Bright red T-shirt, white shorts with white sneakers... On August 3, Olympic champion and retired diver He Chong appeared in Guangzhou to attend the Grandview Polar Ocean World public welfare activities, serving as the "Marine Science Popularization Ambassador" and becoming a marine science popularization knowledge promoter.
He Chong from Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, picked up rotten vegetables from a young age and began to raise his family at the age of 16 to buy a house for his parents, and was called the most inspirational Olympic champion by netizens.
He Chong is the absolute superstar of the Chinese diving team, and as the king of the once three-meter board, he is known as the "king of difficulty". According to statistics, He Chong has won a total of 66 world-class championships in his career, including three consecutive world championships, four consecutive World Cup championships, 8 single springboard world championships, and completed the Grand Slam of springboard world championships.
"For him, the Olympic gold medal is just a sign, as long as you want to get it, you can get it at any time." He Chong's coach Zhong Quansheng commented on him.
For the results he has achieved in the past, He Chong is now reluctant to mention too much, "strange and embarrassed."
In front of the people is a diving champion with thorns and thorns, and the hardships behind it are only known to themselves. He Chong once mentioned in a speech in "Super Speaker" that he picked up rotten vegetables from childhood, began to make money at the age of 10, and bought a house for his parents at the age of 16, this experience made many netizens shout super inspirational.
"How would you describe this experience? It's not that training is tiring and hard, it's that you have to bear it alone, and no one can help you. He Chong said that when he was a child, his family lived next to the vegetable market, and the economy was not rich, so the three brothers and sisters of the family went to the vegetable market to pick vegetable leaves that the vegetable vendors did not want.
When he was 10 years old, he got his first salary of 925 yuan and handed it over to his parents for the first time. "It's hard to imagine that the burden of a family falls on a ten-year-old." Until 2015, He Chong's pay card was kept by his parents.
After retiring, He Chong's figure frequently appeared in variety shows. Will there be a shift in that direction? In the interview, He Chong said that he sees these experiences as a new attempt for himself, and for now, he enjoys the process and enjoys it.
"I found that after I retired from the army, I began to truly live my own life." "Ordinary or good" is a comfort to He Chong in the face of the psychological gap in retirement, he is not willing to be mediocre, he actively tries a new side.
In addition to doing public welfare, He Chong took his wife and daughter to participate in several variety shows, showing the audience more details of his life and values. The display of family life also allows the audience to see a more mature and stable He Chong. "I think my child is teaching me how to be a father, the first time she is, I am also the first time, the title of 'daughter slave', in fact, I am willing to do anything for her." 」 This time he came to Guangzhou to participate in public welfare activities, and he also brought his wife and daughter to attend together.
In addition to participating in the recording of variety shows, after retiring in 2016, He Chong's greatest energy was focused on public welfare. He bluntly said that this was "the value that diving brought to him", and he brought more attention to the disadvantaged groups in society by the fame that diving brought to him.
As the "Marine Science Popularization Ambassador" of Grandview Polar Ocean World, He Chong frankly said that he was very happy. He said, "I was born in the coastal city of Zhanjiang, grew up by the sea since I was a child, and have a deep affection for the ocean. Later, he engaged in diving, which can be said to have an indissoluble relationship with water. Although it has been away from the platform for many years, it still pays attention to the water and marine ecology, and will continue to be committed to the protection of the marine environment in the future. ”
"In the past, most of the time I spent intensive training on Ersha Island, and I ate in the canteen, and I didn't have much opportunity to go outside to taste Guangzhou's various cuisines." For the memories of Guangzhou, he was most impressed by Ersha Island, where the training base was located.
He Chong, who has an indissoluble relationship with water, once trained in Guangzhou for three years, and this time when he came to Guangzhou again, he bluntly said that he missed Guangzhou cuisine the most. Although I occasionally come to Guangzhou, I don't stay long each time and I never have the opportunity to taste it.
Written by: Nandu reporter Xia Jiawen Intern Bo Xiaoqian
Courtesy of the organizer