"Frog King", this is the title that belongs to Qin Haiyang, in 2023 Fukuoka, he swept thousands of troops, won three gold medals in the men's 50 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters breaststroke, and broke the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke final, with such glory and confidence, he embarked on a flight to Paris, aiming for the Olympic gold medal, and the sword pointed to "the first person in the history of breaststroke"
Before departure, Qin Haiyang left a simple sentence on social media "Good luck on this trip", in the photo, his eyes were firm, his smile was bright, as if he had foreseen the joy of victory
In the 100-meter breaststroke final, the invincible "Frog King" in Fukuoka seemed to have suddenly disappeared, although he maintained the lead in the first half, but in the second half of the race it was like a sudden power failure, and his speed dropped significantly, and in the end he could only watch his opponents surpass him one by one and miss the medal
After the game, Qin Haiyang couldn't hide his frustration, he admitted that he wanted to win so much that he was burdened with a heavy psychological baggage, and he couldn't play at his due level in the game, "I couldn't eat well, I couldn't sleep, and my mind was full of games", and the huge pressure was like an invisible net, which bound him tightly and made him lose his way in the pool
The loss in the 100-meter breaststroke made Qin Haiyang fall into deep self-doubt, and he even wanted to give up the 200-meter breaststroke competition at one point, "I feel too painful, I really don't want to go through such an ordeal again"
The momentum of not admitting defeat in his bones finally made him choose to persevere, and he kept telling himself that he couldn't give up so easily, and he had to do his best without regrets
In the 200m breaststroke preliminaries, Qin Haiyang advanced thrillingly, retaining a glimmer of hope for his Olympic journey, but in the semifinals, he still did not find his best form and finally missed the final
"Thinking too much, trying too much to prove yourself, but losing focus", Qin Haiyang, who experienced two defeats, finally realized the root of the problem, and he began to try to let go of the baggage in his heart and refocus his attention on the game itself
Looking back at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, it was Qin Haiyang's first Olympic journey, when he missed the final because of a technical foul in the 200m breaststroke heats, and then he lost in the 200m individual medley and ended his Olympic debut early
"In the Tokyo Olympics, I was like a blank sheet of paper, without pressure and baggage", Qin Haiyang recalled, perhaps because he had not experienced the baptism of the competition, he was a little "ignorant" at the Tokyo Olympics, but it was this "ignorance" that allowed him to face the competition with a more relaxed attitude
And this time, Qin Haiyang, who came to Paris, is no longer the fledgling "stunned young man", he is eager to win and prove himself, but at the same time, he is also burdened with more pressure and expectations
"My biggest gain is to learn to let go and learn to focus", after the baptism of the Paris Olympics, Qin Haiyang's mentality is more mature, he knows that if he wants to achieve good results on the field, he not only needs strong strength, but also needs a strong heart
"I didn't make it to the 200m breaststroke final, which just allowed me to take a good rest, adjust my mentality, and go all out to prepare for the relay race", between the words, still revealing the strength of not admitting defeat
From "lost" to departure, Qin Haiyang's Paris Olympics is destined to become a valuable asset in his life, and I believe that in the future, he will bring a more mature mentality and stronger strength to show the world the style of "Chinese Frog King" again
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