As the captain of the Chinese men's curling team, 28-year-old Ma Xiuyue is participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time. In the mixed mining area after the game, Ma Xiuyue had to be stopped every time he went to a media interview point, and he patiently answered all the questions.
Q: As the captain, how do you evaluate the performance of the Chinese men's curling team at the Beijing Winter Olympics?
Ma Xiuyue: "From the first game to the last game today, we really go further every time we play. After each game we summarize the problems and then keep changing. Choose different tactics according to different opponents, in
There are all kinds of problems in this process, but problems are not terrible, because we face and solve them wholeheartedly. This approach made our next game feel like a rebirth, so the more these 9 games are played, the better. ”
"There were a couple of games lost in between, but we still recognized ourselves because the opponents played so well. In the face of these curling teams, we do have a gap with others in terms of strength and experience. But this gap is not big, it is only reflected in some key balls and key innings. Judging from the success rate of 9 games statistics, the success rate and ranking of the Chinese men's team are relatively high, which proves that our team has great potential. It is the lack of competition experience, and I don't know how to better handle the complex situation at a critical moment. At such times, we are psychologically a little bit afraid of winning and afraid of losing. For example, when facing a strong team, once we encounter a scoring opportunity, we will feel that we have a chance to win, but often when we think about it, we are distracted and there will be mistakes immediately. Therefore, how to improve psychological problems is the next problem we need to solve. This problem is to put it bluntly, that is, the experience of participating in the competition is relatively small, and in the future, we will participate in more and more competitions, and the team will become more and more mature. ”
Q: In the tenth inning of today's game, head coach Rattle called a timeout and went down to discuss with you the handling of the situation at that time, what did you discuss at that time?
Ma Xiuyue: "The 10th inning was a key inning, and the scene was more complicated at that time, so the head coach wanted to discuss with us how to deal with it. After he finished speaking, we felt that he was right, so we took his advice. ”
Q: Can you tell us about the coach's specific advice?
Ma Xiuyue: "He said a tactical choice, that is, when I rolled for the last time, I chose to throw the curling pot closer to the center of the circle. ”
Q: Once, while brushing ice in Switzerland, I accidentally bumped into a curling pot in our camp and asked for your opinion. By the rules, you can take the curling that was knocked out back into the camp, but you don't seem to do it.
Ma Xiuyue: "I actually didn't see it, but they took the initiative to say that they might have touched our pot and asked for our opinion." At that time, we thought about it for a while, and finally we felt that we didn't have to follow the rules, just keep the state after the hit. The reason for this choice was that I evaluated the two treatments, and I felt that putting it back in place was not much different from staying in the current situation, and even putting the pot back was not a particularly big advantage for us. ”
"In addition, curling is a very gentleman's sport, and as long as it does not have a substantial impact, we are not willing to dwell on this matter." When we played against the United States the day before yesterday, the other side had a similar situation, and we did the same at the time. The American team and the Swiss team actually have a number in mind. ”
Q: As captain and fourth baseman, how do you feel at this Winter Olympics?
Ma Xiuyue: "This is my first Winter Olympics, and I still have some pressure. I had seen people on TV standing on the Field of the Winter Olympics feeling very stressed, and I still wanted to be so nervous? This time it was my turn to stand on the Winter Olympics, especially in the first game, my heart was racing, and my legs were shaking involuntarily when I stood on the ice track. That made me realize that when you actually play in this top competition, that kind of pressure is really everywhere. Fortunately, as the game progressed, my pressure decreased little by little, until I was fully engaged in the game and entered a realm of self-forgetfulness. Looking back on 9 games, I still enjoyed the process, I enjoyed every shot I made, every situation judgment, every on-the-spot decision, this kind of big game experience is really great! For me personally, for our team, the harvest of the Beijing Winter Olympics is really very, very big! All these gains will become the driving force for our growth and push us forward continuously! ”
(Beijing Daily)