"Because my injuries were actually there already.. and 'about he putting them aside and training hard for the Olympics'. That it was just a time bomb.. the injuries building up to explode all at once." Summer in 2000 were among the hardest days that Shi Zhiyong had to endure in his life. "Year 2000, after they joined the Olympics.. they set off in august. In October, I thought about august.. they went to compete.. I waited in the room.. My first reaction was 'moodless/emotionless'. I already said.. I am a perfectionist. Perfectionists are weird people.. they say "i never my job/do well". I wasn't so sure about other matters anymore.. I felt that not having the chance to compete at the Olympics was like having my sporting career ended. That is what I was feeling." Coach: "Because this kid has a strong ego/inner self and self expectation was high.. This kind of setback made him felt like he was 'nothing'." "Coach made a rule.. he said you couldn't leave. No matter how sad you was, you have to wait for the team to return and then, could you go for a break. Whether you want to train or not, anyhow.. you still got to wait till the return. That is why it was very confusing psychologically for me. For one, I was thinking.. I said 62kg category, my category at that time, the level which was sent out, must be better than me. If you put nicely, it can be said I was comforting myself.. put it negatively, it is self bullying.. I said, he took 330kg.. even if you sent me, I wouldn't ...
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