When the five-star red flag was raised and the national anthem, which was filled with enthusiasm, resounded through the stadium, the young girl with a childish face showed an innocent smile. Everyone was feeling that Sang Xue, who is less than 16 years old, could win first place at the Olympics. There is no doubt that this little girl will become another star of tomorrow for the Chinese diving team, allowing the Chinese Dream Team to shine in Athens four years later. Diving occupies a very important position among the many strong sports of our country. It is constantly one of the sports we are very good at, alongside the national ping pong, women's volleyball, gymnastics and so on. In the history of diving, there have been many outstanding athletes who have achieved many honors and championships in various events, which has invented a strong field for us. This is inseparable from the sweat and efforts of the athletes. Today we are going to talk about one of the best diving athletes in our country!
But in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, people did not see this talented champion, she even chose to retire at the peak of my sports life. This incident makes people talk about it. People can't help but ask what made her choose to retire at the peak of her career. 20 years old is undoubtedly a good year for a sportsman, the peak of the time, and many people feel very sorry for this, and some people even thought that she suffered from unfair treatment before retiring, but the fact is not so.
Previously, the media reported that Sang Xue's mother was in need of surgery due to a heart condition, and the cost of the surgery was exorbitant. At this time, Sang Xue was presented in a singer's talent show, which made netizens talk a lot. Sang Xue wants to "raise money to save mom"? Later, Sang Xue said, on the one hand, she wanted to fulfill her childhood fantasy, as she said, "When I was a child, I was very envious of those who can sing and play on the stage", on the other hand, she wanted to take on more for the family. 1984, Sang Xue was born in Tianjin, her family is not very rich, due to Sang Xue! Sang Xue was born prematurely, so her health was not good since she was a child. In her own words, she "went to the children's hospital every week". In order to strengthen her daughter's health, Sang Xue's mother chose to have her practice gymnastics. So when Sang Xue was 4 years old, her parents sent her to the Children's Palace.
After a few years of exercise, Sang Xue entered the diving team, but since she was small, her body was not good, and she was almost miserable in diving. However, the small Sang Xue did not give up, she worked out from time to time, every day exercise early in the morning and late at night, is the entire exercise hall in the most diligent a trainee. When others on the cultural class, she is practicing technical movements; others rest time, she is running to lose weight, so Sang Xue every day repeatedly "workout, infirmary, bedroom" life. Day after day of high-intensity exercise makes the young Sang Xue physically and mentally exhausted, at this time, her mother became a small Sang Xue's physical solace. Sang Xue has been attached to her mother since she was a child. Her mother would visit Sang Xue on the team every Wednesday. When her mother separated, Sang Xue would lie on the windowsill and watch her mother's back until the figure became vague and slowly faded away.
Sang Xue clenched his teeth and insisted that it was to repay his mother. In this way, Sang Xue in 1998 after unremitting efforts to enter the national diving team, became the national team of transportation. I remember Liaoning men's basketball coach Yang Ming once explained the relationship between talent and hard work. He said, "Talent determines the height of a sportsman's professional life, and diligence determines the distance between the sportsman and the highest point of his professional life." If the frail and sickly Sang Xue is ordinary in sports talent, then she is a real hardworking genius. Sang Xue with my own personal experience to inform people, "work in not give up" is not empty talk. If a person does not have the courage to struggle for their own purposes, he should be ordinary.
Hours ago, Sang Xue's heart was not good. The family in order to let her focus on exercise, did not inform her mother's health. During the preparations for the Sydney Olympics, Sang Xue answered every phone call from her family. When asked about her mother, her father always used words like "Mom went to the bathroom at Grandma's house" to keep Sang Xue busy. When Sang Xue knew that her mother body from Sydney back to the hospital, she knew that she continued to support myself with silent love. When she and her mother lying in bed thinking back, there is such a thing to make Sang Xue moved. Hours, because the exercise is too hard, Sang Xue more than once complained and cried, the idea of giving up is always presented at this time. Normally, other parents either soothe or gasp, but Sang Xue's mother remained on the sidelines, sorting clothes and picking up luggage.
At the time, Sang Xue thought her mother was a "cold-blooded" person. Even if the daughter is so wrong, she did not come to comfort her daughter. But later, she knew, at this time, her heart constantly thinking of a sentence, "Do not practice, we go home," but the daughter did not give up. This mother should support her. It turns out that the mother is constantly waiting for the sentence "do not practice", mother's love is like this. If you want to become a soaring eagle, she is that snuggled up to you in the east wind; if you want to swim in the whale, she is your side of the current, mother's love is invisible but powerful, mother's love is silent, but can "hear". Silently give life to the mother has now been operated. The expensive operation cost for Sang Xue's family is a huge sum of money. Sang Xue also slowly understand, she wanted to share some of the financial burden for the family.
At this peak time, she chose to retire from the professional field. About this resolution, simply everyone did not understand at that time. So much so that there were many who thought that she did not want to retire, but was so-called forced to retire. But then, based on the situation at the time, she had very ordinary relationships in the team. In addition, there are many other elements, with age, the competitiveness is no longer intense, perhaps that is why she chose to separate from the field.
Sang Xue's former teammates were outspoken, and it is not uncommon to see team members' bonuses being deducted. Sang Xue achieved the Sydney Olympic Games double diving champion and obtained 80,000 yuan of state bonuses, but she practically got as little as about 10,000 yuan. As a result, she went to the People's University of China to continue her studies. Although she was a notorious champion in diving, this also left her behind in her cultural studies. After two years of schooling, Sang Xue finally chose to give up her studies.In 2006, Sang Xue signed with Beijing Square Music as a singer. In the past, she used to be 35 years old and often interacted with her fans online, but so far she hasn't married anyone and is still celibate.
Not every ugly duckling can turn into a beautiful swan, talent is important, but more important is perseverance and fortitude. Just like Sang Xue, if through the mud puddle is the dawn, then how to walk through the mud puddle will not help. Now Sang Xue had become a singer, actress, painter and so on. She plays singles, takes photos, participates in reality TV shows, and released her first Olympic single, "The Splendid Moment". She is now a first-class artist and a professor at Shantou University. But Sang Xue has never left the sports world, and she is constantly promoting the Olympics. When the media asked her, "If you had to choose again, would you still choose diving?" she said firmly, "Yes." She firmly said "yes". As long as this is her purpose, even if the front is full of thorns, she will never stop traveling.