Although the final ended an hour ago, the stands were still packed, with 20 thousand people up and down. Pole vault is indeed the most exciting event in all track and field competitions. It combines the elegance of gymnasts with the strength of bodybuilders. It also has the characteristics of flying, and it is incredible for the audience watching the game to leap two floors.
Michael has dreamed of flying since he can remember. Growing up, my mother read countless stories about flying to Michael. Her stories always depict the earth from high altitude. Her passion and passion for details make Michael's dream colorful and colorful. Michael always has a dream over and over again. He galloped along the country road. When he runs in the golden wheat fields, he always leaves the passing motorcycles behind. Just as he took a deep breath, he began to jump up from the ground and soar like an eagle.
He flew over all the places described in his mother's story. Wherever he flies, he observes the details with keen eyes with the spirit of freedom endowed by maternal love. But his father is not a dreamer. Bert Si Tong is a realist through and through. He believes in hard work and diligence. His motto is: If you want something, you must work hard!
Michael has been like this since 14 years old. He began to train according to a very careful plan. He does weightlifting training every other day and some running training on other days. The training plan was carried out under the strict supervision of Michael's coach, trainer and father. Michael's devotion, persistence and self-discipline are exactly what every coach dreams of. Michael is an excellent student at school and an only child at home, but he still helps his parents with housework on the farm. Michael's mother, Mildred Si Tong, hopes that he can relax and remain a little boy in free fantasy. Once, she tried to have a good talk with him and his father, but his father immediately interrupted her and said with a smile, "If you want something, you have to work hard!" " "
All the heights that Michael jumped today are obviously a reward for his hard work. People don't know whether Michael Stone was surprised, excited or proud when he successfully jumped the 65,438+07-foot crossbar. Michael just landed on the inflatable cushion, and before the audience sat down, he immediately began to prepare for the next leap. He doesn't seem to realize that he has just improved his personal best by 3 inches and is already one of the last two finalists in the pole vault of the National Youth Olympic Games.
When Michael successfully jumped the bars of 65,438+07 feet 2 inches and 65,438+07 feet 4 inches, he still showed no emotion. He lay on his back and heard the audience sighing. He knew that another pole vaulter had failed in the last jump. He knew it was time for his last jump. Because that athlete failed few times, Michael can only win the jump if he succeeds. This jump will only drop you to second place. It's no shame, but Michael will never let himself miss the championship at all.
He turned over and did three push-ups with his fingertips as usual. He found the pole, stood up and set foot on the runway leading to the most challenging leap in 17 years.
This time, the runway looks a bit strange. In a flash, he felt a shock. A feeling of uncertainty flooded his mind. The beam is nine inches higher than his personal record. He thought this height was only 1 inch away from the national record. This moment is very tense, and he feels anxious. He wants to get rid of his nervousness. It's no use him being nervous. How could this happen at this time, he thought. He became a little timid. Fear may be more appropriate. What shall we do? He has never felt this way before. At this time, unconsciously, his mother appeared in the deepest part of my heart. Why at this time? In my memory, what will my mother do at this moment? It's simple. Mom used to tell him to take a deep breath when you feel nervous, anxious or even scared.
So he took a deep breath. He shook off the tension in his leg muscles and gently put the pole at his feet. He began to stretch his arms and upper body. There was a breeze just now, but now it has disappeared. He picked up the pole carefully, only to feel his heart pounding. He believes that the hearts of the audience are also pounding. The silence on the field was suffocating. When he heard birds singing in the distance, he knew it was time for him to fly and jump.
He started and sprinted along the runway, feeling strange, wonderful and deja vu. The land under your feet is like the country road you once dreamed of. The scene of golden wheat fields reflected in his mind. He took a deep breath and a miracle happened. He flew. His take-off is easy. Michael Stone is flying, just like her childhood dream. But this time he knew he was not dreaming. This time he really flew. Everything around seems to be moving slowly. He felt that the air around him had never been so fresh. Like an eagle, Michael is soaring.
Perhaps it was the cheers of people in the stands, or the thud when he landed, which brought Michael back to reality. He was lying on his back, and the bright sunshine reflected his face. He knew that he could only imagine his mother's smile, and he knew that his father might be smiling or even laughing. What he didn't know was that his father was crying with his wife. Yes, Bert Si Tong, the man who "wants something, you must work hard", cried like a child in his wife's arms. Mildred had never seen him cry like that. She also knows that he shed the rarest tears: tears of pride. Michael was immediately surrounded, and people hugged him and congratulated him on the most brilliant achievement in his life. Later that day, he continued to cross 65,438+07 feet, 6 inches and a half, setting a new national and world youth Olympic pole vault record.
With the media attention and all kinds of sponsorship that may follow, Michael's life will definitely be different. This is not only because he won the national junior Olympic champion and set a new world record, nor because he raised his highest record by 9.5 inches, but because Michael Stone is blind.