The work of diligent athletes

Hu Jia, some people call him "desperate Saburo", others call him "God of War". But in any case, these words should not be associated with a 2 1 year-old boy. But in order to wait for four years of Olympic champion dream, Hu Jia said that there is only a fight, no retreat! "I just don't go into the water." 1989, when Hu Jia was still in the first grade of primary school, the coach of Hubei Amateur Diving School came to select small players, took a fancy to Hu Jia and put him in the diving team. Hu Jia is now an Olympic champion, but you wouldn't think that Hu Jia's father, Hu Guangquan, was at the end of his rope in order to get his son into the water. In Hubei amateur diving school, it is required to go into the water after two weeks of land training. For the first time, Hu Jia drank a lot of water like most children, but the difference was that the next day, he went on strike. Hu Jia tugged at the foot of the bed and cried hard: "I'm afraid of water. If I don't go, I just don't go. " Dad holds "Transformers" in his left hand and "Cars" in his right hand, but after thousands of persuasion, he still can't convince Hu Jia. No way, dad found the sports school: "The child said that there is nothing to go into the water. Otherwise, Hu Jia will come back for land training, and we will let him try water training again at the indoor swimming school. " The indoor swimming school has several training periods to choose from. Hu Jia will have cultural classes in the sports school in the morning and do land training in the evening. His father had no choice but to choose a training time for his son from 3 pm to 5 pm. According to the truth, this arrangement of full time every day should make Hu Jia even more uncomfortable. Strangely, Hu Jia is not afraid to go into the water in another environment. After three months of swimming study, Hu Jia's freestyle is already very good. Dad said, "You can go back to water training with everyone this time." "no!" This answer made dad angry and puzzled. "It turned out that my son was afraid to jump into the swimming pool of the sports school. This psychological barrier has passed! " Dad forcibly sent Hu Jia back to the sports school. Hu's neighbor belongs to the fencing team in Hubei Province, and takes a bath in the same room as the diving team every day. Before Hu Jia went into the water for the second time in the sports school, his father said to his neighbor, "Do me a favor. Look at Hu Jia, if he doesn't get into the water, you will push him down! " After changing swimming trunks, Hu Jia stood by the pool and began to be in a daze. Neighbor uncle pretended to look at him sternly: "Are you waiting for me to push you?" Hu Jia was so scared that she cried, wiped her tears and went to the 1 rice board. He stood on the board for a long time. He's afraid, but he's afraid to say it, so he'd better throw caution to the wind. Hu Jia closed his eyes and a popsicle jumped into the water! When Hu Jia opened his eyes again, he felt for the first time that the water in the sports school was as blue as the water in other places! After going through the water entrance with my father, Hu Jia finally entered the state. Although Hu Jia was only 6 years old at that time, he was the least lazy and hardworking child in the team. In the physical training class, the coach requires one step, 10 step and one *** 10 step. Other children are too tired to get up. Hu Jia is still jumping upstairs, and his calves can't help shivering. When the coach didn't stop, Hu Jia gritted his teeth until the last jump. Every day when I go home, my father will press Hu Jia's joints. For divers, improper joint pressure in childhood has a great relationship with the quality of later movements. The coach asked parents to cooperate with the team to put pressure on their children at home. After dinner, my father let Hu Jia sit on the bed, with his toes stretched straight. Dad's open hand pressed tightly, loosely and tightly on his son's dangling knee. 30 next group, at least 5 groups. My son's bean-sized sweat dripped on the floor, crying like a tearful son. "It hurts, why don't we stop practicing?" Hu Jia shouted pain in his mouth, but his little head shook hard. "This child may really fall in love with diving." Dad said. After two years of training in the sports school, Hu Jia was selected as the key class of diving team because of his diligence, and he was eligible to stay in the sports school. This year, Hu Jia's father resigned for his son. Hu Guangquan works in Wuhan Port Transportation Company. The unit benefit is not good, and the family is in financial difficulties. It is also difficult to buy some nutrients for Hu Jia. Therefore, Hu Guangquan rented a booth in Wuhan Hanzheng Street Commodity Market and started a small business. First I sold a bedding, and then I sold hardware accessories. When he became a self-employed, Hu's father gave his son all the business outside of time. "It is no exaggeration to say that my mother and I basically didn't go out with colleagues and friends in those years. At 6 pm 10, I went to the sports school to help my son with his homework and give him leg press and strength. " As long as there is a chance to have a rest, Hu Jia's father does nothing but watch his son's training. Adults are more understanding than children, he thought. My son is so young, there must be a lot I don't understand. Then I'll help him remember something. Hu Jia's movements are guided by the coach, and Hu Jia's father must stand by and listen carefully. When he got home, he told his son in his own way. For a long time, my father became Hu Jia's second coach. Tian Liang became the target of being chased. 1993, Hu Jia was attracted by the coach of Shantou diving school and went to Shantou. He joined the Guangdong diving team the following year and was selected as the national team in 1999. Hu Jia can't live without diving anymore. In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the first place of diving team was Tian Liang, the second place was Huang Qiang, and the third place was Hu Jia. At that time, there were only two places for men's platform diving in the Olympic Games, and Hu Jia was a substitute. One month before the competition, Huang Qiang trained in wrist fracture. It turns out that Huang Qiang and Tian Liang played in pairs. Suddenly one day, the team informed Hu Jia and decided to let him partner with Tian Liang. Everyone knows that Hu Jia has changed from a substitute to a direct election. Hu Jia didn't expect that he would go to the Olympic Games, never won a national championship or even participated in a world series. For a while, public opinion was in uproar. "Are you happy and nervous when you hear this news?" At that time, almost every reporter would ask Hu Jia this question. "I'm happy, but I'm not nervous at all." Hu Jia analyzed the situation at that time: "First of all, only Suoding played against me abroad. We competed three times before the Olympic Games, and I beat him twice. Psychologically, I have no burden. In June 2000, I won a Tian Liang Prize in Xi, my hometown in Tian Liang. Anyway, no one else has compared it, so there is no need to be afraid. The more wit, the less courage. At that time, I had a feeling that I had no opponent! "Hu Jia, 17 years old, committed suicide in Sydney. For him, he is a blank sheet of paper, and any result of the game is normal for him. In Sydney, Hu Jia danced well in the first three moves, and in the third move, seven referees even gave him 10. After the third step, the fledgling boy is 30 points ahead of Tian Liang. In the fourth movement 626B, Hu Jia kept telling himself, "Jump better, better, better ..." He boarded the platform, took off and rolled in the air, all of which were perfect. At the moment of entering the water, Hu Jia leaned back, followed by a large splash, and the audience booed! There is no doubt that this action of 626B is ruined. Because of this action, Tian Liang came from behind, 50 points higher than Hu Jia, and ranked first with a total score of 2 1 point. In the last two moves, Hu Jia played steadily and won back 10. But he still lost, lost to Tian Liang, lost to his own immaturity. Hu Jia returned to China after winning two silver medals in synchronized platform and single platform. Flowers and applause are still waiting for him, but he is particularly unwilling: "If I can better control the moment of entering the water, the champion will be mine!" "Hu Jia began to believe in himself:" If I have enough experience, I have the strength to become an Olympic champion! " After 2000, Hu Jia set himself a goal: to beat Tian Liang before Tian Liang retired. However, in the next few years, Hu Jia was called "the second child of the Millennium" by the media, because in the past four years, except for the Xi 'an competition in 2000, Hu Jia only won the Tian Liang twice: the American Diving Grand Prix in 200 1 and the Australian Diving Grand Prix in 2003. Work hard and win! Hu Jia knows that his talent is not as good as Tian Liang's, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. Since our own conditions are not as good as ours, we can only practice hard and succeed one day! In February, 2003, China diving team lost in Zhuhai diving grand prix because the difficulty was lower than that of foreign countries. While the national media are commenting on which is more important, China's diving difficulty or stability, the whole diving team is also rethinking, including Hu Jia. "Is the difficulty of the China diving team really lower than others? We can do what others can do. " Hu Jia took the initiative to ask the team to make it more difficult for him. Therefore, Hu Jia began to practice the action with the highest difficulty coefficient at that time. Following the World Diving Championships, Hu Jia made her international debut. Although he only finished fourth, some people began to say that Hu Jia was "the most difficult diver in China". Before long, Hu Jia began to practice 407B. This is a forward somersault, and then enter the platform. As long as the athletes are not careful, they may run into the platform, which is very dangerous. Someone jumped before, but no one dared to use it in the world series. These two movements are Hu Jia's killer. In order to practice them well, Hu Jia can't remember how many times he was injured. In training, the coach asked for five jumps. If Hu Jia is not satisfied, he must add five more to himself until he is satisfied. Hu Jia firmly believes that as long as you work hard, you will succeed one day. Athens, the new reincarnation of the Athens Olympic Games, Hu Jia told himself that this opportunity must be seized. But things are often not satisfactory. Three months before the Athens Olympic Games, Hu Jia sprained his ankle ligament in training. "At that time, my feet were swollen. I think, it's over, it won't be a broken ligament! Don't be the second Huang Qiang. " Fortunately, the team doctor's diagnosis is only a strain. For the next two weeks, Hu Jia stayed in bed according to the doctor's advice. The four major training sessions before the Olympic Games, namely the 2004 World Diving Grand Prix, were also held when Hu Jia was in bed. "The Olympic Games is just around the corner. Everyone else is seizing the opportunity of the contest to exercise more, and I ... "Hu Jia felt like a wild goose, utterly confused. A week before the last race of the Shanghai Grand Prix, Hu Jia finally recovered and participated in some team training. Hu Jia told himself that there was only one big competition to train before the Athens Olympic Games. Even if I jump on one leg, I will go, and I can't miss anything. "The injury is not good. It is best not to go. " The team leader and coach both gave Hu Jia such advice. Hu Jia didn't change her mind. One week before the game, Hu Jia said that he took one minute of training time as two minutes, and Hu Jia increased himself like a madman. Finally, he had two injections and sewed it up. Hu Jia felt a terrible pain in his ankle throughout the game, but Hu Jia still won. This is the most difficult championship in his memory. With the end of the Shanghai Grand Prix, the drums of Athens slowly sounded. Hu Jia began to secretly increase the amount for himself again. The coach criticized him for being afraid that he had practiced. Hu Jia has his own idea: "I will definitely try to attack any action that I don't practice to my satisfaction." And I feel that my strength is not enough and I need to practice more. "In addition to training time, Hu Jia drags his parents to play badminton with him every day. He is a pair of two, and the old couple take turns, but they still can't stand it. " The mood before the Athens Olympic Games is very complicated. I failed so many times before, and I didn't give up, just because my faith didn't break. Although sometimes I feel sick after practicing, I will encourage myself to stick to it. "In the early morning of August 29th, Beijing time, the day that Hu Jia expected finally came. He stood in the position he wanted to stand most-the men's 10 meter platform springboard of Athens Olympic Games. Like Sydney, Hu Jia played his first three moves normally and ranked fourth. The fourth movement, 407B, was first used by Hu Jia in the competition. In previous competitions, the success rate of this action was above 90%. He firmly believes that he won't make the same mistake as the Sydney Olympics again. Beautiful take-off, almost perfect somersault, Hu Jia succeeded, and he chased the score to the second place. The last two movements, 307C and 5253B, were successfully completed by Hu Jia. The last jump, Hu Jia's highest score 100.98! Hu Jia finally won the first Olympic gold medal in diving career! The girl sitting opposite me is persistent and beautiful, with long hair fluttering and a thick smile hanging on her mouth. Her face is clean and youthful, but it is a kind of detachment that doesn't match her age, as if she pushed Nan away from my familiar gym. " This is the first time I've had such long hair. "Nan smoothed her hair and said. Long hair adds a bit of mature charm to her, and it also makes people sigh that time flies. In a trance, it seems that there is a memory of a girl with short hair. If she didn't choose to insist, she might have walked out of our sight before her hair grew. How many gymnastics girls can people remember? Human nature is always forgetful. Faced with a glimpse of gymnastics, we always choose the brightest light. But that morning, Zhang Nan left a very deep impression on China gymnastics. Her photo was hung on the famous champion wall, and she smiled brightly and was relieved from her heart. Cheng Fei jokingly said, "Sister Nan, you can see how difficult it is to win this championship by watching everyone laugh." Then pointed to the photo and said, Sister Nan smiled the happiest. Zhang Nan immediately understood the meaning of this sentence and said, "This world champion really means a lot to me. It took me five years to get it. Sometimes I'm a little jealous of these children. They have just come out and have such a good opportunity, but I have never been successful. "Among the eight new champions, seven faces are almost familiar; Only Zhang Nan struggled in the front line for five years. Within five years, all the girls of her age have retired; In the past five years, she has welcomed many immature faces and lingered on the edge of giving up countless times. But five years of tempering gave birth to a person's maturity, and finally let her usher in the proudest moment in her life. She didn't expect that when she thought she was at the peak, she missed the opportunity countless times; I turned around when I was injured and about to give up. This is a skill of gymnastics, and this is Zhang Nan's luck? 2006 is an extraordinary year for gymnastics in China and a turning point for Zhang Nan. At the Danish World Championships, the China women's team won the team gold medal historically, which pushed Zhang Nan's gymnastics career to a climax. In the competition, Zhang Nan performed well in several appearances. The last free exercise and the last appearance, she withstood great pressure and got high marks, which finally ensured the team gold medal. After winning the final victory, Zhang Nan hugged her coach and burst into tears. She has always been a crying girl, but in the past, she seemed to cry more for hurt and emotion. This time, she finally shed tears of joy and happiness. Strong because of abnormal condition, I don't want to see the hands of gymnastics girls. The small palms are covered with thick calluses, which is a great contrast with their light youth. Zhang Nan held out her hand to me-compared with other girls, it was no different, but for Zhang Nan, it left an indelible memory for her in an almost cruel way. To this day, she still clearly remembers that moment-when changing bars on the uneven bars, her palm gave a crunchy cry, "Don't go to the hospital, I know it must be broken. "Crying for two whole days, it was obviously not the hand that was destroyed, but the smug confidence of the gymnastics girl. Before the injury, she was in excellent condition in both training and competition. For two months, it was impossible to carry out systematic training. Because of the application, the palm is rotten and the skin is peeling off layer by layer. Finally one day, she looked at herself as white as a novice and thought, is this mine? I thought I would be exhausted when I went to the bar again. Fortunately, I didn't. " I got rid of it once and became stronger. "Nan said flatly. But the test didn't stop there. In 2005, after winter training and a series of competitions, I finally adjusted and started a new round of suffering. In June this year, after the national championship, her crotch began to ache faintly, and gradually, training and competition were affected; When the pain is severe, I can't sleep, hiding under the bed alone, and I can't stop crying. The coach is also a little helpless. With endless injuries and growing health, almost no one takes good care of her. Retirement seems to be the only choice before her. Not reconciled. After practicing for so many years, it seems that she has never had a hearty moment. She is eager to meet a more brilliant flower before she leaves. There is another person who didn't give up and told others in an almost unquestionable tone that Zhang Nan was fine. This man is the coach Liu. However, Nan really gave her a problem. She has never practiced happily. It hurts when she practices, and she cries when it hurts. In a hurry, I simply said to Liu, "Stop practicing! So painful, what's the point! "One year during the Spring Festival, members of the women's group had dinner at Liu's house. When saying goodbye, in the dim light, Zhang Nan suddenly found that his coach was so haggard. The strong and vivid moments on weekdays seem to have collapsed, leaving only fragility and fatigue. Nan's heart is very painful. At that time, Liu had a problem with his crotch. June 5438 +2006 10, she had an operation. Three months later, when Liu appeared in the gym on crutches at a loss, tears could not help but flow down. Liu began to guide the training. From time to time, she shouted to Zhang Nan, "Why don't you make progress? "In desperation, she simply dropped her crutches and went into battle to guide and protect her players. Zhang Nan may be defeated in the face of injuries, but he can't face the coach's efforts calmly. " If I don't insist, it's heartless! "I heard her say that more than once. In fact, Liu's unfamiliar sports career, the pain of being in the same boat, and the attitude of the other party's refusal to give up made her feel a little more pity for this girl from the bottom of her heart. When Zhang Nan qualified for the Danish World Championships with her own efforts and performed well in the competition, she not only brought surprises to the coach, but also made the coach feel gratified. It is not unimportant for me to be a mature "individual champion" because of responsibility; But my more important task is to lead these little players to win the team gold medal. " "Set a good example for these little players." Every time I hear Nan say this, I have a feeling that I can't help laughing. She is really a child. At home, she will be tired of being around her parents and will not leave, but she has taken the role of big sister and captain as her most important responsibility. "In fact, at first, I didn't pay special attention." After the investment, Zhang Nan gradually realized the importance of this role. Players come from all over the world, and everyone has different personalities and ideas. How to make them devote themselves to training and competition in a better mood and state is a problem that coaches often have to consider. As a colleague, the captain often guides young players with the experience of being experienced by others, and sometimes he often plays a role that the coach can't play. At the World Championships in Denmark, the girls suffered great psychological torture. In the preparation stage of France, one day, after the training, the team waited for the bus outside the stadium. Zhang Nan and Cheng Fei were found to be left behind. It turned out that Cheng Fei lost confidence under pressure, and she felt that she could not hold on any longer. Looking at all this, Nan took the initiative to find Cheng Fei and enlightened her with her own personal experience. On that day, in a foreign street, a pair of China sisters started a heart-to-heart conversation. The communication lasted for 40 minutes. The coaches didn't bother them, but left the space for the girls themselves. They have grown up. Facing the competition, Zhang Nan showed the qualities that a mature player should possess. Before the competition, Ning He, a fledgling girl, almost collapsed because she took on too many responsibilities. Zhang Nan silently prepared for the "first shot". She told the coach that no matter which time she played, she would have no problem. The Doha Asian Games is another big battle that the women's team participated in one month after the Danish World Championships. Zhang Nan once again took stabilizing morale and competing for the team gold medal as his primary task in the Asian Games. She said that people who have never experienced that kind of atmosphere will never know that an athlete can understand the meaning of team competition only by standing in international competitions. The joy of the team champion is incomparable to any individual gold medal. "In the past, if I lost in the team competition, I would be sad, but it was just a kind of sadness that the child lost something; Now, I will feel responsible. " While considering his own game, as the captain, Zhang Nan had to consider the emotions of other players. Ning He kept cheering for her when she was nervous in the all-around competition, telling her that you don't have any pressure, all you have to do is give full play to your level! Speaking of Ning He, Nan couldn't help admiring. She said that Ning He is so vicious that she can put everything aside in the competition and give full play to her best. It's really cool to watch her play ball! Thinking of herself, she said regretfully, "If I can have her strength, I don't want anything!" " "Indeed, Zhang Nan's thoughtfulness not only made her steady and comprehensive, but also made her not lack of outstanding points. In her own words, after a period of concentration, it often breaks up. The balance beam final in Aarhus, Denmark is still a secret pain. Before Cheng Fei won the championship, Zhang Nan said that he was a little carried away and had bad luck. He tripped and hurt his foot while buying water. Because of this external influence, she felt that she really shouldn't. At the end of last year, Brazil's finals still failed to make a breakthrough in individual events. Perhaps the team champion who won two games in a row was a little slack. Many people say that Zhang Nan has changed. As if overnight, this 20-year-old girl gave others a feeling of being suddenly enlightened, and her smile was generously written on her face. Along the way, it is obviously not easy to welcome such flowers. In 2004, apart from injuries, Zhang Nan faced new embarrassment, and she began to develop. Stopping training and resting will make you fat, and the natural increase of weight after development will make this problem more serious. It was a day full of struggle, and every day when I resumed training seemed to be full of purgatory. In addition to physical endurance, the greater is psychological torture. "At that stage, I don't want to say anything. I see that everyone is annoyed. I don't know what's wrong with me. "The loss on the road to growth has plunged Zhang Nan into chaos. Finally, one day, a fierce quarrel broke out between Zhang Nan's coaches. " No practice! "18 years old, the girl Zhang Nan's youth entered a rebellious period. Injuries and the cruelty of competitive sports make this problem more prominent. When I mentioned those days, Zhang said that she wrote a high level of inspection, full of pages and full of feelings. But inspection can't solve the fundamental problem. The situation in Zhang Nan actually prompted the coach to think: How to train elderly athletes with injuries? Is retiring the only way out for Zhang Nan? And Liu began to make a more flexible training plan, trying to make her get better training results in a shorter training time. Zhang Nan has more training space and more freedom in its own hands. In the relatively relaxed environment and the eyes of the coach's trust, she finally passed through one difficulty after another bit by bit and won a new leap in her gymnastics career. Zhang Nan not only persisted, but also got a new promotion. Now, among the female gymnasts in China, except Liu Xuan, only Zhang Nan stayed in the country of gymnastics until she was 20 years old. " I don't want you to flash as fast as a star, and it will be over when it lights up. I hope there are more evergreen trees in gymnastics in China. "The person who said this is Gao Jian, director of the Gymnastics Center. Nan silently kept this in mind, and she sincerely hoped that she could hold on a little longer. Because of her dream, Zhang Nan continued her gymnastics journey. Now, a bigger dream lies ahead of her: 2008, Beijing. At the Athens Olympic Games, she won the opportunity to go to Athens for herself with incredible courage and persistence after her recovery. "Women's sports career is too short. It is not easy to take part in the Olympic Games. i do not want to give up. "At that time, Zhang Nan thought it was her only and last chance, because few female gymnasts could walk twice like the Olympic Games. Miracles are hard to predict, but they are not impossible to create. " Whether I can compete or not depends on my state. However, I will definitely try my best. "The 20-year-old girl said in a calm but firm tone.