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"Our women's basketball team, I'm a big one! I thought I could break into the semi-finals this time, but the result was good, and I didn't even enter the knockout round! Lao Zhang muttered to the TV while chewing melon seeds, "This coach is not good, and the players are not in shape, when can we have a good result?" ＂
"Come on, it's not a big deal for a layman like you to see the excitement! Lao Li rolled his eyes, "Do you think that playing ball is like you playing mahjong, and if you lose, you will scold two sentences and it will be over?" There's a lot more to do here! ＂
Speaking of which, Uncle Li, an old sports fan, wants to ask: Do we always like to attribute our failures to individuals, but ignore the problems of the entire sports system? What are your thoughts on this?
As a perennial "melon-eating crowd" who squats in the sports circle, I have to say that the performance of the Chinese women's basketball team in the Olympic Games this time does make people feel a little "vegetable in the vegetable". But, ladies and gentlemen, can we stop being like a "keyboard warrior" and throwing the pot on the heads of coaches and players at every turn? To be honest, this kind of behavior is exactly the same as my aunt's behavior of scolding the screenwriter after watching the TV series!
First of all, we have to admit that the performance of the women's basketball team this time is indeed unsatisfactory. After three games, it feels like watching a "roller coaster" show: one moment to the sky, one moment to the ground, and finally fly directly off the track. Especially the comparison against Puerto Rico, which is simply a "disaster movie"! I wanted to put a seal on the TV at the time, for fear of being reported by my neighbors for domestic violence!
But, dear fans and friends, can we jump out of this "who is responsible" mindset? Have you ever wondered why every time we lose, we just shout "change coach" and "change player"? Isn't this as ridiculous as we shout every day that we want to "change wives"? I'm afraid the root of the problem is not a certain person, but the whole system!
When it comes to the system, our sports management system is really a "big problem". This system, just like the old TV set in my house, looks quite sturdy, but the parts inside should have been replaced a long time ago. You see, our athletes have been "captive" in sports schools since they were children, and in addition to sports are sports, they can't even take a serious cultural class. Isn't that the same as putting a chicken in a cage and laying eggs and nothing else?
Let's talk about our selection mechanism. Let's select athletes now, just like selecting high-quality breeding pigs, it depends on who has good physical fitness and who has great strength. As everyone knows, modern sports are no longer simply more powerful than others. If you look at the United States women's basketball team, those beauties are all versatile, and they are all human spirits on and off the court. What about our beauties? In addition to playing, I can't even do a decent interview, isn't this the problem of our system?
Also, we always think of gold medals as our only goal. This kind of thinking is as ridiculous as we always think that children must take the top exam to be successful. Winning and losing is a common thing in sports. But every time we lose, we want to disband and reorganize the whole team. Can this approach of "one son of heaven and one courtier" produce excellent athletes and coaches?
So, dear fans, let's stop looking at a certain coach or a certain player. What we need is a complete "sports revolution"! We need a system that allows athletes to develop holistically, a system that can produce outstanding talents, and an evaluation system that doesn't just focus on gold medals.
Of course, this is easier said than done. This kind of reform, just like losing weight, knows what to do, but just can't make up your mind. However, if we do not change, then China's sports industry may always be able to hover in the position of "No. 1 in Asia", and it will never be able to become a real sports power.
In closing, I would like to say that stop attributing failure to individuals. What we need is an environment where every athlete has a chance to shine. Only in this way can we see more sports stars like Yao Ming and Li Na born. Otherwise, our sports career will probably always be a cycle of "big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp".
So, ladies and gentlemen, next time you see the Chinese team lose the competition, don't be in a hurry to scold the coach and players. What we should ask is: why does our sports system always fail to produce truly world-class athletes? Why do our athletes always drop their chains at critical moments? That's what we should be thinking about!
Speaking of which, I, an old sports fan, can't help but ask: should we re-examine our sports system, instead of rushing to find a scapegoat every time we lose a match? What do you think?