Soft soil in desert area can not only slow down the impact on joints, but also help to strengthen leg muscles. Li Li often takes college athletes to the desert for training, and Dylan fitzpatrick has been training under his guidance for three years. He said: "Li emphasized the quality of training rather than the quantity. We run faster, not more. "
Martha Baner trained with Li Li for two and a half years, and her achievements can be described as rapid progress. She said: "He taught me how to run well and how to train so that my body can cope. My 1 mile is 30 seconds faster and 5000 meters is more than 2 minutes faster. "
Li Li, a native of Chengdu, is an athlete. 1985 went to study in the United States, 1993 received a doctorate in sports and education management from Washington state university, becoming one of the few full-time coaches with a doctorate in the United States. In the United States for more than 20 years, Li Li has taught at Minnesota State University and Washington State University. In 2002, he came to the University of Arizona.
There is no government-supported professional athlete training mechanism in the United States, and the core is to compete for the Olympic gold medal. Colleges and universities shoulder the mission of talent cultivation and training base to a great extent. Li Li said: "Without college sports and college track and field teams, the level of American track and field teams is unimaginable."
Top athletes also stand out from universities. Bernard lagat is the world champion of middle and long distance running trained by Li Li. Lagat came from Kenya and studied at Washington State University from 65438 to 0996, when he was 20 years old. So far, I have been training with Li Li 12 years. Lily changed her job, and lagat accompanied her all the way. Lagat said: "Our relationship is that coaches and athletes are also friends. We respect each other very much and have a strong relationship. We train very hard and coach Li knows what to do. "
Lagat main tournament 1500m. Under the guidance of Li Li, the grade was improved by nearly 1 1 sec. Li Li said, "We found the best way to train him. From the whole training method, the whole training system is especially suitable for him. "
After more than four years of hard work, lagat has become a world-class professional track and field athlete. He represented Kenya in the1500m competition in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, and won the bronze medal and silver medal respectively. Lagat became an American citizen in 2004. Since then, he has won a series of honors for America.
Li Li said, "Really, I will have another chance in my life. If another athlete has his talent-physically and psychologically, then I will be very lucky. "
In August 2007, at the World Athletics Championships held in Osaka, Japan, lagat, aged 3/kloc-0, won the 1 1,500m championship. Four days later, he won the 5000 m champion again. Lili's strategy towards him has succeeded. Lagat said: "My coach told me not to rush too early, bite down step by step and relax. This is the most important message he gave me today. I have been really relaxed since the finish line of 100 meters and 50 meters. I just want to win. I won today. I run very well. "
This is the first time in the history of world championships that an athlete has won both1500m and 5000m, and Li Li won the honor of the best track and field coach in the United States in 2007.
Now, the master and the apprentice have not relaxed at all. They are fully preparing for the Beijing Olympic Games this summer. Lagat said: "The main event is still 1, 500m. I already have a silver medal and a bronze medal, so my task in Beijing is to win a gold medal. I am looking forward to going to Beijing to compete. "
Lagat also plans to run the 5000m race at the same time. Although most of his competitors are younger than him, he has confidence in himself and his coach. He said: "I can compete and have competition experience. I have been running for so many years and have been with coach Li 12 years, which of course makes me different from other players. "
Besides guiding lagat, Li Li has another important task in the Beijing Olympic Games. He will be the captain of the American track and field team. He said: "My role is to coordinate the activities of athletes and coaches of the whole track and field team during this Olympic Games."
The American Athletics Association will organize a large team with more than 150 people to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games and compete for more than 10 gold medals.
About Xing Huina, "her health is getting worse."
Referring to the fact that Xing Huina, the 10,000-meter champion of Athens Olympic Games, could not continue to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games, Li Li lamented: "When she first came here during the Spring Festival, her condition was really poor. After practicing for a while, she recovered better and better. At that time, I didn't think it was a problem to get a place in the Olympic Games at such a recovery speed, but recently her state began to decline and she basically missed the Olympic Games at home. "
Li Li gives the reason why Xing Huina's physical condition can't be restored-she once practiced too hard at home. "I don't know how she practiced at home. At first, she practiced well, and slowly the old injury began to recur. Maybe she practiced too hard and now she is in poor health. " Li Li said that Xing Huina deeply regrets not being able to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games. If Sun Yingjie, her senior, had a glimmer of hope to qualify for the Olympic Games before the Beijing track and field test, then Xing Huina didn't even sign up for this last event.
At the beginning of this year, desperate Xing Huina went to the United States to learn from Li Li, the Chinese who won the best coach in the United States in 2007, once again attracted media attention. In fact, before that, Qing Liu, a female 800m athlete, and Li Xiangyu, a male 800m athlete, went to the United States to train with Li Li.
Li Li: The United States won at least ten gold medals in track and field. It's a pity that Xing Huina missed the Olympic Games.
The American team has always been the most dazzling in the track and field, but this time, no American athlete came to participate in the "Good Luck Beijing" China Open. Li Li, China coach of lagat, a famous American middle and long distance runner, said: This does not mean that American track and field will not get good results in the Beijing Olympic Games in August. "I estimate that it should reach 10 to 15 gold medals." Yesterday, Li Li, China coach of lagat, a famous American middle and long distance runner, said: The American athletes didn't come to the test race this time, mainly because there was an Olympic tryout in the United States in June, and the time was tight.
And I have been in Beijing for a long time, 13, 14 hours. The Olympic trials in the United States are very strict, and one game determines the outcome. Of course, this is also cruel. "Li Li said," Although the marathon list has been decided, the men's team was decided in February this year and the women's team was decided a few weeks ago. However, the preparation of the American team is also quite special. Athletes are "fighting on their own", and coaches take their own athletes to prepare for war all over the country. No one can guarantee that he can participate in the Olympic Games. Ultimately, it depends on the results of the experiment. "
When asked about the current preparations for the US team, Li Li didn't say much. He just said: "The performance of the American team in the Beijing Olympic Games will not be bad. At the World Championships in Osaka last year, the United States won 14 gold medals. I think Beijing can win at least 10 to 15 gold medals. Now our sprints and relays are very advantageous, and some throwing events are better now. "
Yesterday, Li Li also mentioned Xing Huina, the champion of the Athens Olympic Games10000m: "A few days before I returned to China, she had already returned to Shandong. I know that she has missed the Beijing Olympic Games, which is really a pity. "
Li Li also told reporters that Xing Huina went to the United States for training with him a few months ago and had the opportunity to catch the last bus of the Olympic Games. "She has just arrived in the United States for a month and is very excited. At that time, I thought she should have no problem meeting the A standard. However, due to the recurrence of old injuries, she felt that she was not trained well in April and could not continue high-intensity training. So in the end, I can only give up the opportunity to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games. "
Li Li only took a "casual look" at this trip to the Bird's Nest, after which he will stay in China. "I just arrived in Beijing yesterday and will go to Dalian tomorrow." Li Li said: "In early August, in order to better prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the American track and field team will first conduct adaptive training in Dalian, so I will take this opportunity to see the competition organization and venue conditions of the Bird's Nest so as to better prepare for the following Olympic Games."