Xie Qing is thin and delicate, cheerful and optimistic, so people can not believe that this is a girl living in the dark world. But it is this girl who has never seen color, but with sweat and tears in the pool to weave their own colorful world. In last year's Seventh National Games for the Disabled, Xie Qing won five gold medals and one silver medal in five competitions, including the women's S11 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle, breaking one world record and three national records.
To achieve these results, in Xie Qing's own words, is because she has suffered all her life. Xie Qing was born with retinal atrophy and had some light perception at birth, but as she grew older, her light perception became weaker and weaker until she was completely blind. But the trials and tribulations of fate did not break this strong girl. 9 years old, a chance opportunity, Xie Qing contact with water, and this has never seen with the eyes of the magical object to produce feelings. From then on, her colorful dreams took root in the water.
"She's a hard worker in training," said Xie's coach, adding that from August to October 2005, when her eyesight went from S12 half-blind to S11 totally blind, the training was the toughest part of her life. During the training, she kept hitting the water line and the pool wall, even to the end of the line to hit the trainer to prompt, legs touching the blue, head cracked, and even the swim cap do not know how many scratches. But she never thought of giving up training, she always believed that persistence is victory.
Not only does she treat training like this, but in her studies, Xie Qing's superhuman perseverance is also amazing! After each training session, she insisted on going back to school for evening study, looking for teachers to make up for the missed homework, and sometimes her arms were so sore that she couldn't hold the textbooks, so she used her hands to support them. In the end, Xie Qing not only entered the Beijing Union University, in 2007 also won the principal's special award.
In order to realize her biggest dream of winning a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Xie Qing trained even harder. Because she knows that every gold medal is made of sweat, and every extra stroke she takes in training is one step closer to the gold medal.
2, 13-year-old suddenly encountered a battery explosion overnight fell into the dark abyss
"Bang", the colorful world in front of him along with a bright light and tearing pain, clamped him in the dark abyss fell, fell ......
This is a nightmare Yang Xinqiang remembers and wakes up every time this scene breaks into his sleep.
How he wanted to forget it, but he couldn't.
Yang Xinqiang loved playing soccer in elementary school, watching the soccer ball play on his toes, watching the beautiful arc of the ball flying past the goalie and into the goal after he kicked the ball, he loved what was in front of him, and he never thought there would be any force that could take that away from him, until he was 13 years old. As he passed his classmate's charger plugged into the classroom, Shinjyou glanced at the charger, which had lit up red, and the sight was the last image he would ever see in this life. The battery suddenly exploded, sending shards and splashes of solution crashing into Xinqiang's eyes. Due to the severity of his injuries, Xinqiang's eyes were removed, leaving only two empty sockets.
Since then, Xiao Xinqiang's temperament has changed. He has become very sensitive and vulnerable, and he can't stop crying when he hears anyone say "blind". At the same time, Xiao Xinqiang more competitive than before, self-esteem is very strong, can not hear others say they "can not". If any small thing reminds him of being looked down upon, he will lose his temper. At that time, the mood of the small new strong by the darkness in front of the eyes together pulled into the bottomless abyss.
The first words of the team, "My goal is the Paralympics"
With the growth of age, blindness is no longer suitable for him to continue to go to school, in the family's persuasion, Xiaoxinqiang chose to read the school for the blind. in June 2005, in order to prepare for the upcoming Paralympics in Beijing, the Blind Soccer Program. In June 2005, in order to prepare for the blind soccer program of the upcoming Paralympics in Beijing, the Heilongjiang Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation went to each school to select players suitable for soccer. Because Yang Xinqiang had played soccer before, he was familiar with the rules of soccer, and his footwork was pure, so he was successfully selected and began his blind soccer career.
After many years, Qin Junpeng, the coach of the provincial blind soccer team, is still impressed by the scene when Yang Xinqiang first joined the team. Coach Qin said that since Beijing was the host of the 2008 Olympic Games, the blind soccer national team was able to directly obtain the right to participate in the Olympics. If you play well in the games, you are likely to enter the national team. Everyone understands this, but very few people say it out loud. Yang Xinqiang was different when he joined the team. He approached Coach Qin just after he was selected for the provincial team and said, "I want to be on the national team, I want to play in the Paralympics!"
The coach didn't know Yang Xinqiang at the time, and thought that the 16-year-old was just a young man who said he wanted to give himself a boost, so he didn't care. But in the training after the Qin coach found that Yang Xinqiang is not just talk, he is very hard in training, every confrontation is like playing the game as seriously. The scramble is fierce, mistakes will have emotions, his nerves are always taut. These performances are proof of his strong desire to enter the Paralympics.
After a year of training, Coach Qin already knows his players very well. In his eyes, Zhang Qiang and Yang Xinqiang are the mainstays of the team and the most promising candidates to make it to the national team and eventually the Paralympics. However, the performance of these two people in training and competition can be said to be completely opposite. Zhang Qiang in the usual training is often not up to the level of a starter, but once kicked on the game is alive and well, like a new person, belong to the game player. On the other hand, Yang Xinqiang is the hardest and the best in training, but when it comes to the game, he often fails to play at the real level. He is usually fast and accurate in finding the ball, but in matches he often fails to find the ball and sometimes loses his sense of direction. When handling the ball, he was not calm enough, and the more anxious he was to score, the more likely he was to lose the chance. Coach Qin saw in his eyes, anxious in his heart, because the psychological quality of this piece, not to criticize and guidance can be resolved, the key is to rely on the athletes themselves to mediate.
The ball in 2006, he saw his own weakness
In the summer of 2006, the National Blind Football Championships, organized by the provincial Federation of the disabled to train up the blind soccer team, for the first time stood in the national competition on the field. This game is not only to show the style of the disabled people in Longjiang, but also to strive for the top eight, to enter the 2007 National Games, only then have the opportunity to enter the Paralympic Games. Group stage of our province and Liaoning, Shandong and other provinces in a group, from the pre-game analysis, our province and Shandong ranked at the top of the group, the strength is equal, it will be a vicious battle. Liaoning is only a striker and goalkeeper is very good, other aspects are not as good as our province, from the strength of the team seems to win the problem. If you win against other teams like Liaoning, you'll be able to advance even if you lose to Shandong.
The province's game was scheduled for the second day of the tournament, and on the first day, the coach led all the players to "listen" to a Liaoning game, which relied on a good striker and goalie to win the game easily. The coach was a little worried, but the players were not.
The next day, the provincial team and the Liaoning team stood on the same field, and right from the start, it was clear that the two teams had different strengths, and, in the words of Coach Qin, the entire game was pressed against the Liaoning team. However, due to the rules of blind soccer, the goalkeepers were all sighted and able-bodied, and all the shots were deflected by the opponent's tall goalkeeper, which made the players a bit impatient and their play started to be unstable. At that time, Liaoning striker scored a goal to make the score 0-1, which made the players even more impatient, and they attacked frequently without seizing the opportunity, but did not pose a threat to the opponent. Seeing that the game was about to end, everyone felt desperate. At that moment, the ball fell to Yang Xinqiang's feet, due to the mistake of the opponent's defenders, Yang Xinqiang shook through all the defenders and tore through the opponent's defense with the ball by himself and pushed the ball straight to the goal.
This is a very good opportunity for the goalkeeper of blind soccer. Although the goalkeeper of blind soccer has normal vision, he can only move within three meters, while the goal is five meters. That is to say, if the ball enters from a range of one meter on each side of the goal, the goalkeeper can do nothing about it. And what Yang Xinqiang is best at is the tricky angle of the ball on both sides, this action he has practiced countless times, in the current situation without any defenders, Yang Xinqiang should be able to kick a beautiful goal. The only thing is that the distance between him and the goal is more than 10 meters, if the distance is narrowed to less than 5 meters, Yang Xinqiang with his powerful and tricky angle shot, will surely equalize the score.
In order to remind Xinqiang to seize this rare opportunity, Coach Qin shouted from the sidelines, "Don't worry, no one is beside you, keep bringing the ball forward! Get closer and kick again!" Yang Xinqiang continued to take two steps, but when he was still 10 meters away from the goal, he suddenly shot. Because the distance was too far, the angle was not controlled well, and the power was consumed by the distance, unsurprisingly, the ball was held firmly by the opposing goalkeeper. The final score was locked at 0-1, with Liaoning winning against Heilongjiang in a blowout.
That night, all the players did not speak. And the one who was most upset was Yang Xinqiang, who didn't say a word and repeatedly clenched his hands into fists. Because he wasted the best chance of the game, causing the whole team to fall into a passive situation. Coach Qin knew in his heart that Xinqiang wanted to enter the Paralympics so strongly that he wanted to win the game more than anyone else, so it was also harder for him to forgive himself when he made an undue mistake. Coach Qin found Xinqiang and had a talk with him.
During the conversation, the coach found that Xinqiang had changed from what he was before, and that he himself recognized that he had been too afflicted during the game, which had led to a loss of equanimity when he was on the verge of a goal. The coach also pointed out that there is no longer any problem with Xinqiang's technique, as he works harder than anyone else in training, and that the key is to overcome himself on the field of play.
The next day, the team was pushed to the brink of extinction against the group's most formidable rival, Shandong. Facing strong opponents and the pressure of the lineup, the players showed an unstoppable momentum and beat Shandong 3-0, with the last goal coming from Yang Xinqiang, who made a masterful little corner kick to lock up the win. In the end, they won the right to get out of the group and enter the seventh National Games with a fifth place.
Yang Xinqiang and his teammate Zhang Qiang also passed the preliminary selection for the national team because of their outstanding play in the tournament. Coaches have seen Xinqiang's transformation during the games and have more confidence in the boy.
Selected for the national team
He grew up overnight
In February 2007, the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation, in preparation for the National Games in May, arranged for the players to go to Hainan for intensive training. At that time, the whole team was in good shape, and all of them were holding their breath to achieve good results in the National Games, and fight for more opportunities to enter the Paralympics. At this time, one of the provincial team's main strong a sudden septic appendicitis collapsed.
The news of Zhang Qiang's illness was like a shadow that hung over all the players. In order to stabilize everyone's mood, Coach Qin found the players to have a talk. Coach Qin told the team that Zhang Qiang had fallen ill, and that he might not be able to compete in the Paralympics because of his illness, or even end his sports career. The players were stunned, no one would have expected things to get so serious, and it was an even bigger shock to Yang Xinqiang's mind.
Playing soccer in a dark world is always intimidating, but Yang has never had such a fear, and has never hesitated to go straight in the right direction. The newest addition to the list is the newest addition to the list, the newest addition to the list, the newest addition to the list. From entering the provincial team so far, the skin on both sides of the brow bone of the new strong into lacerations, inside and outside the stitches more than 10; right leg ankle has a serious fracture, long years of medicine; nose bleeding, broken corners of the mouth, elbows, knees knocked skin bleeding into a common occurrence. However, Coach Qin believes that the courage to fight should also consider the consequences, reckless desperation will lead to irreparable losses. At this time, Yang Xinqiang is also silently thinking, if it is really because of the fight too hard, suffered serious injuries, and because of the injury lost the qualification of the Paralympic Games, will not be a lifetime of regret?
In the training since then, Yang Xinqiang has once again changed. The first change is very concerned about Zhang Qiang's condition, because Yang Xinqiang character is relatively dull, usually not too talkative, training only to focus on their own head hard training, rest time is not often involved in the conversation of teammates, just listen to their own radio, teammates and his communication is relatively small. But after Zhang Qiang is sick, the new strong every day to ask the coach Zhang Qiang's condition, sometimes the coach to visit Zhang Qiang back late, he will be in the training ground door to turn around, wait for the coach to come back to ask a question and then go back to rest, every day and teammates of the exchanges have gradually increased.
After this, the coach found other changes in Xinqiang. For several days in a row, Yang Xinqiang was out of sight after dinner, and only came back at 8 o'clock. At first, the coach didn't take it seriously. One day at 9:00 p.m., the coach rushed out to look for Yang Xinqiang, found that he was training under the guidance of the goalkeeper. The coach went up to him and asked, "Why don't you go back so late?" Xinqiang replied, "Coach, Zhang Qiang is sick and may not be able to participate in the game. I have to practice hard and try to get a good result for our team."
In theory, the national team selects players based on individual performance, and even if the team's performance is bad, as long as the players play well, they can be selected. Xinqiang has passed the preliminary selection, with his solid training background, as long as the Games in the normal play will be able to retain a place on the national team, which also realized his dream of entering the Paralympic Games. But now Xinqiang has changed, he no longer only think of their own Paralympic quota, he is more important to the collective honor. Normally, Xinqiang trains very hard, and now he is also giving himself additional yardage, in order to consolidate the technical movements again, the mental state again adjusted, so that he does not make the previous mistakes, so as to ensure that the whole team's results. Looking at Xinqiang's calm expression, Coach Qin could see the huge change in the young man's mentality, which warmed his heart.
On the field of the National Games, Yang Xinqiang worked together with Zhang Qiang, who was injured, and his teammates, and finally achieved the third place in the country, and at the same time, Xinqiang also gained the recognition of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, and was formally selected to join the national team. He both brought honor to the team and realized his Olympic dream. Xinqiang proved with his actions that he is no longer the Yang Xinqiang who was in deep darkness and suffered from his own problems. He is sunnier, happier and more mature than before.
During the training period for the national team, Coach Qin had several phone calls with his favorite players, and he felt more and more that Yang Xinqiang had changed a lot. Since blind soccer is a five-player system and the team has eight players, Coach Qin was worried that Xinqiang would be in a bad mood if he didn't have a lot of playing time, but Xinqiang said every time, "It's okay, I've tried my best, so I won't regret it." He has also described his teammates in this way, "We are an inseparable collective, whether I am on the field or as a substitute, our hearts are beating together." Hard training to lay a solid foundation and a born not to lose the fight, coupled with the gradual calming of the mind, Yang Xinqiang's Paralympic journey to realize his dream, but also took him away from the darkness of the mind, beyond the former self.