Chapter 9 First Olympic experience

In the summer of 1992, I deeply felt the shock brought by the Olympic Games.When will I stand out from the rest of the country, become a champion like Sun Shuwei, and receive the enthusiastic cheers of the audience?When will I be able to wave my fist excitedly with my right hand like him to prove myself to the world? 1 minute on stage, 10 years off stage! After learning the difficult movements such as 407 and 207, my self-confidence has been greatly improved.I began to look for an opportunity, a stage to show myself, like many newcomers who have worked hard to practice martial arts secrets, looking for a place to compete with masters in Huashan Mountain.

On the inner level, I hope to use a hearty victory to become famous in one fell swoop. In July 1992, the National Diving Championship was held in Liaoyang, Liaoning, and my chance came. If I didn't have enough confidence and confidence to participate in national competitions before, then this time, the situation is completely different: I already have the difficult movements of top masters.In addition to the two difficult movements of 407 and 207, I also conquered the most difficult handstand movement 634 before.At that time, 634 could be said to be the limit of handstand movements. Sun Shuwei and Xiong Ni used this movement when they participated in the Olympic Games.

It can be said that except for the 307 that I will learn, in terms of difficulty, I am on the same level as these famous Olympic athletes. This national championship, due to Fu Mingxia, Sun Shuwei, Xiong Ni and other famous players preparing for the Olympic Games, became less popular.It doesn't detract from its gold content in any way, though.China's diving can last forever in the world sports because of its unparalleled group advantage. At that time, players like Xiao Hailiang and Xu Hao were all first-class masters in China. Internationally, there were also gold and silver players. strength.

This is the first time I have played against masters in the age group of 76, 77, 78, and I take this game very seriously. In the preliminaries, I performed stably in all movements, basically made no mistakes in my good routines, and entered the finals as the sixth place.Zhang Lian was also very excited. He gave me a push: "I can't see, you're still good. If you make good use of the movements you've learned, we'll have hope and stabilize at the level of top domestic players." But Zhang Lian and I neglected the most fundamental point, that is the game experience.At that time, although I had the experience of last year's national championship, I was still a novice in how to grasp the rhythm of the game and control my emotions.Zhang Lian's excited voice was still echoing in my ears, and I smashed and smashed in the final. There were a few moves, and I simply entered the water sideways.

In the end, I finished 12th (only 12 people qualified for the final).That defeat made me fully realize my weaknesses and inadequacies.To become a master, you need to hone. Coincidentally, due to a sudden high fever before the game, Xiao Hailiang performed abnormally. He only ranked 13th in the preliminaries and did not even make it to the finals.However, four years later, in the 1996 Olympic Games, Xiao Hailiang and I became team members.We often laugh at ourselves: "The 12th and 13th place in the national competition in 1992 became Olympians. The fate is really magical." But in the summer of that year, I still deeply felt the shock brought by the Olympic Games.

In August 1992, the 25th Olympic Games was held in Barcelona, ​​Spain. In my ignorant memory before, the Olympics didn't hold much significance.Although I am engaged in competitive sports, due to the limited viewing conditions and awareness, I didn't even know that there is such a game as the Olympic Games in the world. This year, watching the semi-new 16-inch color TV in the coach's room, I saw this novel world and started my fate with the Olympic Games.It can be said that my glory and failure, honor and disgrace and joys and sorrows are all related to the Olympic Games. On August 4, my partners and I came to Zhang Lian's room early, lined up, sat on the ground, and prepared to watch the Olympic 10-meter platform final.

Just the shots of the playing field alone made us sigh: what a beautiful city Barcelona is.The Olympic diving competition was actually arranged to be held outdoors, with spacious and beautiful stands, and the church spire in the distance was clearly visible.This place is amazing and so clean.If you are lucky enough to be in it, even if you are a tourist in a hurry, your life will not be in vain. On that day, the eyes of the whole world were on a 16-year-old boy named Sun Shuwei.Under his slender eyebrows, there is a thick and wide mouth that is uncoordinated.I have heard his crappy Mandarin on the training ground countless times before, but this time, I read blessings, calmness, and champion temperament from his generous mouth.

He is tanned enough!But at that moment, I decided: "If you are a master, you should be this dark!" As long as the skin is tanned, whether it is trained in Sanya, Hainan, or the equator in Africa, it must be a master. How thrilling it was!What kind of royal temperament!There were hundreds of millions of eyes watching before, followed by a group of talented players such as Xiong Ni. After Sun Shuwei secured the victory in the fourth jump, he never made a single mistake.Not only did he not make any mistakes, but for the last jump, when the overall situation was settled, he chose a three-and-a-half-week reverse somersault with a difficulty factor of 3.4.

After he completed a series of dazzling moves cleanly, the four referees unanimously showed 10 points, and his score was 99.960 points. We blasted the pot in front of the TV.At that moment, I knew what perfection is! I began to reflect on the road I had traveled, and discovered my insignificance for the first time.Originally, I was a contented person, and I always felt that if I could stay in the top 12 in China, I was already very good.But now, I saw an impassable peak, and saw my own shallowness. When will I be able to stand out from the rest of the country and become a champion like Sun Shuwei who can calmly scan and cheer the audience?When will I be able to shake my fist excitedly with my right hand like him?

I tried to convince myself: this is watching a show, watching other people's wonderful plays.At that time, I never dared to think that I would stand on the podium of the Olympic champion.At that time, I didn't dare to hope for victory, "Don't dream, go to rest early..." That night, I lost sleep!