Chapter 26 the way of the future

"On the night of my 26th birthday, I made a wish that I would return to the familiar national team. Amidst the cheers of the audience and the national anthem, I once again stood on the highest podium of the international competition and watched the national flag slowly rise. rising……!" After two weeks of racing and training in England.We returned to Xi'an for closed training before the National Games.I also expressed my opinion on behalf of the athletes at the National Games mobilization meeting held by the Shaanxi Provincial Sports Bureau: We must train hard and strive for honor for Shaanxi with practical actions!

Just when I was back to my peak, my young teammate Zhao Wei injured his eye, and it was a week before going to the World Swimming Championships in Montreal, Canada!I heard that he felt that his eyes were uncomfortable for a while. It seemed that he entered the water at a large angle when practicing the 307 action (reverse somersault). keep training.Unexpectedly, after announcing the lineup for the World Championships, he felt more uncomfortable in his eyes after training, so he told the doctor.After going to Tongren Hospital for an eye examination, the diagnosis was that there was a tear in the retina, and repair surgery was needed as soon as possible.Generally, after this operation, athletes need to rest for about half a year.

I feel sorry for him. He has a retinal problem when he is only 16 years old. What a lot of pressure and pain he has to endure.Not only did he miss his first World Championships, but he was also unable to participate in the National Games held at the end of September. We had to participate in the double competition.I really hope he can recover as soon as possible and stand on the 10-meter platform again. The team had no choice but to choose another partner for me. One was Feng Qin. He was a teammate and competitor of my generation. .Of course, another one is that Qin Kai, who was injured in the national team training in the first half of the year and has recovered from his injury, has become my other partner.

The World Championships in Montreal is the first major international event after the Olympic Games. I really want to watch the game and see the performance of old foreign opponents and national team members.It's a pity that there are 12 hours between there and Beijing time, which is equivalent to black and white being reversed. When I was sleeping, they were playing in Canada, and when they were resting, I was training.For so many years, this is the first time that I missed the World Championships, and I didn't even have the opportunity to watch TV. August 27th is my 26th birthday.What do peers in society do on their birthdays? !I trained as usual, but thanks to the blessings of the children who participated in the Shaanxi Children's Swimming Competition, and the company of my parents who rushed to Xi'an from Beijing, I felt warm and happy like never before.I used to spend almost all my birthdays in competitions, and it was rare to celebrate with my family: last year was at the Athens Olympic Games, which was not very pleasant, and I didn’t receive the most wanted gift—the Olympic gold medal; the year before last was at the World Cup in Daegu, South Korea Universiade had...

On the night of my 26th birthday, I made a wish that I would return to the familiar national team. Amidst the cheers of the audience and the national anthem, I once again stood on the highest podium in international competitions and watched the national flag rise rise…… In real life, my ideal is still to return to the national team, hope to add new honors to Chinese diving in international competitions, and hope to participate in the Beijing Olympics!I believe that with my technical level, years of experience in major competitions and a body free from injuries, I can win the gold medal. Many people speculate that my performance in the National Games can be linked to whether I can return to the national team.I am willing to think so, because in the past six months, I have reduced all unnecessary commercial and social activities, strictly fulfilled the contract signed before, and spent the rest of the time on diving training. I am willing to prove my knowledge of diving with practical actions. love.As for the results of the National Games, my goal is two gold medals in the individual and synchro platform, which is as "arrogant" as before.Some people like to keep a low profile and don't mention the gold medal before the game, leaving room for themselves; but I like to set a clear highest goal for myself-the gold medal.This is who I am, and when I think I have the strength and confidence, I will speak up bravely.When my strength is not enough, I also have self-knowledge, and I will not say that I am easy to be arrogant.