In front of Woodham High School, Pensacola, Florida.

A muscular Ford Mustang with the roar of an engine slowly came to a halt at the school gate.

Justin Gatlin, wearing a white baseball cap, opened the car door and stepped out of the car.

"Justin, do you really want to work here?"

Getting out of the passenger seat of the car door was a black man in his thirties and forties, who seemed to have maintained a fitness exercise all year round, and his body appeared to be quite strong and powerful.

"I want to do something." Justin Gatlin was standing at the school gate, it was class time, and in addition to the vehicles in the parking lot at the school gate, only the strong white security guard patrolling the gate noticed the two men.

"I have 18 months and I can help my old high school track team and give them some training plans, and if there is the right talent, I can give them some proper encouragement and let them take fewer detours."

Speaking of which, Justin Gatlin's face seemed full of anticipation, "And it's secluded enough, isn't it?" I was able to coach others and improve my technique and continue training. 18 months, that's not long! ”

Brooks Johnson looked at Justin Gatlin's calm face, seemingly unconcerned about what had happened recently, and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you want to respond publicly to anything anymore?" ”

His track and field coach in Justin Gatlin's youth is now a representative of an amateur team on the network's "Pro & Amateur" sports television show. Because of his participation in TV shows, he is more aware of the recent media boom of drug banning, and the young man next to him is on the cusp at this time.

In the days that Gatlin returned to live and train with him in Kissimmee, Florida, he didn't understand why Gatlin didn't respond to the outside world.

"No need, Brooks."

Justin Gatlin shook his head, his eyebrows still resolute and stubborn.

Sometimes, silence is more of a symbol of strength, compromise with the world, face it calmly, and when I am not enough to express it, the world can be silent.

The two communicated with the school's sturdy white security guard at the school gate for a while, and soon a white man about fifty years old came out of the school, with dense forehead lines on his forehead, his eyebrows drooped, and he seemed to have a little wry smile all the time.

At this moment, he saw Justin Gatlin and the two looked very enthusiastic, and stepped forward to hug him and make a close salute.

This is Vince Neeson, Justin Gatlin's former PE teacher at Woodham High School and his Head Start coach. At Woodham High School, Gatlin first made his mark in athletics not in the 100m, but in the 110m hurdles.

The 110-meter hurdles is in a sense more difficult than the 100-meter hurdles, and the requirements for athletes are very high, with very good skills, coordination and rhythm, in addition, the most important point is that the explosive power should be strong and the speed should be fast.

For example, Liu Yangyu, the speed of 100 meters can almost reach 10 seconds 30-40, and the best time can reach about 10 seconds 20-30, which is already the level of top sprinters in China. Coupled with a good sense of rhythm and excellent coordination, hurdling skills, etc., Liu Yangyu can reach the top of the world's first-class 110-meter hurdles.

Justin Gatlin's first practice was the 110m hurdles, when his speed was not fully developed, but his good sense of rhythm and coordination allowed him to excel in the 110m hurdles, and with his high level of 110m hurdles, he won a scholarship to the University of Tennessee.

After entering the University of Tennessee, his college coach Bill Webb realized that he had picked up a treasure when he was training Gatling, and Justin Gatlin's super explosiveness and big stride were simply born to run 100 meters compared to the 110-meter hurdles.

In a sense, this also makes Justin Gatlin's running style different from other common 100-meter runners.

Woodham High School isn't very good in terms of hardware, and although it is a private secondary school, it now seems to be facing financial difficulties, and the school is already discussing a transition to a public secondary school.

Woodham High School is not a big school, but the scenery inside the school is very nice, with a large area of tall trees and lush greenery.

"Mr. Neeson, I would like to serve as a volunteer coach for the school's track and field team."

After a brief greeting, Justin Gatlin explained his intentions directly to Vince Neeson.

"That's a good thing, Justin." Vince Neeson was also visibly blown away by Justin Gatlin's idea, Woodham High School has a football team, a football team, a baseball team, a cheerleading team, and has performed well in the United States. But on the track and field team, there has been no professional coach. Or maybe the salary offered by the school is not enough to hire a good enough track and field coach.

Justin Gatlin, despite being the talk of the nation right now, has always had his name on top of Woodham High School's top alumni. The men's 100m champion at the 2004 Athens Olympics is an honor that any school would be proud of.

The two then met with each other about some interesting things that had happened in high school, about the school, about the training and competitions in the past, and the teachers and students who had been reunited for a long time still had a lot to say.

Occasionally, there was a sigh, or a hearty laugh.

"Justin, you didn't have such good conversation and words before."

Speaking of some interesting points, Vince Neeson patted Justin Gatlin on the shoulder, as if he had the impression that he was not in front of an Olympic champion, but the black teenager who used to be quiet and only ran on the track and field.

"Vince, I'm majoring in communication studies at the University of Tennessee." Justin Gatlin grinned brightly, and the pressure he had borne during this time seemed to have been unburdened in front of the former division commander.

After saying this, Justin Gatlin seemed to remember something again, and then shook his head slightly, "Actually, I think I may be better at communicating with the runway than communicating with people." ”

And Brooks Johnson on the side is amazed, Justin Gatlin has been staying with him to train and live these days, but he has rarely smiled, always wrapping himself in layers.

After exchanging views with Vince Neeson, the rest of the process was actually very quick and easy.

After all, it was the Olympic champion who volunteered to coach the track and field team at Woodham High School, and although there was still some turmoil and controversy about him, this time he was not as blamed and spurned by countless people as he once was.

Woodham High School happily accepted him and arranged it in a matter of days.

In the United States, because there are many top prestigious universities willing to provide scholarships and recruit many students with sports talents, students often have more than one choice for high school advancement.

It is often accepted that schools can have excellent professional coaches to guide students in sports.

The prime example is a high school in the small town of McFarland, California, where coach Jim White led a group of rural high school students to change the course of their lives, and since 1987, McFarlane has won a total of 24 California Cross Country Championships, making an immortal legend! Many students get into college through trail running.

Then there's the Richmond High School basketball team, and when Ken Carter became head coach of Richmond High School, all of his players earned their diplomas and many went on to college.

With these role models in front of them, no one would refuse a top athlete who is willing to take the initiative to coach a track and field team, let alone volunteer!

When Justin Gatlin returned to Woodham High School on the third day, the school had arranged a nice dormitory for him, considering that he had lived with Brooks Johnson in Osceola County.

In the dormitory bedroom, Justin Justin Gatlin re-took out a banner that had been hanging in his University of Tennessee dormitory and hung it on the bedroom wall.

Looking at this banner on the wall, Justin Gatling's mind is a glorious moment from his time at the Athens Olympics.

After winning the Olympic Games in '04, reporters asked him, "What's your next goal?" ”

He replied, "I won't tell you, you can see it in my dormitory." ”

And now, his next goal has not changed, and has even become more determined!

If someone arrives at his dormitory, they will still know where he is going to be.

Because the banner that hung up read: "Justin Gatlin, Men's 100m World Record Holder!" ”