Olympic champion Du Li's family background
Du Li's family was not very happy since she was a child. When he was only a teenager, the bad news of his parents' divorce came. Her father has always been unimportant in her memory, and she often looks disgusted.
Now that the parents have parted ways and the mother has formed another family, it is difficult for the adolescent girl to calm down, and even the new stepfather is angry.
However, life has to move forward. At the age of 14, Doo Li was introduced to the sport of shooting. Her stepfather supported her unbiasedly, encouraged her to try new things, and gave her the motivation to move forward.
Gradually, the joy of archery fascinated her, and she was determined to do her best in it. Du Li is no longer the rebellious girl she used to be, but instead has an extraordinary focus and tenacious perseverance.
She threw herself into boring training day after day and quickly made her mark in all kinds of competitions.
At the age of 22, Du Li got her wish and entered the national team. However, the brutal training in the arena and the physical changes of adolescence have left traces on her face. The ugly acne marks often make her suspect that she is ugly, and she can't hide her shyness in front of the camera.
However, this did not break her self-confidence, and at the age of 24, Du Li swept through the Athens Olympics like a red whirlwind and finally won the gold medal. At that moment, she seemed to be reborn, but her beautiful face was flawed because of her persistence, but Du Li couldn't turn back.
The career continues to make great progress
The first gold medal opened a new chapter in Du Li's career. In the days that followed, everywhere she went, she was invincible, winning gold and silver year after year. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Du Li originally wanted to be crowned the queen again in front of the Chinese people, and became famous in one fell swoop and became a representative of Chinese shooting.
However, the competition was full of uncertainties, and she lost her sense of proportion in the pinch, and finally missed the gold medal and only won a silver medal. This result made Du Li extremely frustrated, but at this point, she could only swallow the unwillingness in her heart.
Fortunately, Du Li was not defeated by this defeat. She quickly regained her form and went on to win gold at the World Championships, proving her worth to the world.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Du Li, who was nearly 40 years old, was still the high-spirited woman, who galloped confidently and calmly on the field, and finally won a bronze medal.
At that time, her face was no longer like the delicate face of youth, but was replaced by the wind and frost of experience. But her smiling face is still bright and moving, and that perseverance and mood have precipitated into a unique charm over the years.
Subsequently, Du Li's career entered a low point. She lost at Rio 2016 and missed out on the podium. For a moment, she had doubts about herself.
How long can we hold on? The original brilliant career is coming to an end little by little. However, the hardest times are the times when you need your family the most. With the encouragement of her husband and team, Du Li regained her confidence and achieved great results in the years that followed.
Today, she has become the coach of the shooting team, working with her husband Pang Wei to guide the young team members and achieve a new generation. At the Tokyo Olympics, she witnessed her apprentices win a record number of gold medals, and she was sincerely proud and gratified for her students.
It was also a perfect end to her own career.
Separation and integration on the road of love
While her career is in full swing, Du Li has also experienced ups and downs on her emotional road. She once fell in love with a male goalscorer Zhang Fu in the national team. The two won gold and silver one after another, and were regarded as a pair of the national team.
However, this relationship was not blessed by the coach. Worried that relationship problems would affect training and competitions, the coach forced the two to break up. Although Du Li was reluctant, she finally chose a career.
This overnight tea relationship made her understand the difficulties of marriage.
The story with her current husband, Pang Wei, is much more pleasant. The two did not intersect at first, Pang Wei was four years younger than Du Li, and he was still an unknown when he first entered the national team. He often looked up at the light of Du Li's predecessor from afar, and did not dare to disturb.
However, it was at the most difficult moment of Du Li's career that Pang Wei really became her reliance. At that time, Du Ligang had just lost a major competition, her self-confidence was hit hard, and psychological counseling was useless.
Seeing this, Pang Wei took the initiative to ask Ying, had a long talk with her, and encouraged her to regain her fighting spirit. The relationship between the two was born. Later, Pang Wei helped Du Li at key points in her life and career several times, and the relationship between the two became closer and closer.
Eventually, they achieved positive results and became married. Although there were conflicts and quarrels after marriage, every time Pang Wei gave in to resolve Du Li's unhappiness. Now they are a loving husband and wife, working together to guide the younger generations and witness their brilliant achievements in the sport.
Regroup, transform and begin
2013 can be said to be the lowest point in Du Li's life. At the World Championships that year, she struggled and failed to reach the final. It was a turning point, and a failure that Du Li had never had.
She begins to question herself, tossing and turning in the middle of the night, clouded by self-doubt and disappointment.
At this time, her husband Pang Wei became her strongest backing. The two talked heartily until late at night, and Pang Wei untied her knots one by one and rekindled her fighting spirit. With his encouragement, Du Li got back on her head and took part in more training and competitions.
Eventually, she returned to competition and won several major tournaments again. Those negative emotions that linger day and night have also disappeared in victory after victory.
At the same time, Du Li's appearance also changed slowly and clearly. The girl who once had acne marks on her face has transformed into a mature woman with an elegant temperament and beautiful beauty.
When she appeared at the Tokyo Olympics, many reporters who had already written rumors were secretly surprised. They couldn't believe that such a dignified and elegant lady was the girl with a scarred face back then.
Du Li ignored these rumors, just faced the camera indifferently and smiled confidently. Her success is the result of her own unremitting efforts, and the change in appearance is just a manifestation of physical and mental transformation.
We should absorb the spiritual connotation of Du Li
Du Li's story is worth pondering for everyone. She is not born inspirational, but through her own efforts, she gradually transforms into an elegant woman.
The most precious of these is her tenacious will to never give up in the face of adversity and failure. Each of us will encounter a low point in our lives. The dark side of self-doubt and loss of fighting spirit will always haunt us.
Du Li was also deeply involved, but she relied on professional help and family support to finally get out of the predicament and start anew. This perseverance to never give up in the face of suffering is the spiritual pillar that we need to learn from Xi.
In addition, Du Li also demonstrated the ability to quickly adjust her mindset in the face of failure. When many people fall into a trough, they are often dominated by their emotions and cannot extricate themselves. And Du Li was able to stop losses in time, adjust her mentality, not be dragged down by past failures, and grasp the next battle.
This ability to be reborn in the face of failure is also worthy of our reference.
In contemporary society, each of us is facing increasing survival pressure and mental burden. In this environment, we need to have these spiritual qualities embodied by Du Li to resist the blows of the outside world, break through the self-imposed limitations, and enter the next stage of life.
Du Li's success has taught us that as long as we are determined and keep our fighting spirit, we can all become better and live a more meaningful life. This spiritual essence is far more dazzling and scarce than her physical appearance.
We should pay attention to her inner growth process and apply it in our own lives, so that people in our time can have a tenacious and excellent mind like Du Li.