Chapter 66: The Truth of History
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Fang Hong really arrived in Las Vegas, not to talk about it.
This puzzled everyone.
In the words of an ABC reporter: "You are a world-class adventurer, an idol in the hearts of the world's adventurers, you have completed seven world records, in this range, you are the number one in the world, and you are also a rich man, you have one of the largest and most expensive private collections in the world, you don't need to compare anything with a swimmer, it is meaningless, and there is nothing to see." ”
More importantly, it is tantamount to rushing up and embarrassing people.
National Geographic's Top 10 Discoveries of the Year, twice on the list, occupying six pages of the National Geographic year-end issue, introduced a person who is biased towards geologists and biologists, and is called one of the greatest discoverers of this century by National Geographic, why did he make an appointment with a swimmer to fight in the pool? Could it be that Fang Hong's head was trampled on by a rhinoceros one night while camping?
But Fang Hong still came.
Moreover, there were even sailors who made a special trip to come.
The swimming pool is a standard competition pool, with a capacity of only 7,000 spectators, and it is difficult to find a ticket, and ABC broadcasts the whole process.
But a banner was pulled up on the left side of the pool.
It was done by the water friend: "Let's come to see Brother Gun's shame." This is called giving yourself a foundation, and at the same time ridiculing Fang Hong.
But when Phelps showed up, there were boos.
There were boos from the sailors, and they really booed Phelps.
There were also boos from the fans, who were mocking Phelps for dating a fight with a layman.
It's as if boxing champion Ali suddenly pulled another athlete and said he wanted to fight his opponent.
If you believe that your brain is normal, you are unlikely to agree.
Fang Hong wore that pair of swimming trunks for an hour, and there were people to help, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to wear them at all.
Phelps had been away from swimming for a year, and he felt a little uncomfortable wearing swimming trunks again.
The scene was a show organized by Caesars Palace.
Las Vegas, the gathering place of out-of-fashion stars, is most famous for three things, the big show, the out-of-fashion star show, and the casino.
There is definitely no window for a game here.
Cabaret to warm up for the whole game.
When Phelps was the first to appear in swim trunks draped over a towel, the first cheers rang out from the audience.
After all, it's a competition, and one boo is enough.
Anything in any form of competition can make people's blood boil.
Fang Hong also appeared wearing swimming trunks and swimming caps.
"Obviously, this legendary adventurer is a head shorter than Phelps, he's not in shape for swimming, and if he can beat Phelps, then I can win Kobe, and I mean basketball. ”
"Yes, you can win, after all, Kobe Bryant ruptured his ligaments two months ago and is still in bed. ”
The two commentators also teased each other.
A high-handed, balding host in a suit walked between the two with a microphone: "This is a game, a very interesting, never-before-seen, unique game." ”
Fang Hong didn't bother to pay attention to him, and Phelps also tightened his face.
Just now, his agent called and squirted him.
Phelps had a hard time after retiring, his sponsorship contract basically expired, and there was no source of income, although he has gathered a lot of attention now, but this is not good for endorsements.
The reason is simple, there is a story that speaks for itself. There was an NBA rookie who once challenged Jordan, Jordan didn't bother to pay attention to him, this person was stalking, he had to fight with Jordan one-on-one, and finally Jordan said the famous phrase 'You fight with me, if you win, you can blow for the rest of your life, but if I win, I tell my kids, I won one-on-one bullfight***, and my son will ask me, who is that.' That's the truth.
If Phelps wins, no one will pay attention to that, because Phelps has won countless times in swimming.
But if Phelps loses, it's discredited.
Host: "It's a special race, there are no referees, just a timer, an electronic starter, and when you hear a beep, the race starts, but you both have to use the butterfly stroke. Got it?"
The one who is going to fight is the butterfly.
There is no referee because the agreement between the two sides is that there is no other reference to who uses the butterfly the fastest, there is no need for a referee, and the camera and timer will tell everyone the answer.
"Understood. ”
"No problem. ”
"What do you need to heat up?"
Fang Hong: "Wearing this thing is a warm-up." ”
Phelps: "No. ”
"This is Las Vegas, the most prosperous and most performing city in the world, where countless legends have been born, but I haven't seen a swimming competition take place here, are you ready?"
But no one took it seriously.
Everyone thinks that this is a fun appointment between the two parties, and it doesn't make any sense at all.
And, there is no suspense.
Only Phelps and Fang Hong themselves understand that this is not commercial hype at all, and this is another manifestation of the letter cut.
Both sides are in place, and the cue lights start to flash.
Commentary: "When the electronic command is given, that is, when the competition begins, this is a 400-meter butterfly, compared with the short distance, less passionate, but more test endurance and perseverance. ”
"I believe that both men are world-renowned for their endurance and perseverance, and what worries me is the proportions of their arms and legs......"
On the other side, in the live broadcast room, a recording recorded by Fang Hong in advance has begun to play.
"Everyone has heard that the Chinese are not suitable for swimming, and we don't seem to have any good results in the world swimming world, but this is a lie that has been covered up by history. ”
In the 60s of the last century, Mu Xiangxiong, a senior in China's swimming world, swept the international swimming world, and swept nine international championships in three years between 54 and 56 years. ”
In 1956, the Chinese team withdrew from the competition because of protests against the participation of the Taiwan Strait in the Olympic Games, and after the Olympic Games, FINA announced that it would prohibit the use of diving more than 15 meters in competitions. ”
"Toot!"
The on-site electronic command had already been issued, and Phelps reacted instantly, leaping into the water with a leap.
However, Fang Hong watched Phelps from the side, and it wasn't until Phelps entered the water that he launched with all his strength, and the fish jumped into the water.
The first wave was very fast, and in just three seconds Phelps exceeded fifteen meters, showing his head in the water and starting to swim butterfly.
After Fang Hong jumped into the water, he was two positions behind Phelps, but he was getting faster and faster, and after crossing the fifteen-meter line, he did not slow down at all, nor did he show his head on the water, and the whole person swung his legs forward in the water, with his hands in front of his head, as if he had been sharpening his sword.
The whole person is like a dolphin, walking through the water, without any signs of coming to the surface at all.
Twenty-two meters, Fang Hong and Phelps meet on the same line, twenty-three meters, Fang Hong completed the transcendence!
It wasn't until Fang Hong had swam forty meters that the commentary came back to his senses: "What is this?"
Scuba diving has been banned for 50 years, and many people have forgotten that it exists, but this competition, there are no restrictions, and it is a matter of who is faster in the butterfly stroke.
The butterfly leg is the basis of the butterfly stroke posture and fits perfectly into the posture.
Fang Hong looked at the cue line under the pool, and the cue pointed out that he needed to turn around when he reached the end before he floated up, and at the same time exhaled a large string of gas, the moment his head was above the water, he took a wild breath, and then turned around in the water, and his legs turned forward.
Kicking his legs against the wall, he spun around and flew out, and the kick was ten meters away, and Phelps had just swam to the end of the pool, a full ten meters behind.
The sailors in the live broadcast room are crazy, what is the concept of witnessing a person leading Phelps by five positions in swimming? Phelps is afraid that after he turns ten years old, he will not be five positions behind.
The recording continues.
"If it's under FINA rules, you're the hegemon of swimming, but if it's under the rules of nature, sorry Phelps, you're as slow as a turtle. ”
Phelps' individual freestyle is 2.3 meters per second in the short distance, 1.93 meters in the butterfly short, and the 200-meter butterfly is about 1.7 meters, and the 400 meters will plummet to 1.6 meters.
If it's a normal pool game, it's the fastest in the world.