which is more important, hard work or talent? five olympic champions meet with young people
2024-09-25
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china news service, beijing, september 25 (reporter chen hang) "whether athletes or students, they are all chasing their dreams on different tracks. this requires a strong heart, because only with a firm heart can you have the courage to face difficulties and challenges." synchronized swimmer feng yu said in beijing on the 24th.
on that day, five paris olympic champions including feng yu, cao yuan, wang lanjing, ding xinyi and ma long gathered at beijing sport university to share their struggle stories offline or online in the "face to face with the champions" open ideological and political class activity for universities, colleges and primary and secondary schools in beijing.
the picture shows the scene of the "i meet the champion face to face" ideological and political open class. photo by zhang xiangyi, a reporter from china news service
at the event, the olympic champions all mentioned their deep love and pride for their country. at the paris olympics held from july to august this year, 25-year-old feng yu and her teammates won the synchronized swimming team championship, which was the first time that the chinese synchronized swimming team won an olympic championship.
although more than a month has passed, feng yu still remembers the olympic games vividly. "what impressed me most was the moment of winning the championship." she said that this was inseparable from the tacit understanding cultivated by everyone in daily training, and even more inseparable from the belief and common goal of winning glory for the country.
ma long, who was the flag bearer of the chinese sports delegation at the opening ceremony of the paris olympics along with feng yu, won his sixth olympic gold medal in the men's table tennis team competition. in his video speech, he said, "although i am an athlete who has participated in four olympic games, this is my first time to be the flag bearer of the chinese delegation's entrance ceremony. i am deeply proud of this. this is as meaningful as an olympic gold medal."
"passion" and "mentality" are the key to olympic champions' victory in the arena. ma long said in the video that in the competition, what changes is the playing style, which is to improve his technical and tactical level; what remains unchanged is the responsibility and original intention, which is the love and persistence for table tennis.
cao yuan, a four-time olympic diving gold medalist, agrees. since the 2012 london olympics, cao yuan, who has created many historical records, said that skills require more effort in normal training, but mentality is more important in competitions. "i am very confident in the competition. as long as i focus on myself and perform all the movements well, there will be no problem."
“try bravely and take the first step”, “don’t give up when you encounter difficulties and setbacks”, “don’t work hard when you see hope, but you can see hope only when you work hard”, “i hope everyone can find a career they love and work hard for it”... in close interaction with young people on the scene, olympic athletes used their own experiences to encourage them to move forward and bravely pursue their dreams.
in the paris olympics rhythmic gymnastics team all-around final, wang lanjing and her teammates worked hard to win the first gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics in the history of the chinese olympics. in response to questions such as "which is more important, hard work or talent?", wang lanjing's answer is: talent is the threshold, and the advantage is particularly obvious in the early stages of entry; later in international competitions, you need to go through thousands of repetitions and training every day, so hard work becomes more important.
"as athletes, we will complete our daily training seriously, focus on ourselves on the field, strive to perform at our best level, and win more honors for our country," feng yu said. (end)
(source: china news network)
