3 July 2006, Olympic Stadium, Athens

As soon as Tyson Gay stepped off the bus where the organizers were picking up the athletes, he was surrounded by a large number of reporters.

"Tyson, can I ask you a few questions?"

"Gatlin is banned, do you feel pressured to come to the European competition?"

"Neither Powell nor Suzu came to the Athens Grand Prix, do you think there is a chance of winning the championship?"

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A barrage of questions poured out of the mouths of reporters of all skin tones, some of them in accented English that was almost incomprehensible.

Tyson Gay looked at the large number of microphones handed in front of him, slightly irritated in his heart, but with a bit of indescribable pleasure.

He didn't want to answer a lot of questions from reporters, Gatlin was banned from today's Athens Grand Prix, Asafa Powell and Suzu also did not appear, July 7 is the Paris Golden League, and their attention will naturally not be on this Athens Grand Prix.

Without the participation of the two current world record holders, the Athens Grand Prix has undoubtedly dropped a lot of popularity.

This makes Tyson Gay feel a little tired in his heart, and it won't feel too good to be a supporting character.

But that happiness comes from the fact that he finally has a lot of popularity.

At last year's World Championships in Helsinki, he and Wallace Spearmon were still the targets of bullying by Morris Green and others, but by this year's 100m championship at the National Championships, he had made a name for himself in world athletics, appearing at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, which naturally caused many reporters to besiege him.

"I want to play with Suzu and Asafa Powell, who are the best players. I'm sorry they didn't come this time, but I've confirmed that I'm going to play in the Golden League, and I'm sure I'll meet them! ”

After a brief answer to a question, Tyson Gay squeezed through the crowd of reporters with the help of several teammates.

On July 7, Tyson Gay was also going to participate in the Paris Golden League, but in the end, at the suggestion of his agent, he let him run two Grand Prix and Super Grand Prix before going to the Golden League.

Facing Suzu and Asafa Powell from the start, his chances of winning are not high, and he is in commercial considerations, and being able to win a few Grand Prix races will help increase his value.

He now has the Athens Grand Prix on July 3rd, the Lausanne Grand Prix on July 12th, the Madrid Grand Prix on July 17th and the Stockholm Grand Prix on July 25th. As for the Golden League, he will wait until the Zurich Golden League in Switzerland on August 18.

It's like a game, he will start fighting as a mob and then challenge the boss at the end.

Entering the Olympic Stadium in Athens is still quite a cumbersome procedure, checking carry-on items, urine tests, etc.

After completing this series of work, the indoor track into the check-in area was warmed up.

It's hot, and although there's room for it, it doesn't take too long for athletes to warm up.

In summer, when the temperature is high and the body's metabolism is vigorous, the better the results that athletes can create during this season.

After a brief warm-up, Tyson Gay sat down on a bench in the check-in area.

With a very tender expression, he looked at a small round metal box the size of a thumb in his hand, which was the pendant of a necklace. Just while checking his belongings, the staff inadvertently pulled this out of his backpack.

On the front of the pendant is a five-pointed star in the form of Captain America's shield. Rubbing the pentagram with his finger, he slid his fingers across the opening on the side to open the lid of the metal box.

What catches your eye is a picture of a little black girl with slightly curly hair and a big smile.

"Daddy, will I be the daughter of a champion?"

"Of course, Trinity, you're going to be the daughter of a champion!"

Thinking about the conversation with his daughter at the beginning, a smile appeared on the corner of Tyson Gay's mouth.

This necklace was a gift from his daughter Trinity after he won the national championship.

Of course, it wasn't necessarily his daughter's pick, but it didn't matter. The important thing is that the person in the photo really makes him miss it a little.

After the U.S. Championships, he had time to hurry home, hang the gold medal around his daughter's neck, and leave Florida for intense training and competition.

Life is like that sometimes, if you want to gain something, then you inevitably have to lose something.

In the United States, the most direct and effective way for black people to enter high society is through the path of athletes.

Whether it's rugby, basketball, or sprint track and field, as long as you have talent and enough hard work, you can always find a different path.

He was born into a family of athletes, and his mother, a once-famous sprinter, encouraged him to start sprinting with his sister from childhood.

Only the field can change lives!

"Hey bro, it's time to play!" A voice came.

Tyson Gay didn't look up, his familiar strong tone letting him know it was his buddy Wallace Spearmon calling him.

Gently closing the lid of the pendant, Tyson Gay kissed the shield of Captain America on the pendant and whispered, "Trinity, I will not only make you the daughter of a national champion, one day, you will be a daughter of a world champion." ”

Inside the Olympic Stadium, there was a lot of noise at this time.

Although it was already July and the temperature was quite high, there were still more than 20,000 spectators seated in the stadium. In Greece, in Athens, athletics competitions always attract enough people to watch.

Walking up to the Olympic Stadium, Tyson Gay looked around the arena and felt a strange emotion in his heart.

It was here at the 2004 Olympics that Gatlin became one of the world's top sprinters. Unfortunately, he failed to pass the national selection tournament that time and was unfortunately absent.

And two years later, he was finally here.

The Athens Grand Prix is of extraordinary significance to the 100-meter sprinters.

In 1999, Maurice Green ran a world record of 9.79 seconds at the Athens Grand Prix, and six years later, in 2005, Asafa Powell broke the world record here again with a time of 9.77 seconds.

With the exception of Tim Montgomery, who banned the world record due to a banned drug scandal, two of the most important men's 100m records were born here.

Tyson Gay took a gentle sip of the mineral water he had brought with him, felt the runway that was baked a little hot by the scorching sun, and took a soft breath.

Syllable!

After a gunshot, Tyson Gay slammed his legs on the starting block and gave him a rapid force.

From the start to the first 30 meters of acceleration, he was a little further back, with at least four runners ahead of him at this stage slightly ahead of him.

His start was not particularly good, and although his training has improved very quickly over the past year, the lack of professional coaches knows that just some training plans given by his coach in prison cannot improve his start.

But soon, after 30 meters, it entered the high-speed stage of running on the way.

The 20,000 Greek spectators who came to watch the event spotted that the black athlete from Kentucky, USA, was sprinting out of the other competitors at absolute speed.

It's amazingly fast!

In such a field, although the participants are all top masters from all over the world, there are only a handful of people who can really run into 10 seconds!

In just the blink of an eye, Tyson Gay has gone from a relative disadvantage to an advantage.

Fifty meters, enter the first corps, sixty meters to start leading, seventy meters absolute advantage, eighty meters no one can surpass......

The scene boiled instantly!

When Tyson Gay crossed the finish line, he looked at the results on the timing board and was almost stunned!

9.88 seconds!

His personal best!

He hit the 9.90 seconds mark!

That's nearly 0.2 seconds faster than his time at the National Championships and 0.13 seconds away from the world record held by Suzu and Asafa Powell!

"Tyson Gay!"

"Tyson Gay!"

Someone at the scene was shouting his name.

In the absence of two top athletes, Asafa Powell and Suzu, Tyson Gay gave all spectators a rare 100-meter race!

Tyson Gay greeted the cheers of all the spectators with open hands, and he was the center of attention.

It's indescribable, it's almost numb from the top of your head to the soles of your feet!

Champion! Record!

That's right, that's it!

And at one point in the celebration of victory, Tyson Gay's mind suddenly flew to the Golden League in Paris, France, four days later.

Suzu and Asafa Powell, what kind of results will they run?

The legend has come before, and now it's up to me.