I was scrolling through my phone during lunch break when I stumbled upon that video of Gong Lijiao – you know, the shot put champion who just won her fifth consecutive national championship. She was standing there in her team jacket, looking nothing like the superhuman athlete you’d imagine, and said something that hit me right in the feels: ‘I want to be the most down-to-earth athlete.’
What struck me wasn’t just her words, but the way she said them – that familiar rural accent still clinging to her speech, unchanged by all the gold medals and national anthems. It reminded me of my aunt back in Hebei province, who still tends to her vegetable garden even after her kids all made it big in the city. There’s something about people who remember their roots that just feels… real.
She talked about wanting to ‘reset to zero’ after stepping off the podium, and honestly? That’s harder than throwing that 4kg shot put. I remember watching her at the Olympics – the way her whole body tensed before that explosive moment, the sweat glistening under the stadium lights, the roar of the crowd when the measurement came through. And now she’s saying she wants to go back to being ‘that dream-chasing girl from the countryside.’
It made me think about my cousin who just graduated from Tsinghua – first in our family to make it to a top university. We had a family dinner to celebrate, and you know what she did the next morning? Went back to helping my uncle at his repair shop like nothing happened. When I asked why, she just smiled and said ‘the diploma doesn’t fix motorcycles, hands do.’
Gong mentioned how awards amplify your spotlight but your heart should stay the same. I’m no sports psychologist, but I’ve seen enough reality shows to know how fame can change people. Yet here’s this woman who’s been China’s top shot putter for over a decade, still talking about returning to her ‘natural state’ like she’s discussing what to make for dinner.
There’s a rawness to her honesty that you don’t often see in carefully scripted athlete interviews. No fancy metaphors, no prepared speeches – just the simple truth that no matter how high you fly, you’ve got to remember where you took off from.
Watching her interview, I couldn’t help but message my sports-crazy nephew: ‘Remember that champion I told you about? She says the real win is staying yourself after all the cheering stops.’ He replied with a thinking emoji and asked if that means he should still take out the trash even if he wins his school basketball tournament. Kids, right?
But seriously – when was the last time you achieved something big and managed to truly ‘reset’ afterward? For me, it was probably that time I finally got promoted after three years of grinding, only to realize I still preferred the same cheap noodle place near my apartment. Some things, like Gong Lijiao’s humility, just can’t be measured by trophies or titles.
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