Rivers handed his resignation letter to Athletics Association CEO Williams with an anxious look on his face.
Williams took the resignation letter and asked at the same time: "Coach Rivers, why do you want to resign?"
"I don't think I'm qualified for the job of head coach." Rivers showed a very embarrassed expression, and then continued: "My personal level is average and my ability is limited, so I am not recognized by the athletes. Our training has encountered There are many obstacles and the implementation is not smooth.”
At this time, Rivers even felt a little lucky that Irvine ignored his love and gave him an excuse to resign. As the head coach, he was unable to lead the entire team. Rivers felt that this excuse to resign was very difficult. Plenty, and Williams shouldn't be able to turn him down.
Although Rivers said it more tactfully, Williams nodded to show that he understood.
As the leader of the track and field association, Williams must of course follow up on the daily training of the track and field team, so he knows that Rivers has no prestige at all, and he also knows that Rivers is really doing what he does in the national team. Can't go down anymore.
"The main reason is that Irvin does not recognize Rivers. He does not give Rivers the corresponding respect, so other athletes have followed Irvin's example. It seems that I need to solve Irvin's problem first, if he continues to be like this , no matter who comes to be the head coach of this national team, he will not be able to do it."
Thinking of this, Williams also felt extremely helpless.
Alvin is not an ordinary athlete, he is the king of the 400 meters. When an athlete reaches Alvin's level, he has no need to give face to the track and field association. On the contrary, the Athletics Association needs Alvin to participate in competitions, gather popularity, attract more sponsors, and increase the commercial value of the Athletics Association.
Moreover, this year's U.S. team was affected by the doping scandal. A large number of athletes were forced to withdraw from the competition, and the U.S. team had very few gold medal points left. At this time, the USA Track and Field Association needed Alvin to fight for a gold medal, lest he The U.S. team lost so ugly in the Olympics.
In general, it was the Athletics Association that wanted Alvin, so even Williams, the CEO of the Athletics Association, did not dare to force Alvin to do anything. At most, he would discuss it. Williams makes a certain request, and if Alvin agrees, it will be to give you face; if Alvin does not agree, the Athletic Association will still have to worship Alvin as a living Buddha.
No matter what the matter is, it is always unpleasant to beg for help, but for this Olympics, Williams is willing to go all out. He must have a good communication with Irvine, so he accepted Rivers' resignation. After writing the letter, Williams went to the training ground in person and invited Irvin to the training room.
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Williams handed a bottle of mineral water that had not been opened to Irvin, and then said: "Jimmy, Coach Rivers has submitted his letter of resignation."
"Oh." Alvin just agreed, showing no emotion at all.
"Jimmy, I want to know if you are dissatisfied with Coach Rivers?" Williams asked with a smile on his face.
"Dissatisfaction? It's impossible to talk about it!" Alvin shook his head: "I just think his training level is very average and he is not qualified for the position of head coach of the national team. Mr. Williams, you know that Gao Level sports training is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. If the coach's personal level is not up to standard, the athlete's strength will decline. So I did not follow Rivers' instructions. I thought that with his training level, not only could I not maintain the current level, In some competitive situations, there may be a decline in performance."
"So that's it!" Williams deliberately made a look of realization, and then said: "But you must know something about our current situation. The doping scandal a few days ago has a great impact on us. All over the United States, Most of the first-class track and field coaches are involved. It is really difficult for us to find a high-level track and field coach to lead the national team. Rivers is the better choice we can find at the moment."
"I can understand what you said." Although Alvin said "understand", his expression still showed a look of disregard.
Just listen to Williams continue to say: "Now that Rivers has resigned, we have to continue to look for a new coach to replace Rivers, but under the current situation, the candidate we can find may not be better than Rivers." Too many, and maybe in your opinion, that is a coach with poor abilities. But for the sake of the US team, I hope you can accommodate the new head coach and cooperate with his training."
As Williams spoke, he secretly observed Alvin's expression, expecting Alvin to nod and agree.
However, to Williams' disappointment, Alvin did not nod, but shook his head.
"Mr. Williams, what I can do is not to cause trouble to the new head coach, but if the new head coach cannot keep me in my current state, I will not follow his training plan. Alvin said.
Williams suddenly showed a helpless expression. What he had said for a long time was in vain, but there was no point in not causing trouble for the new coach. Now the entire track and field team is following Alvin's lead. If the new coach's training plan is not good, With Alvin's approval, he is nothing more than the second Rivers, who will eventually leave in despair.
Seeing the embarrassment on Williams' face, Alvin felt that he should make some concessions, and he said, "Mr. Williams, I think it's better to do this. I won't participate in the next national team training. I will continue to follow." My old coach was training so I wouldn’t be a disruption to other athletes, and I felt like that was a viable solution.”
"You don't want to participate in the training camp? That's not okay! Absolutely not!" Williams immediately shook his head.
Alvin is the top star of the U.S. track and field team, and the Track and Field Association also hopes that he will gather some popularity and attract some attention. From this perspective, Alvin's symbolic significance is even greater than its actual significance. If Alvin didn't come, it would be like there were no giant pandas in the zoo, and it would lose a lot of color in an instant.
"Then I really have no choice." Alvin also looked helpless.
However, the next second, Williams thought of an idea.
"Alvin, since you are hesitant about the new coach we have found, I think it would be better for our Athletics Association to simply recruit your coach to the national team and let him continue to coach you as the coach of our national team. This way it won't delay your training. I think this plan should be feasible, right?" Williams asked proudly.
Alvin thought for a while and replied: "This is indeed a feasible method, but I think Coach Li may not be willing to agree. He may not have the energy, and he may not be willing to succumb to others and just be an ordinary coach. .”
"Coach Li? He's your coach, right? What's his full name?" Williams asked subconsciously. At this time, he still regarded Dai Li's surname as "LEE" in English, which is also a relatively common surname in British and American countries.
"His name is Dai Li. He has a chain of physical training centers in Los Angeles. You may have heard of him." Alvin answered.
"Dai Li? That Chinese coach! So he is your coach! By the way, I remembered, he is also Justin Alexander's coach!" Williams showed a surprised expression.
At the same time, Williams' mind began to come alive.