holder?"

In the hotel, members of the Jamaican men's relay team were intensely discussing the just-concluded men's 100-meter final.

Usain Bolt, Marvin Anderson, Steve Mullins, Dwight Thomas, and of course Nesta Carter, who failed to advance to the finals and came back early.

It can be seen that they all feel sorry for Asafa Powell's performance tonight.

"Don't make it too late. Get some rest early, Usain, and everyone else too." Glenn Mills, who waited until the noisy discussion ended and watched the game against the door, finally spoke.

Of the five athletes in this room, only Usain Bolt is his true disciple, but as the head coach of the Jamaican relay team, his words are quite effective for several other young men.

After waiting for a few seconds, seeing Bolt staring blankly at the TV, Nesta Carter responded with a smile: "Don't worry, Coach Mills, we will definitely go to bed before 12 o'clock."

The fat Glenn Mills shook his head helplessly, but didn't say anything.

As a profession of track and field athletes, most competitions occur in the hot summer, so field competitions other than marathons and walking races are basically arranged in the evening or even at night.

Therefore, over time, many track and field athletes naturally develop the habit of being night owls. Going to bed too early will affect their competitive status the next day.

For this group of fun-loving Jamaican guys, going to bed at 2 a.m. is actually an early night. Sometimes they can even play until 4 or 5 a.m. before saying good night to each other.

After Glenn Mills left, the room returned to its previous liveliness, except that Usain Bolt, who was usually the most noisy, now became the quietest person for some reason.

In the TV screen at this time, the award ceremony for the men's 100-meter event was already in progress. His fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell accepted the bronze medal with an expressionless face, while Tyson Gay, who was also a friend and foe, accepted it with a smile. silver medal.

Finally, standing on the championship podium, Wen Hao, wearing a fiery red uniform of the Chinese track and field team, bent down and put his gold medal on his neck, and immediately showed a bright smile.

He waved happily to all sides of the stadium, and the audience who had not yet left immediately cheered and applauded him, followed by a solemn ceremony of raising the national flag and playing the national anthem.

The sound of the Chinese national anthem came from the TV. Although the lyrics were incomprehensible to Bolt, he could also hear the impassioned melody.

Looking at Wen Hao's figure, Bolt's eyes became fiery inexplicably.

I still remember a year ago, when he and Wen Hao had just met for the first time. They met at several international events in Europe and gradually became familiar with each other. After the London Super Grand Prix, they even attended Prince William's party together.

He left an impression with his comedy, while Wenhao found a new way through music. As for their professional identities-sprinters, they seemed so inconspicuous among the celebrities.

In fact, the party was quite enjoyable. Wen Hao finally picked the budding British rose Emma Watson, and he also got to spend the night with a sexy and charming model.

But after waking up after a night of fun, Bolt felt a sense of emptiness.

He attended both of the two grands prix held in Sheffield and London this year and achieved good results, but he did not go to Prince William's party again.

Wen Hao didn't go either, but his reasons were different from his own. Wen Hao went to London to record new songs and sign an endorsement contract with Mercedes-Benz. After finishing his work, he had to return to Paris for closed training and couldn't spare any time.

And what about himself?
Bolt was invited, but the reason why he did not go to the party was because he knew that for the celebrities at the party, this year's "Jamaica Record Holder" and last year's "World Youth Record Holder", There is no essential difference.

But Wen Hao was different. When he was invited, he was already the "world record holder", and he was also the most watched men's 100 meters in track and field.

Looking at Wen Hao on TV, Bolt felt more and more envious.

The friend who was once ignored by him and had to find other ways to attract the attention of celebrities has now become a sprint superstar that attracts worldwide attention.

When he was still in elementary school, Usain Bolt showed his good sprinting talent, but at that time he preferred ball sports and his dream was to become a football star.

After entering junior high school, his father owed a lot of debt, so Bolt accepted the advice of the school's track and field team coach and began to really practice sprinting.

In Jamaica, the best way for poor people to escape poverty is to practice sprinting, because the requirements for practicing sprinting couldn't be simpler - just a pair of spikes.

After training for less than three months, Usain Bolt had no peers of his own age in the town of Sherwood Content in Trelawny District, so he began to travel to other parts of Jamaica to compete.

In just two years, Bolt's performance has improved to a staggering level.

In 2002, Bolt, who was not yet 16 years old at the time, won the 200m and 400m championships in the Jamaica High School League, the Caribbean Community Games, and the Central American and Caribbean Youth Championships.

At the World Youth Championships in Kingston in late July, Bolt, who was playing at home, won the 7m gold medal in 20 seconds, becoming the youngest World Youth Championship champion in history.

You must know that the opponents who competed with him at that time were all young elite athletes from all over the world, aged 18, 19, or even close to 20 years old.

Since the beginning of his sprint career, the opponents that Usain Bolt has encountered who can defeat him are basically elite athletes who are at least two or three years older than him, or even more, and he still wins more and loses less. state.

But just this year, a guy who is almost two years younger than him won the world championship gold medal and world record in the men's 100 meters in one fell swoop, becoming the veritable "King of the World's Meters."

Wen Hao's growth rate far exceeded Bolt's expectations.

At this time last year, he and Wen Hao were of equal status. The two men from different countries were hailed by the media as the "future twin stars" of the 100-meter and 200-meter events.

But now, Wen Hao has left him far behind.

In two days, the men's 200 meters of this world championship will be ushered in.

Can I win? In one year, it will be my second Olympic Games in my life.

Can I defeat him?

The award ceremony was not long, and it did not take more than ten minutes even including the entrance. However, even on this podium, which is less than half a meter high, countless athletes around the world have never been able to stand on it in their entire lives.

The men's 100-meter race is the last event tonight, and the men's 100-meter award ceremony is the last event tonight.

When the award ceremony was held, many spectators in the Changju Land Arena had already left one after another. Most of them were Neon and other spectators whose athletes had not won the award.

But the number of viewers who choose to stay is still quite considerable, especially tourists from China, migrant workers in Neon, and international students. Even if they have a flight to catch tomorrow, even if they have to go to work or go to school tomorrow, no one chooses to leave. field.

On the neon land, the five-star red flag dyed with the blood of the revolutionary martyrs is raised, and the loud and exciting "March of the Volunteers" is played. This scene is absolutely not to be missed by the Chinese!
The hour hand gradually points to 11 o'clock. Osaka, which has been hot for more than ten hours, finally begins to feel a little cooler under the blow of the sea breeze, but the enthusiasm of living in the land arena has not faded.

In the stadium with the spotlight as bright as day, Wen Hao stood at the top of the podium. On his left was Asafa Powell, the third-place bronze medalist, and on his right was Tyson Gay, the second-place silver medalist.

Under the podium in front of him, IAAF President Lamy Diack smiled and shook Wen Hao's hand, spoke a few words of praise, and then took the Osaka World Championships' special medal from the tray held by the hostess. The gold medal was passed through Wen Hao's neck and hung on his chest.

Warm cheers and applause rang out again. This was the first time that the audience congratulated Wen Hao. However, even if some people clapped their palms red and shouted hoarse, they still could not restrain their inner ecstasy.

Standing on this podium that symbolizes honor and pinnacle, being focused by countless eyes from the scene and around the world, Wen Hao felt extremely happy at this time.

Before the World Championships, he used "Viva La Vida" to declare his state of mind after breaking the world record, announcing that he, the "new king", would completely replace the "old king" in the past.

But holding the world record does not mean that he can sit firmly on the throne of the "King of 100 Meters". If he does not have the honor of winning the World Series, he is just the "Uncrowned King".

That's why he made another declaration to the camera during the introduction of the final: "I will be King!"

Now, he did it!
I hold the world record, the gold medal honor of the World Championships has been added to my possession, and now only the Olympic crown is left, waiting for him to be crowned.

Although in the next era, it will be even more difficult to crown the Olympic champion than it is now to break world records and win the world championship.

But at least now, I am the true king of the world!

After the award ceremony, on the bus back to the hotel, Asafa Powell's face was full of resentment and unwillingness.

Different from the Athens Olympics three years ago, although he lost to Justin Gatlin, Obikewelu and Maurice Green that time, that was when he started professional sprint training. It was only the third year, and he was still in the stage of rapid improvement in ability. He knew that he still had a lot of room for improvement in the future, and was convinced that he would be able to dominate 100 meters one day in the future.

But it's different now. He has now reached the golden age of 25. Even if his results can continue to improve, there won't be much room for him.

As for Wen Hao, he is only 19 years old this year. According to the world's common age classification method, he can't even be regarded as a "man".

19岁的文浩就能跑出9秒76，那20岁呢？21岁呢？22岁呢？

Perhaps because he approached the limit of human physiology too early, the length of his career at the peak of his career will become shorter, but compared to the more dazzling peak height, it is self-evident which is more important.

Asafa Powell was very disappointed with his performance in tonight's game.
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Under the wind speed of 0.5m/s, he ran 9 seconds. To be honest, this result is not bad. It just refreshed the top 86 of his career.

But for Asafa Powell, who aims to regain the world record and is eager to prove himself by winning the World Championships, this bronze medal is not an honor, but a shame!

I vaguely remember that in the entire season last year, my own strength was far ahead of the other players. As long as I performed smoothly, I would be the best in the game. In the end, I would definitely be absolutely invincible. Cross the finish line.

But in just one year, not only was the world record taken away by Wen Hao, the world championship honor that he originally wanted to prove himself was also not obtained, and he began to become a background for others.

Asafa Powell was feeling very depressed now, but suddenly turned his head and thought, it seemed that he had indeed relaxed a little since last year.

For example, when he came to Neon to train before the World Championships, although Wen Hao had already held the world record in his hands at that time, Powell felt that as long as he waited for his injuries to recover, the world championship and world record were just items that could be easily grasped. .

So a week before the opening of the World Championships, he still had time to wander around the neon streets and even hang out in nightclubs until late at night. As a result, he was late for the press conference the next day.

And what about Wen Hao?

Although he has been exposed to many scandals, the targets of the scandals include not only Chinese female artists and stars, but also British and Korean celebrities. In the future, there may also be neon, American, or other countries.

But in the month before the World Championships, he said that he would be training in seclusion without taking one step or two. The occasional reports from the outside world were all about the itinerary he completed before the seclusion.

In comparison, am I really slacking off?
Suddenly, Asafa Powell caught a glimpse of a Mercedes-Benz nanny car passing quickly by the bus through the car window. He naturally recognized that the car belonged to Wen Hao.

With the self-discipline of the Chinese, maybe even in this most worthy of celebration moment after winning the championship, he will suppress the restlessness in his heart and continue to prepare meticulously for the next 200 meters and relay events, right?
The most you can do is to order a sumptuous meal after returning to the hotel to satisfy your stomach.

Asafa Powell thinks so. Anyway, in his mind now, Wen Hao has become synonymous with "self-discipline". Although he is not as extremely self-disciplined as Tyson Gay, he is definitely not far behind.

Decided!
From now on, I, Asafa Powell, will discipline myself!

Not before the World Championships are over! Before I regain the world record, I will definitely not go to nightclubs anymore, and I will never touch women or alcohol regardless of whether there is a competition or not!
Asafa Powell swore to God in his heart.

But what he didn't know was that Wenhao was indeed very self-disciplined during training, but he would never treat himself badly when he should have fun.

After the award ceremony, it was just past 11 o'clock. In order to maintain a regular schedule and be in good competitive condition at night, now was not the time to go back to sleep.

While replying to relatives, friends, lovers, leaders and colleagues in China, the temporary neon mobile phone card also received a text message, and the note person was Erika Toda.

　There are still a few updates in the past two days, mainly because there are always new problems arising from the land acquisition matter at home, and I always have to talk to my family on the phone.
　　The next chapter directly transitions to the content of the 200-meter race, and the plot of Yui and Erika. We will fill it in after the World Championships chapter is over.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)