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• Amagqala amabini eOlimpiki abelana ngendlela abalichithe ngayo ixesha labo ngaphandle komkhondo kunye nemethi.
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"NDIZENZA IXESHA LENTSAPHO YAM"

ULaura Bennett, 33, Triathlete

Uthoba njani emva kokuqubha imayile enye, ubaleka amathandathu, kunye nokukhwela ibhayisekile phantse i-25-zonke ngesantya esiphezulu? Ngesidlo sokuphumla, ibhotile yewayini, usapho kunye nabahlobo. "Ukuba ngumpetha ophumeleleyo kunokuba yinto yokuzixakekisa," utshilo uBennett, oza kukhuphisana kwimidlalo yakhe yokuqala ye-Olimpiki kule nyanga. "Kufuneka wenze amadini amaninzi-uphulukane nemitshato yabahlobo, uhlale ngasemva kuhambo losapho. Ukuhlangana emva komdyarho yindlela endinxibelelana ngayo nabantu ababalulekileyo kum. Ndimele ndiyakhe loo nto ebomini bam-ngaphandle koko kulula ukuyivumela isilayidi, "abazali bakaBennett bahlala behamba ukuya kumbukela ukhuphiswano, kwaye abazalwana bakhe badibana naye xa bekwazi (umyeni wakhe, abazalwana bakhe ababini kunye noyise nabo bangama-triathletes) Ukubona abantu abathandayo kuyanceda ukugcina umsebenzi wakhe kwindawo efanelekileyo. "Emva kokugxila kugqatso, kulungile ukuhlala phantsi kwaye wonwabele iziyolo ezilula njengokuhleka okuhle nosapho," utshilo. Kuyamkhumbuza ukuba, imbasa okanye hayi, apho zi izinto ezibaluleke ngakumbi ebomini.

"SIPHUMELELA NGOKUBUKELA EMVA KWAYO"

UKerri Walsh, 29, kunye no-Misty May-Treanor, i-31 Beach Volleyball Players

Uninzi lwethu ludibana kunye neqabane lethu lokuzilolonga kanye, mhlawumbi kabini ngeveki. Kodwa i-duo yevolibholi yaselunxwemeni uMisty May-Treanor kunye noKerri Walsh banokufunyanwa besenza uqheliso entlabathini iintsuku ezintlanu ngeveki. “Mna noKerri siyatyhalana ngokwenene,” utshilo uMay-Treanor, oyena mdlali ukwinqanaba eliphezulu kwihlabathi. "Siyathathana xa omnye wethu enemini embi, sivuyisana, kwaye sikhuthazane." Aba babini baxhomekeke kumaqabane omthambo, bahlala bengabayeni babo, ngexesha lokuzilolonga kwabo. “Ndiyathanda ukwazi ukuba kukho umntu ondilindileyo kwindawo yokuzivocavoca ukuze ndingakwazi ukuthi, ‘Owu, ndiza kuyenza kamva,’ utshilo uMay-Treanor. “Ukuba nomhlobo endiziqeqesha naye kundenza ndisebenze nzima,” Wongeza uWalsh. Zombini zithi ukukhetha iqabane eligqibeleleyo kubalulekile. “Mna noKerri sineendlela ezihambelanayo,” utshilo uMay-Treanor. "Asifuni izinto ezifanayo kuphela, kodwa sithembana ngokupheleleyo."

"NDINEPLAN YOKUGCINA"

USada Jacobson, 25, Fencer

Xa uyihlo kunye noodadewenu ababini bebiyela ngokhuphiswano kwaye ikhaya lakho lobuntwana lalizaliswe ziimfumba zeemaski kunye neesabers, kunzima ukuba ungadinwa ngumdlalo. Ngethamsanqa ngo-Sada Jacobson, enye yeefiser eziphezulu kwihlabathi, usapho lwakhe nalo lwalubeka izinto eziphambili ngokubaluleka. "Isikolo besisoloko sihamba phambili," utshilo uJacobson. “Abazali bam bebesazi ukuba ukubiyela akuzukuhlawula amatyala. Bandikhuthazile ukuba ndifumane eyona mfundo isemagqabini ukuze ndibenokhetho oluninzi xa ugqatso lwam luphelile"UJacobson ufumene isidanga kwezembali eYale, ze ngeyoMsintsi waya kwisikolo somthetho." Ndicinga ukuba ezi mpawu ndizifakelwe ngokubiyela ziya kuguqulela emthethweni. Zombini zifuna ukuba bhetyebhetye kunye nokuzola ukuze uguqule ungquzulwano," uyacacisa. UJacobson ukholelwa ekulandeleni inkanuko yakho ngentliziyo epheleleyo, "kodwa nokuba ubeka isixa esikhulu samandla kwindawo enye yobomi bakho, akufanele uyivumele ikuthintele. ukonwabela ezinye izinto."

Amagqala amabini eOlimpiki abelana ngendlela abalichithe ngayo ixesha labo ngaphandle komkhondo kunye nemethi.

"UKUKHUSELEKA KWAM KUKUBUYA EMVA"

UJackie Joyner-Kersee, oneminyaka engama-45, uMkhondo waMagqala kunye neNkanyezi yeHlabathi

UJackie Joyner-Kersee wayeneminyaka eyi-10 kuphela xa eqala ukuzithandela kwiZiko loLuntu laseMary Brown e-East St. "Ndibeka i-Ping-Pong paddles, ndifundela abantwana kwithala leencwadi, ndilola iipensile-nantoni na abayifunayo. Ndiyithanda kakhulu kwaye bendikhona rhoqo kangangokuba ekugqibeleni bandixelele ukuba ndenze umsebenzi ongcono kunabantu ihlawulwe!" Kutsho le ntshatsheli inde kunye ne-heptathlete, egoduke neembasa ezintandathu ze-Olimpiki. Ngo-1986, uJoyner-Kersee wafunda ukuba iziko livaliwe, ngoko ke waseka iJackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation waza wanyusa imali engaphezulu kweedola ezili-12 lezigidi ukwakha iziko loluntu elitsha, elavulwa ngo-2000. "Ukuqalisa njengevolontiya naphi na kunokuba ngumceli mngeni. kubantu abaninzi. Owona mqobo mkhulu kukuba abantu bacinga ukuba kufuneka banikele lonke ixesha labo. Kodwa ukuba unesiqingatha seyure kuphela, ungenza umehlukoUcacisa uJoyner-Kersee. "Ukunceda kwimisebenzi emincinci kubalulekile."

"LOKU KUNZIMA NGAPHEZU KWE-OYIMPICI!"

UMary Lou Retton, 40, Umlindi weGymnast

Ngo-1984, uMary Lou Retton waba ngumfazi wokuqala waseMelika ukuphumelela imbasa yegolide yeOlimpiki kwijiminastiki. Namhlanje utshatile kunye neentombi ezine, ezineminyaka esi-7 ukuya kweli-13 ubudala. Ukwasisithethi sequmrhu kwaye utyhutyha ihlabathi ekhuthaza isondlo esifanelekileyo kunye nokuzilolonga rhoqo. "Ukuqeqeshelwa iiOlimpiki bekulula kakhulu kunokulinganisa ubomi bam ngoku!" Utsho uRetton. "Xa uqeqesho lwalugqityiwe, lalikhona ixesha lam. Kodwa ngabantwana abane kunye nomsebenzi, andinaxesha lokuphumla." Uhlala ngengqondo ngokugcina umsebenzi wakhe kunye nobomi bosapho bohluke ngokupheleleyo. "Xa ndingekho sendleleni, ndigqiba usuku lwam lomsebenzi nge-2: 30 emva kwemini," uyacacisa. "Emva koko ndiyothatha abantwana esikolweni kwaye bafumana iipesenti eziyi-100 zikaMama, hayi inxalenye kaMama kunye nenxalenye kaMary Lou Retton."

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