"Once, the whole world said that Asians couldn't break 10 seconds, but through our own efforts, we did it. Everyone's conclusion is not the result. There are a lot of things you don't try, where do you know the results? ”
In an exclusive interview in 2018, Su Bingtian predicted that "Asians can run to 9.85 seconds, and this person may be me." "At this Olympic Games, this Chinese flyer who is running faster and faster has fulfilled his prediction!
As early as the 2018 IAAF Madrid Challenge men's 100m final, when Su Bingtian won the championship in 9.91 seconds, he became the fastest yellow race in the world at that time.
For the first time in this Olympic Games, he stood on the track of the 100-meter final.
The 100-meter sprint is known as the "king of kings" on the track and field field. At the Olympic Games, when the 100-meter sprint competition was carried out, other events had to be suspended, and this Tokyo Olympic Games specially prepared a light show for the 100-meter final, which was unique in other competitions.
However, due to the various factors that exist congenitally in human beings and the differences in the way, region and eating habits of the acquired life, it is difficult for yellow people to "get ahead" in the need for explosive power, especially in sprinting.
In this Olympic final, Su Bingtian was the only yellow man, which was a stark difference from the black players on other tracks.
Therefore, Su Bingtian, standing on the final track, has broken through the limits of the yellow race and become the light of Asian athletics.
Someone once asked Su Bingtian, in fact, you can already retire after success, what is the motivation for you to continue to practice hard? Why keep running?
At that time, Su Bingtian replied that the American star Rogers, who was 33 years old and still running, said, "For life!" ”
"I think this answer is particularly good, life is not just a livelihood, running is our profession, we should do what we can do, do not let family, friends, people around us disappointed, drive the young people engaged in this project, since they have chosen, take it as a career to do." 」
Run for life.
This simple but profound answer is really memorable. Because he not only shows the persistence of athletes, but also provides motivation for the lives of ordinary people.
In the movie "Cinderella Man", boxer Bullock (Russell Crowe) was originally a very talented boxer, who became famous at a young age, gained wealth and status through boxing, and had a smooth life.
But the Great Depression came in the United States, and his stocks became waste paper overnight, his houses and cars disappeared, and his life was pulled into the abyss.
He and his wife, as well as the family's three children, live in the basement. Weekdays can only go to the dock to do odd jobs, and they may not necessarily be selected daily.
When the economy was at its worst, he couldn't afford to pay for electricity, and in the cold winter he relied on candles for lighting and wood for heating. Seeing the children suffering from diseases one by one, there was nothing he could do.
The former champion, no longer praying, walked into the almshouse with his head bowed and was pointed out.
He went to the boxing association, like a former boss and colleague, begging one by one.
The man who was once held up to the altar by everyone is now crying and begging for no more than a few tens of dollars in electricity bills.
This was the lowest point of his life. Injured wrist, unable to participate in the competition, living a begging life, the whole family and his spirit gradually collapsed.
It's been a long winter.
He qualified for a race with a pay of more than $100, but was played against the second-placed young player. The agent lamented that you went just when a beaten sandbag practiced hand.
As long as Bullock gets the reward that can "save his life", he is extremely relaxed about this hard-won game as a "retirement" battle.
But surprisingly, he is used to working with his left hand because of his previous injuries, and now he has the ability to attack with both fists, and because of the weight loss, his pace is more flexible.
He won the game unexpectedly.
The victory of this game gave his life a chance to bottom out.
The agent saw his change and bet on his return to training.
The game was won one by one, and he was getting closer and closer to the throne of the boxer.
During this time, he returned the relief money he had received and became the City Light. In the case that the Great Recession has not yet passed, he actually took the initiative to return the relief money, which inspired many people to live bravely.
From the media, to the audience, to the ordinary people outside the field, the focus of the boxing king battle, has long regarded him as a champion in his heart.
When Bullock finished warming up and walked into the arena, the audience was silent, and everyone looked at the city hero silently, and then returned with thunderous encouragement.
This man, who once fought for his life, has now become a spiritual symbol of the masses.
Before the competition, the reporter interviewed him, why return to the field, Bullock returned, for the sake of "milk". At that time, some people were puzzled.
When the game was in trouble, he fell into a dizziness, and when he saw that he was about to fall, he had in mind the images of his family experiencing poverty and about to disintegrate.
He went back to the ring and initially fought for his children, for his family.
Subsequently, he found that he could not suppress his desire for the ring, the urge to participate in the competition, and he found that he was still fighting for himself by wearing the boxing holster.
And when his actions touched the streets and the city, he found that as a boxer, he could also fight for everyone.
Overcome the fears of the Great Depression and inspire the masses with victory and give them hope.
The English name of the film is "Cinderella", Cinderella. Bullock is known as the representative of the counterattack at the bottom of the city, he exchanged his fists for dignity, wealth, and assumed the responsibilities of a man.
During the Great Depression, countless men abandoned their families to make their lives easier. And Bullock's persistence taught them a good lesson.
Men should fight for life.
Both Bullock and Su Bingtian answered a much identical question: Why continue to play?
Their answer is actually the same, all for "life".
For Bullock, life represents a happy, decent life for the family.
For Su Bingtian, life is not only a subsistence, but also a respect for the athlete's profession.
In fact, in the process of continuously improving themselves, they have fully tapped their potential.
Yang Yongqiang once said to Su Bingtian that he had a sense of mission: "There are so many people who practice sprinting, but there are few people who are really talented to run on the international level track." So you should practice well, you have to do it for the people who participate in this type of exercise, to dig themselves.
Every top athlete is in this constant self-questioning, self-doubt, self-excavation, step by step to their peak.
As ordinary people, we can learn a lot from such men: persistence, responsibility, and love for life.