hotmtlnovel Chapter 396 The Legend of Humanity's Fastest Speed is Born! Slightly Stronger Than I Remember
Chapter 396 The Legend of Humanity's Fastest Speed is Born! Slightly Stronger Than I Remember
Dwayne Chambers!
The top European sprinter from England, who has broken the 9-second barrier five times this year, is the European record holder and has even defeated the current 100-meter king, Maurice Green!
Montgomery!
American sprint star, who has also broken the 9-second barrier multiple times, was considered by many to be the most likely man to replace Maurice Green as the king of sprinting before Lin Tian emerged!
Frank Fredericks!
A talented athlete from Namibia, who has won four Olympic sprint medals, is a hero in Namibia and is known as the most elegant and gentlemanly sprinter. Although he has passed his peak, he participated in this competition in order to challenge Lin Tian and uphold the dignity of sprinters!
Eto' Bolden!
Athletics from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, he won the men's 200-meter race at the 6th World Athletics Championships in 1997, the men's 100-meter race at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and broke the Commonwealth Games record, and won the silver medal at the Sydney Olympics. In 99, he and Green ran a time of 9.86.
Of course, there are also the current kings of the sprint world, or rather, the former kings.
Maurice Green!
Former world record holder, three-time world champion, seven-time champion in the Golden League 100-meter race, and also the king of the 200 meters, having won the World Championships twice!
This time, in order to defeat Lin Tian, this guy gave up the 200-meter qualification in all the other legs except for the first leg in Norway. After losing to Lin Tian twice in Rome and Berlin, he did not participate in the subsequent races in Paris, Zurich and Brussels.
He needs to rest and adjust so that he can be in the best possible condition for the final race.
Green's intentions couldn't be clearer.
Come on! Let's duel!
You want to take 50 kilograms of gold? I disagree!
The above five athletes can absolutely be called the world's five greatest sprinters today!
Their past achievements, peak strength, current status, fame, and every other aspect are at the top of the pyramid!
Of course, this was before Lin Tian suddenly appeared.
After Lin Tian appeared and won six consecutive matches, everyone's level dropped by one tier.
In today's sprinting world, there are no five unparalleled masters, only Lin Tian, the super demon king, who stands above everyone else!
Tonight is the last chance for the sprinting world. They have launched a final siege against Lin Tian. They must defeat Lin Tian to defend the dignity of professional sprinters!
We cannot afford to fail!
"Today's competition gave me the feeling of the six major sects besieging Bright Peak. Athletes like Montgomery and Greene specifically skipped the previous two rounds to go straight to this final battle!"
On the other end of the China Sports website, Yang Jian's voice rang out again as the young commentator continued to commentate on tonight's 100-meter final!
"They've all definitely reached their peak performance; they all want to break Lin Tian's dominance over the past few months, and they want to restore the original order to the track and field world!"
"But Lin Tian is like a demon king, constantly breaking his own historical records and setting new, terrifying numbers! To be honest, I think not only I, not only the audience, but even Lin Tian himself doesn't know where Lin Tian's limits are!"
"But I also believe that, given tonight's gathering of the world's top sprinters and the current situation, we can definitely bring out the best in Lin Tian and help him achieve his best results!"
"Only when the opponent is strong enough can Lin Tian perform at his best."
"And tonight is Lin Tian's moment to prove himself once again! In the past few months of competition, Lin Tian has earned the nickname 'Caesar the Great,' and tonight is the time for Lin Tian to prove whether he can officially ascend the throne!"
"Look, the camera has panned across all the athletes again. Now it's Lin Tian's turn, and he's struck his signature lightning bolt pose again! He still has the AND 1 temporary tattoo on his shoulder, and the logo on his running shoes is still covered up."
"Everything is the same as the previous six races, so can the Yellow Lightning create another miracle tonight?"
"All athletes, crouch down again! They await the starting gun, they await this pinnacle battle of speed in human history!"
"The eight fastest humans on the planet are already at the starting line! The eyes of the world are focused on Monte Carlo at this very moment."
"In the current international arena, everyone says that if Lin Tian's starting reaction were just a little faster, no one knows how fast he could run. Could he really break 9.6 seconds? Every athlete on the track is like a warrior at this moment; they want to show the world their speed limits!"
Lin Tian's expression was also quite solemn. He knew how important this battle was to him; it might be the most difficult battle of his short professional career. Almost all 8 spectators in the stadium had stood up!
"The most intense, brutal, and possibly highest-level speed battle in human history is about to begin!"
"No matter who wins the championship, no matter what result Lin Tian achieves, I believe that at this moment, it will become a red memory in the minds of all of us for the future!"
"The match begins!"
"Lin Tian's start was impressive! He's incredibly fast! He's on fire! Lin Tian!"
"Lin Tian, Green, and Montgomery are neck and neck! All three of them are very fast!"
"Green, Green can't keep up either! He's been left half a body length behind!"
"Accelerate! Lin Tian accelerates again! His terrifying mid-to-late stage explosive power and acceleration ability are on full display once more!"
"Lin Tian has taken off! Time and space have frozen! Sprint!"
"8.03 seconds!"
"A new world record! Lin Tian is the fastest man on this planet! 9.59 seconds! Lin Tian remains invincible! In this instant, time and space freeze! Lin Tian takes off again!"
"Lin Tian won this shot! He won the speed showdown! 9.59 seconds! A new world record! This speed duel will surely be recorded in history! And Lin Tian's perfect performance once again made people feel incredible! From Norway to Morocco, in less than 3 months."
"Lin Tian has maintained his perfect form! He has won 7 consecutive competitions!"
"Let's see, tonight's top 6 runners all broke 10 seconds! And the top 9 all ran under 80 seconds!"
"Tonight, human speed has once again reached an unimaginable level! This is absolutely the most intense and nerve-wracking final I've ever seen in my life!"
"I think we all felt a bit blank while watching the race, and then we were all instantly jolted back to reality when Lin Tian's time of 9.59 seconds appeared!"
"Lin Tian finally pulled away from his opponent and won the race in the last 20 meters! Montgomery stayed close to him the whole time. 9.74 seconds, Montgomery also broke his own record! But he still lost tonight!"
"But Montgomery and Green, who came in third, both left with their heads held high! Their performance tonight is enough to allow them to walk away with their heads held high and full of pride!"
"The past 10 seconds have been almost suffocating! I think that's the most captivating aspect of sprinting! The ultimate, pure, and insane speed showdown! Let's remember this night forever!"
Yang Jian's commentary was delivered in one go, without even taking a breath, and the audience across China, following Yang Jian's perspective, also felt waves of madness and suffocation.
Won!
Lin Tian won!
What's even more terrifying is that it wasn't just Lin Tian who broke the world record. Right behind him was Montgomery, who came in second with a time of 9.74 seconds, and Green, who came in third with a time of 9.79 seconds!
Three people ran under 9.8 seconds, breaking the world record that existed before Lin Tian!
All three of them achieved their personal best results!
A perfect shot!
A head-on confrontation between the strong!
A perfectly fair and brilliant shot with absolutely no other factors involved!
The stronger the opponent, the stronger they become!
Only by battling against the strongest can athletes unleash their peak performance!
On the field, Lin Tian, equally excited, waved the national flag, running and celebrating wildly!
He was extremely satisfied with this shot!
He just saw his starting reaction time!
0.15 seconds!
He has reached the world's top level! Tonight, he can be said to have no regrets, having run at his best!
Of course, Lin Tian knew that he could be even faster if necessary!
He can lose a few more pounds, he can increase his training time, and he can put more energy into running.
He can be faster!
However, for the time being, there's no need for that anymore. Before that Jamaican monster appears, Lin Tian's record can stand for at least another ten years.
However, Lin Tian was also very clear that this number was not his limit speed at all!
He can still improve!
Technique, weight, running style, starting method, acceleration method, cadence, breathing, and even equipment.
Lin Tian can still improve in these areas through his own efforts!
Given time and the willingness to practice, Lin Tian can definitely improve the world record even further!
Of course, there will never be such a large and exaggerated lead again.
His subsequent improvements were all minor details, which could only bring him an improvement of 0.01 seconds or even 0.001 seconds.
This time, Lin Tian didn't have time to get himself into peak condition.
But there will be another chance next time!
In two more years, won't it be the Olympics again?
This time, I'll prepare even earlier! If I start training a little earlier, Lin Tian is confident that I'll be absolutely fine!
By then, let alone a monster like Bolt, even if Goku came, he wouldn't stand a chance.
Okay, Kakarot is a bit of an exaggeration.
But anyway, as long as the Saiyans don't descend to Earth, Lin Tian is confident that he can keep his world record for at least another 2 to 30 years!
But these are clearly not things that Lin Tian needs to consider right now.
He needs to get back to Indiana right away!
He had no time to linger in Monaco. He had to get in the car right away, head to the airport, catch the first flight to New York, and then transfer to Indiana!
Despite running non-stop all the way, Lin Tian was still able to make it to the last match of the first stage of the World Championships group stage!
Even while sitting in the car on the way to the airport, Lin Tian had already picked up the newspaper that Yu Weili had prepared for him to learn about the current situation of the World Championships.
In the days leading up to it, he was completely focused on running and didn't pay any attention to the race.
The reason Lin Tian dared to act as a hands-off manager was entirely due to trust!
Absolute trust in his teammates!
He believed that his teammates might not be able to beat top teams like Yugoslavia or Argentina, but they could definitely handle teams like Türkiye and Brazil!
Let's just consider it an opportunity for them to train and boost morale!
It's worth mentioning that the Chinese team's matches have already started, and their 12-man roster has naturally been finalized long ago!
Centers: Yao Ming, Mo Bateer
Power Forwards: Da Zhi, Gong Xiaobin, Du Feng
Small forwards: Zhu Fangyu, Chen Ke
Shooting guards: Hu Weidong, Li Nan
Point guards: Lin Tian, Liu Wei, Guo Shiqiang
This 12-man roster is quite different from the one Sydney had two years ago, with many young players taking over and many veterans leaving.
Among them, Zhu Fangyu at position 3 and Liu Wei at position 1 have already secured starting positions. Zhu Fangyu's shooting and defense, and Liu Wei's offensive ability and passing to Yao Ming are the magic weapons that have made them stand out among the national team players.
Before Lin Tian was about to leave Europe, the Chinese team, without him, had already played two matches.
In the opening game, the Chinese team faced the Turkish team led by Turkoglu and perfectly utilized their advantage in the paint. Relying on the height and defensive ability of the "Great Wall of China," they completely suppressed the Turkish team's offense.
Meanwhile, Zhu Fangyu's performance in this game was very impressive. Although he only scored 5 points on offense and fouled out with 5 fouls, when he was on defense, Turkey's first core player, Turkoglu, struggled quite a bit, only making 2 of 8 shots. But when Zhu Fangyu was not on the court, Turkoglu made 6 of 8 shots!
Thanks to Zhu Fangyu's defense and the Chinese team's advantage in the paint, the Chinese team narrowly defeated Turkey 81-75, securing a winning start to the season.
However, if their defense against Turkey's star player Turkoglu was incredibly successful, then when Hebei China Fortune faced Brazil, they failed to contain Brazil's star player Ricardo.
At the end of the first half, as usual, the Chinese team relied on their height in the paint and their high-post offense to take a 17-point lead over the Brazilian team!
Even at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team was still leading the Brazilian team by 9 points!
But in the fourth quarter, the game took a dramatic turn. Ricardo, who had scored 14 points in the first three quarters, suddenly exploded in the fourth quarter, scoring 16 points in a single quarter with inside and outside shots. He not only led the team to erase the deficit, but also hit a game-winning three-pointer with 7 seconds left, which gave the team the lead and eliminated China, securing their second consecutive victory in the group stage!
Meanwhile, Hebei China Fortune suffered a disappointing defeat.
Although this defeat was heartbreaking, it did not anger or disappoint Chinese fans.
After all, the team doesn't have Lin Tian. Everyone knows what level Lin Tian's defensive and offensive abilities are at, and what changes he can bring to the team. The fact that the team can go toe-to-toe with the world-class team Brazil without Lin Tian is enough to satisfy Chinese fans!
The only pity is that they couldn't avenge the men's football team's 4-0 defeat to Brazil in the World Cup two months ago.
Well... of course, the Chinese national football team losing to Brazil can't really be called hatred.
Just a normal performance!
More importantly, with only one match to play in the final group stage game against Lebanon, a top-tier minnow and a team that has suffered two consecutive losses in the group stage, Hebei China Fortune has essentially secured its place in the second round.
The suspense in this group now depends on the result between Brazil and Turkey. If Brazil wins, China will be second in the group. If Turkey wins, then the three teams will have to compete on point differential to see who is second and who is third!
After the first two group stage matches, most people believed that these three teams were of the same caliber, and the outcome would largely depend on their performance on the day.
However, since the results of each team and the fourth-placed team in each group will not be considered when entering the second stage of the group stage, only the win-loss record between the three qualifying teams will be retained, so the Chinese team only needs to avoid losing to Lebanon in the last game.
There's absolutely no need to calculate things like over/under or net points.
Hmm... Basketball players don't become math experts!
Just play simple ball, it's too tiring to calculate all that!
It must be said that although FIBA's level is limited, its tournament schedule is still very humane, without having to trouble some unseen geniuses who have never passed math to count net points or anything like that.
That could really kill someone!
After watching the Chinese team's match, Lin Tian couldn't help but turn his attention to the American team's situation.
Although in his memory, the 02 US team was the weakest in history, lacking both big names and top stars, and the team even lost three games in a row during the playoffs, losing to Spain, Argentina and Yugoslavia.
Not only did they break the Dream Team's 10-year undefeated streak on the world stage, but they also broke it three times in a row!
But that was, after all, Lin Tian's dream team! And now, because of Lin Tian's arrival, the butterfly has flapped its wings countless times, and the timeline has been changed countless times.
At the very least, the Dream Team had already lost a game in Sydney two years ago, hadn't they?
So Lin Tian was really curious whether the Dream Team would send some big names to support them this time.
Lin Tian quickly searched for information about the Dream Team and found their roster for this year!
Point guards: Stephon Marbury, Allen Iverson, Baron Davis
Shooting Guards: Vince Carter, Reggie Miller
Small Forwards: Paul Pierce, Shawn Marion
Power Forwards: Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Elton Brand
Centers: Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace
This lineup is a huge improvement over the one Lin Tian remembered! At the very least, the weakest Dream Team in Lin Tian's memory was led by Brand, Baron Davis, and Paul Pierce.
The rest are players of the caliber of Marion, Andre Miller, Lafrenz, and college student Jay Williams.
That Dream Team truly didn't have a single top-tier star, not even a single player in the top ten or even top fifteen of the league.
But this year's class is significantly better!
At the very least, Duncan, Garnett, and Iverson are all undoubtedly top-ten level stars.
This lineup is definitely much stronger and more reasonable than the one Lin Tian remembered!
However, it was still much weaker than Lin Tian had imagined!
In Lin Tian's imagination, the Dream Team had suffered a defeat in Sydney two years ago, and this time it was on home soil again, so they were determined to get revenge no matter what!
Lin Tian originally thought they would bring along all the top stars like Kobe, McGrady, and Shaq.
Unexpectedly, none of them showed up.
It seems the Americans haven't hurt us enough!
They need to feel even more pain!
If Lin Tian's idea were heard by the US team's managing director, Colangelo, he would definitely curse Lin Tian for being shameless and say: "Not painful enough? You're the one who gave us the pain, and now the reason the players aren't coming to the competition is still because of you!"
Colangelo, who had just become the managing director of Team USA at the beginning of this year, or rather the general manager of Team USA, actually had some very good ideas when he started preparing for the team!
You guys got thrashed in Sydney and then got thrashed in the league for three years in a row. So this time, you have to answer the call, fight for the country, and snatch that damn gold medal back, right?
Doesn't anyone want revenge? Doesn't anyone want to kill Lin Tian and vent their anger?
Colangelo thought this was a great reason to use the players' hatred for Lin Tian as a basis to lure them into joining the team and build a super-powerful lineup that was no less powerful than the Dream Team!
Plans are in place!
But as the season progressed, Colangelo gradually realized that his ideals were far from reality.
His preferred starting center, Shaquille O'Neal, suffered an ankle injury in the Western Conference Finals, so needless to say, he would be unable to join the team.
Kobe, his number one and number two shooting guard, inexplicably moved to Houston after the season ended, and Colangelo even chased him all the way to Houston.
Then he found Kobe practicing post-up moves with Hakeem Olajuwon and asked him to join the team, but Kobe insisted that he had paid a lot of money and it would be a waste if he didn't finish the course, saying that Hakeem was a bastard and wouldn't give him a refund.
Fine, if you don't want to come, then don't!
Then Colangelo went to find the best small forward in his mind, Tracy McGrady.
But to my surprise, he refused without even thinking about it, and his reason was even simpler: We lost too badly in the playoffs, and I need time to heal!
Healing?
If you didn't have a dozen or so girls in bikinis around you, and if you, you bastard, hadn't jumped into the swimming pool right after saying that, I would have believed you!
Then Colangelo could only look for the most suitable point guard in his mind.
Jason Kidd.
Unfortunately, he couldn't find Kidd!
The Nets said he went to the Arctic, Kidd's ex-wife said he went to heaven, Kidd's best buddy on the team, Kittles, said he went to the Mediterranean, and Kidd's mother said her son was attending church in the Vatican.
The most outrageous thing is that Kidd's agent went so far as to say, "I want to find this bastard too! Instead of making money and doing gigs during the offseason, if you can tell me where this bastard is, I'm willing to give you a share of the commission!"
The top choices for positions 1-2-3-5 are all PASS!
Colangelo was really at his wit's end!
Fortunately, his first and second choice power forwards both agreed to play in the World Championship on home soil. Garnett and Duncan joined the team, which at least provided a minimum level of star power for the team.
Two top-ten level individuals have joined!
Then Colangelo's main job helped, after all, he is not only the general manager of the US team, but also the general manager of the Suns, and he has served the Suns for more than 30 years!
In Phoenix, his words still carry considerable weight!
Then, both Marbury and Marion agreed to join the team!
Well... it's worth mentioning that Hardaway was also willing to fight, but Colangelo refused without even thinking about it.
My goodness! You should just focus on getting better. I dare let you, my ancestor, play in the World Championships. If you don't get injured, fine, but if you get even a minor bump or bruise, the Suns' owner will probably skin you alive.
After securing those players, Colangelo, considering that the World Championships were being held in Indiana, went to find several players from Indiana.
Webber was initially somewhat interested, but upon hearing that Duncan and Garnett were already on the team, he immediately waved his hand and refused: "I'm not going to sit on the bench. I'll go if you promise me a starting position."
Therefore, Colangelo decisively rejected the guy!
Fortunately, although Webber was unreliable, Ben Wallace, Miller, and Carter, who were all on the Pacers, all agreed to his request.
Miller and Ben Wallace wanted to give back to the fans, especially since they were playing at home. After each game, they could even go home and sleep. These kinds of games are not tiring at all, so they really had no reason to refuse.
As for Carter, he wanted to give Indiana fans one last memory! Then, he will most likely leave the city where he has lived for four years.
After securing these players, the basic framework of the team was finally completed. Then, based on the performance and abilities of each player last season, Colangelo went to find many more people. He was turned down many times, but he quickly gathered the team!
Then, Colangelo handed the reins to veteran coach George Karl!
He believed that the old man could lead the team well!
Of course, Carl was not Colonello's first choice, or even his second choice!
Colangelo's most desired player is Carlisle, after all, there are three Pacers players on the team, and Carlisle's ability has been demonstrated to everyone through his performance over the past two years.
Unfortunately, Carlisle declined the invitation because he wanted to work with Bird to develop the roster for the new season and continue striving for a four-peat.
Colangelo's next choices are Don Nelson and Phil Jackson, but those two...
Old Nelson told Colangelo to get the hell out of here and stop interrupting his drinking. As for Jackson, the old fox didn't tell Colangelo to get lost, but during their conversation, Colangelo would have preferred the bastard to tell him to get lost; that would have been more comfortable.
In short, after failing to find several coaches, Colangelo had no choice but to bring in Carl, hoping he could lead the team well.
With this, the 12-man roster for Dream Team V is officially complete!
Well, Colangelo himself is extremely satisfied with this lineup!
Shooter, attacker, scorer, playmaker, one-on-one specialist, defensive specialist, all-around forward, top-tier center.
He has all the players you want!
Colangelo believes that with this lineup, winning the championship is absolutely no problem!
Whether this lineup is good or not depends on who is judging it.
Colangelo thinks it's good, but that's because he hasn't opened his third eye.
But after seeing this lineup, Lin Tian thought: this time, he might not even encounter the American team.
Look at this lineup!
Marbury and Iverson, these two legends, were on the same team, and the head coach was a nobody named Karl.
Stimulate!
Lin Tian felt excited just thinking about the clashes between these two in training, competitions, and daily interactions; he just wanted to watch!
He even wanted to join Team USA, not to play, but just to watch the excitement!
Of course, more importantly, both of them are the type who prioritize driving to the basket and rely on shooting as a secondary skill. Their shooting is also not very consistent; they are both typical erratic shooters.
Whether a small player like this can perform well in a FIBA game where there is no three-second rule is entirely up to fate!
They were lucky; sinking 6-7 three-pointers and dominating the game was no problem at all.
But if God doesn't cooperate, then it'll be a series of bangs!
The clanging of metal striking metal was deafening and continuous!
Similarly, the same applies to Carter at the shooting guard position. Miller's playing style is suitable for FIBA, but the problem is that at Miller's age, and having just finished the Finals, expecting him to exert all his energy and level in world-class competitions while maintaining his shooting percentage in every game is truly asking the impossible.
As for Ben Wallace and Tim Duncan, Colangelo's pillars in the paint, needless to say, they are both completely unsuited to playing in FIBA and suffer from culture shock.
Both of them have suffered greatly in FIBA, and were beaten up badly and miserably!
As for the others, only Garnett, who has played in FIBA, can barely adapt to this kind of game and pace. The rest are equally untrustworthy!
Anyway, with this dream team lineup, Lin Tian felt that all the debuffs were really applied. With just this group of people, how could they play well?
If they can play well, Lin Tian can eat the basketball on the spot!
Meanwhile, due to the group stage arrangements, these two teams will not meet in the group stage of either stage. As for whether they will meet in the knockout stage, that depends entirely on luck.
Lin Tian believes that FIBA's grouping of teams was intended to bring these two most popular, most watched, and most talked-about teams in the world together in the final!
But Lin Tian thinks that FIBA's idea is most likely to fail!
A clash? Lin Tian is willing to bet 5 cents that the two teams won't meet!
But even though the teams can't meet, Lin Tian would love to run into these guys off the court!
Especially when this team loses!
For example, after Lin Tian got off the plane, put down his luggage, met up with the players of the Chinese team, and had a joint training session, the first thing he did was take everyone to watch the American team's game!
USA's third group stage match: Puerto Rico! (End of Chapter)