I was scrolling through Weibo during my lunch break when I came across that viral video of Olympic swimming champion Li Bingjie drawing her coach during an interview. The way she captured his ‘roaring’ expression with a few simple lines had me chuckling into my coffee – until she started talking about what that strict coach really meant to her.
You know, watching her describe how terrified she used to be of her coach’s high standards took me straight back to my high school basketball days. Coach Wang would make us run laps until our legs felt like jelly, and I remember hating every minute of it. But now, fifteen years later, I still hear his voice in my head whenever I’m about to give up on something difficult: ‘Push through the pain, that’s where growth happens.’
Li Bingjie described something similar – how her coach’s strictness during training was actually what carried her through the lowest points in her career. She mentioned how he’d stay late after practice, analyzing every stroke with her, even when she was ready to throw in the towel. That kind of dedication doesn’t come from someone who just wants to yell – it comes from someone who genuinely believes in you, sometimes more than you believe in yourself.
What really got me was when she said, ‘He’s a very important person to me.’ Simple words, but you could hear the weight behind them. It reminded me of that moment in college when I finally understood why my literature professor kept making me rewrite my essays – and I went back to thank her years later.
I think we’ve all had that one strict teacher, coach, or mentor who seemed impossible to please at the time. Maybe it was your piano teacher who made you practice scales until your fingers ached, or your first boss who sent your reports back for revisions five times. But looking back, those were often the people who taught us the most about discipline and self-belief.
Anyway, watching Li Bingjie laugh about her ‘roaring coach’ while clearly respecting him so much made me want to text my old basketball coach. Maybe I’ll finally tell him that all those painful laps actually taught me more about perseverance than any self-help book ever could.
What about you? Who was that strict but important figure in your life that you only appreciated later? Share your stories below – I’d love to hear about the ‘scary’ teachers who actually shaped you into who you are today.
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