When I saw Wang Shun hugging that pink floatie after losing, I finally got it: What real growth looks like

I was scrolling through Weibo during my lunch break yesterday, half-eating a sad desk salad, when I stumbled upon that video of Wang Shun – you know, the Olympic swimmer? There he was, holding this bright pink floatie thing called ‘Quan Quan’ with the biggest grin, right after not even making the podium in the breaststroke event.

And something about that image just hit me. Not the losing part – but the way he was genuinely happy about that silly floatie while talking about how each of his three races kept getting better.

He could’ve been disappointed. Hell, most athletes would be. But instead, he’s there telling reporters: ‘Yeah, I didn’t hit my personal best, but look – first race was okay, second better, third even better. That’s progress.’

It reminded me of my cousin back in college – always beating himself up over not getting straight A’s, while completely missing that he’d gone from C’s to B’s in every subject. We get so obsessed with the end result that we forget to appreciate the damn journey.

What got me even more was when Wang said he wants to share what he learned with his teammates. Like, here’s a guy who just ‘failed’ by competitive standards, but his first thought is ‘How can I help others with what I discovered?’

And that pink floatie? The way he described it – ‘There’s a logo inside the swimming ring, I’m going to treasure this’ – it wasn’t some corporate sponsorship nonsense. You could tell he genuinely appreciated the gesture.

It’s funny – we watch sports for the wins and the records, but sometimes the most powerful moments come from what happens after the loss. That’s when you see someone’s real character.

So yeah, Wang Shun didn’t win a medal in breaststroke. But watching him find joy in gradual improvement and still thinking about helping others? That’s a different kind of winning.

When I saw Wang Shun hugging that pink floatie after losing, I finally got it: What real growth looks like

Makes you think about our own measures of success, doesn’t it? When was the last time you celebrated getting better at something, even if you haven’t ‘made it’ yet?

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