Icahn Stadium, New York, 2 June 2007.

The afternoon weather was at its warmest of the day, but the stadium was bustling with activity, with a large number of ticketed spectators pouring into the stadium.

Today is the time of the annual Reebok Grand Prix in New York, and as a track and field powerhouse, the only two Grand Prix in the United States, whether it is the Grand Prix in New York or the Grand Prix in Eugene, have attracted the attention of many track and field athletes across the United States.

At the same time, in addition to the United States, a large number of good athletes from Central, South America, Asia, and Africa also come to participate in the competition, aiming to compete with high-level athletes in the United States.

The overall quality of the athletes who compete each year is in many cases not inferior to that of the Super Grand Prix and the Golden League in Europe.

"Hi Yechin, I heard you're going to compete in the men's 100m?"

On the life track at Icahn Stadium, Yusse Bot looked at Ye Chin, who had just finished his warm-up, and asked him with a grin.

"The 100m is the crown of athletics, and I want to wear it." Ye Qin looked at Yusse Bot and gently touched the other party's shoulder, and replied with a smile.

"Oh, Crown, I didn't expect you to have such ambitions." Yusse Bor supported his forehead with a few fingers, and then replied, seemingly thoughtfully, "I think I should talk to Asafa about a Chinese kid who wants to take the crown from him." ”

"Haha, I don't need you to say it, I'll run a few 100-meter races with Asafa and feel the style of the world's flyers."

Yusse-Bote's eyes widened slightly, and he felt that it was a little strange that Ye Qin wanted to challenge Asafah, but then he felt that it was normal, after all, athletes have a strong heart and want to be the strongest.

Thinking of this, he asked in a low voice, "Man, you have to tell, how does it feel to practice 100 meters?" Wouldn't it be easier than 200 meters? ”

"It's okay, I think the main thing is to practice the start, and the rest doesn't need to be particularly deliberate."

A lot of the training in the sprint program is common, speed, strength, speed endurance, etc., but there are also aspects that are slightly emphasized. The 400m event will focus on speed and endurance, while the 100m will focus on explosiveness, which is power.

Hearing Yusse Bot ask about this, Ye Qin was still a little surprised, looked at the other party and asked with a smile, "Yuse, do you also have this idea?" Didn't you say try 400 meters? I'm waiting for you to beat Jimmy Warner and Sean Merritt in the 400m. ”

The two had joked before, the men's 200m and men's 400m both events had to participate, and one person would win a championship at that time, but the men's 200m world champion Ye Qin had already won, but in the 400m event, there was still a lot of distance from Jimmy Warner.

"I think it's probably easier to run 100 meters than 400 meters." Yusse Bot pouted and spread his hands, "Coach Mills and Pearct have wanted me to try to run 400 meters since last year, you know, it's so hard to practice 400 meters, I think I'm going to break down." ”

Mills is Usse Both's coach, and Yechin knows that, having met this chubby middle-aged black man at last year's World Junior Championships. As for Piert, Yechin had heard Eusse-Bot mention that this was his agent, who had been taking care of his financial affairs for a long time.

In 2005 and 2006, Usse Bot had reached the top five and six in the world in the men's 200m, with both Glenn Mills and Norman Piert pushing Yusse Bot to pick up the men's 400m that he had thrown away since Athens '04.

In 2003, Yusse Bote broke the Jamaican high school record in the 200m and 400m with a time of 20.25 seconds and 45.35 seconds respectively, and then ranked sixth among all-time young track and field athletes in the 400m.

If it weren't for the fact that he had completely lost interest in the 400m due to his over-training before the Olympics, it is estimated that he would have continued to train for the men's 400m.

Michael Johnson's second place at the time was no joke, and at the age of 16 he was able to run the record that Michael Johnson could only run at the age of 20.

"The coach said that my height and size were not suitable for running 100 meters, and as soon as the gun rang out, I didn't have time to accelerate before others ran several distances." Although Yusse Bot wanted to try the men's 100m, he obviously didn't have much confidence, but his heart was full of resistance to the men's 400m event, so he couldn't help but come up to ask after seeing Ye Qin's special men's 100m.

Ye Qin glanced up and down at Usai Bot before saying: "I think it's okay, I used to start slowly and accelerate slowly, you see Jason Gaby too, but we have been training in this area since we have been special, and I think the improvement is still very fast." ”

"Ye Qin, you are almost 10 centimeters shorter than me." Yusse Bot smiled and stretched out his hand to rub Yechin's head.

"Don't move." Ye Qin twisted his head slightly, his hair is now very short and round, which is a bit similar to the style of mainstream European and American athletes. After letting go of Yusse-Both's big hand, Ye Qin continued, "No one dictates the height of an athlete who runs 100 meters, your explosiveness and stride, you may start slower in front, but after accelerating, it is enough to surpass most people." ”

"Hahaha, Ye Chin, I like your statement." Yusse Bot laughed, although he and Yechin and Wallace Spearmon came from various countries and didn't see each other much in a year, the friendship they had built on the field was quite strong, and they were relatively clear about each other's technical characteristics, and occasionally discussed this aspect in private.

"I'm serious." Ye Qin recalled the technical characteristics of Yusai Both, and his face was very solemn. From the beginning of the 03 World Junior Championships to know Yousebot, it has been three or four years now, Ye Qin has some understanding of the technical style and characteristics on the field, and later in order to learn various starting and running techniques, Ye Qin has watched the competition videos of various players in recent years.

In Ye Chin's opinion, Yusse Bot has explosiveness, fast cadence and large stride, and if he runs 100 meters, the results should be very good.

"Think about it, Francis Obikviru, he's not that much shorter than you, he's not doing the same in the men's 100m, it's very good." Yechin went on to give an example.

"Francis Obikviru?" Yusse-Bot is naturally no stranger to this name, and there are actually only a small number of sprinters who can be remembered and have performed well, and many times, the rise of a top sprinter has basically been entrenched in the list for at least several years.

Francis Obikwiru, a native of Nigeria, was a double champion in the men's 100m and 200m at the 1996 World Junior Championships before becoming a Portuguese citizen in 2000 due to a dispute with the sporting department. In the men's 100m event at the 2004 Athens Olympics, he finished one hundredth of a second behind Jax Thelin and one hundredth of a second behind Maurice Green, winning the silver medal in the 100m with a time of 9.86 seconds.

Last year, in 2006, he was voted Europe's best male track and field athlete.

Both Yechin and Yusse Bot have met Francis Obikviru, and although they are not familiar with the track and field athlete, they are not unfamiliar with the track and field athlete. Although it is not known how tall Obikviru is, it is estimated that it should be between 191-193.

Yusse Bot is a few centimeters taller than Keviru, but in Yechin's opinion, it is not a problem at all, after all, in the men's 200m event, Yusai Bot has fully proved himself.

Last year's best time in the men's 200m was 19.88 seconds, and the Lausanne Super Grand Prix was a race that brought together Jason Gaby, Xavier Carter and Yousse Both.

In the men's 200-meter event, he can run within 19.90 seconds, and Ye Qin knows the absolute speed ability of Yusse Both, and he feels that the opponent has the strength and ability to run 100 meters.

On the other hand, Ye Qin knows very well that in a situation like Yusse Bote, it is either the men's 100m or the men's 400m, and since the men's 400m Yusse Bot is very resistant, it is better to run the men's 100m directly.

"Dude, you gave me a lot of confidence." Yusse Bot grinned, although he had not yet had a showdown with the coach and his agent, but he had already made up his mind silently in his heart.

The reason why he discussed this with Ye Qin instead of Wallace Spearmon is that Wallace Spearmon considered the men's 100m last year, while Ye Qin obviously ran both the 200m and 400m, and now that he is also in the men's 100m, the two should have a little more common language.

Of course, if Jason Gaby is willing to say these things to him, Yusse Bot thinks it would be better, after all, at this time, Yechin has just opened the 10-second mark in the men's 100m event, and Jason Gaby has already run under 9.90 seconds.

"I'll give you more confidence." Ye Qin pointed to the track in the distance, "I'm going to run 100 meters with Jason Gaby, Derek Atkins, Sean Crowder, and I'll see how I perform." ”

"Of course. I'll be sure to keep an eye on your performance. ”

Yusse Bot smiled and stretched out his fist to touch Ye Qin, for his own men's 100m, he has been looking for a reference to increase his confidence, and he also knows that he still needs to prove himself in the field in the future, so as to gain the initiative to communicate with the coach and agent.