Dai Li walked to Fang Haiquan and asked, "Are you nervous?"
"Ah? No, you're not nervous!" Fang Haiquan reluctantly laughed, but his tone betrayed him.
"Fang Haiquan, look over there!" Li Dai pointed to the stands not far away and pointed in the direction where Fang Dalu was sitting.
"My dad! Why is he here?" Fang Haiquan looked surprised.
"I invited him here." Li Dai put on a serious expression and continued: "Don't you always want to prove yourself in front of your father? Now you have this opportunity, your father is here, He is watching your game, and you look at his expression, and he also hopes that you can succeed, are you going to give up this opportunity?"
There was a complicated expression on Fang Haiquan's face, with surprise, expectation, and uneasiness intertwined together.
Dai Li went on to say: "Your father has never supported you in practicing long jump. He wants you to go to England to study. So now you have to fight for your future. You need to let your father know that you have the talent for long jump. You can become an excellent long jumper! You have to win the competition, not only for a championship, but also for your years of hard work, your mother's support for you, and now it's time for you to reap the fruits of success!"
"Win this game, achieve results, and prove yourself. You will have the confidence to say 'no' in front of your father. You can continue to ride on the field. More importantly, you can win the right to choose your own future path!" Dai Li took a deep breath and put his hands on Fang Haiquan's shoulders:
"Haiquan, look at me, you are the best long jumper I have ever seen. I believe you can do it. You are the best! Now, don't think about other things or your results. You just need to remember Stay tight and use all your strength to complete this jump! What you have to do now is not to defeat your opponent, but to fight for yourself to have the power to choose the future!"
After Dai Li finished speaking, he patted Fang Haiquan's shoulder hard.
Fang Haiquan walked onto the field, and what Dai Li just said repeatedly came to his mind.
He thought of his love for long jump, his mother's support, and his father's opposition. He thought of his parents having a big fight because of his practice of long jump.
He had been confused, he had doubted himself, he had wanted to give up on long jump. Fortunately, his rebellion and stubbornness in adolescence had allowed him to persevere until now. But now, Dai Li's words were like a layer of window paper, making Fang Haiquan think through a lot of things. matter.
"Choose the future! The coach is right, that is my future, I want to control it myself!" Fang Haiquan turned his head and looked at the stands in the distance and saw his father's figure.
"Dad, today I will prove to you that I will become a long jumper! I will prove that my choice is correct!"
At this moment, Fang Haiquan's eyes were full of determination. He was no longer nervous, no longer hesitant, no longer hesitant, and no longer confused. Yang Gang, the opponent, had been forgotten in his mind, and his eyes reflected the running track in front of him. In this second, he seemed to be a different person.
…
"Hai Quan..." Fang Dalu in the stands muttered his son's name silently. Although he was far away, he could feel that Fang Haiquan's temperament had changed. In other words, he had never seen such a person. Fang Haiquan.
Those unwavering eyes and unwavering expression made Fang Dalu seem to see himself when he was young!
At that time, Fang Dalu was still in the entrepreneurial stage, and he was also like this. Even if he kept running into obstacles, he never wavered in his confidence. It is precisely because of the support of faith that he can reach today and become the helmsman of a large group worth tens of billions.
At this moment, Fang Dalu suddenly realized that his son had grown up and was no longer the little kid with a runny nose in his memory. The moment he stood on the field, he had already shown a different version of himself.
"My son has grown up!" Fang Dalu sighed softly, feeling an indescribable sadness in his heart, as if he was an old bird about to watch his children leave the nest.
"This stubborn temper is the same as when I was young. He is worthy of being my son!"
In the next second, Fang Dalu burst out laughing again, with encouragement in his eyes.
"The son of our continent will not give in easily!"
"Son, you are my pride! I will always be proud!"
…
At the scene, no one was optimistic about Fang Haiquan. With a score of 7.79 meters, there would still be a chance of a reversal if it were placed at the U20 level, but in the U18 level competition, if you want to reverse it, unless a miracle happens.
"The runner-up in the Provincial Youth Games is a very good result!"
"He can jump 7.66 meters at the age of 16. The provincial team will definitely focus on training him. Entering the national team is just around the corner. This young man should be satisfied."
There were people talking quietly around him, and Zhao Shouliang felt irritable because of this.
Zhao Shouliang knew that he was about to win, but deep down in his heart, he didn't have the slightest sense of accomplishment. Yang Gang was actually 21 years old. He defeated a 16-year-old opponent, and the victory was still ups and downs. As a coach, Zhao Shouliang How can there be a sense of accomplishment.
"This Li Dai!" Zhao Shouliang glared at Li Dai again. He knew that in terms of training athletes, Li Dai was indeed better than him. However, considering that Li Dai could stand alone in the provincial youth team at such a young age, Li Dai Zhao Shouliang's future is by no means comparable to that of Zhao Shouliang.
"I want to take revenge on Dai Li. Today may be the only chance, the only chance I can trample on Dai Li! Since it is the only chance, I must cherish it..." Zhao Shouliang's eyes revealed. Feeling cruel, he wished he could immediately go forward and humiliate Dai Li, completely venting the suppressed emotions in his heart over the past two years.
…
Dai Li didn't know whether what he just said had any effect.
In fact, at this time, Fang Haiquan can only fight with his back against the wall. What Li Dai hopes is that Fang Haiquan can truly understand this, put down all the psychological baggage, not be affected by other external factors, and work hard to complete the last jump.
"When faced with pressure, some people will choose to give up, while others will choose to face the difficulties. Fang Haiquan, don't let me down. I hope you can fight to the death instead of just waiting for death. You are a Long jump genius, you may face many similar situations in the future, no matter what, you must learn to defeat yourself, this is the only way for you!"
Applauding and shouting "come on", Li Dai did everything he could do, and then it all depends on Fang Haiquan's performance.
Li Dai wanted to close his eyes and pray silently, but he did not dare to look at Fang Haiquan's last jump. He was worried that he would not be able to bear it.
But Li Dai still tried his best to keep his eyes wide open and stared at Fang Haiquan carefully, paying attention to his every move.
This last jump was a test for Fang Haiquan, and it was also a test for Li Dai. As a coach, being under pressure with athletes is a lesson that must be experienced. At this time, the coach is the most solid backing for the athletes. Even if it is a losing situation, the coach cannot show the slightest flinch. If even the coach shrinks, the athletes will naturally be unable to withstand it.
Dai Li tried very hard to calm down, and he really did it!
Li Dai couldn't help but thank Jiang Aiguo. In that weightlifting grand prix, Jiang Aiguo also faced adversity. At that time, Li Dai was a little panicked, but it was Jiang Aiguo who came to comfort Li Dai. After that time, Dai Li grew up and learned to calm down when facing a desperate situation.
"Speaking of which, Chiang Kai-shek is about to retire!"
When this idea flashed through Dai Li's mind, Fang Haiquan had already rushed to the springboard.
Take off!
Fang Haiquan was already leaping high, as if he had turned into a dexterous macaque, flying in the air. His movements were perfect, even comparable to the elegant dance postures of those ballet dancers.
At this moment, his thinking seemed to have stopped, and all that was left were the instinctive movements of his body. However, this instinct was extremely focused!
But Dai Li's eyes were focused on the referee's hands.
The referee has a white flag in one hand and a red flag in the other. White means there is no foul in the take-off, while red means the take-off failed.
The referee seemed to be demonstrating his professionalism. He did not hesitate at all and raised the flag immediately after Fang Haiquan took off.
"White flag! Success!" Li Dai let out a long breath and immediately turned his attention to Fang Haiquan.
Fang Haiquan has entered the stage of falling. He has maintained the balance of his body and is pushing forward with his legs, hoping to get a more forward landing point.
"It's about to land!" At this second, Fang Haiquan leaned his center of gravity forward as much as possible, and at the same time tried to raise his legs too high, hoping to increase the gliding distance and delay the landing.
"Plop!" Fang Haiquan finally fell into the sand pool.
But his game did not end there. He clenched his teeth, exerted force on his waist and abdomen, and straightened his body without destroying the traces he left in the sand pool.
"Perfect!" Dai Li couldn't help shouting.
"It's over!" Zhao Shouliang shouted something bad.
People's attention has been focused on the outside of the sand pool. On the parallel measurement marks, they are comparing the traces in the sand pool.
"It passed 7.8 meters! It must have passed 7.8 meters! There is no dispute about it!"
"He won! The 16-year-old genius won! The 16-year-old genius actually won!"
"It's unbelievable. At the age of 16, the score is over 7.8 meters. This is the first time I have seen such a powerful athlete."
"Wonderful, so wonderful, with the last jump, he completed the winning goal!"
Zhao Shouliang was even more surprised and said, "How is it possible! How can we lose?"
Amid everyone's exclamations, the surveyor also gave Fang Haiquan's final score.
"7 meters 84!"
————
This is today’s chapter 21. The first twenty chapters are commitments, and chapter 21 is sincerity. Thank you for your support. Whenever I think of you being by my side to support me and encourage me, I will also feel the same in my heart. Full of pride!