"Coach Li, congratulations!"

"Lao Li, you are a blockbuster!"

"Coach Li, I heard that you are about to go up a step, remember to eat when the time comes!"

From the moment he stepped into the Xinzhuang training base, Li Zhizhong kept nodding and smiling all the way, and all kinds of coaches and staff who didn't know each other seemed to be enthusiastic all of them, and they all rushed to greet him.

"It's been more than half a month." Li Zhizhong sighed in his heart, he really didn't dare to think about it, it was exaggerated unreally, and now he feels a little light when he walks.

"Champion Coach", "Bole with a Discerning Eye", "No. 1 in the Sprint Training Level in the Country" and other series of titles came so unexpectedly and fell on their heads.

In the more than a week since I came back from Athens, from the General Administration to the Field Management Center, leaders from all walks of life, who were almost invisible in the past, have also appeared, praising this and praising that.

He attended various meetings one after another, and some of them had a very high standard, like the group photo of all the members of the Great Hall of the People before. There are also some who are just privately congratulated by relatives and friends, and there are all kinds of things, and they are almost completely unable to get away.

Not to mention all kinds of reporter interviews and the like, the spotlight flashes so much that you can't open your eyes. In the past, flying was only economy class, but now it is first class. In a short period of time, almost all of a sudden, people went up to the clouds, fluttering.

There is fame, and there is profit. At work, the new deputy head coach of the track and field team has also talked to him, and it is estimated that it will be finalized when the new head of the General Administration takes office in December.

But why isn't this heart so steady?

Li Zhizhong has occasionally woken up in the middle of the night in the past few days and asked himself, what is the reason for this half of his life?

is in his forties, and he always feels that he has fallen to the bottom in the first half of his life, but when he suddenly sees the mountains, he is also a little dazed in the face of the overwhelming flowers and applause.

"I'm also Fan Jinzhong."

Lao Li smiled bitterly and sighed, thinking about the experience of a few days after returning to China, he couldn't help but shake his head, in this case, do you have to find your father-in-law to get a few slaps in the face, but you can't get carried away once you are sought after.

After thinking about it, he quickly understood what he felt, left the athletics, left the training ground, and left the players he led, even if there were flowers and applause, his heart was soon a little empty.

"Well, that little Zhang, they're all back, aren't they?" After staying in the administrative office building for a few minutes, Lao Li put aside the nonsense thoughts in his mind, turned to his new assistant coach, that is, Zhang Pingqiu, the original assistant to Yu Liwei, and asked.

Lao Li did not follow the athletes' past report performances on the Xiangjiang side, and there were a lot of things in front of him that could not be avoided.

"I'm back, Su Zu just arrived last night." Zhang Pingqiu replied with a smile, "I guess I haven't gotten up yet." ”

Zhang Pingqiu, who became Li Zhizhong's assistant coach, is still quite happy in his heart, he graduated from Beijing Sports University, and he wants to take the road of coaching, but in the past few years, he has been dealing with all kinds of communication and reception chores by Yu Liwei's side.

"Okay, let's go check it out."

Li Zhizhong looked at his watch, it was already half past eight in the morning, according to the usual training rhythm at the base, at this time it was already the end of the morning exercise, after breakfast, the formal training in the morning.

However, just after the Olympics, the players just came back last night, and the coaches may not be able to take care of them for a while.

"Gotta bang bang."

Li Zhizhong said silently in his heart, turned around and went out with Zhang Pingqiu, and walked towards the dormitory building of the base.

In just a few days, he himself felt floating, a little dazzled, like Su Zu's age, he couldn't let go of that heart. This honor and applause is a well-deserved thing for athletes, but it is also the most deceptive. When he used to study in the United States, he heard a lot about the fate of European and American sports stars.

In the past few days, he has heard that Liu Yangyu has resumed his training rhythm and began to prepare for the IAAF All-Star Game in Yokohama, Japan on September 23.

Many people don't realize that a track and field coach is as important to a track and field athlete as a soccer coach is to a team. What makes a great coach great is that they know how to be a mentor to an athlete, from life to mental state, especially when the athlete is in the early stages of their careers and the initial stages of success.

In the early stage, the coach needs to train with him step by step, correct all kinds of bad habits and hobbies, and build confidence in the field. After becoming famous, this is the most critical time, and many athletes begin to swell here, unable to listen to the words of the original coach and let themselves go. Squandering their time and talent in the best of hours is almost everywhere in the world of sports.

Li Zhizhong also thought about it in his heart, he knew Su Zu well enough, he didn't talk much, he was restrained and self-disciplined, except for acquaintances, he rarely laughed, and his personality was like an old man compared to him, but it was always difficult to say such a thing.

He, the coach, has been in the clouds and fog for half a month, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, no matter how calm he is, it may be difficult not to shake his mood.

"It's up to you to keep your heart!" Li Zhizhong sighed silently.

and Zhang Pingqiu came out of the administrative building, and the two walked for a while. Zhang Pingqiu found that the road was wrong, and asked a little strangely: "Coach Li, is the dormitory building over there?" ”

"I know." Li Zhizhong nodded, "Let's go to the indoor comprehensive training ground first." ”

In addition to the regular track and field track, the Xinzhuang training base also has a special indoor training ground for the track and field team. The place is not small, with a 200-meter circular track that can hold a 60-meter indoor race. In addition, there are various barbells, dumbbells and many other training equipment, and athletes usually spend most time in this comprehensive training ground.

Before entering the training ground, there was a sound of rapid footsteps popping and popping.

After Li Zhizhong heard it, he smiled slightly, and in Zhang Pingqiu's rather surprised gaze, the two entered the indoor training ground, and saw a figure already sprinting around the 200-meter sliding track.

After Su Zu's fifth group ran two laps of 400 meters, he slowly stopped, and lay on the track with his back to the sky, his breathing fluctuating violently.

100 meters of speed endurance training is generally running 150 meters -200 meters, 200 meters of speed endurance training is generally running 300 meters - 400 meters, let go of running, run hard, so that more than the athlete's special excessive training, the benefits are self-evident, can make the athlete's speed and endurance get a significant improvement.

Tired, sweating profusely, sore muscles, almost out of breath from the fire in his chest and abdomen, this kind of training method is very tiring, but Su Zu only feels so happy at the moment.

It has only been half a month since he left the track and field, but he has become extremely nostalgic.

Rather than attending various events, meetings, dealing with people he doesn't know, facing media reporters, or being on the training ground or on the field makes him feel comfortable.

It has been almost three years of physical training, both physically and mentally, he has completely become accustomed to it and fully in love.

The feeling of running is so enjoyable and so nostalgic.

After returning from Athens, the first week was basically completely unowned. Even though he didn't have to compete or train, he felt much more tired and could barely keep his spirits up.

After the performance in Xiangjiang in the second week, Su Zu took the time to go home, probably explained some things to his parents, and rarely stayed at home all year round, and of course it was comfortable to live at home. But there was no way to stay longer, so various relatives and local government personnel at all levels came to the door, and after staying for two days, they left directly and flew to the imperial capital.

One is the home of athletes, who now has the funds and can start to expand and open a few more stores. Specifically, Zhang Qunwen was in charge of the retired long-distance runner named Lu Zhikui, who was looking for at the beginning.

In addition, it was the training institution planned by Zheng Wei at the beginning, Su Zu inquired about some European and American business methods in this Olympic Games, and one of the most famous ones was Glenn Mills's Runners Track and Field Club.

Kim Collins, the opponent he met in the 100m, trained at this club. Ordinary people may not know about Glen Mills, but Suzu is well aware that Black Lightning, who lost in Athens this year, will soon be under the door of Glen Mills and thus begin his legendary journey.

Glenn Mills' Runners Athletics Club is designed to train elite sprinters, with the idea of high-end competitive sports, attracting the best athletes from all over the world to train and earn money.

Su Zu changed his concept and borrowed this way, and it is definitely not possible to go from the high-end route in China. But with his own influence, he slowly promoted it and took the route of mass fitness sports. This is not a temporary thing, but a long-term plan, and it may not be too effective until he retires, and the probability of losing money in this training center alone is very high.

But the business model of the sports industry is interesting because it may not be able to make much money on its own, but it can create enough jobs. Moreover, sports has its own industrial chain, and the training center itself is not profitable, but its surroundings are not necessarily. Upstream and downstream matching, sports and cultural product attributes, etc.

Just like a sports game, tickets may not be profitable, but various commercials and event broadcasts allow him to recoup his costs and make a profit.

What to do is a little naïve, the road is long, and Su Zu is not in a hurry. It will be at least four or five years before he comes to power to do these things. It's also good to test the waters and gain experience now.

On the last day, because the training center had some part-time students introduced by Li Yulin, it was naturally impossible not to find a senior sister. gave Li Yulin some gadgets brought back from Athens, and the two walked around the streets and alleys of the imperial capital for a day. After that, Su Zu returned to the training base in Xinzhuang.

He has to remember his job, he is an athlete now, everything is far from the time to lie on the credit book and eat the old book, the difficult challenge of 08, he now feels a headache when he thinks about it.

Others don't know, but he himself knows it.

Within 9.70 seconds in the 100m and 19.30 seconds in the 200m, this is the goal of the next stage.

He can't and doesn't dare to let up!

When an athlete reaches his level, it can be said that it is much more difficult than before without a little improvement, and the time left for him is four years.

"Hey, don't lie down, how many times have you explained, get up and walk a few steps!"

When Su Zu was thinking about his life in the past half a month, Li Zhizhong had already walked in front of him and kicked his leg with a smile on his face.