The first day of the competition has ended.
The team members' performance was not ideal; their best result was third place.
Even though there is only one such honor.
It was equivalent to a near-total annihilation.
Liu He and the others felt ashamed to face Lu Guoliang, feeling sorry for him and for the grueling training they had endured.
The somber atmosphere made people feel depressed.
Zhou Chen could understand everyone's feelings; everyone wanted to get a good ranking, but some things can't be achieved just by trying.
"I don't blame you for this failure. I just hope you can understand one thing: you think you've worked hard enough to move yourselves and have shed countless drops of sweat, but little do you know that there are people who work even harder and sweat even more than you. Since you've chosen the path of sports, you're destined to be filled with sweat. Accepting failure is a skill, but getting up from failure is an even more essential skill for you."
"Among you, some are talented and some are not. Talent is an innate advantage, but arrogance, pride, laziness and sloth can make talent mediocre, or even worse than those who are not talented. Those who have no talent have nothing but hard work. So, no matter which type you think you are, you must all remember that as long as you are athletes, hard work is your eternal motto."
There was no scolding, no reprimand, and Lu Guoliang didn't blame anyone, but his words made everyone realize that the gap between them and others was not insurmountable; it was just that their efforts were not enough.
Within Fengcheng, some people can achieve good rankings multiple times. However, as the scope expands and more participants join, everyone will realize that there are always people better than them, and that others may work even harder.
The atmosphere remained tense on the way back to the hotel from the stadium.
Those who didn't win a prize are still feeling guilty and remain silent.
After getting off the bus, Lu Guoliang happened to run into the school teams of other schools. He met acquaintances again and listened to the proud words of the other coach. The school team members felt even more ashamed, thinking that they were the ones who made Lu Guoliang lose face.
"Brother Chen, we've all embarrassed ourselves today, we can only rely on you now. You must get good results tomorrow and show those people who laughed at Lao Lu what's what."
Liu He said indignantly.
The other team members also looked over, pinning their hopes on Zhou Chen, because only Zhou Chen would be competing tomorrow, while everyone else had already finished their matches.
As a top-tier player on the school team, everyone could only hope that Zhou Chen would achieve a brilliant ranking and save face.
Although the coaches of other school teams did not laugh at them, showing off and swaggering in front of Lu Guoliang was no different from laughing at them, after all, they were Lu Guoliang's students and represented Lu Guoliang's face.
Unfortunately, this competition failed to live up to Lu Guoliang's expectations.
At this point, all we can do is hope that Zhou Chen can turn the tide in tomorrow's match.
"I will win back your share too!"
Zhou Chen spoke slowly to everyone.
Upon hearing this, Liu He and the others nodded in agreement. They believed that Zhou Chen had the ability. Today's elimination round was just a result of Zhou Chen holding back his strength to achieve the rankings. He did not go all out. Although his opponents were indeed very strong, Zhou Chen still had the ability to compete with them.
Even if we take a step back and say we lose the 100-meter sprint, we still have the long jump.
Zhou Chen broke the record before; in this field, no high school student can rival him. At least, this honor is very secure for him.
After returning to the room,
Instead of watching TV to relax, Liu He did push-ups after returning home.
Zhou Chen smiled, knowing that Liu He had been provoked and wanted to become stronger.
He neither stopped nor disturbed them. He sat on the edge of the bed, dozed off for a while, and then his phone vibrated in his pocket.
Sun Wanying sent a text message?
Upon seeing the words "加油" (jiāyóu, meaning "Go for it!"),
Zhou Chen was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh.
It seems that Sun Wanying watched his competition and, seeing that he ranked sixth, sent him a text message to encourage him.
"Thank you, Teacher Sun."
Zhou Chen finished editing and sent it.
Seeing that Sun Wanying didn't say anything, he put away his phone. To Zhou Chen's surprise, just before going to bed, his master Xu Laoqi also called to encourage him to do well in the competition the next day.
The master brought blessings and encouragement from his fellow workers.
Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel moved.
Although his parents have passed away, the number of people who care about him has not decreased; there are people like Sun Wanying, Xu Laoqi, Wu Yingjie, Li Kaile, and others.
They all called or texted him to cheer him on.
They are far better than those three ungrateful wretches.
They'll probably just want to see him fail and curse him for not getting good results.
The facts were indeed as Zhou Chen had guessed.
When Zhou Ling saw that he was ranked sixth overall, she immediately told Zhou Na and Zhou Chuan the news.
Zhou Na knew that Zhou Chen was participating in the competition, but she didn't pay special attention to it or watch the live broadcast on TV. She stayed in her dormitory all day studying, oblivious to everything else.
Upon learning that Zhou Chen had come in sixth place, she said "I know." She agreed with Zhou Ling's pessimism and even hoped that Zhou Chen wouldn't get a ranking. That way, when Zhou Chen returned, the praise he had received would backfire.
This made Zhou Chen the focus of public opinion.
And she,
After these past few days, unlike at the beginning when she was the subject of much gossip and whispers behind her back, Zhou Chen's failure will once again reduce the attention others pay to her.
This is a good thing for her.
If Zhou Chen achieves a good ranking, it will have the exact opposite effect.
Comparing the two, she naturally hoped that Zhou Chen would not get any ranking.
Upon learning of this, Zhou Chuan laughed loudly, cursing that Zhou Chen would be ranked last the next day, becoming the biggest joke in the high school.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kun also smiled.
They decided on the spot to celebrate this good news.
Zhou Chen was unaware of these things. Of course, even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared. In his heart, he wouldn't waste any emotion on three ungrateful wretches, because it was meaningless, and these three didn't deserve it.
Nothing was said that night.
Zhou Chen slept very well, and the weather was also very good today, with a clear blue sky and not a single cloud.
After finishing breakfast and leaving the buffet restaurant,
Zhou Chen sensed Lu Guoliang's nervousness and repeatedly told him to relax, keep a good mindset, and not be nervous.
Zhou Chen wanted to say, "Old Lu, you're nervous."
All the school team members who came to participate in the competition followed along to cheer Zhou Chen on. They were all cheerleaders today, and each of them even carried special cheerleading tools, which made Zhou Chen unable to help but laugh.
However, with these people who care about him, he is full of motivation and wants to achieve excellent results so as not to disappoint everyone.
On the field,
The first competition was the 100-meter sprint final.
All eyes were on the several figures on the rubber track.
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