Chapter 173: You Are The One To Blame (2/2)

Great scientists are always right; that sounds correct. Lin Yang wants his son to be a sprinter, and the fact is that Sijie Yang does have a gift for sprinting. He is so good at it. The only problem is that this is not what Sijie Yang is interested in, Dai Li thought silently.

As he was thinking about all this, Lin Yang said, ”Coach Li, relax. I am not here to blame you. I just want to know more about Sijie Yang.”

Lin Yang spoke in a calm manner, while Professor Fang was much more straightforward. He said, ”Sijie Yang had been practicing sprinting all these years, yet he signed an application sheet to quit the team the day before yesterday.”

Professor Fang looked at Dai Li with a serious look, then continued, ”I overheard that the day Sijie Yang decided to quit was exactly the fifth day you had been here. Am I right?”

Professor Fang was questioning Dai Li. Sijie Yang had been trained every day. Why would he want to quit as soon as Dai Li arrived? Obviously Professor Fang had determined that Dai Li was the one to blame.

Dai Li thought about it, and figured it was best to just explain the situation, so he said, ”Sijie Yang is talented and I have faith in him. I thought he was going to be a great sprinter and I had intended to help him do that, but that was not what he wanted.”

”He doesn't like sprinting?” Lin Yang interrupted suddenly.

Dai Li looked at Lin Yang in surprise. He suddenly realized that Lin Yang probably knew nothing about his son's dream of being a photographer.

”Sijie Yang said he hates sprinting, and doesn't want to be an athlete.” Dai Li spread his hands and added, ”That's what he said to me.”

”This is not possible!” Lin Yang shook his head. He looked calm. ”As his father, I am pretty sure he enjoys sports.”

”I didn't see that in our daily training,” Dai Li responded immediately, ”Sijie Yang never practices energetically. To be honest, he was passive, and never had a goal when he was practicing. He was doing it without trying his best, as if he were a robot.”

Dai Li turned around and said to Lin Yang, ”Academician Yang, you must have a lot of teaching experience and know a lot about active and passive learning. They are completely different. Nobody can become a successful scientist if they study passively. This applies to sports training as well. If the athlete is not motivated, there will be no results, and they will not become an excellent athlete.”

Lin Yang was thinking about what Dai Li had just said. He frowned as he thought.

Professor Fang asked, ”Maybe there is something wrong with your coaching, and Sijie Yang found it difficult to adjust to? That's probably why the training didn't go well.”

Dai Li did not want to be blamed for what was happening, so he refuted Professor Yang, saying, ”That is not true. I make plans carefully and scientifically. Everyone else can adapt to that.”

”I think it depends,” Professor Fang said, ”Other athletes can adapt to your plan, but Sijie Yang can't. As a consequence, he would definitely doubt himself, and think he was not capable of being an athlete. That was probably why he quit.”

Dai Li's face turned green. It was obvious that Professor Fang wanted to put the responsibility on him, and blame him for the situation.