Lu wants to have fun also
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July 31, 2012, Tuesday
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CHINESE women's 100-meter butterfly silver medalist Lu Ying said on Sunday that it was a good idea for athletes to train away from their homeland.
It was an improvement on the bronze she had taken in the world championships in Shanghai last year and she put part of the success down to a spell training in Australia.
"When I train in Australia, I have a coach who specializes in short distances and the people I swim with have great enthusiasm," she explained. "They (Australians) have fun and enjoy themselves before training and they are not scared of being tired, whereas in China, you have to rest, be focused and not do anything other than think of the race," said Lu. "It is different, I think that our way of thinking has many limits and we are bound by our limits.
"Australian friends and family have invited me to barbecues or even for breakfast and in China that never happens.
"I think I can learn a lot from living among athletes of other countries. In China we study a lot and train and then rest, whereas abroad, there is study, free time. In other countries they have strength to go to other activities and leisure, while in China we only train."
She nevertheless highlighted the vast improvements among Chinese swimmers. "We had a good start in 2008 and Chinese swimming has got better: a lot of our swimmers made a breakthrough in Shanghai and our young and older athletes work together like a good family," she concluded.
It was an improvement on the bronze she had taken in the world championships in Shanghai last year and she put part of the success down to a spell training in Australia.
"When I train in Australia, I have a coach who specializes in short distances and the people I swim with have great enthusiasm," she explained. "They (Australians) have fun and enjoy themselves before training and they are not scared of being tired, whereas in China, you have to rest, be focused and not do anything other than think of the race," said Lu. "It is different, I think that our way of thinking has many limits and we are bound by our limits.
"Australian friends and family have invited me to barbecues or even for breakfast and in China that never happens.
"I think I can learn a lot from living among athletes of other countries. In China we study a lot and train and then rest, whereas abroad, there is study, free time. In other countries they have strength to go to other activities and leisure, while in China we only train."
She nevertheless highlighted the vast improvements among Chinese swimmers. "We had a good start in 2008 and Chinese swimming has got better: a lot of our swimmers made a breakthrough in Shanghai and our young and older athletes work together like a good family," she concluded.
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