It is difficult for you to see the hardships he has suffered on Chen Lijun's face, only to see him fight step by step, playing game by game, slowly growing into a top athlete, and slowly improving the conditions in his home.
He said he was the kind of person who, no matter how much he suffered, would not write sadness on his face. Those bitternesses, he prefers to hide in his heart, are transformed into explosive power on the playing field.
Talking about the bitterness he had eaten before, he said that he liked the feeling of "first bitter and then sweet", which was much better than "first sweet and then bitter".
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After the Olympic Games, Chen Lijun did not go home immediately, but chose to continue to prepare for the National Games. In fact, since the epidemic, because of the preparation for the Olympics, he has not returned home for a long time, even if he can go back, he is in a hurry, seeing his girlfriend, seeing his mother, almost all in the mobile phone video. However, when asked why he did not go home, he only smiled and said that he had endured it for so long, and it was not bad for a few days.
It was not until this eleventh holiday that Chen Lijun returned to his hometown in Hunan with his girlfriend, and his mother and relatives, friends and neighbors carefully prepared a program for him to celebrate his gold medal in the Olympic Games.
Not long ago, in the 67 kg weightlifting field of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chen Lijun challenged himself in the case of 11 kg behind his opponents, lifted a weight of 187 kg, broke the Olympic record of the deadlift project, achieved a shocking reversal, and won the sixth gold medal of the Olympic Games for the Chinese team.
A child from a bitter background, from the county town to the city team, the provincial team, and then to the national team, into the Olympic Games, along the way, there must be many difficulties, but this Chen Lijun, who was named the "most bitter champion", does not look bitter haha, but is a very laughing person.
01 "The Hardest Champion"
Chen Lijun was born in Anhua County, Hunan Province, to a rural family.
His father was a well-known Hercules in the neighborhood, and perhaps for genetic reasons, Chen Lijun showed good physical fitness, strength and good health when he was very young.
By chance, Coach Jiang Yilong, the coach of Yiyang Sports Academy, discovered Chen Lijun.
Although Chen Lijun was not tall and thin, he could jump more than two meters away on the cement floor, and he could do fifty push-ups.
Coach Jiang knew in his heart that he had encountered a good seedling.
However, the conditions of Chen Lijun's family were not good, and the tuition fee of nearly 10,000 yuan in the sports institute was too heavy for them, and under the repeated persuasion of Coach Jiang Yilong, Chen Lijun had the opportunity to practice weightlifting.
He cherished this hard-won opportunity, went to the training ground early every day to warm up, and after the training, often practiced by himself, consciously and diligently.
But just came to the hospital for a year, but the father was seriously ill, the top pillar of the family fell, the crumbling home was supported by the mother alone, in order to reduce the burden of the mother, Chen Lijun ran back to the home once, and then was pulled back by the coach to find a tractor.
At that time, in order to support this family, Chen Lijun's mother worked three jobs alone, suffered a lot, and also told Chen Lijun that we would not practice, but at that time, Chen Lijun had grown up a little, and felt that this might be the best way out of his life. After so many years of suffering, he must have practiced something famous.
Looking back, he said that he may not have understood his mother's suffering at that time, but it was only after the days gradually improved that he realized it, so he took any awards and bonuses later, he gave it to his mother first.
In the most difficult years, fortunately he persevered. In 2006, Chen Lijun entered the professional weightlifting team of Hunan Province. In 2010, he won the World Junior Weightlifting Championships.
Unfortunately, Dad didn't see him really make a name for himself, and when he died in 2012, when he mentioned this, Chen Lijun's tone was full of regret, he said that before the game, he would pray to his dead father: Bless your cubs.
02 "Question 101"
In 2013, Chen Lijun won the World Weightlifting Championships. In 2015, he defended his title and broke the world record.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he played for the weightlifting team, and many people felt that this gold medal was a must-win, including himself, he was young and vigorous, and there were almost no opponents at the time, and it was the degree that "just grab a handful" and win the championship.
Coach Yu Jie recalled that before leaving, he was almost 100% sure of the gold medal, and no matter what the analysis was, he could get the gold medal.
Unexpectedly, when he tried to lift, Chen Lijun had two leg cramps and could not even complete the game.
No one had encountered a similar problem, no one had foreseen such a situation, and everyone was confused, Yu Jie said, this is "a thing that I can't understand, and I can't understand it when I kill it."
Both the coach and Chen Lijun himself spent a period of time in chagrin and remorse, and then for four or five months, they repeatedly asked themselves in their heads: How did this problem arise?
For a while, Chen Lijun was particularly uncomfortable when he heard others say that things in 2016 were particularly uncomfortable, and he especially wanted to lose his temper, but he had a good temper and could not send it out, so he could only digest it slowly in his heart.
Coach Yu Jie told him that where he fell, he would get up wherever he fell, and if he wanted to win back later, he must quickly get out of this shadow.
Lu Yu and Chen Lijun's coach Yu Jie
Confidence is rebuilt in training and competition again and again, taking a championship, feeling as if you can do it, lifting a weight, and feeling a little breakthrough.
Later, after winning the National Games, Chen Lijun felt as if he could still fight for the next session.
But after four years of long and arduous preparations, the Tokyo Olympic Games did not arrive as scheduled, the news of the postponement of the Olympic Games hit Chen Lijun a lot, it was not easy to survive to this day, felt that it was going to be a game, felt that the fight was about to end, and the result suddenly came the news, and it was necessary to fight for another year.
As a result, this year, Chen Lijun's elbow tendon was torn at the National Men's Weightlifting Championships.
The surgery left a dozen-centimeter-long scar on his right upper arm, leaving an uncertain future, just a few months before the qualifying match in May, which is a must-win game, can he recover? To what extent can it be restored?
Chen Lijun recalled his state of mind at that time and said that although he was not sure, his confidence and conviction had not declined.
He was not low at all, but very cheerful, he thought in his heart, anyway, it is already like this, it is better to simply break the ship, what else can it do, only positive face.
He worked actively with the coach and did not delay every day, and as a result, he recovered very well and successfully qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
03 Persistence is the only way
What no one expected was that in the field of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the 101st problem appeared again.
Chen Lijun actually failed to grasp and lift twice in a row, and in terms of strength, this was an absolutely impossible problem, but in fact, it just happened.
Chen Lijun's girlfriend Xiaomei, her palms were sweating when she watched, and she didn't dare to look at it later.
The scene at that time made many people involuntarily think of the scene in 2016, and they were afraid that the same scene would be staged again.
But coach Yu Jie said that he did not panic, because this time, they made more meticulous preparations, including the 101st question.
He knew that Chen Lijun had a great advantage in the stifflift, and the most urgent thing was to stabilize Chen Lijun's mentality, he first let Chen Lijun close his eyes and recuperate, don't think about the previous things anymore, and then let himself enter a very excited state, trying to infect Chen Lijun with his own state.
Chen Lijun said that he just wanted it too much, he knew that the second one was very critical, he felt that the champion could not run when he grabbed it, and as soon as this idea appeared, he couldn't hold back, forgot the action, touched the barbell, and was still thinking about this matter in his head.
But the successive failures made him have no ideas to think about, "only one breath to fight."
He said that he was like standing on the edge of a cliff, only the whole lift, can be rescued, there is no extra time and energy to think about the miscellaneous thoughts, instantly no distractions, I feel "no matter how much the opponent does, I feel that I will do it."
As a result, he was 11 kg behind his opponents, who were already celebrating victory, successfully lifting 187 kg, breaking the Olympic record for the men's 67 kg weightlifting event.
The moment he stood firmly, Chen Lijun knew that the championship had been won, and all his emotions were completely released, and he held his breath for five years, happily even forgetting that there was another chance to try to lift up later.
Looking back, he thanked himself for his persistence, in fact, sometimes he didn't know if he could hold on, but he still told himself that no matter what the result was, he still had to stick to the last moment.
Over the years, no matter what difficulties he encountered, his breath has never relaxed.
The night he won the gold medal, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep at all, he replied to all kinds of messages on his mobile phone, half dreaming and half awake, he was thinking, this can't be a dream, right?
When he woke up from sleep, his first thought was: It didn't seem like he was dreaming. Then go and look at the gold medal and find, oh, it's true. The gold medal was very heavy, and he was reluctant to pick it until his neck was sore.
Coach Yu Jie said that after getting this gold medal, he felt that Chen Lijun's whole body was open and he smiled even more.
Not only does he love to laugh, he has also matured a lot, saying that if he got this gold medal five years ago, he may feel that the Olympic gold medal was casually obtained, and when he was young, he might not know how to train hard, and he would not cherish this gold medal so much.
04 "Olympic champions are also ordinary people"
In addition to the ones mentioned earlier, Chen Lijun, who won the Olympic championship, seems to have no special change, and he still lives in a simple dormitory, he has no special requirements, only said that "the champion is also an ordinary person."
Speaking of ordinary, their lives seem to be less ordinary.
Everyday life is training, treatment, sleep, no amateur activities, at most it is playing games and drinking tea.
He hadn't been out to a movie in a few years, hadn't been to the park, rarely went out to dinner, dated his girlfriend, mostly chose to eat at home, and didn't dare to eat meat when he went outside because he had to deal with doping tests.
There is very little time to go home, the holidays seem to have nothing to do with them, their time is set in the cycle of the game, than a big game to go home to rest for a week or two, and dare not stay too long, because after a long time their physical function will decline rapidly, and many of the previous efforts will be wasted.
They have been to many cities and countries, but generally only at the airport, hotels and training grounds, do not know what places of interest and monuments a place are, than the end of the race to return home.
Than the Full Games, he may usher in a long-lost holiday, rest for a month, because this session of preparation time is too long, he wants to take a good rest, tidy up the mood, "should get married."
He once connected his girlfriend on the scene in a show, came to an "online proposal", and also made up an offline one for her.
The living conditions in the family were no longer the same as before, and he helped his mother to support the family with his own hands, one by one.
After going through so much, but it seems that it is difficult for you to see the suffering he has suffered on his face, only to see him fight step by step, playing game by game, slowly growing into a top athlete, and slowly improving the conditions in his family.
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