In the men's 100 meter butterfly semi-final, Lin ranked first in 50.83 seconds and advanced to the final. In the previous preliminaries, Lin also beat Phelps, ranking first.
The reunion with Phelps took Yue Se eight years. In 200X, Yue Se Lin is still a little boy, standing in front of his idol, and he is still shy. Today, he dueled his idol in the swimming pool of the Olympic Games and won. Shine on you is better than blue, which is a wonderful story.
Throughout the whole growth process of Lin, the word "example" has always been the biggest keyword.
Wake up dad in the middle of the night and ask to take him to training.
Lin was born in a sports family, and his grandparents and parents are both athletes. He once participated in hockey and track and field competitions, but because of a trip at home, he began to learn to swim.
At that time, their family lived in the area of Mingshan Mountain in Bukit Cimi, and the whole family would go to the island to play from time to time. Once, my parents were worried when they heard that someone fell into the water and drowned. They began to encourage children to learn to swim and be familiar with water safety. As a result, they accidentally stepped in Every swimming coach Lin met said to them, "This child is very talented in swimming."
The greatest influence was his late great-uncle Wahlberg, a Singaporean high jumper. Wahlberg was the first athlete to represent Singapore in the Olympic Games. Represented Singapore in 1948 London Olympic Games. When he was 6 years old, Yue Se Lin suddenly told his father that he wanted to take part in the Olympic Games because "I want to be like my uncle".
From that day on, Lin's parents decided to "do their best" to train him, let him receive swimming training, and ensure that he had a chance to swim even during school holidays.
Rain or shine, I get up at 4 o'clock every morning and jump into the swimming pool to practice at 5 o'clock. Every day for 365 days, I don't travel. The exam is still swimming, and the diet is very cautious. I even refuse big meals and desserts. Until now, Lin's father still remembers those days-his son always knocks on his door in the middle of the night and asks his father to take him to training.
▋ "He is not special" —— Four unforgettable words of Lin's father
Extraordinary talent and inhuman training gave Lin an "open life".
20 1X won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly in the Southeast Asian Games, setting a Singapore record of 53 seconds 18. The following year, he went to study in the United States and continued his rigorous swimming training at Bowles School in the United States. In 20 13, he defeated Locht, an American Olympic champion swimmer, in the men's 100 meter butterfly final of the Southern District Swimming Championships.
On 20 1X, Lin won the bronze medal in the men's 200m butterfly final of the Asian Games, which was the first Asian Games medal for men's swimming in 24 years. In the same year, he won the first swimming gold medal for Singapore at the Commonwealth Games.
Of course, these achievements are enough to make Lin's parents cry with excitement, but what Lin's father said to him most is "I will cherish and love you forever no matter what the result is!" "
For his son to participate in world-class competitions, the joy he often shares with his son is "you are fortunate to compete with world-famous players."
Rio Olympics makes Lin more popular in Singapore. After Lin's semi-finals and finals, what Lin's father said to reporters was even more impressive:
"He has done a great job, but the most important thing is to inspire the children in Singapore and let them know that everyone can do it."
"I certainly hope that he can surprise the whole world and thank the people of Singapore for supporting him behind his back. But I also want to say that he is not special, he is just a child who is passionate about swimming. "
There is an example to lead you forward, and a family member reminds you to stand firm, be satisfied with being able to compete with famous players, and be grateful for being "not special" but getting everyone's full support. This should be the best state of growth!
I believe that 2 1 year-old Lin will continue to create brilliant achievements! You know, he is younger than Phelps 10 years old.
20 1X parent-child study tour on Singapore's national day: Design Singapore, Singapore's national design center, recently opened the international parenting education project for the first time, and launched the "SmartHome Smart Family Mobilization" workshop, which will recruit no more than 30 creative teenage families in China. Singapore will send four national design instructors to provide exclusive design thinking training and courses, and issue certificates. Click here or "Read the original" at the bottom left to learn more and register. Families who pass the telephone interview and successfully register on August 20 will enjoy preferential treatment.