In fact, foreign athletes feel the same way about the loss after losing the gold medal. Most of the athletes we see who are ecstatic with medals have limited ability and strength. For them, it is a very happy thing to appear in the Olympic Games, but how can they get medals? But at the level of high-level athletes, the desire for gold medals is the same. Who doesn't want the highest honor? Therefore, there are not a few foreign sports stars who are lost and crying after missing the gold medal. But it is really rare to see pictures of apologizing or even repenting after failure.
The fundamental reason for this difference is not subjective psychology, but objective environment. Take this Olympic Games as an example. Austrian cyclist Anna Kisenhoff won the gold medal unexpectedly. Looking through her resume, I found that she actually trained and competed by herself. No wonder other competitors don't know her. And the Iranian uncle who won the shooting championship. He trains during the day and works as a nurse at night. Although this part-time job can't represent everything, it does represent a training direction for athletes from European and American countries.
The modern sports industry looks glamorous, but in fact, only the top athletes are presented to the public, while the income level of those athletes at the bottom and those in minority sports is not high. A considerable number of people need to take part-time jobs in other occupations to support themselves. Even intermediate athletes with stable performance should always consider the training cost. In this mode, the economic pressure is not small, but the corresponding psychological pressure is also small, because you only need to be responsible for yourself, even if you lose, you will only feel sad and will not feel guilty.
But at this point, China athletes are different. When an athlete enters the national team, the corresponding supporting treatment is very complete (starting from the local sports team, the national team is better). We athletes don't need to consider accommodation, food, training, physical therapy, rehabilitation, clothing and other expenses. These are all undertaken by the national team as long as the athletes devote themselves to training.
In addition, if the athletes are high-level, such as those who have the opportunity to compete for gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, the national team will also have corresponding special services. For example, there are specialized personal trainers, physical trainers, advanced training equipment, and going abroad to find high-level doctors when treating injuries. Take our table tennis team as an example. The level of sparring for several athletes can reach the main level of most other countries, not to mention the many actual combat simulations arranged by the team before the Olympic Games. This kind of simulation strength and human resources strength are incomparable to other countries.
Knowing this, we can understand why Liu is so sad and guilty after losing the gold medal, and also say that she is sorry for the team's contribution to her and Xu Xin, because behind the preparation of mixed doubles athletes, it is the silent contribution and contribution of a huge team. Of course, in addition to time cost and labor cost, there are more realistic money costs. The money income of our athletes is not entirely owned by individuals, and the bonuses should be distributed to players, personal coaches, logistics teams and so on according to a certain proportion, which can be described as sharing weal and woe.
However, it should be noted that the huge reward is limited to the gold medal, and the treatment of winning the gold medal is very different. Therefore, losing the gold medal not only damages the personal economy, but also makes those who silently pay for the athletes not get the corresponding reward, which will inevitably lead to the athletes' self-blame and guilt. Therefore, there are deep-seated objective reasons why our athletes cry, apologize and even repent in front of the camera after losing the gold medal. Psychological pressure and economic pressure cannot be solved through psychological adjustment.
As ordinary spectators, the help we can give to China athletes can only be verbal comfort and encouragement, at least not verbal abuse. As the old saying goes, "A good word warms three winters, and a bad word hurts the cold in June".