Chapter 402: Pressure and Motivation
"There are a lot of masters in New York here in the United States, and I looked at the list of athletes at the Eugene Grand Prix later, probably because the US Championships are about to start, in the 1200-meter event, the top athletes participate very few, but the 400-meter runners are still okay."
At the end of May, on a flight to New York, Chen Zhongzhou was holding a detailed schedule of the competition and was talking to Ye Qin about the competition arrangements before this year's World Championships.
"I don't actually recommend you to compete in the men's 100m in New York, because there are a lot of top athletes in this race, and if you do, you will be going to face Jason Gaby right away."
"Brother Chen, you know, I just want to find Jason Gaby to run 100 meters and see where my potential is, the two races in Osaka are really not fun to run, I knew that I should have signed up for the 400m event, I can run with Jimmy Warner again, maybe I can have a new PB."
Ye Qin's advice to Chen Zhongzhou is actually very clear, and he has had a long discussion with Chen Zhongzhou and Max Essenbad about the men's 100m event, mainly around the question of whether he should directly face his opponents now if he encounters Asafavir and Jason Gaby.
After all, the men's 100m is no better than others, and the degree of attention is very high. Ye Qin has not yet met a top athlete in the men's 100m event at this time, that is, he has not lost yet.
In the men's 200m event, although Jason Gaby had a better best result than Ye Chin, he still lost to Ye Qin in terms of competition results and medal honors. At this time, Ye Qin is an athlete who can cope with the three events of sprinting in terms of commercial value, breaking 10 meters in the 100 meters, remaining undefeated in the 200 meters, and being able to run under 44.50 seconds in the 400 meters.
But against a top athlete like Jason Gaby, Ye Qin may be easier to say if he loses in the 100m, but in the later races, if he loses to the opponent in the 200m event, his international influence may decline. Especially after the men's 200m at this year's World Championships, Ye Qin, as the previous champion, will inevitably affect his image if he loses to other athletes.
Like the year before and last year, between Asafavir and Jax Thelin, the two actually had the opportunity to coach in many games, but for the sake of their respective image and commercial value, everyone would not be willing to easily compete with each other unless necessary, and give each other their reputation in vain.
"It doesn't matter." Ye Qin shook his head, "I need to compete with a top 100m athlete like Jason Gaby, if I can, I will also compete in the Golden League before the World Championships, and I will compete with Asafavir, if I don't compete with them, I don't know what kind of 100m I can run in the 100m at the World Championships at the end of August." ”
"I'm under pressure." After saying the above words, Ye Qin silently added another sentence to himself in his heart.
After more than 20 million endorsements, Ye Qin saw the commercial value of his popularity, but it also made him feel an unprecedented pressure.
This is a plan that Ye Qin made for himself early on, and he has been able to control a lot of initiative in many of his current training plans, as well as the selection of opponents in the game, which he also chooses by himself.
As for the issue of affecting his current commercial value, this has never been considered by Yechin before, although his agent Max Eschenbaard has also mentioned this aspect, but he did not emphasize one point, that is, small competitions, even the Golden League, do not matter, but in the stage of the World Championships and the Olympic Games, it is the most important.
In the ordinary Grand Prix and Golden League in track and field, it doesn't matter if he keeps losing to other athletes, but as long as he can stand on the stage of the World Championships and the Olympics, his value will not be reduced.
Unless world records can be broken in these races, most people in the world will not pay attention to the IAAF World Tour.
Ye Qin is also very clear now that the most important thing is to be able to go further than to think about things like those who have and don't.
At the beginning of the year, he had already coordinated with the Athletics Management Center and preliminarily confirmed that he would compete in the men's 100m, 200m and 400m events at this year's World Championships.
For all three events, the goal is clear, with the 200m being the top priority and aiming for the championship, the 400m aiming for the top three, and the 100m qualifying for the final as much as possible.
Needless to say, the goals of the 200m and 400m events are what Ye Qin has always wanted, but in the 100m event, he is not sure at this time.
He still hopes that he can go further in the 100m event, and training is naturally the best way.
Like last year's three 60m races, Yechin didn't really care if he lost in the 100m, he just had a thirst and an anticipation to play Jason Gaby and Asafavir.
The two have been arguing over the 100m since the beginning of the year, and Jason Gaby has publicly announced in the media that he will challenge Asafavil.
Yetin didn't want to be an outsider after seeing the atmosphere created by the two of Asafavir and Jax Thelin in the Flyer fight.
With the gradual improvement of Ye Qin's own performance, he is no longer the same as before in his development in the athletics arena, but only a hope.
Now, he feels empowered to turn many of his past ideas into reality.
Just like the time when he had dinner with Liu Yangyu and Da Yao before, at that time, he hoped that one day he would be able to make advertising endorsements like the two of them.
Now he's done it.
Confidence is something that will continue to accumulate with one victory after another.
Ye Qin now has a clear understanding of himself, and he also has a strong self-confidence.
The first Olympic athlete in the men's 200m final, no one had done it before, and he did it.
The first world championship in the men's 200m, no one had done it before, and he did it.
The first Asian to break the 10-second barrier, no one had ever done it before, and he did the same.
Since so many things can be done, what about the next step......
The world record, Liu Yangyu has already achieved it in the men's 110m hurdles, so is it possible for him to do so?
In this year's World Championships, Ye Qin has taken it as an important cornerstone to test his strength.
From the last Osaka Grand Prix, Ye Qin suddenly realized that the Olympics were coming, and he gradually felt more and more urgent in his heart.
This invisible pressure may be given by outsiders, but it is more about his own inner pursuit of upward desire.
Champions, more champions, and more champions to win the championship by beating the best in various other events.
In the past two years, there have been many strong players in international athletics, such as Asafaville, Jason Gaby, Wallace Spearmon, Euse Bot, Jimmy Warner, etc., these are the strongest opponents he needs to face.
This year's World Championships are important for Yechin, and the importance of this competition is whether he can dominate in the 200m event and be competitive for medals or championships in the 100m and 400m events.
Starting from the New York tournament, Ye Qin has listed the schedule of the United States and Europe as his target for training, and he needs to fully improve himself during this time.