There are many stories at the Olympic Games. In addition to the wonderful performances of the athletes, their interactions with the media after the games have also attracted much attention. In the table tennis mixed doubles semi-finals, the Chinese combination Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin came back from behind by one game at the beginning to defeat the Korean combination Lim Jong-hoon / Shin Yu-bin with a score of 4:2 and successfully advanced to the finals. At the end of the game, both of them had exhausted a lot of energy. After answering the reporter's question, Wang Chuqin said bluntly: "Let us go, go back and rest, watch the video and prepare for the game."
What do athletes say in interviews with the media after the game? From the perspective of the audience, you may want to hear their feelings about the game and their plans for the next game. But anyone who is familiar with the game knows that athletes may not necessarily provide very specific content when answering such questions. After all, it involves tactical issues, and being too detailed may affect subsequent performance. So in the past, we often heard a lot of "clichés", which were said perfectly, but it always seemed that something was missing.
Of course there are exceptions, such as Wang Chuqin's speech, which seems very unusual. His statement quickly became a hot topic on social media, with netizens commenting that the two athletes' "hearts about getting off work almost overflowed the screen." Think about it, after experiencing a fierce competition, what athletes may want to do most is to relax immediately. He did not say "clichés" but expressed his true inner feelings. Judging from the effect, the outside world has more recognition of the athletes. The reason is very simple. At that point when he said he wanted to rest, what he showed was exactly the true side of the athletes. And this is what people want to see. The fact that
can say something like this reflects the changes in the mentality of athletes. Especially young athletes, they are more willing to show their straightforward side. They focus on the game and don't care much about the situation outside the field. This is exactly a professional and focused performance. If athletes cannot relax themselves and are too reserved when facing the media and the public, they may eventually participate in competitions under pressure, which will be detrimental to achieving good results.
Athletes should dare to express themselves - in addition to trying their best on the field, they can also be a person of character outside the field. Wang Chuqin bluntly said "begging to be let go", which is a reflection of the athlete's character. If you look at well-known athletes, you can often find that many of them are full of charming characters - they are fun when they are relaxed, but if the time is not right, or they encounter some unexpected situation, they will also have emotions, even in front of the media's cameras. Looked very angry. This has nothing to do with whether it is reasonable or not. On the contrary, it presents a vivid and real image of athletes. Many times, the outside world is more willing to understand athletes through such details, and is more willing to praise and appreciate them rather than criticize them harshly.
On the gymnastics field, Chinese athletes also showed their true temperament. In the men's gymnastics team final, Su Weide made serious mistakes and missed the gold medal by falling off the bar twice. After the game, Su Weide choked up and apologized. He said, "Today was a very big lesson for me, and I am very sorry. I am also sorry. My teammates worked very hard and experienced many injuries. It was not easy to get through it." I came here, but I didn’t win the gold medal because of my mistakes today.”
We often see athletes shed tears on the field. The extreme emotions of success and failure, joy and loss are moving. You can imagine Su Weide's psychological activities at that time. The first thing he thought of was that he was sorry for his teammates. This is natural and true enough. When participating in a competition, athletes first challenge themselves, then help their teammates, and then consider others. The sportsmanship advocated by the Olympics, all gains and losses, successes and failures on the field are tied to specific people. At the moment when the suspense is revealed at the end of the game, the protagonist is always the athlete himself.
The outspoken athletes make people feel friendly, and every sport has its own charm. Athletes also have different personalities. A wonderful Olympic Games requires athletes to break through themselves and show their true temperament.
