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Gold a heavy burden for athletes
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August 3, 2012, Friday
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ONCE upon a time, several dozen people - reporters and sports officials - welcomed an elderly couple into a hotel room in a certain county. The old couple were none other than the parents of a Chinese Olympic Games competitor who came from a poor village.
When it was clear that the player could not win any medal, the reporters and sports officials left the hotel room all of a sudden, abandoning the hapless couple high and dry.
That was by no means an isolated case. Together, these stories of abandoned players and parents impart a sense of ruthlessness and make us wonder why we often measure the value of a player by whether he or she wins a gold medal.
Does success mean only a gold medal? Of course not. But in reality, winning a gold medal has become a burden for players and a political achievement for sports officials.
Let's focus no more on results. Let's learn to appreciate the process of Olympics competition and give every loss the applause for effort it deserves.
When it was clear that the player could not win any medal, the reporters and sports officials left the hotel room all of a sudden, abandoning the hapless couple high and dry.
That was by no means an isolated case. Together, these stories of abandoned players and parents impart a sense of ruthlessness and make us wonder why we often measure the value of a player by whether he or she wins a gold medal.
Does success mean only a gold medal? Of course not. But in reality, winning a gold medal has become a burden for players and a political achievement for sports officials.
Let's focus no more on results. Let's learn to appreciate the process of Olympics competition and give every loss the applause for effort it deserves.
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