Chapter 198: Never Quit
At the Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon, where the Korea Open Badminton Championships are held, the women's singles final is about to begin.
Not surprisingly, the top seed Kamal of Germany and China's Zhou Yu will face each other, and Zhou Yu is the second seed in the tournament.
On the sidelines of the east side, Coach Qian sat in the coach's seat with Director Yan, watching Zhou Yu and Kamal cooperate with each other to warm up before the game.
Judging from the games in the past few days, Zhou Yu's style of play has become more and more stable. Old Qian, your ability to lead the team members is worth learning from!"
Coach Qian supported the back of his head with both hands, leaned back in the chair, and didn't look at the strict guidance, but only hummed unreasonably.
"I said," Director Yan looked at Coach Qian and smiled, "How long are you going to gamble?"
"Leader, I didn't invite you over today, did I?" Coach Qian snorted coldly.
"Okay, I robbed Xiao Xu of his position," Director Yan coaxed patiently, and then looked around, "This is not the team, can you not pull your face." There are so many reporters, people think that we are in trouble. That's it, after today's game, go back to the hotel and chat slowly, you can scold as much as you want!"
"How dare I scold the leader, isn't my brain pumping?" Coach Qian pursed his lips, and then pointed at Zhou Yu, "The one who has a problem with his brain is over there, and if he is instigated by you, he will do it against me, and he will die or live, so he will not come to participate in this kind of unpopular competition." ”
Coach Qian, who has never had a good face since he came to Incheon, Yan Gui couldn't cry or laugh.
Zhou Yu came to him in the last hour of the Korea Open registration deadline and insisted on replacing Wen Jingyi, and said that he had been approved by Coach Qian.
Afraid that this kid would make his own decisions, Director Yan deliberately asked Coach Qian again, and finally got a positive answer after being sneered.
"You leaders can get a lot of performance this year, right? Tell me, how many tasks have been set for the champions below Super 500, let me have points in my heart, and turn around and let Zhou Yu and Jiang Yufei score a few points. "Coach Qian is still chattering.
"That's it, I have a bottle of Moutai at home. When the big guy comes to me, my old Yan will personally cook a few good dishes for you, and the old brother will have a heart-to-heart chat!"
"Shall I send you some wine?" Coach Qian rolled his eyes, "Zhou Yu's games in the past few days, someone is filming with a camera every day, and your eyes are used to breathe, so you can't see it?"
Director Yan smiled: "We study the players of other national teams, and people also study us, which is quite normal!"
"When Xiao Zifeng hit the back, his skills and tactics were basically understood by foreign countries, and they all held back their strength to deal with him, you don't have a long memory for so many years," Coach Qian snorted, "Good steel is going to be used on the blade, how many times have I told you, I want Zhou Yu to reduce the exposure, don't show all the cards so early." Otherwise, when the real competition comes, people will already know how many pounds and taels you have!"
"Then you can't hide Zhou Yu, you don't let her compete, where does the on-the-spot experience come from. Director Yan finally couldn't hold back and went back.
"That girl has been playing for more than ten years, can she lack game experience?" Coach Qian said.
After looking at Coach Qian for a moment, Director Yan sneered, put his hand on his shoulder, and said, "You are right, Qian Tongsheng will always be right." If you have anything to say, let's go back and talk about it. It's going to be a game soon, don't wait a while, Zhou Yu is playing on it, and we're fighting below. ”
Director Qian finally shut up, his eyes fell on the field, and it was only a few minutes before the game officially started.
"Let me tell you, the World Championships training camp is set at the special training base of Jincheng Sports Institute. This time, except for Zhou Yu, all the children under your command were brought over. The team has great expectations for you, the research team," Director Yan leaned over and said: "Before the World Championships, try not to let Zhou Yu come out to compete again, are you satisfied?"
Glancing at Coach Yan, Coach Qian snorted from his nose.
The referee's whistle blew and the game was finally about to start.
Fighting Kamal is not the first time for Zhou Yu. Carefully calculated, Zhou Yu's winning rate is a little higher. Therefore, when this Kamal, who is a headache for many athletes, once again showed her roar that she specially used to deter her opponents, Zhou Yu only felt panicked...... So much for.
In the first game, Zhou Yu got rid of the problem of entering the state slowly, played smoothly at the beginning, and led all the way. Comparatively speaking, Kamal made a slightly more mistakes. However, after all, he was a top player, and Kamal quickly adjusted his form, relying on his stable ball control skills to quickly tie the score.
However, Zhou Yu responded calmly, seized the opportunity to pull the assault, and won the first game.
In the second game, Kamal changed his style of play, strengthened his attack, and emphasized tricky points. This trick worked, and Zhou Yu didn't get used to it for a while, so he could only watch the other party take the lead all the way.
Accidents arose at this time.
Kamal made a feint to attack near the net, Zhou Yu made a mistake in prediction and had to start a second time, a fish jumped to save the ball, I don't know where it hit, the whole person lay on the ground, and didn't get up for a long time.
There was an exclamation at the scene, and a doctor immediately ran over.
"What's the situation?" said Yan Zhi, who stood up suddenly.
Coach Qian sat still and didn't move, but the hands behind his back had been withdrawn, and he even unconsciously clenched into fists.
According to the rules of the Games, only staff are allowed to enter the stadium in the event of an athlete's injury. At this moment, whether it is Coach Qian or Strict Guidance, they can only be anxious on the sidelines.
On the other side of the net, Kamal picked up the ball on the ground, pumped it out into the air, and then yelled at Zhou Yu: "Get up, don't pretend!"
Many of the spectators who were close to the venue booed, just because Kamal clearly saw that his opponent was injured, and he made such an impolite behavior.
Someone stood up from the VIP seat and looked into the arena with a worried expression.
A hand reached over and patted the man's arm: "Xiao Xiao, don't worry about it first, let's see the situation!"
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Zifeng sat back down.
This time, when he came to watch the game with the Badminton Council, Xiao Zifeng did not tell Zhou Yu, naturally because he didn't want to affect her emotions.
originally thought that he would be able to show up after the game, but Xiao Zifeng was still a little excited. But at this moment, seeing Zhou Yu lying prone on the ground, his face on his left arm, and the whole person was motionless, Xiao Zifeng's cold sweat came out involuntarily.
"Probably a dislocation. Chairman Ma, who came to watch the game with Xiao Zifeng, pointed to the big screen opposite them.
The big screen is repeatedly playing back the picture of Zhou Yu falling just now, and it can be clearly seen that when Zhou Yu fell to the ground, the right hand holding the racket hit the ground, and then, Zhou Yu's face showed a painful expression.
Xiao Zifeng's lips had already pursed into a line, if he could, he would have jumped from the audience at this moment, instead of here, looking distressed but helpless.
A staff member entered the venue and handed an ice pack to the doctor who was treating Zhou Yu's wounds.
Zhou Yu finally sat up, and then, the ice pack was placed on her shoulder.
didn't do bone-setting, it shouldn't be a dislocation, but even so, it couldn't make Xiao Zifeng breathe a sigh of relief.
"Keep playing, don't let me wait too long, the Chinese will pretend!" On the other side of the field, Kamal, who had been staying active, slammed into the net and yelled at Zhou Yu again, seemingly full of anger.
Xiao Zifeng frowned, Kamal said this quickly, and the English was mixed with a strong German accent, but Xiao Zifeng heard it clearly.
Zhou Yu stood up, walked to the sideline with the help of someone, wiped his sweat with a towel, and carefully turned his right arm.
"If you can move your arms, you'll be fine. Chairman Ma said with a happy face.
Xiao Zifeng didn't think Zhou Yu was fine, especially on the big screen, when he saw Zhou Yu walking back on the field, there was a movement of biting her lower lip, and he understood that she was insisting on it.
The game started again, and Zhou Yu's arm throwing action was obviously difficult, and the mistakes also increased. In the end, Kamal scored with a series of pressing down to win the second game.
Many German fans came here today and enthusiastically applauded Kamal. Even Xiao Zifeng felt that Zhou Yu was injured, and the balance of victory had tilted in favor of Kamal.
Zhou Yu returned to the sidelines and did not wait for Yan Gui to call the team doctor of the Chinese team. Coach Qian had already pressed the person to the chair, starting from her right wrist and pinching it all the way to her shoulder, naturally trying to figure out what was wrong with Zhou Yu.
"Do you feel it?" Coach Qian pulled Zhou Yu's arm to do flexion and stretching movements, and kept asking.
"It's fine. Zhou Yu said with a humble heart. When she insisted on coming to the game, she patted her chest and assured Coach Qian that she would not let herself get hurt, but something happened today.
"At present, it is a sprain, for the sake of insurance, I will retire immediately!" Coach Qian said this to Director Yan.
After a slight hesitation, Director Yan looked at Zhou Yu: "If you decide to withdraw from the competition, I will notify them now." ”
"No, a little problem, I can still fight!" Zhou Yu quickly shook his head.
"What are you talking about, don't you go and say it quickly!" Coach Qian urged Yan to instruct.
Director Yan looked at the master and apprentice, nodded, and turned to find the referee.
"Strict guidance, I want to continue!" Zhou Yu shouted anxiously.
Director Yan had to stop, touch his chin, and turn around and walk to Zhou Yu: "Zhou Yu, just listen to Lao Qian, you also know that we have great expectations for you, not only this game, but countless games in the future, we want to see that you can take on the responsibility of reviving the morale of the Chinese women's singles." So, from my personal standpoint, I also think you should retire. ”
"I know," Zhou Yu replied, turning his head to look at Coach Qian who was massaging his shoulder, "If I really can't fight, I will definitely retire, I can't joke about my athletic life." However, it is not yet time to retreat. ”
"You have to fight with me here, right?" Coach Qian said angrily, and the strength of his subordinates couldn't help but be a little bigger.
"Can you be lighter?" Zhou Yu's voice trembled in pain.
"You can continue to fight, and you are afraid of any pain!" Coach Qian said.
Director Yan saw that Coach Qian was very angry, and wanted to relieve Zhou Yu, but he knew that Old Qian had a bad temper, so he turned around and turned the muzzle at him again, weighed it, and decided to sit on the wall and watch.
"Just let me finish this game, right?" Zhou Yu begged for money with a bitter face.
"Go if you want to, I can see it, you are like your mother, you don't know the hearts of good people!" Coach Qian finally let go of Zhou Yu's shoulder and pushed her head again.
Zhou Yu smiled at Coach Qian, she understood that if Coach Qian was willing to let go, it meant that she would definitely be able to fight.
"Think about it again?" asked Yan again.
"Get on the field for me, I'm in front of you, I'm annoyed!" Coach Qian scolded.
Smiling at Director Yan, Zhou Yu picked up the racket.
Anyway, Coach Qian's massage technique is really good, he rubbed and patted it there just now, Zhou Yu's whole arm is now a lot easier, unlike when he got off the field just now, the skin and flesh were simply frozen.
"Zhou Yu is on the stage again!" On the side of the guest seat, Chairman Ma said and applauded.
Xiao Zifeng was in a somewhat complicated mood. Back then, as an athlete, he didn't pay attention to those minor injuries and illnesses at all, and he went up. However, at this moment, seeing Zhou Yu, who also insisted on playing despite his injury, he was reluctant to score 1.2 million points. Also, Kamal's discriminatory words just now also made him very unhappy.
is obviously a boyfriend, but Xiao Zifeng has the heart of being a father.
"Xiao Xiao, think about it again, right?" Chairman Ma said suddenly.
Xiao Zifeng turned his head and looked at Chairman Ma.
"After you joined the council, the work has been carried out very smoothly and effectively," Chairman Ma looked at Xiao Zifeng, "I retired last year, and I was thinking that I had to find a young and promising person like you to lead our council to contribute to the cause of Chinese badminton and play a more active role." Later, you rejected my recommendation, and I regret it, but we still respected your idea and let you exercise for a few more years, which is not wrong. But I didn't expect you to suddenly offer to leave. ”
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Zifeng said: "I have seriously considered it, from the bottom of my heart, I like to guard the eight-foot podium, preach and teach in the classroom to solve doubts, and I want to have more time to take care of and accompany my family." ”
"You!" Chairman Ma looked helpless.
On the court, Zhou Yu conceded three goals in a row in the opening game of the tiebreaker, and Kamal hit several high-quality extreme balls, accompanied by her piercing screams.
After the break, just when everyone thought that Kamal's gold medal was about to arrive, Zhou Yu swept away his previous fatigue, looked for opportunities in the multi-shot hold, and continued to attack, causing great trouble to the opponent, and the score caught up little by little.
Towards the end, Zhou Yu suddenly burst into luck, scored twice in tennis and got the match point. Naturally, Kamal was not convinced, and accelerated his attack, and his voice became louder and louder.
However, Kamal, who was so excited, made frequent mistakes, and the most incredible thing was that when it came to the key ball, Camar actually threw the racket out of his hand.
When Zhou Yu finally won the game, he returned to the sidelines exhausted, and the racket that he had been holding in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap".
At the hotel where the Chinese team was stationed, Zhou Yu followed Coach Qian and them into the lobby.
"Zhou Yu, congratulations on winning the championship!" Several domestic reporters rushed over with cameras.
Zhou Yu's gaze passed over the female reporter who was holding the microphone in front of her, and fell on a person who was standing not far away, silently watching her.
Although she knew that she had to be a little reserved in public, Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh happily.
"What is your assessment of your performance today?" asked the female reporter a question that was not very creative.
"Well, if you don't get hurt, you might have played a little more smoothly. Zhou Yu replied, his eyes were still glancing at Coach Qian, he was pulling Xiao Zifeng, and the two lowered their heads and chatted about something.
"What would you like to do in response to some of Kamal's rude remarks during the game?" asked another reporter.
After the award ceremony, Zhou Yu went to the nearest hospital with Coach Qian and the team doctor for an examination. Thankfully, there wasn't much of a problem, just a slight muscle sprain. Just came back all the way, and Coach Qian trained Zhou Yu for another half a day.
Therefore, Zhou Yu really didn't know what Kamal said. However, Kamal roared and screamed on the field, and at the award ceremony, she had a face again, and Zhou Yu also understood that people were not convinced!
"I don't know what she said. In my opinion, as a player, it's all about winning, and no amount of talking about it doesn't make any sense. Zhou Yu replied.
"In an interview with reporters, Camar thought that you were faked in the second game to disrupt her rhythm. A reporter next to him said.
"If such a statement will make her a little happier, then whatever!" Zhou Yu said lightly: "They are all athletes, what will happen on the field, I believe that Kamal must know, I only hope that in the future games, everyone can avoid injury." ”
Camar said that the next tournament will show you who is the real champion. The female reporter said.
"There is no problem," Zhou Yu smiled, "I also respond with strength." ”
In other words, Zhou Yu is often interviewed now, what to say and what not to say, she knows very well in her heart. If it weren't for the reporter's face, Zhou Yu would have wanted to say a word, so he would have dared to talk nonsense to Kamal, if he couldn't kill her next time, he wouldn't be surnamed Zhou!
"Secretary-General Xiao also came, and the relationship between the two is really sweet. The female reporter glanced back.
Zhou Yu snorted, it turned out that people knew that Xiao Zifeng was coming, so they still surrounded her for a long time?
"By the way, I heard that Secretary General Xiao is going to resign from the post of Secretary General of the Badminton Council, everyone is guessing, why should he retire if he did a good job? Is there an unknown reason for this? Zhou Yu, as someone else's girlfriend, you should know something, right?" the female reporter suddenly asked.
Zhou Yu was a little surprised, and his eyes fell on Xiao Zifeng's side.