557 Laureus World Sports Awards (2/2)
Dai Li called the American Track and Field Association and asked the American Track and Field Association to inquire about the other five candidates. Soon after, he received detailed information on the other five candidates.
Fernando, the head coach of the Portuguese men's soccer team. Portugal won the European Cup this year, so he also received the candidacy of best coach. Although the Portuguese team was strong, Europe is full of strong teams. Winning the European Cup was not an easy feat.
Steve, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors were the NBA champions last season. If it were just an NBA championship, it might not be enough to receive the nomination for Best Head Coach for the Laureus', but the Warriors made NBA history last season. They had a terrifying 73 wins in a single season.
Helheim, the world-class leader of the Formula One World Championship Ferrari team. After the car king Helheim's rehabilitation, he seems to have adapted well to his new job. The Ferrari team regained their team champion and champion driver titles in this last season. It seems that I have another chance to see Helheim again at the Laureus Awards ceremony.
Henry, the head coach of the Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox has always been a strong American professional baseball team, and they also won the MLB World Series last season. Coach Henry has coached the Boston Red Sox for more than a decade. The curse of the Bambino was broken by him. In baseball, he is definitely a legendary coach. Perhaps this is why he got a nominated as a candidate.
Muhammad, the head coach of the Afghan cricket team. In the past two cricket World Cups, the Afghan team has won a semi-final and been a runner-up. It wasn't easy for a country like Afghanistan, which is still subject to car bomb attacks from time to time, to do so.
Looking at the list of the other five candidates, Dai Li felt that he was in a better position.
The performance of the U.S. track and field team at the Olympics was Dai Li's best bargaining chip.
This year's U.S. track and field team was affected by the doping scandal. Before the Olympics, everyone thought they would do poorly. Everyone described the team as the weakest track and field team in history. However, Dai Li took this weak team and counterattacked to achieve the best results in the history of the Olympic Games and, in doing so, created a miracle.
For the other five candidates, the Portuguese men's football team was one of the best in Europe and the Golden State Warriors were also the strongest team in the NBA. Ferrari was the king of F1 and the Boston Red Sox had always been at the top of the MLB standings. These four teams were dominant, so their wins were not miraculous. Based on this, they were not as good as Dai Li.
The Golden State Warriors and the Boston Red Sox were also American professional teams. There were already at a disadvantage competing against a national team. If they had actually won the competition against a national team and they took an award away from a national team, it would make them public enemy number one.
As for the Afghan cricket team, they were indeed very inspirational. Their achievements were also a model of a weak team's counterattack, but Dai Li was the head coach of the U.S. track and field team. He was representing the United States. How could Afghanistan fight with America for the award?
F1's Helheim: For him to get the Best Coach Award was somewhat far-fetched. Although Helheim was a team leader and race engineer, the functions of his role were different from the other sports coaches.
Formula One was a team sport. If you wanted to get good results, it was not enough to have a good driver, you also needed a fast enough car. At the same time, the strategy of the game and the speed of the tire change directly affected the final result. The effects were enormous. So the tasks of the mechanical engineers and strategic engineers were equally important. The strength of the racer needed to be reflected in the car, but it also depended on the entire team behind him. This was not like basketball or football where if you gave the player a ball, he would be able to show the world amazing skills.
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In February, Dai Li went back to China for the New Year. Before he had a chance to celebrate the Lantern Festival, he had to fly back to London, England hurriedly. The new Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony was being held here.
The first-class cabin of the aircraft provided a variety of the latest magazines and newspapers, some of which were about sports. Dai Li picked up several newspapers and looked at them.
”The head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve, misses the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony because of the NBA All-Star Game.”
”Boston Red Sox coach Henry misses the Laureus World Sports Awards for a preseason game.”
If you people don't come, it is going to be difficult to present theme the awards. From the look of things, Steve and Henry are intending to give up on this award.