Athletes have always been a profession full of great pressure, many people must endure a long period of obscurity, perseverance, endure the pain of exercise and unknown future, thick and thin is a good result, some people may have to endure decades of such a life. In short, it is not an easy profession.
However, before, there was an incident in our country that caused public outrage: after achieving success, the athlete who has worked hard to cultivate in China turned around and declared that she had no relationship with China, turned her face and did not recognize people, who is she? Why did you make that choice?
"My heart tells me that I am a Kazakh and that I represent my country, Kazakhstan."
On July 31, 2012, the London Olympics women's weightlifting competition achieved a total of 245 kg in the women's weightlifting competition, Kazakhstan's Meia Maneza, not only won the gold medal in the event, but also broke the Olympic record.
For many players, The name of Maya Maneza is no stranger, she not only has a place in Kazakhstan's sports weightlifting team, but also has achieved excellent results in various large and small events. Chinese weightlifting fans are also familiar with her.
In the spirit of Olympic sportsmanship, Meia Maneza's victory would have been a matter of congratulations. Unexpectedly, however, when she was interviewed by a Chinese reporter after the game, she pretended not to see it and assumed an arrogant posture.
So, what exactly did she do with China?
In fact, Meiya Maneza also has a nice Chinese name - Yao Li. She herself is an authentic native of the Northeast.
Unexpectedly, she often pretended not to understand her native language on many occasions — Chinese , and even protested, asking reporters to ask questions in English or Russian.
Once the reporter called her Chinese name, subconsciously, she looked at the reporter, then remembered something, quickly left the scene, completely looking like a child who had done something wrong.
It's puzzling.
Her understated denial of her ties with China not only infuriated her countrymen, but also puzzled many foreign journalists who knew her past experiences about her bizarre approach.
You know, Chinese nationality is what many people dream of and want, but she denies her past, denies her relationship with China, which was once linked by blood, and shows that she was born in Kazakhstan, is an authentic Kazakh, as for China, she has only lived here for a few years, and has not carried out the so-called series of weightlifting training here as in the "legend".
In this way, she answered everyone's questions and incomprehensions, and at the same time drew a clear line with China.
However, the truth is that when she was young, the national team coach discovered her outstanding athletic talent and brought her to the sports team for further study, hoping to give her a stage to show her talent.
But soon after, because her coach had an opinion on the treatment of the weightlifting team, she left with Yao Li and others in a huff and joined the Hunan Sports School. At that time, this matter was also very noisy, and some people even called it the "civil unrest" in the sports world.
Later, after the settlement, 9 team members were eventually recovered, and as for Yao Li, she and another team member continued to follow the coach. As a result, she has also suffered a lot of blows, and she has become more strict with herself, training day and night, and her results have been maintained well.
Unfortunately, Yao Li's mentality began to change. She lost her normalcy, and because of her slow progress, she began to complain about the coach, and secretly blamed the team for not giving her a chance.
Finally, in 2008, Yao Li got the chance to participate in the Beijing Olympics, but because of her serious arm injury, she perfectly rubbed shoulders with this opportunity.
In the same year, Under the recommendation of her coach, Yao Li was sent to Kazakhstan for exchange and study. And this became a turning point in her life.
Since she is a player from China, kazakhstan has attached great importance to this exchange opportunity, coupled with Yao Li's own outstanding strength, after a period of time, Kazakhstan expressed to Yao Li that he hopes she can join the Weightlifting Team of Kazakhstan and promises to provide her with superior conditions.
Sure enough, a long period of repression and loss made Yao Li completely put down her original intentions, and was impressed by the superior treatment, Yao Li eventually changed her name to Mia Maneza and joined the nationality of Kazakhstan.
Two years later, Yao Li, a guest at NetEase, said that she was already a real Kazakh.
Yao Li's actions not only made the people of the country chill, but also made the former Bole - coach cold, if he had not seen Yao Li's talent, maybe at this moment Yao Li was just an ordinary ordinary person.
Although it is not the first time that athletes have joined the nationality of other countries before, why are the Chinese people so disgusted with Yao Li's choice? One of the reasons is that the motherland has spent a lot of financial and material resources to train her into an excellent athlete, and only need to wait for the right time to win glory for the country, and Yao Li herself can also get ahead.
However, Yao Li was too anxious. Even after the success, turning his face and not recognizing people caused everyone to resent and scold. I was infamous.
However, in the later Rio Olympic Games, Yao Li was found to have used illegal drugs such as doping, and later not only was all results cancelled, but also permanently banned, which made people sigh!
A person's quality is always more important than her superficial achievements, and the draught does not forget to dig wells! Yao Li seems to have gained the fame and fortune she wants, but she has lost her roots, which can be said to be a real gain that is not worth the loss.