UNastia Liukin: IGolden Girl

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U-Nastia Liukin ube ngundabuzekwayo kuleli hlobo ngenkathi ewina izindondo ezinhlanu zama-Olympic, okuhlanganisa negolide elizungeza lonke ku-gymnastics, emidlalweni yaseBeijing. Kodwa eyakhe ayizange ibe yimpumelelo ngobusuku obubodwa-oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala ubelokhu eqhudelana kusukela eneminyaka eyisithupha. Abazali bakhe bobabili babengama-gymnast aphezulu, futhi ngaphandle kwezingqinamba nokulimala (kufaka phakathi ukuhlinzwa eqakaleni ngo-2006, kulandelwa ukululama isikhathi eside), uNastia akazange ayeke umgomo wakhe wokuba ngumpetha womhlaba.

Q: Ishintshe kanjani impilo yakho selokhu waba ngumpetha wama-Olympic?

IMP: Kufezeka iphupho. Kuyamangaza ukwazi ukuthi yonke iminyaka yokusebenza kanzima kwaba nemiphumela emihle. Bekungelona uhambo olulula, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokulimala, kodwa bekufanelekile. Ngihamba yonke indawo manje. Ngikhumbula umndeni wami, kepha ngasikhathi sinye, nginamathuba amaningi kakhulu abengeke abekhona ukube bekungeyona eyami indondo yegolide!

Q: Isiphi isikhathi sakho sama-Olympics ongasoze wasikhohlwa?

IMPENDULO: Ukuqeda umkhuba wami waphansi emqhudelwaneni wanxa zonke futhi ngigxumela ezingalweni zikababa, ngazi ukuthi ngiwine igolide. Kwakuseminyakeni engu-20 impela edlule eMidlalweni Yama-Olympic ka-1988 lapho eqhudelana khona futhi ewina izindondo ezimbili zegolide nezesiliva. Kwakwenza kwaba okukhetheke kakhulu ukuzwa naye.

Umbuzo: Yini ekugcina ukhuthazekile?

IMP: Ngihlale ngizibekela imigomo: nsuku zonke, masonto onke, unyaka nonyaka. Inhloso yami yesikhathi eside kwakuyiMidlalo yama-Olimpiki yango-2008, kepha nami ngangidinga imigomo yamagama amafushane, ngakho ngazizwa sengathi kukhona engikufezayo. Lokho bekuhlala kungenza ngiqhubeke.

Q: Iyiphi ithiphu yakho engcono kakhulu yokuphila okunempilo?

IMP: Ungazihlanyi ngokuzincisha ukudla. Yidla uphilile, kepha uma ufuna ukuqhuma futhi ube nekhukhi, yiba nekhukhi. Ukuzincisha kukubi kakhulu! Ukuzivocavoca nsuku zonke. Noma ngabe uhamba nenja yakho, hamba uyogijima epaki noma wenze nje izinyathelo ezithile egumbini lakho lokuphumula, kubaluleke kakhulu ukwenza okuthile nsuku zonke!

Umbuzo: Ulandela luphi uhlobo lokudla?

A: Bengilokhu ngithanda ukudla okunempilo. Ukudla kwasekuseni ngithanda ukudla i-oatmeal, amaqanda, noma iyogathi. Ngesidlo sasemini ngizoba nesaladi enamaprotheni, kungaba yinkukhu noma inhlanzi. Futhi isidlo sakusihlwa siwukudla kwami ​​okulula, amaprotheni anemifino. Ngithanda nesushi!

Umbuzo: Uzibona ukuphi eminyakeni eyi-10?

IMP: Ngethemba ukuthi ngizophothula ekolishi, kodwa ngisazoba yingxenye ye-gymnastics. Ngifuna ukusiza ukushintsha umhlaba ngandlela thile! Ngifuna ukusiza izingane zibambe iqhaza ekuzilolongeni nasekuphileni okunempilo. Ngibheke ngabomvu ukubuyela esimweni sokuncintisana, futhi ngiqhudelane futhi!

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