Wen | wild away
After Gong Lijiao won the championship, he was in tears of excitement.
In an interview, she said:
I've been waiting for this moment for 21 years, and it's also my 21st year of training.
She also said: "People must have dreams, in case they come true." ”
How many people have been training hard for ten years, sweating like rain, just to stand on the highest podium of the Olympic Games.
Gong Lijiao is 32 years old this year, a real veteran, for the "youth exclusive" sports competition. 32 years old is already an old man.
For so many years, it has been supported by dreams, and it has been able to realize the dream of champion this year.
In addition to Gong Lijiao, there are many, many such athletes, in the spirit of not accepting defeat, perseverance, tenacity and strength to spend one training time after another.
I have suffered for many years just to prove to the world that I can.
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Oscar Figueroa, who won the Olympic weightlifting championship at the age of 33, is also an inspirational model, and everyone who knows the story behind him will be touched by his persistence and tenacity.
After he won the Rio Olympic Games, he was so excited that he cried and wept, which moved countless people.
Rio 2016 was Figueroa's fourth Olympics, and his results in the first three were not ideal.
Especially at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he was able to lift the weight pole in a limited time due to many lifts, and finally did not even achieve results.
For a professional athlete, this is a great shame.
That day he cried as soon as he got off the stage, crying very sadly.
People who have not experienced it cannot empathize.
So many days and nights of hard training, just for this moment, but temporarily dropped the chain, not even the opportunity to perform, this is how helpless and painful.
You must know that he came for the gold medal that year, and also came with everyone's expectations to impact the first gold in his life.
Because in the previous big and small competitions, he has achieved good results, and he also has a certain advantage in age.
However, the weather was unpredictable, and just two weeks before the game, he was injured, because he had to be injured with a hard belt near the game.
As a result, there was that scene, three failed arrests, but what made him caught in the eye of public opinion storm and felt the pressure was that the doctor diagnosed that he was not injured after returning to China.
Suddenly, he was caught up in a huge controversy, and some people accused him of being a coward, saying that he was arrogant, incompetent, useless, and even the coach gave up on him.
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In the eyes of the coach who has been with Figueroa the longest and knows him best, Figueroa is no longer worth it.
For a moment, it was as if the whole world had rejected him, accusing him of lying and escaping without responsibility.
Until later, some professionals pointed out that Oscar's cervical disc herniation was severe, resulting in weakness of the limbs.
In the weightlifting link, it is not possible to make a force, and failure is expected.
The reason for the failure is found, but it doesn't change anything, and how about getting an apology from someone else? His loss of the gold medal is a reality that cannot be changed.
He also thought about whether he should retire, after all, he was 25 years old that year, and he was also the best age for a weightlifter.
But so what, as long as he does not set limits on life, no one can stop his determination to realize his dreams.
Figueroa was born in a small town in Colombia, South America, where people make a living by mining.
Mining, risk and low reward, as more and more people join, there are not many opportunities.
That kind of life made him feel hopeless, no sense of accomplishment.
He didn't want to live like this, it wasn't the life he wanted.
Later, he embarked on the road of weightlifting.
For the children of poor families, as long as you work hard enough and work hard enough, you have a greater chance of changing your destiny.
So he trained desperately, so that one day he could prove himself through the gold medal, change his destiny, and lead the whole family to a better life.
The good news is that he can endure hardships in weightlifting, and he has a certain talent, and he quickly stands out, and he debuted in the Olympic Games at the age of 21.
And also won the fifth place, although he did not get a medal, but he is already very satisfied.
He has since trained as a gold medalist, and two years later at the World Championships, he won a silver medal in the 62 kg category.
Just as he was rushing towards the gold medal, there was the above-mentioned grab error.
Indeed, he was hit hard, and the losing match almost destroyed his confidence and courage at one point.
But no matter what, he was still unwilling to give up, and he was not willing to say goodbye to his weightlifting career.
So he decided to have spinal surgery and wait until he returned to normal to continue training.
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His heart was filled with hope, and he also changed to a new coach and embarked on a hard training road again.
At the 2012 London Olympics, he once again appeared on the Olympic field and won the silver medal relatively smoothly, which was also quite good.
But as an athlete, winning gold is an important goal.
He didn't settle for the silver medal, but continued to train and move towards the gold medal.
Just when he thought he was bound to win, fate once again joked with him, and his back hurt.
New injuries combined with old injuries tormented him at the same time, and it was only six months away from the race.
If he loses this time, he may never have a chance to fulfill his dream again.
In any case, Oscar does not want to lose this opportunity again, even if he fights for his life, he will give himself a satisfactory account.
In this way, at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, when everyone was skeptical, he proved himself again with strength with strong perseverance and firm faith.
Winning the gold medal with a beautiful result, this moment, all the pressure, all the grievances, all the catharsis and satisfaction.
All the spectators cheered for him, were touched by him, congratulated him, and were proud of him.
At this moment, Oscar waited 12 years.
For 12 years, all the pain and tiredness turned into joy.
Every athlete standing on the Olympic field, no matter what his final result is, even if he has no results because of mistakes, he should be respected and should not be ridiculed.
After all, to be able to stand on this field, behind it has already paid a huge effort that outsiders can't see.
Every athlete is great, whether he wins gold or not, he is his own hero.