558 The Beauty of the Tennis World (1/2)

For the first time in many years, Dai Li saw Herheim. They were at a famous hotel in London.

”Ready for your speech?” Helheim asked with a smile.

”Whether I actually win remains to be seen.” Dai Li shook his head.

”I think you're absolutely going to win Best Coach. Steve and Henry didn't come to London, which basically means they gave up.” Helheim paused before saying, ”As for me, I don't think I am going to win. I cannot even be regarded as a coach in the strictest sense of the word. When I was a driver, I won the Laureus Best Male Athlete Award two years in a row. They won't give me Best Coach on top of that.”

”I remember seeing the Laureus trophy when I visited your home,” Dai Li said casually.

”I came to London because I was bored and wanted to find something to do. I also wanted to see some old friends.” Helheim put down the knife and fork in his hand and said, ”As you know, ever since I recovered my family no longer allows me to go skiing. Winter without skiing is really boring.”

Dai Li smiled understandingly. When Helheim injured his head skiing, he had almost entered a vegetative state. Therefore, ever since Helheim recovered, he was not allowed to ski.

Dai Li continued, ”Don't forget that there is also Muhammad. The Afghan cricket team is indeed very inspirational. They were able to achieve incredible things even though being surrounded by death and destruction.”

”It is still only cricket.” Helheim shook his head. ”Cricket is a British sport, so it is only played in Britain and ex-British colonies. It can't really be counted as a global sport. Track and field is different. The influence of track and field has a much wider scope. This is the first Best Coach Award, so Laureus judges must choose a coach of a globally influential sport to win. Track and field and football are the most reasonable. As for the cricket team in Afghanistan, I think the committee may give them the Sportsmanship Award. ”

”Track and field and football. So my biggest competitor is the coach of the Portuguese football team, Fernando?” Dai Li asked.

Helheim nodded, ”Yes, this is the first time in history that Portugal won the European Cup. It is indeed a remarkable achievement. There are many people applauding Coach Fernando in Europe. Still, I think that you have a better case than him. Although football is the world's sport, the European Cup is only a European event. The Olympic Games is a worldwide sporting event. A continental sports event and an international sports event can't be compared. If I were a judge, I would definitely vote for you.”

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The Laureus Sports Awards were the world's most prestigious sports awards. Not only did the Mayor of London personally attend, but the British Prince and the British Prime Minister attended the award ceremony as well.

”The Best Coach Award goes to...” The host deliberately stretched out this last word. He looked at the small card in his hand and then said, ”Dai Li!”

The cameras immediately pointed at Dai Li. Dai Li smiled and stood up. He went on stage and took the trophy from the hands of the guest presenter. He then made a speech.

This result was not unexpected. As Helheim had said, Dai Li had had a stronger case for winning the award. Cricket was far less important on a global-scale than track and field. Although being the European Cup champion was incredible for Portugal, it was not an international event, so it was outweighed by the Olympics.

After the awards ceremony, the organizers held a reception and the winners and guests gathered together. This was a traditional Western way of socializing.

During this period, people kept coming up and congratulating Dai Li. Although Dai Li didn't usually socialize in this way, he gradually adapted.

”Coach Li, congratulations!” A voice rang from behind Dai Li. It was another person who had come over to congratulate Dai Li.

Dai Li politely picked up his wine-glass and turned around. The young man he saw looked vaguely familiar.

Dai Li thought for a second and immediately remembered the identity of the other party.

”Thank you, Mr. Brown,” Dai Li responded with a smile.

This man was the British athlete Tell Brown, the world champion and the king of triathlons. He was the brother of Hansen Brown, who was currently training at Dai Li's training center. Hansen's goal was to defeat his brother Tell.

Dai Li and Tell Brown had not met before, so they had never spoken to each other. It was because Tell Brown was a well-known athlete that Dai Li was able to recognize him. Hansen Brown training at Dai Li's center also made Li more conscious of what his brother looked like.

The two brothers look quite alike. Dai Li subconsciously launched a detection on Tell Brown and it was as he had predicted. Tell had an S+ talent level of 966. Sure enough, this was the level needed for someone to absolutely dominate a sport.

At this moment, Dai Li felt some sympathy for Hansen Brown who was training at his center. Hansen very much hoped to surpass his brother and he was training very hard. Now, it seemed that there wasn't much possibility of doing so.

Hansen was only an A+ talent and his brother was an S+ talent. Moreover, Tell's ability value also indicated that he was now in his prime. Having an ability value of 966 indicated that the effects of Tell's usual training were also excellent. Even if Hansen trained at Dai Li's center, it was impossible for him to surpass his brother.

With this kind of gap, the only way for Hansen to beat his brother was for him to race excellently and his brother to make a lot of mistakes. As long as Tell used is full potential, even if Hansen played extremely well, Hansen would not be able to win the game.

Tell Brown asked, ”Coach Li, my brother Hansen is training at your fitness training center. Is he doing okay?”

”Hansen is doing very well. He has improved,” Dai Li said diplomatically. He did not want to disclose too much information.

Tell seemed to hesitate for a second before asking, ”Coach Li, did Hansen mention anything about me?”

”I'm not sure. What do you mean?” Dai Li answered.