"Win!"

Yu Wei waved his fists and cheered loudly.

At this time, the excitement made this steady Chinese sportsman lose his temper: "We won!" ”

Yes, win!

Winning the championship and breaking the Asian record are honors.

However, the Chinese relay team won the ticket to the 04 Athens Olympics! This is an honor that the Chinese relay team has never received, and the Chinese relay team has never participated in the Olympic Games.

How precious this ticket is!

Now, the door of the Olympic Games has been opened for the Chinese team, waiting for the Chinese athletes to fight hard and win back the honor that belongs to them!

"Xiao Zhang, we won!"

Yu Wei patted Zhang Ben's shoulder, with a crying and laughing expression on his face.

At this moment, Yu Wei's mood was complicated, at this moment, countless thoughts flashed in his heart, and countless pictures flashed in front of his eyes, which made him can't help but start to burst into tears.

"yes, we won, we won a ticket to the Olympic relay..."

Zhang Ben was also overjoyed, even though he already knew in his heart that Chinese athletes would definitely be able to do it. But when he really ran this result, Zhang Ben's heart was also beating violently.

"It's over..."

Yu Wei looked at the four young athletes who were draped in the national flag and began to circle the field, and patted Zhang Ben's shoulder: "Let's go back first, they will have reporters to interview later..."

"Why don't we wait? If these young people say the wrong thing with a big mouth..."

Zhang Ben was a little surprised, although he had a big heart, he was sometimes quite worried about Wang Ben.

"Hehe..."

Yu Wei waved his hand indifferently: "They are heroes, they can say whatever they have to say, and they can say whatever they want!" ”

Zhang Ben's eyes were a little weird, Yu Wei was floating...

If Wang Ben has a big heart and says that he won the Olympic championship...

Zhang Ben himself couldn't help but shudder, the Olympics... If you win the championship...

"Xiao Zhang..."

When Zhang Ben was in reverie, the tears on Yu Wei's face had dried up, and a bright smile appeared on his face, and there was an inexplicable look: "It's been forty years... After forty years of waiting, I finally waited for this day in my lifetime, and I felt unreal and dreamy. ”

Zhang Ben's eyes were a little straight, and he didn't say anything.

Yu Wei looks relatively young, only in his fifties, but he is close to retirement age.

In the past, Yu Wei gave people the impression that he was mature and steady, meticulous in his work, and his style of acting was not very pedantic. I haven't known him for a long time, and it's rare to see him chatter with anyone...

Now Yu Wei is a little chattering.

"I used to be an athlete, and when I joined the provincial team in '64, I dreamed that I could become the No. 1 flyer in China and the No. 1 flyer in Asia...... When I retired as a coach in '77, I fantasized that my disciple could become the No. 1 flyer in China and the No. 1 flyer in Asia. I waited for 40 years, I took many disciples, and then I entered the administration department, and I no longer led the athletes, nor did I fulfill this dream. Xiao Zhang....."

Yu Wei's face was full of sincerity: "It was you who helped me fulfill my dream and let me see the hope of our country's sprint... In the 100 meters, we have achieved a glory that we couldn't have imagined before, and now we are in the relay race..."

"I want to thank you, and I'm sure there are a lot of people who want to thank you. Because my dream is the dream of the older generation of sportsmen. Wang Ben they have achieved great achievements, I will only be happy, I will be excited, I will be at a loss..."

Yu Wei took a deep breath: "Because one person and two people have achieved brilliance, it does not represent the whole. After the glory of an athlete, there is a trough... The coaches are different, you are different, you know more, you are young, you have ideas, you have dreams... You've made a difference in sprints and long distances, and you have to remember that we don't just want one athlete to win an Asian championship and break an Asian record. Or, winning the world championship and breaking the world record. As sports people, what we hope most is to see the comprehensive rise of Chinese sports! ”

"You are also a Chinese sportsman!"

Yu Wei was serious and solemn...

Zhang Ben nodded solemnly, he didn't remember when or where, he said such a sentence: "When you become a coach, at the beginning you want your disciples to achieve better results, and you hope to be able to continue to get promotions in the title and get more benefits... When you suddenly realize one day how vulgar all your pursuits are, when you see your country's sports rise and become the pinnacle in the world, you will feel proud of being a sports person in that country......"

Now Zhang Ben does not have this kind of ideological awareness, he knows that he will not be too far from this day.

"From now on, I am also a Chinese sportsman. From now on, I am not only for myself, but also for the people around me, and for the country! ”

Zhang Ben felt that his head was a little numb, and at this moment, he felt as if he had become great, and his responsibility had also changed: "To achieve full glory in track and field..."

............

After the competition, after a series of arrangements, Zhang Ben and some athletes began to take a special plane back to China.

In the imperial capital, the international airport.

Zhang Ben, as the head coach of the sprint, was arranged to lead the athletes who ended the competition to return to China first, and the group walked towards the outside of the airport.

I thought I was interviewing athletes, but I didn't expect twenty or thirty reporters to surround Zhang Ben. Zhang Ben was a little surprised in his heart, to be honest, he really didn't have this kind of interview experience, and he had never enjoyed this kind of treatment before...

"Coach Zhang, before the competition is over, our Chinese delegation has won 148 gold medals, 83 silver medals, and 71 bronze medals. What do you think of this achievement? ”

Unexpectedly, the head coach who was temporarily arranged, domestic reporters already knew about him, and they knew him.

When the reporter asked this question, the recorder and microphone were raised in front of him, and Zhang Ben had an uncontrollable smile on his face.

"Although the results of this Asian Games were not the best, overall our athletes performed very well. Our gold medal table, or the total number of medals, is still the highest, and our athletes have made the most of their training. Among them, there are several projects, which are breakthroughs that break through historical zero, and they are the highlights of this Asian Games. China's women's relay team has won one gold and one bronze. The men's 100m and men's 4x100m relays broke the Asian record. ”

"As the head coach of the sprint, can you comment on the Asian Games, the sprinters and the relay team?"

In the crowd, a reporter asked.

Zhang Ben cleared his throat and smiled: "This time in the Asian Games, the 100-meter teenager Wang Ben ran into 10 seconds for the first time as a yellow race, which is a great honor in the world. The relay team broke the Asian record and got the ticket to the 04 Athens Olympics. As a coach, I think they have more room for improvement, and I believe that this is the first step for them to achieve great results, and there are many more great achievements waiting for them to achieve in the future......"

"Being on the scene, in that atmosphere, watching the Chinese athletes achieve this kind of achievement, I remember that Coach Yu was in tears and Coach Yuan was in tears. In the 90s, our national sprinting field gradually declined, and the Thai team and the Japanese team gradually rose. This Asian Games, announcing that our sprint field is rising again. ”

"Whether it is the 100m or the 4x100m Asian record, it is also a considerable achievement when looking at the international circuit. We must continue to dedicate the spirit of our sportsmen, cultivate outstanding athletes, and make solid achievements. ”

Still a little nervous at first, Zhang Ben gradually spoke more. Carefully and patiently answered the reporter's question.

Just taking a breath, another reporter asked: "Now that the Asian Games are over, Coach Zhang, what will be the next arrangement?" ”

"If you want to talk about the arrangement, you also have to see what their coaches have planned, and in a few days, it will be the City Games. Our athletes are very hard-working, and they have just returned from a foreign competition, and they have to represent their home city in the City Games. We also welcome that during the City Games, journalists, friends who like sports, go to watch the games..."

"Head Coach Zhang...... Coach Zhang..."

Outside the airport, reporters asked one question after another, and Zhang Ben did not show impatience, and all kinds of official clichés were sprinkled without money, which also satisfied the reporters who came to interview.

Zhang Ben patiently evaluated some of the athletes participating in the competition, and there is no doubt that every athlete's evaluation is objective and fair, even better than their own coaches, who know this athlete better.

This time the airport interview, on the CCTV news broadcast at 7 o'clock in the evening, part of the interview content was intercepted and appeared on the screen.

Zhang Ben, this young coach, not many people knew about it at first.

And after tonight, Zhang Ben will be well-known to the national audience as a Chinese sportsman...

......

At Licheng Airport, Zhang Ben took Li Tai, Yin Jintao and Wang Ben off the plane, got into a car in a low-key manner, and went straight to the Licheng Competition Management Center.

"I didn't tell you about the City Games before. Originally, there was no need for you to participate in this kind of sports meeting. It's just that you are now an ambassador or athlete for your city, and it makes sense to represent your hometown in the competition. ”

Every national team athlete will choose to go back when they need a sports meeting in their province or city, which is a default rule.

Most of the national athletes' registration units are in the sports authorities of various provinces. After being selected for the national team, he will participate in the training camp of the national team, and usually train in the provincial team. When there is an international competition, it will be called up by the national team. Only a handful of big-name athletes are able to enjoy the treatment of national training.

For example, Wang Ben, before the Asian Games, was actually subordinate to the provincial team of Qi Province, and only had the nominal qualification of a national team member, and he did not enjoy the training treatment of the national team before.

"Especially Wang Ben, you should also stay competitive, after the City Games, I received an invitation to the Japan Athletics Invitational, and on November 9, you will fly to Japan to participate in the Osaka Invitational. Li Tai also received the invitation, I hope you will play well and strive for a good result when the time comes. ”

Zhang Ben lined up various event plans for the two of them: "The Golden Grand Prix, a sports event of this level, requires athletes to be ranked in the top 40 in the world.

There's a World Championship in Paris next June, and you're going to participate. At the Asian Championships in Manila in November, you also need to be present. Other than that, there are no other matches scheduled for you, unless there is a last-minute event. You're going to train intensively to prepare for the Athens Olympics. ”

Li Tai's face was full of excitement, and Wang Ben's face was full of anticipation.

Yin Jintao was a little frustrated, compared to Li Tai, they were not much different, and now Li Tai has the opportunity to participate in world-level competitions.

International competitions, many competitions require athletes to be ranked in the world. Wang Ben: They are not well known to these people now, so there is no ranking.

Zhang Ben's sentence is not only about the temporary arrangement of the competition, but mainly depends on their results in next year's World Championships.

"These coaches you arrange, the Japan Invitational is ......"

Wang Ben was a little puzzled.

"You broke the Asian record at the Asian Games and broke the myth of Japan's unbeaten sprint. Some people in Japan were not convinced, so they naturally wanted to win back a game. Many of their players didn't participate in the Asian Games, so this time you can compete with them. ”

Wang Ben understood, but he was not convinced after losing, and wanted to compete again.

"What celebrities are there at the invitational? For example, a star like Gatlin Powell? Wang Ben was a little indifferent: "If there are no world famous generals, just those little Japan, it's not interesting." ”

Wang Ben's indifferent attitude, Zhang Ben seems to have predicted: "Japanese sprinting itself is not influential enough, and there are not too many internationally famous athletes, so I don't invite those world famous athletes." And this time, Japan is obviously aimed at you. If you appear on the field this time, you will have an appearance fee of $20,000, and if you can win the championship, there will be a reward of $100,000......"

Wang Ben's eyes lit up: "Is there such a good thing in the world?" Why not? ”

Zhang Ben shook his head helplessly and continued: "In the past two days, CCTV reporters will come to you to record a life program, are you interested?" ”

Wang Ben pondered slightly, he didn't understand a little, and said: "If they are interested, I will accompany them, as long as it does not affect my training." ”

"You still train as usual, and you don't need to be interviewed and talked."

Zhang Ben breathed a sigh of relief, the program team is CCTV, and it can't be offended. Moreover, this in itself is a shortcut for athletes to expand their fame, and Zhang Ben still hopes that Wang Ben will agree.

Zhang Ben snapped his fingers: "There are several advertisers looking for you to shoot advertisements, and after negotiation with the Tianguan Center, there are three suitable for you." You have a lot of potential, you only have a one-year contract, the remuneration is still good, and you have time to check it out. Well, the members of the relay team, your respective coaches, will also notify you, endorsement advertisements, there should be you..."