Izifundo Zempilo Yangempela Kubadlali Bama-Olympic

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• Omakadebona ababili bama-Olympic babelana ngokuthi bebesichitha kanjani isikhathi sabo bengekho emzileni we-track naku-mat.
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"NGIYASIKA ISIKHATHI SOMNDENI WAMI"

ULaura Bennett, 33, Triathlete

Uwohloka kanjani ngemva kokubhukuda imayela elilodwa, ukugijima ayisithupha, nokuhamba ngebhayisikili cishe okungama-25-konke ngesivinini esiphezulu? Ngesidlo sakusihlwa esiphumuzayo, ibhodlela lewayini, umndeni, nabangane. "Ukuba ngompetha bamaqembu amathathu kungazithokozisa ngempela," kusho uBennett, ozoncintisana emidlalweni yakhe yokuqala yama-Olimpiki kule nyanga. "Kufanele wenze imihlatshelo eminingi-ulahlekelwe imishado yabangane, uhlale ngemuva ohambweni lomndeni. Ukuhlangana ngemuva komjaho yindlela engixhumana ngayo nabantu ababalulekile kimi. Kufanele ngikwakhele lokho empilweni yami-kungenjalo kulula ukuyivumela ukuthi ishelele," abazali bakaBennett bavame ukuhamba beyobuka umncintiswano wakhe, futhi abafowabo bahlangane naye uma bekwazi (umyeni wakhe, abafowabo ababili, nobaba nabo bangabadlali abathathu) Ukubona abantu abathandayo nakho kuyasiza ekugcineni umsebenzi wakhe ngokubheka izinto. "Ngemuva kokugxila kakhulu emjahweni, kuhle ukuhlala phansi ujabulele injabulo elula njengokuhleka okuhle nomndeni," usho kanje. Kumkhumbuza lokho, indondo noma cha, lapho kukhona izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu empilweni.

"SIWINA NGOKUBUKELA EMUVA KWABANYE"

UKerri Walsh, 29, kanye noMisty May-Treanor, 31 Beach Volleyball Players

Iningi lethu lihlangana nomlingani wethu wokuzivocavoca kanye, mhlawumbe kabili ngesonto. Kepha abadobi be-volleyball yasolwandle uMisty May-Treanor noKerri Walsh bangatholakala benza izivivinyo esihlabathini izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesonto. “Mina noKerri sidudulana ngempela,” kusho uMay-Treanor, umdlali okleliswe endaweni ephezulu emhlabeni. "Siyaqoqana lapho omunye wethu enosuku olubi, sijabulisane, futhi siyakhuthazana." Laba bobabili bathembela kozakwethu bokuzivocavoca umzimba, imvamisa abayeni babo, ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca kwabo. “Ngiyathanda ukwazi ukuthi othile ungilindile ejimini ukuze ngikwazi ukuthi, 'Hawu, ngizokwenza kamuva,' kusho uMay-Treanor. "Ukuba nomngani engizoziqeqesha naye kungenza ngisebenze kanzima," kwengeza uWalsh. Bobabili bathi ukukhetha umlingani ophelele kuyisihluthulelo. "Mina noKerri sinezitayela ezihambisana," kusho uMay-Treanor. "Asifuni izinto ezifanayo kuphela, kodwa sithembana ngokuphelele."

"NGINEHLELO LOKUGCINA"

USada Jacobson, 25, Fencer

Lapho uyihlo kanye nodadewenu ababili bebiyela ngokuncintisana futhi ikhaya lakho lobuntwana ligcwele inqwaba yezifihla-buso nezinsimbi, kunzima ukungagxili kulo mdlalo. Ngenhlanhla kaSada Jacobson, ongomunye wabasiki abaphambili be-saber emhlabeni, umndeni wakhe nawo ububeka izinto eziza kuqala phambili. "Isikole besihlala sihamba phambili," kusho uJacobson. “Abazali bami bebazi ukuthi ukubiya ngeke kukhokhe izikweletu. Bangikhuthaze ukuthi ngithole imfundo engcono kakhulu ngakho-ke ngizoba nezinketho eziningi lapho umsebenzi wami wezemidlalo usuphelile"UJacobson wathola iziqu zomlando ku-Yale, kwathi ngo-Septhemba wabuyela esikoleni sezomthetho." Ngicabanga ukuthi izimfanelo ezifakwe kimi ngocingo zizoguqulela emthethweni. Kokubili kudinga ukuguquguquka nokuzola ukuze kuguqulwe izingxabano. ukujabulela ezinye izinto."

Omakadebona ababili bama-Olympic babelana ngokuthi bebesichitha kanjani isikhathi sabo bengekho emzileni we-track naku-mat.

"UMTHANDAZO WAMI UKUBUYISELA"

U-Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 45, Umakadebona we-Track kanye ne-Field Star

UJackie Joyner-Kersee wayeneminyaka engu-10 nje kuphela lapho eqala umsebenzi wokuzithandela eMary Brown Community Centre e-East St. "Ngangibeka phansi izigwedlo zePing-Pong, ngifundela izingane emtatsheni wezincwadi, ngilola amapensela-noma yini abayidingayo. Ngangikuthanda kakhulu futhi ngangikhona kaningi kangangokuba ekugcineni bangitshela ukuthi ngenza umsebenzi ongcono kunabantu abathola ukhokhelwe! " kusho lo mpetha womhlaba we-long jump kanye ne-heptathlete, ogoduke nezindondo eziyisithupha kuma-Olympics. Ngo-1986, uJoyner-Kersee wafunda ukuthi lesi sikhungo savalwa, ngakho wasungula iJackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation futhi waqoqa imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi- $ 12 ukwakha isikhungo esisha somphakathi, esavulwa ngo-2000. "Ukuqala njengesisebenzi sokuzithandela noma kuphi kungaba yinselelo kubantu abaningi. Isithiyo esikhulu ukuthi abantu bacabanga ukuthi kufanele banikele sonke isikhathi sabo sokuphumula. Kepha uma unesigamu sehora, usengawenza umehluko, "kuchaza uJoyner-Kersee." Ukusiza ngemisebenzi emincane kubaluleke kakhulu. "

"LOKHU KUNZIMA UKUDLULA AMA-OMPI!"

UMary Lou Retton, 40, Umlwelwe Wokuzivocavoca

Ngo-1984, uMary Lou Retton waba ngowesifazane wokuqala waseMelika ukuwina indondo yegolide yama-Olympic ku-gymnastics. Namuhla ushade namadodakazi amane, aneminyaka engu-7 kuya kwengu-13. Uphinde abe ngumkhulumeli wezinkampani futhi uhambela umhlaba wonke ekhuthaza izimfanelo zokudla okunomsoco nokuvivinya umzimba njalo. "Ukuqeqeshelwa ama-Olympics bekulula kakhulu kunokulinganisa impilo yami manje!" Kusho uRetton. "Lapho ukuzilolonga sekuphelile, kwaba nesikhathi sami. Kodwa njengoba kunezingane ezine nomsebenzi, anginaso isikhathi sokuphumula." Uhlala enengqondo ngokugcina umsebenzi wakhe kanye nempilo yomndeni ihluke ngokuphelele. “Uma ngingekho emgwaqeni ngiqeda ukusebenza ngo-2:30 ntambama,” kuchaza yena. "Bese ngilanda izingane esikoleni bese zithola uMama ongamaphesenti ayikhulu, hhayi ingxenye kaMama bese kuba ingxenye kaMary Lou Retton."

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