Chapter 326: Press Conference
At 7 p.m. local time in Stuttgart, inside a room full of international journalists and photographers at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium.
Su Zu sat on the rostrum, looking at the dense reporters in front of him, with a slight headache, but he also understood that such a scene must be indispensable.
This is a post-race press conference, specially arranged by the IAAF and the event organizers, to meet the strong demand of many reporters who did not interview Su Zu on the field.
For the IAAF, the introduction of such a world-record-breaking athlete with wide popularity is one of the important means to promote track and field events. Especially when breaking the world record, resources from all sides have been mobilized.
It was not the first time that Su Zu had a press conference after the game, and most of the reporters asked about the usual questions about the performance on the field, his feelings at special moments, his evaluation of himself and his opponent, whether he had the confidence to surpass himself again, and so on.
Even if Su Zu doesn't particularly like such occasions, he is still easy to handle. Here he is the center of attention and center of gravity for everyone, and every move will affect everyone else.
Li Zhizhong, who was sitting next to Su Zu, occasionally answered a few questions, but most of the time the reporters came to Su Zu, and he was the protagonist of the entire venue.
The white magnesium lights flickered non-stop, and the camera shutter clicked from time to time.
In the press gallery at the scene, an American reporter suddenly stood up and asked, "Sue, what do you think of Justin Gatlin's absence?" A lot of people think that if he was there, you couldn't have won so easily and broken the world record? ”
Su Zu raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly laughed.
As far as he felt, the sprinters in the track and field would now regard him as an enemy, and how could anyone else be an exception and not help and advocate it?
What's more, he is still a Chinese who has proven himself in sprint events, and ideology is always there.
In comparison, it is a bit like Liu Yangyu winning the Olympic Games, which was called "luck" by many American media, because Alan Johnson knocked down the hurdle and went out unexpectedly in that game. Otherwise, the result will be how balabalas.
It's nothing more than red eye pantothenic water.
Li Zhizhong's face next to him was a little unsightly in an instant, although he felt that there might be reporters making things difficult before the press conference, but anyone would be unhappy when it really came.
Like the question asked by this American journalist, Justin Gatlin would have had a different result, but he was banned, and before Justin Gatlin was banned, Suzu and Gatlin won many duels, and even broke the world record in Doha when Justin Gatlin played together, which was ignored in an instant.
Lao Li turned his head and glanced at Su Zu quietly, just hoping that Su Zu would not answer too out-of-line.
"Like you said, I might have been lucky." Su Zu cleared his throat and replied with a smile on his face, "Justin Gatling is a top sprinter, and I'm looking forward to his comeback in '08, when we can have a good fight on the track and field." ”
The American reporter was slightly dissatisfied with Su Zu's very official answer, but after a deep sigh, he still maintained international etiquette, nodded and said thank you, and sat down again.
After Su Zu watched the other party sit down, he felt that this press conference should be almost over, and there would be no new difficulties or anything like that.
As a result, at this time, another reporter suddenly stood up, and the questions he asked lifted the spirits of all the reporters on the scene.
The reporter was a black man, his complexion was not too dark, because of the distance, Su Zu couldn't see which unit was on the press card on his chest, only to see the other party holding the microphone and saying in English with a rather strange tone: "Su, congratulations on breaking the world record again, you are really an excellent athlete." ”
Su Zu nodded, thanked him, and motioned for the other party to continue.
The black reporter then suddenly changed the conversation and asked an unusual question, "Sue, what I want to ask is that your sudden rise like this, without warning, broke the world record one after another, and created a record that the yellow race has never achieved in the sprint event. What do you think your achievements will make others think of you? Is it a high-tech product? ”
Su Zu frowned the moment he listened to the other party's answer, and looked at the black reporter who still had an innocent face, and his heart instantly became angry.
What a good acting, Daniel Washington!
Li Zhizhong, who was next to Su Zu, stood up all of a sudden, his hands trembled slightly, obviously angry.
Although the reporter said something vaguely, the latter sentence of high-tech products undoubtedly exposed his malicious intentions. At such an important press conference, at a press conference that has just broken the world record. Anyone who is questioned in person will feel angry.
This is a blatant question about whether Su Zu's achievements are due to some abnormal factors, doping or some drugs that have not yet been detected by the IAAF.
All the reporters in the meeting first focused on the reporter who asked the question, and then after the Hispanic reporter finished asking, they all turned to Suzu.
To be honest, Su Zu has actually answered such questions many times, such as the time when he was in Japan with Liu Yangyu before, and he also faced such ill-intentioned questions.
When you achieve results, you will inevitably encounter such and such doubts, before Su Zu has not reached the highest peak in the world, although there will be a lot of strange news circulating in this regard, but now it is different, quite a group of attacks.
"Hello, I would like to ask, how long have you been a journalist?"
Su Zu suppressed the anger in his heart and asked the reporter with a smile.
"Well, just a year." The Hispanic reporter was a little confused by Su Zu's rhetorical question.
"To be able to attend such a press conference for a year, you must also be a very good journalist." Su Zu said with a smile again.
Many reporters at the scene laughed at the same time, which reporter who can attend such a press conference has not been immersed for many years, when will a reporter who has just been in the industry for a year be able to attend such a press conference?
Su Zu waited for the laughter to subside for a few points, and then said: "I think you haven't watched my previous games, and you don't know what I've been through. I have already broken three world records this year, I broke the national men's 100m record in '03 and set the Asian 4×100m relay record with my teammates. I was the 60m champion at the '04 World Indoor Championships, the third place in the men's 100m at the Athens Olympics, the runner-up in the men's 200m, the men's 4×100m champion, and the men's 100m and 200m double champion at the '05 World Championships in Helsinki. ”
Su Zu said, looking at the slightly embarrassed reporter, and pointed to his chest, "You said I rose suddenly?" Breaking a world record without warning? I think you should at least do your homework before attending this event. ”
Speaking of this, the entire press conference was already laughing, and the reporter who asked the question was even more embarrassed for a moment.
Su Zu didn't want to let go of the other party, he knew what the reason why he could stand here today, if he didn't make this question clear, I am afraid that there would be countless such doubts in the future.
In fact, even if it is clearly stated today, it is inevitable that it will be future and future.
Heaps out of the shore, and the flow will be turbulent; Walk above men, and the crowd will not. Since ancient times, it has been the same.
And his success was not achieved for nothing, but was honed bit by bit on the training ground, and ascetics generally trained day after day.
If you don't work hard enough, even if you open the hanging, you can't get to where you are today.
"I was able to run 9.80 seconds at last year's Grand Prix, you know? You can just say that you suspect me of doping, because I will also answer you very directly, no!
I think you may not know how many times I've had to be tested by the IAAF since 2004, and the ADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) medical team has a whole set of equipment that tests me at least three times a year, both during and off-season. When I am training or resting with my family, I have to be careful when a tester suddenly comes to my door to do a blood test and urine test. Just because the offseason may be suspected of using drugs to strengthen itself.
Do you know what the scariest disease in athletes is? Influenza! I can't use any medications, painkillers, cough syrup, and I have to die when I get sick with a cold. ”
"Moreover, compared to the IAAF, the tests I received at home were not inferior. My whereabouts need to be documented in detail, and I have to report to the authorities every day where I am. I had to deal with surprise inspections that would come up all the time. Rules are rules, I strictly abide by the rules, never escaped any inspection, and now all my inspections have passed smoothly, are you satisfied with this answer? ”
This was the first time that Su Zu frankly talked about the issue of doping in front of many international reporters, which caused a lot of applause at the scene.
In fact, many veteran reporters know very well that after the outbreak of the Montgomery incident last year, as well as some major matters such as Justin Gatlin's "voluntary report" this year, Su Zu was able to successfully pass the tests again and again, and played one game after another, which has completely explained the problem.
At least for now, no one has come up with any evidence.
One of the most important world records fell to the Chinese, and to be honest, many people in traditional European and American countries are still emotionally difficult to accept.
Among them, the black players who dominate the project have a lot of discussions.
But that's what sports are all about, and the results speak for themselves.
After this last episode, the press conference also came to an end.
The next day, Su Zu broke the men's 100-meter world record three times in a row in 2006, and this red lightning from the east spread all over the world!