“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
At the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which athletes have impressed you so far?
The athlete who impressed me was 46-year-old Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan. Chusovitina was born in 1975.
Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan
She won the Junior Championship at the age of 13, and the World Championship in 1991. She also won the gold medal in the team competition at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Oksana has represented the Soviet Union, CIS, Uzbekistan, Germany, and now represents Uzbekistan in the competition. She has won a total of 11 world medals, including silver medals in the vault at the age of 16 and 36. There are five gymnastics skills named after her. Her mother said that the career of a gymnast was too short, but she participated in the Olympic Games eight times and broke history.
Part of the reason she continued to participate in the competition was for her sick son. Her son Alisher was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, and winning the competitions could pay for his son’s high medical expenses.
Oksana and her son Alisher
Another motivation came from her husband’s encouragement. Her husband Bahodir Kurbanov is a wrestler who has participated in two Olympics. In order to continue the game, she underwent surgery on her back, shoulders and ankles. Now her son is 22 years old and in good health.
Long-term training is boring for ordinary people, but for her, “every day will bring new blessings and new inspiration.” In the face of young and powerful competitors, Oksana competed for herself.
Many times, society, relatives and friends around us, and even ourselves set a lot of restrictions on ourselves. We dare not try, fear losing face, and can’t stand the long-term efforts in the process. On the other hand, we envy other people’s lives, which is not a good way to live. Do you agree?
Oksana’s personal experience tells us that no matter what kind of test life gives us, we have the ability to overcome difficulties. Find what we are really interested in, and are willing to fight for a long time, and enjoy it every day!
“We learned a rule a long time ago that you can’t make a good deal with an unrighteous person. If you still want to take a chance, I advise you to give up. Dishonest counterparties know more evil ways. Although they will lose everything in the end, as far as a single transaction is concerned, they will win and you will suffer losses. So I also advise everyone not to waste their lives on such matters. ” — Warren Buffett
