Tired and sore, Tyson Gay didn’t have energy left to celebrate completing one of the most impressive sprint doubles in the history of the world track and field championships.
First the 100. Now the 200. And, if Tyson Gay’s legs hold up, he can join Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene with three wins at the championships.
“This was the hardest race of my life,” he said. “I couldn’t think or nothing. I really couldn’t put my arms up to celebrate. I couldn’t even really jog on my victory lap.”
The latest dominant American sprinter pulled away from Jamaican Usain Bolt down the straightaway to win the 200 meters Thursday in 19.76 seconds, breaking the meet record of 19.79 set 12 years ago by American Michael Johnson in Goteborg, Sweden.
“Tyson is the man to beat right now hands down. He just proved it,” bronze medalist Wallace Spearmon said.
Gay’s victory came in his eighth race, counting preliminaries, in six days at Nagai Stadium. He won the 100m Saturday in 9.85. Both wins were into headwinds.
Bolt had a slight lead at the end of the curve, a development that shocked Gay.
“To see him winning, I’m not used to that,” said Gay, adding he usually loses when he isn’t ahead by then.
He needed just about two steps down the straightaway to take the lead, then sprinted away. Bolt was second in 19.91.
“He just flat out beat me,” Bolt said. “I think I did pretty well, but he’s the better man on this day.”
Spearmon, who had a false start then stumbled out of the blocks at the next gun, went 20.05, edging U.S. teammate Rodney Martin, who had a personal-best 20.06. Runner-up to Justin Gatlin in 2003, Spearmon expected better.
“I got a medal,” Spearmon said. “It’s supposed to be a pat on the back, but right now it’s like a spit in the face.”
Gay’s sweep of the 100 and 200 events duplicated Gatlin’s achievement at the 2003 world championships in Helsinki. Gatlin is absent at these worlds, because he’s appealing a possible eight-year ban after testing positive for testosterone and other steroids in April 2006.

August 16, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized, life, story  
    

China’s very own Roger Federer or Justine Henin could emerge from an inaugural international tennis tournament staged for elite under-14 players in Beijing last week.
Funded by benevolent businessman Li Hansheng, the Chinese International Youth Open (CIYO) attracted 64 players from more than 20 countries and regions – 32 of the young stars from across China.
Emulating a French prototype that is as much about cultivating a good grip on the racket as it is on life, the CIYO was won by French boy M. Julien Musy and Romanian girl Radu Ingrid.
Although they emerged victorious at China Tennis Association’s headquarters last Saturday, scores of new friendships and mind-opening experiences far from home made winners of all entries.
Since the French Youth Open was founded in 1991 by Jacques Laurent, a technical director of famous Parisian sports club Stade Francais, the tournament has evolved into a miniature five-week European circuit that blends competition with educational workshops for youngsters from 60 countries.
Each year 5,000 French kids vie for a few positions in the circuit hosted by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
“At 15 the better players have got agents, but 14 is a good age because they’re moving on from their families and after that we could not do education because it’s all about tennis,” the fit-looking Laurent said.
“Some of them are going to get to the top but others are going to live another life and be big businessmen and we want them to be good people.”
The goal Laurent shares with China Open U14 patron Li Hansheng, a Hong Kong real estate mogul who forked out hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund the event, is to transplant the French format in China.
“My goal here is to have 10,000 kids to play the competition across many cities and have a lot of them come to Beijing to play,” Laurent explained.
He and Li are acquainted through a mutual contact at CCTV, and plan to use the Sunday program Li owns on the network’s Teenager Channel as a spotlight in the search for China’s own Federer or Henin, both current world No 1s and products of the European Young Star Association circuit.
“I paid the French side 200 thousand euros to get their admittance and I also paid all the expenses of international players and organizing staff here in Beijing,” the philanthropic Li told China Daily.
Chinese women Zheng Jie and Yan Zi’s doubles victories at the Australian Open and Wimbledon last year inspired Li to throw his considerable wealth not behind the top level of tennis but where it will ultimately count most: grassroots.

August 16, 2009 · Posted in life, story  
    

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The story is  actually from others, which i read it  acciddntly from website, i conside it sort of a good sotry, therefore, i copy it, and share with you guys. hope you can enjoy it.

 

 

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

 

Management Lesson

 

(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.

 

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

 

(3) And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!

August 13, 2009 · Posted in story