Chapter 263 The Peak Battle

Li Tian got up from the bed with pain in pain, as if he had been trampled by five adult African elephants, and there was no trace of the chic and handsomeness he had on weekdays.

"You should have said it earlier! You can use this or we will mobilize all of us." Wu Peng said with his strong arm around the poor "Little Red Riding Hood".

"That's right, I feel that it's okay at all. You know, we have worked very hard too!" Chen Zuo shook his arm, as if he was proving his fatigue after exerting too much force just now.

"But...but you didn't give me a chance to speak!" Li Tian said in a low voice with great grievance.

"Uh..., is that right?" Chen Zuo asked his "ccomplices" around him in surprise.

"Uh..., it seems... that's the case..." Wu Peng, who was proud just now, couldn't help but lower his voice octave at this time, and replied embarrassedly. However, Li Tian felt that he was even more unjust than Dou E's wrong. After agreeing to the various "reasonable conditions" proposed by several "wolf grandmothers", he was finally able to sit on the sofa.

The aftermath of the news was still very strong until the next day. Chinese and foreign media were "hot-promoting" the cooperation between Adidas and Li Tian. Even some economic experts joined in for discussion and conducted various analysis and comparisons on the prospects of cooperation between the two sides. Sports fans and Li Tian's loyal FANS were naturally very interested in this. Newspapers, magazines, TV news, and each one was watched with relish. But Li Tian had to put aside his overly excited mood immediately. The men's 50m freestyle final on the afternoon of the third competition day required him to treat it 100% wholeheartedly.

"Xiaotian, the final of the 50-meter freestyle in the afternoon. This is your first individual final in swimming. How are you preparing? Do you have confidence?" Coach Zhao Ge called Li Tian to his room early in the morning. As one of Li Tian's head coaches, Zhao Ge naturally always cared about his beloved disciple's condition. What's more, Li Tian just signed that huge contract yesterday. Excited and excited are naturally inevitable, but excessive emotional fluctuations will have a great impact on the competition, especially the 50-meter ultra-short distance competition.

"Coach, I know what you are worried about. I am also a 'old athlete'. I know what to do!" After participating in so many international competitions, Li Tian naturally has a way to relieve his emotions.

"It would be great if you have such an idea! Although Adidas signed a contract with you and the media from the outside world are constantly hyping this matter, I hope you don't have to bear the burden. This time the team did not set any goals for you personally, but just gave you a chance to experience the competition. Our real goal is the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." Relieving the pressure on the players before the game is something that the coach must do. Although Li Tian was very confident and had a lot of experience in track and field competitions, Coach Zhao Ge could not be 100% at ease, and advice from all aspects is naturally indispensable.

"Well, I understand! If the coach has nothing else, I will make preparations!" After coming out of coach Zhao Ge's room, Li Tian went straight to the hotel gym. He did not have the share of the morning competition, so he just took advantage of this time to calm down his emotions.

The number of spectators and reporters who attended the third game day was unprecedented. In order to satisfy the increasing enthusiasm, the organizing committee specially added 2,000 standing tickets to the stadium, but there was still a huge shortage of supply. In the evening, even the aisles in the stands of the stadium were crowded with people.

Now Li Tian is no longer the "little person" who has no influence in the world swimming world a few days ago. A sky-high contract from Adidas established his position in the world swimming world. In addition, his outstanding performance on the first two competition days, so when he walked into the players' rest hall, almost everyone couldn't help but give him a "focusing salute".

"Is that person Li Tian? He looks really young. He won't have any close relationship with the boss of Adidas, otherwise how could they have given him such a large sum of money to support him!" Li Tian is not respected by these foreign players in the swimming world. Even though he is already a famous figure in the international field, he is like a mountain. Li Tian does not have any outstanding achievements worth boasting about in swimming, so naturally he cannot get the respect his opponents in track and field competitions.

"Maybe they are attracted by his development potential. I heard that Li Tian only received more than a month of professional swimming training before participating in this competition. He could reach the first-class level in such a short time. I think even Thorpe and Phelps can't do this growth rate!" Another foreign player said.

"You would also like to believe this kind of rumor? In my opinion, this is just a gimmick used by boring Chinese media to hype. In today's men's swimming world, there will definitely be no more than 20 players who can swim through the 49-second mark in the 100-meter freestyle event. It can be seen how difficult it is to meet this standard. Do you say that a person who has never been exposed to professional swimming training may reach this height that most people cannot reach in their lifetime in just one month?" Obviously, the player's remarks have received support from many people. Li Tian must be a secret weapon that the Chinese swimming team has cultivated for a long time.

"Whether the hype or the facts, the five-year sponsorship contract of 40 million euros is really there. Even Thorpe and Phelps are not as valuable as him. Why don't I encounter such a good thing? Alas!" When people around him said that, they felt envious again.

"Hello, Li Tian!" When Li Tian found a wardrobe to store his own supplies, a sound rang behind him.

"Hello Roland!" Due to Chen Zuo's relationship with Roland Schumann several times in the past two days, this South African is indeed a good friend to get along with. In the next 50-meter freestyle final, Roland is also an extremely competitive opponent.

"I heard from Chen that you are going to treat me. Don't forget my friend at that time, haha..." Roland said with a smile with a well-informed and well-informed.

"Of course there is no problem. As long as you are willing to appreciate your face, I will definitely take care of the good wine!" Li Tian agreed readily.

"Okay! That's all, I'll go there at that time. You're much more generous than that guy Chen. You don't even let me finish a bottle of wine every time!" The smile on Roland's face was even better.

"Hmph! Have you discussed celebrating before the competition has started? Don't think that if you win a contract, you will definitely win the gold medal." The tone was full of jealousy, Phelps walked over with a cold look on his face and found a locker next to Li Tian and Roland.

"Li Tian got such a big contract, of course it's worth celebrating. Unfortunately, he accidentally destroyed someone's plan to make money. If Li Tian hadn't appeared halfway, maybe Adidas's big contract would have really fallen into someone's pocket in a short time!" Roland had no good feelings for the American team, and his words were faintly inserted into the other party's pain. If Li Tian had not appeared in the sky, Adidas would have likely shifted his target to the American in front of him after his contract with Thorpe expired, because Phelps's limelight in the international swimming world in the past two years has gradually been suppressed.

Thorpe is next to him, and Phelps is an American, with the United States, the world's largest sports goods consumer market, behind him. Cooperating with Phelps will undoubtedly be more beneficial to Adidas. This is why Phelps has been delaying renewing the contract with "Speedo" because he is waiting for Adidas' decision, but the final result disappoints him. Seeing that the huge contract worth $50 million that could have belonged to him fell into the hands of others, it is impossible not to feel heartbroken, regret, or jealous.

"What we are comparing with on the field is strength, not who has a high value. I hope Adidas won't regret their decision in the future!" Phelps looked at the two of them coldly, then turned around and walked away.

The lineup that was shortlisted for the men's 50m freestyle final can only be described as starlight. In addition to Li Tian, ​​the leader of the Dutch team, Hogan Bander; South African star Roland Schumann; Phelps of the United States; Thorpe, the Australian "Flying Fish"; Hal, the winner of the two Olympic champions in 2000 and 2004; and two players ranked in the top ten in 2005, which can be said to be the most uniform peak showdown in recent years. When eight people entered the arena one after another, it immediately aroused the warm cheers of countless spectators in the stands.

"Look the camera at Li Tian!" More than one media supervisor in the stands issued such an order against his photographer. After a whole day of hype by many media, Li Tian and Adidas' cooperation has become well known to the world. Foreign media, who are skeptical about this cooperation, regards this 50-meter freestyle final as a measure of whether Li Tian has this value. What kind of results can Li Tian achieve in the end are obviously more interesting to them than who wins the championship.

"Come on Li Tian! Li Tian will win! Come on Li Tian..." The loud slogans were stirring in the huge space of the field, as if Li Tian was the king here, and everyone was cheering for him and going crazy for him.

They didn't need to pay attention to who Thorpe was; Phelps and they didn't need to know, and Hoganband wouldn't attract their attention. In their eyes, there was only the black-haired and yellow-skinned sixteen-year-old oriental boy, the figure that would always bring them surprises and hopes.

"Come on, the winner can be more exciting with you guys standing at the top. It is the best opportunity to test my true strength!" The more you are at such a moment, the more you look high in fighting spirit.
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