Almighty Coach

Dai Li was holding a book in his hand, showing that he was reading it seriously.

"Coach Li, what are you looking at?" Philip glanced at the title of the book: ""Introduction to Super Hypnotism", are you interested in hypnotism?"

"Yes, why don't you try it? I just learned some hypnosis techniques." Dai Li pointed to the book in his hand.

"The things said in this kind of book are actually deceptive. Since the 1950s and 1960s, this kind of book has been flooding the market, and countless publishers reprint it every year." Philip said while Glancing at Li Dai's eager expression, he finally said in a compromised way: "Okay, I won't let you try, it seems that you won't give up, then let's try, and at the same time let you believe that this It's all a scam."

"Great, you sit down first!" Dai Li pointed to the seat in front, then picked up the book, showing a serious look.

"Close your eyes now, listen to me attentively, and don't think about other things in your heart. You are very comfortable and relaxed now, and your whole body is very relaxed... You are standing on the grassland, the endless grassland, the green grass, The blue sky...you want to look down and see that you have grown your feet again, and you start running excitedly, running like crazy..."

While speaking, Dai Li used an athlete patch on Philip.

"That's all right? It seems like nothing happened!" Dai Li peeked at Philip, but found that there was no change on the surface of Philip, and in the system, there were only 199 athlete patches left.

In fact, a month ago, Li Dai did not expect that Philip would be able to run into the Olympic A standard, but the speed of Philip's progress was too fast, and just as Li Dai had judged before, Philip's muscles were weak due to his disability. Less than ordinary athletes, the muscles produce less lactic acid, and are less prone to fatigue. The speed advantage in the next 200 meters is very obvious. It can be said that the 400 meters is simply a sport tailor-made for Philip.

However, the results of the Olympic A standard are already Philip's limit. Today, Philip is at the peak age of track and field athletes, and it is difficult for him to go further.

After returning from Portland, Dai Li planned to use the "athlete patch" cheat for Philip to help him break through his limits. However, Dai Li has never used the Athlete Patch, and he does not know how effective the Athlete Patch is. What Li Dai is worried about is that if the effect of the Athlete Patch is too powerful, Philip's level will be improved by several levels in an instant, and he will become a A difficult thing to explain.

Physical training is a step-by-step process, and even Philip himself would have doubts in his heart if his grades improved suddenly.

So Li Dai simply took a copy of "Introduction to Super Hypnotism" to pretend. If the effect of the athlete's patch was too strong, Li Dai simply pushed it to supernatural phenomena, which saved the need for explanations.

Li Dai finished reading the hypnotic words of "Introduction to Super Hypnotism" according to the script, and then asked Philip to open his eyes, pretending to be expectant and asking, "How do you feel? Is there a feeling of being reborn?"

"Not at all!" Philip shook his head solemnly: "I've said that these things are deceptive. I don't deny that professional psychologists can understand hypnosis, but it is obviously impossible for ordinary people to pass this book "Flooding on the Streets" "Introduction to Super Hypnotism" will become a hypnotist."

"It didn't work! That's such a pity..." Dai Li pretended to be disappointed, then casually threw the "Introduction to Super Hypnotism" aside, and stood up: "Then let's continue training!"

...

Philip only felt that his running was very smooth. He even had an illusion that his legs were not equipped with prosthetics, and his feet were back!

In the next second, the pain from the position of the fixed prosthesis on the knee made Philip's thoughts clearer.

"My feet are already gone!" Philip suddenly felt sad, but the smooth feeling from his legs became more and more clear. Philip once again inexplicably felt that his feet were not lost.

"How could this be? It has been so many years since I came back from Iraq, and I have long adapted to life without feet. Why do I always have this strange feeling today?" Philip suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He was too disabled. For a long time, I have even begun to forget what it feels like to walk with my feet.

"Could it be the hypnosis just now!" Philip shook his head violently.

"What the hell are you thinking about! That kind of "Introduction to Super Hypnotism" on the street? Only people like Coach Li who have just come to the United States will believe it!"

...

The athlete selection system in the United States is different from that in China. Domestic athletes are selected layer by layer, from sports schools, city teams, provincial teams, and then to the national team. In the end, those who can represent the national team in international competitions must be the best players in the national team. If there is a certain international competition, the players will also be selected within the national team. sporting event.

The athlete training system in the United States is different. Their athletes usually fight on their own. There are no provincial or municipal teams. When it comes to international competitions, they first select athletes, then form a national team, and then represent the country to participate in international competitions.

The selection of participating athletes is carried out through competitions, and the winners and losers are determined in one battle. For example, if there are three entries in a certain event, the top three in the trials will participate in the competition. Athletes' fame and past achievements will not be used as reference objects. Even if a world record holder runs fourth in the trials, he will not be able to represent the United States in the competition.

In the history of the US track and field team, there have often been world champions and even world record holders who stumbled in the trials and then were unable to participate in some important international events. For example, there was once a 100-meter sprint athlete who just broke the world record the year before, but did not enter the top three in the Olympic trials in the second year, so he missed the Olympics.

If this kind of selection system is placed in many other countries, it is obviously impossible to happen. If the athlete is a world champion, is the world record holder of the event, or once was the world record holder, then even if the athlete is lame, he can get a place to participate in an important international event, even if the athlete can't run a step after starting Even if the athlete limped to the finish line, he was still eligible to compete.

This kind of athlete selection system in the United States can be regarded as having advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is naturally that it is more fair, the game determines the outcome, everyone has equal opportunities, and there will be no personal relationships, or high-level internal decisions. American athletes have always advocated individual heroism and have no concept of collectivism. Americans are also good at safeguarding their own personal interests. Sacrificing their own interests for the collective development of style is against mainstream American values.

The disadvantages are also obvious, the selected athletes may not be the most suitable for the competition. In this selection system in which the winner is determined in one battle, the element of luck will affect the final result. If a player with average strength happens to perform exceptionally well in the selection competition and enter the top three, or if a strong player occasionally performs abnormally and fails to enter the top three, the result will be a relatively weak person participating in the international competition.

Therefore, if you count the contestants of the previous World Championships and Olympic Games in the United States, you will always find a few unknown contestants who did not achieve any decent results in the competition. After the competition, they disappeared in the crowd. They belong to The kind of guy who gets lucky in tryouts.

Of course, this is also because Americans are strong enough in sports and have enough talents, so they use this selection method. If you switch to other countries, there are only a few athletes who can be used back and forth, and you must not dare to learn the American way of selecting athletes.

...

In Sacramento, central California, at Cal State University Stadium, where the U.S. trials for the world championships in track and field will be held.

The United States is a strong country in track and field, so the World Championships trials naturally gathered the world's best athletes. Many world-renowned track and field athletes appeared here, working hard for a ticket to the World Championships. There are also many lesser-known and unknown players participating. They may not be for tickets to the World Championships. They hope to gain some fame through this opportunity.

In the registration area, Philip walked towards the registration office with a worried expression on his face. He had already downloaded the registration form from the Internet and filled in the registration information. Now he only needs to hand in the registration form and let the staff review it.

For Philip, he is not a seed player who can directly participate in the main match as stipulated by the tournament, so he can only start with the qualifying round, and only after getting the qualifying places in the qualifying round can he participate in the following main match.

Not far away, other athletes who submitted their entry forms also saw Philip.

"That person looks so familiar! Who is it, I can't remember it for a while."

"Isn't he a Blade Runner?"

"Blade Warrior? The black actor who beat the vampire? It seems thinner than it looks in the movie, and it doesn't look so dark!"

"It's not the Blade movie, it's a disabled athlete who lost both feet, what's his name... by the way, Barron Phillips! He has a nickname, 'Blade,' and he's very popular on the West Coast. Famous."

"When you said that, I remembered! I heard that he has maintained the world records in three disabled events. Did you say he came to watch the competition? I went to the wrong place. I should go to the stadium to watch the competition. This is the registration office .”

"Maybe he came with a friend! He walked towards the registration office and took out a piece of paper from his bag. Is that the registration form?"

"Registration form? How is it possible? He wants to register for the competition? Don't be kidding, this is not the Paralympic Games! He must have asked someone else to submit the registration form."

"But according to the rules, if you are not a seed player, you must submit the registration form yourself!"

"Then he may be here to send off the documents. In short, I don't believe it. He is here to sign up. He is a disabled person. How can he compete with normal people?"

At the same time, at the registration office, the staff also received Philip's registration form.

Philip usually walks like a normal person, so the staff did not see that Philip was a disabled person.

"Barron Philip." The staff looked at Philip's name, and he only thought it was a little familiar, but he didn't immediately think of it as the well-known disabled athlete. If the nickname "Blade Warrior" was mentioned, Presumably the staff would immediately think of Philip's identity.

"This name sounds familiar, but it's normal. I've probably heard the names of these contestants. Except for the most famous ones, who would remember them so clearly?" The staff member shook his head, and then look down.

"I signed up for the 400-meter event. Although the competition in this event is not as good as the 100-meter and 200-meter events, it is still very fierce. My personal best time is 45.51 seconds, which is good. It is already within the Olympic A standard. This competition As long as you reach the Olympic B standard of 45.95, you can participate in the qualifying competition."

"The time to create a personal best result was two weeks ago, and it also meets the registration requirements. As long as the results created within two years are counted. The venue is Portland, and the competition is the Portland Disabled Athletics Classic? The Disabled Classic ?”

The staff member's eyes widened suddenly, and he read it several times to make sure that he was not mistaken.

"Disabled person, what the hell is this?"