Following in Bolt's footsteps

Chapter 310 Final ([-]) Don't Give Up

"Marcel, where are you going?"

At 19:10 Doha time, Lamont Marcel Jacobs left the stadium dejectedly. He wanted to go straight back to the hotel, but a familiar voice came from behind him.

Jacobs turned around and looked. It was a tall and thin man with thick eyebrows and deep eyes. Unlike himself with a beautiful beard, someone shaved off the beard on his chin and lips, leaving only a faint green stubble.

"Gianmarco, my brother!" Jacobs walked over to hug him, and said angrily in his arms, "I failed, both Philip and I failed, my opponent is too strong! The Chinese SU next to me started so fast, which made my rhythm messed up. Maybe I am not so suitable for running 100 meters."

Gianmarco Temberi was half a head taller than Jacobs, and he gently stroked Jacobs' bald head to comfort him: "It's okay Marcel, think about it, you've already run to 10 seconds this year 03 Yes, you've been making progress!"

"But I'm already 25 years old!" Jacobs let go of Tanberry, looked back at the brightly lit Khalifa Stadium, and blamed himself: "Uzi, Coleman, Degrass...Which one of them is not here? Can you run under 22 seconds before the age of 10? I heard that there is a Chinese kid in 00 in the second group. I am 6 years older than him, but I couldn’t match his performance in the semi-finals!”

Turnberry was speechless for a moment. He and Jacobs had been good friends for many years, and Jacobs was two years younger than him. In fact, he always regarded him as a younger brother in his heart.

He can understand Jacobs' mood, because Tambury also doubted himself in his career. He has experienced more games than Jacobs, and he once wanted to give up and walk away when he fell into a trough. As a high jumper, it can even be said that he has not gotten out of this "trough" until now.

Destiny loves to tease mortals. Tamburi still remembers how he was praised by the people after he set an Italian national record of 2016 meters in Monaco in the Diamond League in 2.

At that time, he had the same glory for a while, and people thought that he would become the biggest opponent of Mumtaz Issa Barhim and Derek Duroin in the Rio Olympics, and he had the ability and opportunity to leave a mark in the history of Olympic track and field. The next page belongs to him.

But injuries will not come to Tamberry when he is ready. In a training session before the Olympics, he was accidentally injured, which made him at the peak miss the most desired Olympic Games.

17年在踌躇中渡过，18年赛季后半段跳出过一次2米33和一次2米30，以为自己会慢慢恢到巅峰状态，但随后又是一波低谷。

This year he only participated in two games, 2 meters 28 in Rome and 2 meters 19 in Rabat. Tambery has no idea about his current state. It is estimated that he will appear from the qualifying round at most and then be the bottom of the final.

What is the difference between the 12 places in the high jump final and the bottom there, and Jacobs' semi-final exit?

For a moment, Tenberry wanted to be decadent with Jacobs, but he couldn't do it, because Jacobs was not only a [-]-meter runner, but also a member of the Italian relay team. He must be responsible for the honor of the team!
"Marcel, I saw a documentary about Chinese track and field last year. The main character in it is undoubtedly Uzi, but do you know who left the deepest impression on me?"

Jacobs didn't know why his good brother asked him this question. He also watched that video. At that time, he was still worrying about the transfer. It was that video that made him determined to give up the long jump and focus on at 100 meters.

"It's not Uzi, could it be that very flamboyant Zhang? He's really impressive, puff—" Thinking of the Chinese high jumper in the documentary who would make all kinds of flirty moves after passing a pole, Ya Jacobs didn't hold back for a moment.

"Hh," Tamberry also smiled, but then said sternly: "No, it's not him, but the SU who messed you up in the semifinals!"

Jacobs was even more puzzled: "Why him? In any comparison, Uzi is more eye-catching. He is so powerful and has refreshed the world's perception of Asian athletes by himself."

"Because he didn't choose to give up at the age of 25!"

Turnberry almost yelled this sentence, which immediately attracted the attention of some tourists around him, but those who looked at them saw that they were not star athletes, so they didn't pay attention to them.

Turnberry saw that Jacobs was overwhelmed by this sentence, so he lowered his volume and continued to persuade: "He is bigger than you and me. The oldest player besides Mike Rodgers, you said you haven't run under 100 seconds at the age of 25, is he?"

"Maybe you have focused all your attention on Uzi, who is so radiant, and you haven't seen this 'old man' who is not tall and handsome. Maybe you know that his PB reached 9 seconds. The second person. But when you are your age, his results are not much better than yours, he can run under 88 seconds at the age of 26, why can't you?"

Tamburi put his hands on Jacobs' shoulders, and said to him softly and gently: "Now is not the time to give up, you still have tasks to complete, your teammate, Federico Catagno, Davide Mananti, and Philippe Totu, they need you!"

There was a gap of 3.5~3 hours between the men's [-]m semi-finals and the final at the Doha World Championships, so there was plenty of time, so Wu Ziyi and Su Bingtian had enough rest time, and they didn't need to just return to the warm-up field like the Rio Olympics The rest area starts warming up again.

The two returned to the waiting room and lay on the bed to receive massages from Ali and Zhu Zhiwei leisurely. Wu Ziyi even put on headphones and prepared to take a nap before the game. It only takes about half an hour of light sleep, and the spirit will be refreshed. Freshen up.

Of course, before the light sleep, there is one thing that must be done before the game, and Wu Ziyi has prepared for a long time-add points.

After the Diamond League Rome station, Wu Ziyi participated in the Ostrava Challenge, the Diamond League Lausanne station, London station, Birmingham station, Paris station, Zurich station, Brussels station, a total of 4 shots of 100 meters, 4 shots of 200 meters, According to the reward rules of the system, a total of 30 points have been accumulated!
Stamina: 98 (-1.8~+0.8)

Speed: 99 (-1.0~+0.4)

Strength: 98 (-1.1~+0.6)

Response: 94 (-1.3~+0.8)

Distributable points: 30
[Adrenaline] remaining: 0
Wu Ziyi has already planned the priority of adding points, so there is no need to hesitate at this time. 10 points are allocated to [Speed], and 15 points are allocated to [Strength]. Following the principle of not wasting, Wu Ziyi assigned 4 points to it.

Stamina: 98 (-1.8~+0.8)

Speed: 100 (-1.0~+0.4)

Strength: 100 (-1.2~+0.5)

Response: 95 (-1.4~+0.7)

Distributable points: 1
[Adrenaline] remaining: 0
After adding points, go to sleep!
(End of this chapter)