What is freedom? It is the induction of life after the release of stress, the indulgence of the self outside the spirit, the quiet life, those comforts and eases, like the world of the new calendar, waiting for all the good things to happen.
It is a flood of still water, the wind rises without a trace, and it is free to observe the mind.
Swim straight ahead and grow freely
The swimming pool, once the dream place of Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting, danced freely on the blue water, interpreting people's imagination of beauty. The two were selected by the coach at a young age to enter the arena of synchronized swimming, and the two people with the same excellent sense of water and beauty also had an absolute appearance.
Twin sisters, from the age of 7 years old and the pool indissoluble relationship, day after day of hard training, creating the stubbornness and tenacity of the two people, seemingly soft and humble under the appearance, is the cruelty of competitive sports, the will and physical strength, and the determination to rewrite history. Before 2006, Japan had an unshakable position in Asian synchronized swimming events, and at the Doha Asian Games this year, Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting, who were only 20 years old, defeated Japan's top duo Emiko Suzuki & Hayaho Harada to win the gold medal in the double event, which japan had monopolized for 12 years. It was the first time they had reached the top podium of an intercontinental event. Two years later, at the Beijing Water Cube, they danced on the water with a song "Spirit of the Bird", and a silver medal achieved the 0 breakthrough of the Chinese Synchronized Swimming Olympics. On September 17, 2010, the FINA World Cup opened in Changshu, and the top masters from all over the world competed all the way, Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting once again won the top spot with the very oriental charm of "Crane Dance", and this gold medal was the first world championship gold medal in the history of Chinese flower tourism. The ripples in the pool reflect their graceful posture, and the two slender girls have created their own miracles.
Talking about the creation and change of many years of athlete career on them, sister Jiang Tingting said: "We have been athletes since childhood, sports will sharpen people's will quality, this experience into our lives, and our lives into a subject, with the passage of time, we will understand a lot of life truth, but the precipitation of athletes' careers, will make the spirit of hard work and not accepting defeat carved into the bones, let us try everything, face difficulties, willing to do the best, to conquer, to cross, Go win. ”
In Chinese wisdom, the word flexibility is the best illustration of women's strength, there is no hardening of fierceness, but swaying in the water, graceful growth, branches and branches, modest and quiet, and full of durability and tenacity, just like Jiang Wenwen, Jiang Tingting two sisters galloped all the way, with achievements to lay the best life.
Photographed at Chengdu Times Art Museum
Free surprise attack, twin spirit rhinoceros
In 2013, the sisters chose to retire at the same time, held a wedding together, and also had their own daughter. When many people thought that the synchronized swimming sisters would start another life, they chose to return to the pool. This kind of freedom comes and goes, which makes people unexpected and reasonable.
After getting married and having children, the first thing they face is the recovery of physical fitness and physical state, Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting have never given up sports and body management, in the face of crazy training, the two people have found their state at an alarming speed, and after announcing their comeback in 2017, they staged the return of the king. After winning the gold medal in the 2017 FINA Synchronized Swimming Series in France, they won their sixth Asian Games gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
Sister Jiang Tingting: "After failure, you can start again, you can still reverse after turning around, there is never anything in the world that is unchanged, we keep working hard, isn't it to extend the depth of life?" I now want to challenge, to break through the margins, to live a richer and more colorful life. True freedom is not about doing nothing, on the contrary, about doing whatever you want. ”
Two sisters whose appearance is copied and pasted, but have relatively different personalities, have an innate tacit understanding. Sister Jiang Wenwen is delicate and mature, and sister Jiang Tingting is naïve and open-minded, diametrically opposed, and complements each other. "All twins have subtle telepathy, which is certain for athletes like us who grew up together and demanded synchronicity," they say. One of the most tacit things is that the trajectory of our lives is completely synchronized, from being born and training, getting a championship, getting married, having children, and then coming back, and then to the work we have been engaged in since we retired from the army, the life trajectory is exactly the same. ”
Free-perching, perfect turning
The two sisters in life, one beautiful, two personalities, they also maintain independence from each other. In life, they are a pair of fashionable hot moms, the preference of the years, did not let time leave any traces, in the time they are confident and elegant, beautiful and generous.
If the sports career is destined to be lonely, then fashion life needs to be comprehensive, leaving them to swim in a pattern, constantly trying new things, exploring new skills, and they run a diverse and wonderful life. Try extreme sports, challenge new areas, and return to parenthood, moving forward in every kind of exploration.
They are world champions in their resumes, and they are beautiful mothers in life. When asked if they wanted their children to continue their career as athletes, the two answered surprisingly well – respect for the individual and full support.
Asked about the parenting experience of the two hot moms, they said:
Jiang Tingting: I think every mother is great, has her own personality, each has its own "spicy", as an athlete may be more capable, the education of children may retain some professional attributes. In this process, we are also learning ourselves, from being busy, not knowing how to change diapers, not knowing how to make milk powder, to now having a customized family concept for children's education, having a set of things that we have summarized ourselves, I think we are also making progress, and it is also a good process.
Jiang Wenwen: I think there should be requirements for children, but there must also be rewards and encouragement, which is actually more beneficial to her growth, and we are the same from childhood. We win the championship, which is a reward for us, but before winning the medal, there are actually many blows, and these experiences can be passed on to the children. In addition, the baby's growth is actually a gentle process, and there are interesting things at each stage. For example, the first time you call your mother, the first time you go to school, the first time you say what you are touched, these things will become the best memories of life.
In life, Jiang Wenwen Jiang Tingting strives to improve her role, build her own free universe in the gap of time, this calm and confident life aura, pregnant with different human fireworks, leaving the aura of the champion, harvesting the brightness of life.
No "fear" without restraint, free heart
Life is like this, half seawater, half flames. The two sisters who turn forward, from two girls who show their femininity to a mother who is at ease with life, are also building their own new palaces on the road of growing up.
It's like every story is destined to be new. It is true that life should never be limited, and true freedom is to be able to visit the ideal life anytime and anywhere, be loyal to the heart, and be informal. The two sisters likened their sports careers to long military training, in a relatively simple and closed environment, repeating the action hundreds of times, returning to ordinary life, their requirements for freedom and happiness are simple and direct, do what they like, go to favorite places, and enjoy the leisure and relaxation of the mind. After realizing the independence and freedom of life, it is necessary to perceive the slowing down life.
In the past, they flew to different cities, except for training and competition, never really immersed in a city and felt the charm of it. After starting a family, the two families have their own busyness, in a small amount of free time, they will also take the baby to play in the mountains, in Chengdu without the sea, enjoy the pine wind and flowers, bamboo forest clouds.
Mom enjoys an absolute right to speak in family consumption, when asked what kind of vehicle she likes to choose when traveling, my sister told us that it is difficult for her to say no to the high-quality appearance of Yan Control. "Face control purity of 100%, I am really a person who will pay for the value of the face, Cadillac XT4 is still very suitable for both of us, from the overall shape, including its design details, such as a very different headlight design, such as the sunlight paint surface agility, are very attractive."
Sister Jiang Wenwen: "Spacious space, the concept of safety, and high-quality appearance are all important." For a family, it must be based on comfort and safety, of course, it also needs an ideal space, so that some of the children's supplies can be loaded, and the family can drive out for a picnic, or go rafting, which is very practical. ”
When the body melts into the turquoise pool, the clear water will stimulate all their fighting spirit, just like in the calm life, the breeze can soothe the fluctuations of the mood. The two sisters always smiled and responded to our questions, perhaps the athlete's own confident personality and aura, so that they precipitated a unique temperament in the years. They are cruising in the waves of the water, and they are swimming in life, are all authentic expressions. The calm pool can contain endless waves and legendary epics, but all the ripples are dissipated, everything is still, and the mirror image of the no wave reflects the purest life, and the inner voice can be heard at that moment.
The best scenery of life is always in the unknown journey, flowers on the road ahead, the turn is a new beauty, the heart is free, the journey is far.
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