U-Olympian Allyson Felix Ngokuthi Umama kanye Nobhubhane Kushintshe Umbono Wakhe Ngokuphila

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Nguye kuphela umgijimi wabasubathi nowake wadla umhlanganiso owake wazuza izindondo zegolide ezingama-Olimpiki eziyisithupha, kanti futhi no-sprinter waseJamaican uMerlene Ottey, uyithrekhi nenkundla ye-Olympian ehlotshiswe kakhulu kunabo bonke. Ngokusobala, u-Allyson Felix uyayazi inselele. Wabhekana nekhefu lezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ngo-2014 ngenxa yokulimala umsipha, wakhala izinyembezi ze-ligament ngemuva kokuwa endaweni yokudonsa ngo-2016, futhi waphoqeleka ukuthi athole usizo oluphuthumayo ngo-2018 lapho kutholakala ukuthi unesifo esibi kakhulu. eclampsia ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nendodakazi yakhe ingane uCamryn. Ngemuva kokuphuma kulesi siqephu esibuhlungu, uFeliksi wagcina esikile ubudlelwano noNike owayemxhasa ngaleso sikhathi, ngemuva kokuveza obala ukudumala kwakhe ngalokhu athi kuyisinxephezelo esingalungile njengomgijimi osanda kubeletha.

Kodwa lokho okuhlangenwe nakho - kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinselele zomuntu siqu nezomsebenzi eza ngaphambi kwakho - ekugcineni kwasiza ukulungiselela uFeliksi irekhodi elishintsha impilo lonyaka owaziwa ngokuthi u-2020.

"Ngicabanga ukuthi benginomoya wokulwa," kusho uFelix Umumo. "Ngangidlule ebunzimeni obukhulu emsebenzini wami ozayo ngemuva kokuzalwa kwendodakazi yami, onenkontileka, nokulwela okungokoqobo impilo yami nempilo yendodakazi yami. Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi ubhadane luhlasela bese kuba nezindaba ze-2020 Ukuhlehliswa kwama-Olimpiki, bengivele nginalo mqondo wokuthi, 'kuningi kakhulu okufanele kunqotshwe ukuthi lokhu kungenye nje into.' "

Lokho akusho ukuthi unyaka ka-2020 ube unyaka olula kuFeliksi - kodwa ukwazi ukuthi wayengeyedwa kwasiza ekudambiseni ukungaqiniseki okuthile. "Ngokusobala bekungokuhlukile ngoba umhlaba wonke ubudabula kuwo futhi wonke umuntu ubelahlekelwa kakhulu, ngakho-ke bekuzwakala sengathi ngihlangabezana nakho nabanye abantu," usho kanje. "Kodwa ngibe nesipiliyoni ngobunzima."

Ukuthembela emandleni amshukumisela ukuba abhekane nezinye izikhathi ezinzima yilokho uFelix athi kwasiza isosha lakhe, njengoba nemikhuba yakhe ejwayelekile yokuqeqeshwa yabuyiselwa phansi futhi yena, kanye nomhlaba wonke, wakhuthazelela ukukhathazeka kwansuku zonke kwenkinga yomhlaba eyayingakaze ibonwe . Kepha kukhona okunye okwaphoqa uFeliksi phambili, ngisho nangezinsuku zakhe ezinzima kakhulu, usho kanjalo. Futhi lokho kwaba ukubonga. "Ngikhumbula lezo zinsuku nobusuku ngise-NICU futhi ngaleso sikhathi, ngokusobala ukuncintisana kwakuyinto engaphandle kwengqondo yami - konke kwakumayelana nokuzizwa ngibonga ukuthi ngisaphila futhi ngibonga ukuthi indodakazi yami yayilapha," uyachaza. "Ngakho-ke phakathi kokuphoxeka kweMidlalo ehlehlisiwe nezinto ezingabonakali ngendlela ebengicabanga ngayo, ekugcineni kosuku, besiphilile. Kunokubonga okukhulu kulezo zinto eziyisisekelo okubeka konke kahle ."

Empeleni, ukuba ngumama kusize ekushintsheni umbono wakhe cishe kuyo yonke into, kufaka phakathi izindlela abesifazane - ikakhulukazi abesifazane abaMnyama - abangalutholi ngayo usizo abaludingayo kuleli, kusho uFelix. Ngaphezu kokukhuluma ngokunakekelwa kwezempilo komama namalungelo kanye nokuphathwa ngendlela engafanele kwabasubathi abakhulelwe, uFelix ukwenze umgomo wakhe ukumela abesifazane Abamnyama, okungenzeka ukuthi bafe ngokuphindwe kathathu noma kane ngenxa yezinkinga ezihlobene nokukhulelwa kunomlungu. abesifazane, ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. (Bheka: Indodakazi kaCarol Isanda Kuthula Isinyathelo Esinamandla Sokuxhasa Impilo Yomama Omnyama)

“Kubalulekile kimina ukuba ngikhanyisele izimbangela ezifana nenkinga yokushona komama ebhekene nabesifazane abamnyama kanye nokumela abesifazane nokuzama ukubheka ukulingana,” usho kanje. "Ngicabanga ngendodakazi yami nezingane zesizukulwane sayo, futhi angifuni ukuthi nabo babe nalezi zimpi ezifanayo. Njengomsubathi, kungasabisa ukukhuluma ngoba abantu banesithakazelo kuwe ngokusebenza kwakho, ngakho-ke ukushintsha futhi ukukhuluma ngezinto ezithinta mina nomphakathi wami kwakuyinto engezi ngokwemvelo kimi.Kodwa kwaba ukuba ngumama futhi ngicabanga ngalomhlaba indodakazi yami izokhula kulokho okwangenza ngazizwa nginesidingo sokukhuluma ngalabo izinto. " (Funda kabanzi: Kungani i-U.S. Edinga Ngokudinga Odokotela Abesifazane Abamnyama Abengeziwe)

UFelix uthi ukuba ngumama kuye kwasiza nasekuhlakuleleni umusa nesineke kuyena - into ebonakala kahle kwezohwebo emkhankasweni ozayo we-Bridgestone Olympic and Paralympic e-Tokyo 2020. Lesi sikhangiso sibonisa umsubathi ophumelele ngendlela emangalisayo ezama ukuvimbela ingane yakhe encane ukuthi ingagingqiki. ifoni yakhe phansi endlini yangasese - isigameko abazali abaningi abangase basiqonde.

“Ukuba ngumama kushintshe ugqozi nesifiso sami,” kusho uFelix. "Bengihlale ngincintisana ngokwemvelo, futhi bengilokhu nginesifiso sokuwina, kepha manje njengomzali, isizathu esenza kwehluke. Ngifuna ngempela ukukhombisa indodakazi yami ukuthi kunjani ukunqoba ubunzima nokuthi yini ukusebenza kanzima kufana nokuthi isimilo nobuqotho kubaluleke kanjani kunoma yini oyenzayo. Ngakho-ke, ngibheke phambili ezinsukwini lapho ngingamtshela khona ngale minyaka futhi ngimbonise izithombe zokuba kwakhe [nami ngesikhathi] sokuqeqeshwa nakho konke lokho ushintshe ukuthi ngingubani njengomdlali. " (Okuhlobene: Loluhambo Lwesifazane Olungakholeki Lokuya KumaMama Alunalutho Olukhuthazayo)

UFelix kudingeke nokuthi ashintshe okulindelekile anakho ngomzimba wakhe, obekuyithuluzi lakhe lokugcina lomsebenzi cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili. "Kube uhambo oluthakazelisa ngempela," usho njalo. "Ukukhulelwa kwakumangalisa ukubona ukuthi umzimba ungenzani. Ngaziqeqesha kukho konke ukukhulelwa kwami ​​futhi ngazizwa ngiqinile futhi kwangenza ngange umzimba wami ngempela. Kodwa ukubeletha nokubuyela emuva kwakuyinselelo enkulu ngoba uyazi ukuthi umzimba wakho wenzani phambilini futhi wena ' ngilokhu ngiqhathanisa njalo futhi ngizama ukubuyela emuva futhi yilona mgomo wokuvelela ngempela. Kimina, akuzange kwenzeke ngokushesha. Ngakho-ke kwakukhona ukungabaza ngempela engqondweni yami, njengokuthi 'ingabe ngizophinde ngibuyele lapho ngangikhona [ngokuqina kwami]? Ngingaba ngcono yini kunalokho? ' Bekumele ngibe nomusa kimi - kuyinto ethobisa ngempela. Umzimba wakho uyakwazi ngempela ukwenza izinto ezimangalisa kangaka, kodwa kumayelana nokuwunika isikhathi sokwenza lokho okudingeka ukwenze. "

UFelix uthi ingxenye enkulu yokufunda ukuthanda nokwazisa umzimba wakhe wangemva kokubeletha kube wukuphuma ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ezigcwele imiyalezo ebhekiswe kwabesifazane. "Sikulesi sikhathi 'se-snapback' futhi 'uma ungabukeki ngendlela ethile ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbili ubelethile, ngabe wenzani ngempilo yakho," esho. "Kumayelana nokungabhalisi kulokho futhi, ngisho nanjengomsubathi okhokhelwayo, kufanele ngizihlole. [Ukuba] namandla kubukeka ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene, futhi akusona nje lesi sithombe esisodwa esinaso emiqondweni yethu - kunezindlela eziningi ezahlukene. ukuqina, futhi kumayelana nokwamukela lokho kuphela. " (Okuhlobene: I-Mothercare's Campaign Izici Real Postpartum Bodies)

Enye indlela entsha uFelix amukele ngayo amandla akhe ukuhlanganisa amakilasi okujima ka-Peloton esimisweni sakhe esivamile, ngisho nokuhlanganyela nenkampani (kanye nabanye abasubathi abayisishiyagalombili abavelele) ukuze ahlele Iqoqo Lompetha lokujima okutuswayo nezinhlu zokudlalayo. "Abaqeqeshi be-Peloton bahle kakhulu - ngiyabathanda u-Jess no-Robin, u-Tunde, no-Alex. Ngisho ukuthi uzizwa sengathi uyabazi bedlula kukho konke ukugibela nokugijima okuhlukene!" uthi. "Empeleni ngumyeni wami owangifaka ePeloton - wayelukhuni impela futhi wayefana nokuthi, 'Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kungakusiza ukuqeqeshwa kwakho' ngoba, kimi, kwakuhlala kuyinselelo ukuhamba ama-run amade noma ukuthola lowo msebenzi owengeziwe. Ngakho-ke kwaba kuhle kakhulu ngubhadane, ikakhulukazi ngendodakazi encane. Futhi ngiyisebenzisela nokugibela, i-yoga, ukuzelula - manje sekuhlanganiswe nohlelo lwami lokuqeqesha. "

Yize engavuma ngesizotha ukuthi uyagxavuna futhi ukhukhumele kanye nabo bonke abanye ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca ekhaya, uFelix usengomunye wabasubathi abasezingeni eliphezulu emhlabeni. Njengoba elungiselela i-Olympic Trials ngemva kokulibaziseka okuthathe unyaka wonke, uthi uzizwa ejabule. "Ngizizwa ngijabule kakhulu, futhi ngethemba ukuthi konke kuhamba kahle futhi ngingenza iqembu lami lesihlanu lama-Olimpiki - ngiyakwamukela konke lokho," usho njalo. “Ngicabanga ukuthi lama-Olympics azobukeka ehlukile kunanoma yimaphi amanye esake sawabona, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi azoba mkhulu kunezemidlalo kuphela - kimina, lokho kuhle ngempela.Sethemba ukuthi lesi kuzoba yisikhathi sokuphulukiswa komhlaba kanye nomcimbi wokuqala omkhulu wokuhlangana ndawonye, ​​ngakho-ke ngizizwa nginethemba langempela njengamanje. "

Njengoba eqhubekela phambili ngemuva kwezingqinamba eziningi, uFelix ucacile ukuthi ngaphezu kokwakhela indodakazi yakhe umhlaba ongcono, amandla akhe okushayela manje azizwela - ngisho nasezinsukwini lapho ugqozi lungekho.

"Nginazo lezo zinsuku - eziningi zalezo zinsuku," usho kanje. "Ngiyazama ukuba nomusa kimi, kodwa ngasikhathi sinye, gxila ezinhlosweni zami. Ngiyazi ukuthi uma ngifuna ukufika kuma-Olympic Games wesihlanu, kufanele ngifake lo msebenzi ngikhuthazwe ngempela, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kulungile ukuze uzibonise umusa othile. Izinsuku zokuphumula zibaluleke njengezinsuku osebenza kanzima ngazo, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lowo umqondo onzima ukuwubamba, kodwa ukunaka impilo yakho yengqondo nokuthatha usuku olwengeziwe lokululama - zonke lezi zinto. zibaluleke kakhulu ukuze ukwazi ukwenza kahle. Kufanele sizinakekele - ukuphumula akuyona into embi noma into ekwenza ube buthakathaka, kodwa kuyingxenye ebalulekile yokuphila."

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