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There is a lot of pressure at home and they are ready to go abroad for development
In the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, a rookie athlete became famous on the field, and he won the one-meter board championship many times with his excellent performance on the field, so he was also called the "little prince of the one-meter board" by many fans.
Li Shixin is not proud of such excellent results, and he will become a witness on his way to success with the gold medals he won on the field.
However, during the award ceremony, the staff accidentally put the wrong national anthem due to mistakes, and Li Shixin, who was standing on the podium in the face of such a situation, did not say a word, and directly took the lead in singing the national anthem loudly.
In the interview after the end, I saw Li Shixin facing everyone's praise and said embarrassedly: "I felt a little embarrassed at the time, it was better to sing the national anthem myself, and then I sang it loudly......
At that time, Li Shixin looked at his competition results and naively thought that with his own efforts, he would definitely be able to make a breakthrough in the field of sports.
But when Li Shixin buried the seeds of his dream in his heart, he forgot that the most important thing in the mainland is talent, and in this environment where there are many masters, it is even more difficult to achieve certain success.
The huge competitive pressure makes Li Shixin dare not have a trace of slackness, and even rest is a luxury, because only strong ability can be seen by the coach and get a small number of places to go out to compete.
Therefore, in order to have the opportunity to represent the country in the competition, Li Shixin can only practice desperately to improve his ability.
But the sky was unsatisfactory, at the beginning, Li Shixin could still get a place in the competition, but in the later stage, no matter how hard he worked hard, he was greeted by defeat again and again.
In 2014, Li Shixin announced that he was going to leave the national diving team, and three years later, after his last national competition, he announced his retirement to the outside world, and then he took his family to Australia to change the environment to continue to realize his championship dream.
The new environment starts from scratch and becomes a foreign citizen
When he first went to Australia, Li Shixin did not immediately restart his life as an athlete, but chose to start from scratch in this unfamiliar country.
In the beginning, he worked as a swimming and diving coach in a club, and such a relaxed life was in stark contrast to the tense environment at home.
On this day, Li Shixin, as usual, was in charge of the diving training of the students, only to see him explain that he was demonstrating for everyone here, and it happened that this series of perfect movements happened to be seen by the person in charge passing by.
In the face of Li Shixin's perfect technology, the person in charge felt that it was more than enough to participate in the competition at his level and win a championship, so in order not to waste such a good seedling, the person in charge suggested that Li Shixin go to the World Cup selection tournament not long after.
In the face of the suggestions of the people around him, Li Shixin also felt that he should seize this opportunity and return to the arena to sweat, so during that time, Li Shixin began to prepare for the competition while guiding the training of the students.
Facts have proved that the person in charge of the club is indeed right, although Li Shixin did not have much time to prepare for the game, he still achieved quite good results on the field.
It was also this success that made Li Shixin successfully favored by the Australian Diving Association, and in order to make Li Shixin naturalized, the staff of the association took the initiative to find the door.
Looking at the olive branch thrown to him by the other party, Li Shixin was full of emotion in his heart at that moment, he had never participated in a major competition such as the Olympic Games when he was in China, because there were many people who were better than him, so he naturally never got an opportunity like this.
What Li Shixin didn't expect was that after coming here, he was taken the initiative to come to the door, and in the end, Li Shixin chose to agree to join the Australian nationality and become one of them.
Hard training life
After admitting to joining the national team, Li Shixin not only has to be busy with his own training every day, but even has to spare a lot of time to take care of his three children.
Every day, Li Shixin has to get up early to make milk powder and change diapers for the children, and sometimes he has to go to the club to guide the students in need.
In this way, there is very little time left for Li Shixin to train every day, but Li Shixin does not feel hard for such a situation, but he enjoys it every day, and he is willing to work hard and tiring in order to realize his dreams.
At this time, Li Shixin was in his early thirties, such an age is nothing for ordinary people, but for every athlete, no matter how good his sports career is, it will only be for a while.
With the increase of age, various functions of the body begin to deteriorate, and the skills that can be easily done when he was young have begun to become difficult for Li Shixin now, and he does not have any advantage in the face of his young opponent Li Shixin on the field.
Despite this, Li Shixin reported a positive attitude, since he does not have any advantage in age, then he will work hard to catch up with everyone's footsteps, and one day he will succeed.
In the final of the men's 3-meter springboard at the 2023 Diving World Cup, Li Shixin won the runner-up with a total score of 465.25, and then he won the third place with his team in the 2024 World Swimming Championships and the second place in the men's 1-meter springboard competition.
Although he missed the championship in these games, Li Shixin was still not discouraged, and he summed up every mistake on the field to better avoid in the following games.
Putting aside the things on the field, Li Shixin often shares his life on the Internet in life, and even sometimes he shows fans the yard of his home, which can be seen from the appearance of the house is very valuable.
On April 15, 2024, Li Shixin posted a video on Weibo with the text: I haven't returned to China for 5 years
In the video, he was in high spirits, dragging his suitcase back to his hometown to participate in the diving World Cup.
As soon as the news was issued, it attracted comments from netizens below.
"Welcome home, all the best!"
"Come on for the finals. ”
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Epilogue:
Dreams are the compass of life, the source of motivation to keep moving forward, they are the desires and aspirations of our souls, and our beautiful ideas and pursuits for the future.
No matter how big or small, every dream has a unique meaning and value, and they drive us to move forward bravely, brave the difficulties, and bravely pursue our ideals.
The road to chasing our dreams is not smooth, and there will be setbacks and difficulties along the way, but it is these challenges that make us stronger and more determined to move towards the other side of our dreams.
In the process of realizing our dreams, we may need to put in hard work and overcome many difficulties, but every step is worth it, because they allow us to gradually get closer to our dreams and to the other side of success.
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Information sources:
The Paper On March 31, 2020, there was a report on "Olympic Postponement|Diving Veteran Li Shixin: I have been waiting for the Olympics for 20 years, is there still this year left".
Beijing Youth Daily On June 12, 2019, there was a report on "teammates will become opponents, Li Shixin was naturalized by Australia".
Xinhua News Agency On July 22, 2013, there was a report on "Li Shixin won the men's one-meter board championship".
Pengbai News On July 19, 2019, there was a report on "Interview|Li Shixin: Life is hard when I change my nationality to Australia, I just want to realize my Olympic diving dream".
Sohu Sports On May 30, 2009, there was a report on "Li Shixin's Strength to Beat Despati's "King of Difficulty" to Dominate the Diving Grand Prix
On February 29, 2013, China News Network reported on "Li Shixin's three-consecutive championship in the one-meter board" and the "last champion" rushing to Barcelona
On July 23, 2013, Dongfang.com reported on "Men's one-meter board Li Shixin played a lore in adversity to break the curse of defending the title!".
Beijing Evening News on July 23, 2013, about "Li Shixin: Thank you to the people who are not optimistic about me, they let me walk more firmly".
CCTV On January 20, 2017, there was a report on "The U20 National Anthem Arrives Late and Chinese Teenagers Sing It Themselves".
CCTV On July 21, 2015, a report on "[Swimming] Chen Yan Network Affair: Singing the National Anthem Male - Li Shixin".