On March 10, 2009, Su Bingtian and his party arrived in Linz, Austria, and met Liu Yuxiang and others who came to greet them.
After participating in the 60-meter indoor competition in Nanjing, Shanghai, and Beijing and winning all of them, Su Bingtian finally ended his domestic schedule and started the European and American competition schedule.
Because Su Bingtian and the three of them were not familiar with each other, and Liu Yuxiang was already traveling in Europe, and he also had to participate in the Linz Indoor Games.
So He Jun contacted Sun Ping, and it was easier for both parties to act together and take care of him.
At this time, Su Bingtian already had some fame in China. He had won three consecutive domestic 60-meter indoor championships and broke the Chinese 60-meter record twice. He was known as "the person who has great hope of surpassing Su Feng." Even the reporters who followed Liu Yuxiang
, and several specially interviewed him.
Of course, there are many people who have been given this title in China in recent years, but most of them are ignored by everyone. Whether Su Bingtian can finally achieve results remains to be seen.
Linz is a city in northern Austria, the largest river port on the upper reaches of the Danube River, and the capital of Upper Austria. It is equivalent to the provincial capital level of China. Of course, this is only an administrative level, and its real size is much smaller.
The population is only about 250,000, but it is one of the country's major industrial cities. Special steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing, textiles, artificial gemstones, etc. are all important industrial projects in Linz, ranking No. 5 on the list of the top 500 cities in the world.
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With a population of 250,000 to support an industrial system of this scale, one can imagine how developed it is.
"Brother Liu." When people on both sides met, Su Bingtian greeted Liu Yuxiang cautiously.
Now Su Bingtian has not fully grown into the banner of Asian sprinting. Both Su Feng and Liu Yuxiang are his idols.
Especially Liu Yuxiang, because he has less contact with him, the idol plot is even heavier.
"Good boy, I've heard about your results in China. They're amazing. I'm afraid I can't catch up with you in the first 60 meters. I heard from Su Feng that even Zhang Peimeng can't, which means he can still suppress you. Come on,
Try to kill him in the 60-meter event."
Liu Yuxiang instilled bad thoughts into Su Bingtian as soon as he came on, and his familiar personality made Su Bingtian a little embarrassed.
At this time, the "adults" on both sides, namely Jiang Yun, Sun Ping and others, had finished their greetings.
Liu Yuxiang and the others are here to pick up Su Bingtian. They have already found a place to stay, and they can move in as soon as they arrive.
"Brother Liu, is there a training ground? I want to go for a run first to warm up." Su Bingtian suddenly asked as he got on the rented bus and drove towards the booked hotel.
Liu Yuxiang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sun Ping, and then laughed, "Coach, I'm afraid this kid can become a great person. Do you think he looks like when I first came out, I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to run well and embarrass the country?"
"It's indeed quite similar." Sun Ping touched his chin. Su Bingtian not only looked like Liu Yuxiang, he was also similar to Su Feng. With his hard work, as long as he had talent, he would definitely achieve results.
"Okay, boy, we have already found a place. The gymnasium of the Technical University of Linz. Put down your things and we will go there. You, boy, have also caught up with a good time. When my master and I first came out to compete, we were not famous at that time. Domestic
The economy is not as good as it is now. The biggest headache every time is not transportation, but finding a place to train.
Don’t worry now, not to mention that our country’s strength has increased, and Su Feng and I have made our name famous, and there are many places that are willing to help provide venues.
If you go and take a look at the indoor stadium of the Technical University of Linz, you will know that currently, except for a few in Beijing and Shanghai, there is nothing comparable to it in China.
After all, it is a developed country and will not let you down. Our country still needs time for this.
But this is managed by the economic and sports leaders. We just need to remember that we are representing the Chinese team outside. Just remember that we don’t embarrass the Chinese people." At the end of his speech, Liu Yuxiang’s tone became a little frivolous.
It became official.
"Brother Liu, when you say that, are you angry with someone abroad?"
"Ahem." Liu Yuxiang coughed several times.
"I said you kid, if I didn't know your temper, I would have thought you were mocking me. How can I put it, being angry is not a big deal. But when I first came here, it was not long after 2000.
, at that time, Chinese track and field was far less famous in the world than it is now.
At that time, the European track and field leagues were already very complete, with many competitions and many talents, as you can see now.
The Chinese Grand Prix has only stopped in Shanghai.
So, at that time, they all felt that the Chinese could not run and that the Chinese were not good, but this was understandable because we did not learn it ourselves.
So I just held my breath and said no matter what, I must let these foreigners see the strength of us Chinese people.
The result is this. From the beginning, even low-level leagues had losses and losses, and later high-level leagues also had the strength to win championships. At least they did not embarrass the Chinese people.
It wasn't until I won the gold medal in Athens that this initial journey came to an end.
As for the BJ Olympics, we have already worn the crown.
But you’ve just started, so don’t put too much pressure on me. I often lost in the beginning. Remember, I’m not convinced even if I lose. I think I’ll win back next time. As long as you have this spirit, that’s it.
The loser should not lose the formation." For Su Bingtian, because of Su Feng, Liu Yuxiang taught him personally, and told him everything about his experience in European competitions, including his psychological preparation.
"I will definitely win." Su Bingtian is considered a fledgling at this time. When he participated in the 60-meter competition this time, he also had absolute confidence in himself, so his words were very convincing.
"Good boy, what I want is this kind of energy. Su Feng has really good vision. I agree with you on this kind of energy. Let's go, the place is here. First let me see how fast you are at 60 meters.
He broke the domestic record twice in a row, which is almost equal to mine.
Let me tell you, I broke the domestic record three times before going abroad. Just say Su Feng. He didn't even break the national record before going to Athens. So you should know who is better between the two of us.
Don't fool around with Su Feng anymore, Brother Liu, I'll protect you." With that said, Liu Yuxiang took advantage of his height and pushed Su Bingtian into the gate of Linz University of Technology with his arms around his shoulders.
According to Su Bingtian's request, Liu Yuxiang first sent the group to the hotel and put down their things.
Then I took three people directly to Linz University of Technology.
Because modern universities originated in Europe, many universities in Europe were established relatively early, often a hundred years ago, and some even hundreds of years ago.
In China, even Peking University and Tsinghua University have only been around for a hundred or so years.
Of course, if it compares to private schools and imperial examinations, China will never lose to anyone.
The Technical University of Linz is a relatively late university in Europe, but it has been around for more than ninety years.
Typical European garden style, green trees and buildings complement each other. After modern reconstruction, it has become a fusion of ancient and modern. It looks like a park or even a university.