Real-Life Lessons from Olympic Athletes

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• Ob tug qub tub rog Olympic qhia seb lawv tau siv sijhawm li cas los ntawm kev khiav thiab lev.
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"Kuv Teem Sijhawm Rau Kuv Tsev Neeg"

Laura Bennett, 33, Triathlete

Yuav ua li cas koj decompress tom qab ua luam dej ib mais, khiav rau, thiab caij tsheb kauj vab ze li 25-tag nrho ntawm qhov nrawm? Nrog kev so noj hmo, lub raj mis cawv, tsev neeg, thiab phooj ywg. Bennett hais tias, "Ua tus triathlete tuaj yeem ua rau tus kheej nyiam," uas yuav sib tw nws thawj zaug kev sib tw Olympic hauv lub hlis no. "Koj yuav tsum tau ua ntau yam kev txi-tsis ploj cov phooj ywg lub tshoob, nyob tom qab ntawm tsev neeg mus ncig ua si. Kev sib sau ua ke tom qab kev sib tw yog qhov kuv rov txuas nrog cov neeg uas tseem ceeb rau kuv. Kuv yuav tsum tsim qhov ntawd rau hauv kuv lub neej-txwv tsis pub nws yooj yim kom nws swb, "Bennett cov niam txiv feem ntau taug kev mus saib nws sib tw, thiab nws cov kwv tij ntsib nrog nws thaum lawv tuaj yeem ua tau (nws tus txiv, ob tus kwv tij, thiab txiv kuj yog triathletes) . Pom cov neeg nws nyiam kuj pab ua kom nws ua haujlwm tau zoo. "Tom qab mob siab rau kev sib tw, nws yog qhov zoo uas tau zaum rov qab thiab txaus siab rau kev lom zem yooj yim xws li luag zoo nrog tsev neeg," nws hais. Nws nco nws tias, khoom plig los tsis, muaj yog yam tseem ceeb tshaj hauv lub neej.

"Peb yeej los ntawm saib txhua tus rov qab"

Kerri Walsh, 29, thiab Misty May-Treanor, 31 Beach Volleyball Players

Feem ntau ntawm peb ntsib nrog peb tus khub workout ib zaug, tej zaum ob zaug ib lub lim tiam. Tab sis kev sib tw ntaus pob puam Misty May-Treanor thiab Kerri Walsh tuaj yeem pom ua kev xyaum ua hauv cov xuab zeb tsib hnub hauv ib lub lis piam. "Kerri thiab kuv yeej thawb ib leeg," hais tias May-Treanor, tus neeg ua si saum toj kawg nkaus hauv ntiaj teb. "Peb khaws ib leeg thaum peb ib leeg muaj ib hnub phem, ua siab zoo rau ib leeg, thiab txhawb ib leeg." Ob leeg kuj tso siab rau cov neeg koom tes, feem ntau lawv tus txiv, thaum lawv tus kheej ua haujlwm. "Kuv nyiam paub ib tus neeg tos kuv ntawm lub chaw dhia ua si yog li kuv tsis tuaj yeem hais tias, 'Auj, Kuv yuav ua nws tom qab,'" hais tias May-Treanor. "Muaj phooj ywg los qhia nrog ua rau kuv ua haujlwm nyuaj dua," ntxiv Walsh. Ob leeg hais tias xaiv tus khub zoo tshaj yog qhov tseem ceeb. May-Treanor hais tias "Kerri thiab kuv muaj cov qauv uas sib ntxiv ua ke," "Peb tsis tsuas yog xav tau tib yam nkaus, tab sis peb ntseeg ib leeg."

"Kuv muaj daim phiaj npaj tseg"

Sada Jacobson, 25, Fencer

Thaum koj txiv thiab ob tus viv ncaus txhua qhov laj kab sib tw thiab koj lub tsev thaum yau tau tawg nrog cov npog qhov ncauj thiab sabers, nws nyuaj rau tsis txhob haus nrog kev ua kis las. Hmoov zoo rau Sada Jacobson, yog ib tus kws ntaus sab saum toj tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb, nws tsev neeg kuj muaj lawv qhov tseem ceeb ua ntej. Jacobson hais tias "Tsev kawm ntawv ib txwm yog tus naj npawb ib," "Kuv niam kuv txiv paub laj fencing yuav tsis them cov nqi. Lawv txhawb kuv kom tau txais txoj kev kawm tau zoo tshaj plaws yog li kuv muaj ntau txoj kev xaiv thaum kuv txoj haujlwm kis las tau dhau mus” Jacobson tau txais ib daim ntawv kawm tiav hauv keeb kwm los ntawm Yale, thiab lub Cuaj Hli nws mus rau tsev kawm ntawv txoj cai. Ob leeg xav tau kev yoog raws thiab muaj peev xwm txhawm rau hloov kev tsis sib haum xeeb," nws piav qhia. Jacobson ntseeg hauv kev ua raws li koj txoj kev mob siab rau tag nrho lub siab, "tab sis txawm tias koj muab ntau lub zog rau hauv ib cheeb tsam ntawm koj lub neej, koj yuav tsum tsis txhob cia nws ua rau koj tsis muaj zog. txaus siab rau lwm yam. "

Ob tug qub tub rog Olympic qhia seb lawv tau siv sijhawm li cas los ntawm kev khiav thiab lev.

"Kuv lub sijhawm yuav rov qab los"

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 45, Veteran Track thiab Field Star

Jackie Joyner-Kersee tsuas yog 10 xyoo thaum nws pib ua haujlwm pab dawb ntawm Mary Brown Community Center hauv East St. Louis. "Kuv tau tso Ping-Pong paddles, nyeem ntawv rau menyuam yaus hauv lub tsev qiv ntawv, ua kom cov xaum xaum xaum xaum xaum-yam lawv xav tau. Kuv nyiam nws heev thiab kuv nyob ntawd ntau zaus thaum kawg lawv hais rau kuv tias kuv ua haujlwm tau zoo dua li cov neeg uas tau txais ua pay! " hais tias lub ntiaj teb no-tus tau zus ib ntev jumper thiab heptathlete, uas coj mus tsev rau rau Olympic medals. Xyoo 1986, Joyner-Kersee tau kawm lub chaw kaw, yog li nws tau tsim Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation thiab nce ntau dua $ 12 lab los tsim lub zej zog tshiab, uas tau qhib xyoo 2000. "Pib ua haujlwm pab dawb nyob txhua qhov chaw tuaj yeem yog qhov nyuaj rau ntau tus neeg. Qhov teeb meem loj tshaj plaws yog tib neeg xav tias lawv yuav tsum muab tag nrho lawv lub sijhawm so. Tab sis yog tias koj tsuas muaj ib nrab teev, koj tseem tuaj yeem ua qhov txawv, "piav qhia Joyner-Kersee." Pab nrog cov haujlwm me me yog qhov tsis muaj nuj nqis. "

"Qhov no nyuaj dua li cov kws tshaj lij!"

Mary Lou Retton, 40, Veteran Gymnast

Xyoo 1984, Mary Lou Retton tau los ua thawj tus poj niam Asmeskas tau yeej ib qho khoom plig Olympic kub hauv gymnastics. Niaj hnub no nws tau sib yuav nrog plaub tus ntxhais, muaj hnub nyoog 7 txog 13 xyoos. Nws kuj yog ib tus kws tshaj lij hauv tuam txhab thiab tau mus ncig thoob ntiaj teb los txhawb cov txiaj ntsig ntawm kev noj zaub mov kom zoo thiab kev tawm dag zog tsis tu ncua. "Kev cob qhia rau Olympics tau yooj yim dua li ntsuas kuv lub neej tam sim no!" Retton hais tias. "Thaum xyaum ua tiav, muaj sijhawm rau kuv. Tab sis nrog plaub tus menyuam yaus thiab ua haujlwm, kuv tsis muaj sijhawm poob." Nws nyob twj ywm los ntawm kev ua kom nws txoj haujlwm thiab tsev neeg lub neej sib cais. Nws hais tias "Thaum kuv tsis nyob ntawm txoj kev, Kuv ua tiav kuv hnub ua haujlwm thaum 2:30 teev tsaus ntuj," "Tom qab ntawd kuv khaws cov menyuam los ntawm tsev kawm ntawv thiab lawv tau txais 100 feem pua ​​Niam, tsis yog ib feem Niam thiab ib feem Mary Lou Retton."

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