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People's Sports Talks: Say goodbye to failure and rise to glory

Ma Junchi
10:40, October 3, 2023 | Source: People's Daily Online - Viewpoint Channel
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On the land of Zhijiang River, athletes are standing at the forefront of the tide, and the Asian Games is in full swing. For professional athletes, victory and failure always go hand in hand. Only by saying goodbye to the defeat can we rally and climb again. This is a vivid interpretation of the spirit of sports, but also has the power to reach the hearts of people.

Victory is gratifying, defeat is also leisurely, and forge ahead to write a new chapter. In the uneven bars event of the women's gymnastics individual all-around final, the 23-year-old "veteran" Zhang Jin made a major mistake and fell off the uneven bars three times, so she had to withdraw from the medal race. She gritted her teeth and finished the next match with the cheering of the scene. In an interview, she said calmly: "It is the duty of every athlete not to be discouraged, not to give up, and never to give up. I just did what I should do." In the women's freestyle final, she held her mind and won the championship at one stroke, proving her strength. Calmly face the temporary frustration, not because of its depression, not to be defeated by it, struggling is the best response to failure.

Crossing, looking back, the light boat has passed over the mountains. Jiang Ranxin, the winner of the Tokyo Olympic Games and a Shanghai girl, was not so smooth on the shooting field of the Hangzhou Asian Games. She played nervously in the women's 10m air pistol individual competition, performed poorly and had to accept the fact that she was not awarded a medal. After the game, Jiang Ranxin calmly pointed out his weakness and admitted his nervousness in home battle. In the mixed team match with Zhang Bowen, the Indian team played a heroic role and forced the Chinese team into a desperate situation. At the critical moment, the two men steadied their minds to reverse the situation and won the championship. From the abnormal performance of the individual competition to the twists and turns of the team competition, Jiang Ranxin bravely and frankly overcame the failure, and his calm and calm attitude achieved a relatively satisfactory result of the mixed team competition. When she stood on the highest podium, her bitterness was gone.

Winning or losing is a matter of routine for soldiers. To say goodbye to failure is to accumulate strength for the return of the next king. Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu failed to beat the Japanese team in the women's doubles table tennis match. Sun Yingsha, the "Little Devil", said frankly: "There are many things to be summarized in the women's doubles defeat." In the women's singles final, Sun Yingsha adjusted her state in time, controlled her mood on the spot, improved her focus on the game, and finally lived up to the expectations of the public. She did not let this gold medal fall by the wayside. In the arena, no one can always stand at the top, only the strong players in the arena can tirelessly improve themselves, confidently face each unsatisfactory result, and wait for the next strong return.

The Hangzhou Asian Games is still in full swing, and the melody of success and failure is still playing all the time. There are few ever victorious generals in competitive sports. Only by calmly facing failure and starting again with the attitude of never giving up, can we embrace new glory.

(Editor in charge: Zhao Chunxiao, Qu Yuan)

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