Kungani Lo Mgijimi Oyi-Elite ELUNGILE Ngokungaze Aphumelele kuma-Olympics

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Ukwakhiwa kweMidlalo yama-Olympic kugcwele izindaba zabasubathi abaseqophelweni eliphezulu lemisebenzi yabo abenza izinto ezimangalisayo, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi izindaba ezingaphumeleli kangako ziyakhuthaza-futhi zingokoqobo nakakhulu. Thatha indaba yomgijimi u-Julia Lucas, owaba nesibhamu sokuya kuma-Olympics ka-2012 emjahweni wamamitha angu-5,000. Wangena e-U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track and Field eminyakeni emine eyedlule njengesicathulo sokuqedela kwabathathu abaphezulu adlulele eLondon. (Ekhuluma ngezilingo zama-Olimpiki, iSimone Biles 'Flawless Floor Routine Izokuthola Uklonyeliselwe iRio.)

Kodwa umehluko phakathi kwethemba le-Olympian ne-Olympic liyikhulu elilodwa nje lesekhondi. Ngesikhathi sokuqulwa kwamacala, uLucas waziphushela phambili ephaketheni kusasele imizuzwana embalwa, kodwa akakwazanga ukuhola. Ulahlekelwe umusi wawela entanjeni ngo-15: 19.83, imizuzwana nje .04 ngemuva kokuqeda indawo yesithathu. Isixuku sabantu abangu-20 000 eHayward Field esidumile sase-Oregon sakhamisa kanyekanye, sabona ukuthi amaphupho kaLucas Olimpiki ancishisiwe. "Ngilahlekelwe yimfashini enkulu esigabeni sokugcina somjaho," kukhumbula lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-32.

Sasingekho isikhathi sokuzidabukela. U-Lucas kudingeke ukuthi agcine isilevu sakhe phezulu futhi enze inqubo yangemuva komjaho, evuselela isiphetho esibuhlungu phambi kwabezindaba bese eya endaweni yokuhlola izidakamizwa kanye nabadlali abathathu bokuhlungela ama-Olimpiki abebeku-cloud nine. Kwaze kwaba yilapho ebuyela ekhaya lapho iqiniso laqala ukuvela khona. "Lapho ekugcineni ngingedwa futhi ngibona ukuthi lokhu kwakuyinto yangempela, kulapho-ke kwakudabukisa ngempela, nemiphumela yansuku zonke ye-ho-hum yokwehluleka yaqala, "usho njalo.

Ngokushesha waqaphela ukuthi u-Eugene, e-Oregon, lapho ayehlala khona futhi eziqeqeshela umjaho omkhulu, wayengeke esasebenza. Uthole indlela ebuyela ezindleleni ezinomoya emahlathini nasezintabeni zaseNorth Carolina, lapho aqala khona ukugijima futhi kamuva waqhudelana ekolishi. "Ngiye lapho engangikhumbula khona ukuthi ngiyakuthanda lokhu," usho kanje. Uthi: “Futhi kwasebenza kahle kakhulu. "Ngithande ukuthanda ukugijima futhi kunokuba ngikucasukele."

Emuva eNyakatho Carolina, waqhubeka nomjaho wokuncintisana iminyaka emibili. "Ngangifuna ukuthi indaba kube ukuthi ngazicosha ngama-bootstraps ami, futhi ngakunqoba lokho kulahlekelwa, futhi kwaba ukuhlengwa, futhi ngangiqhubeka ngaya kuma-Olimpiki," esho. Lokho kunedrama nesiphetho esijabulisayo esidingeka kuyo yonke indaba yezemidlalo enhle, akunjalo? "Kodwa angiphili impilo ye-Disney," kusho uLucas. "Umlingo wawusuphelile." (Funda kabanzi mayelana nalezi zizathu ezi-5 zokuthi Isisusa Sakho Silahlekile.) Akabange esakwazi ukuzitholela ulaka, ngakho wayeka ukugijima kumakhaza, wabeka amaphupho akhe e-Olympic ngemuva, futhi wathembisa ukuthi ngeke agijime umjaho unyaka wonke. Endaweni ethile endleleni, uLucas wabona ukuthi angaba nomthelela omkhulu ekusebenzeni nabagijimi abajwayelekile kunalokho ayengakwenza njenge-Olympian. “Ngabona ukuthi izikhathi lapho ukugijima kungiphakamisa yilapho ngibona umzamo wangempela uvela kubantu,” usho kanje. "Ukubona umzamo wokungathembeki wehla ngethrekhi - kukhona okuthile okuhle kakhulu engifuna ukuzinamathisela kukho."

U-Lucas ubona lowo mzamo manje uvela kubagijimi bansuku zonke njengo-Nike + Run Coach eNew York City, lapho aqeqesha khona amaqembu abasubathi bendawo, abangewona ama-elite kanye nama-doles aveza izigaxa eziningi zobungcweti bempilo yangempela. "Nginakho konke ukulimala noma inkinga noma ukungabaza noma ngubani ongaba nakho ekugijimeni, ngakho-ke uma idolo lakhe libuhlungu ngendlela engiyijwayele, ngizokwazi ukubasiza," esho. (Kusha Ukuqalisa? Khuthazeka Ngalezi Minigoals.)

Kukhulise uthando lwakhe ngalo mdlalo nakakhulu. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngithanda ukugijima kakhulu, kepha uthando lwami luba banzi," esho. "Ngiba ukuhlanganyela nawo wonke umuntu." Kubandakanya abantu abangu-10,000-plus abalandela i-akhawunti yakhe ye-Instagram ekhuthaza kakhulu. “Umcabango wokukhuthaza omunye umuntu uyangikhuthaza,” kusho uLucas. Inhloso ifeziwe.

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