【Introduction】Growing up is a novel that can only be read in retrospect.
Criss-crossing people and things, deduction layer by layer, in joy, loss, throbbing, heartache, time has made you a powerful person.
The fourth chapter of growth, a continuation of an unanswered question in the previous chapter.
Zhang Jialang, is it clear?
Before entering the fourth chapter of Zhang Jialang's growth story, let's review it first:
Young Swordsman Zhang Jialang: Please Forget I'm the Asian Champion｜The first time growing up (2016)
Zhang Jialang's self-examination in a quiet space is the courage of the National People's Congress｜The second chapter of growth (2018)
Zhang Jialang's post-Olympic confession this year is a year of thoroughly doubting his life｜The third time of growing up (2021)
The last time we met was a year ago.
At that time, not long after Zhang Jialang came back from Tokyo with the gold medal, the social atmosphere was still intoxicated with the best Olympic aftermath of the Hong Kong team's history of 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.
In that chapter, he left a tail: "It takes time to understand the Olympic gold medal. I feel like I don't understand it, but I don't know what I don't understand, and I don't know what to understand. But is it better to understand than to understand?"
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] Occupying Zhang Jialang's half-day vacation, he talked a lot about the pursuit of life, such as fame and fortune, gains and losses, relationships, and self-worth.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
A year later, when he returned to Hong Kong at the end of the season, he once again occupied his half-day vacation.
On the eve of the wind blowing, the hot air seemed to be still, and it was unbearable.
Zhang Jialang arrived half an hour early, parked his car, walked from Bliss Street to the corner of Puqingfang Street, and went to the café to take a seat.
I have never had any extra hospitality with him. When dining at the same table, I can even silently scan my mobile phone until the clerk brings the cheese bar with bacon and mushrooms. He smiles, "Actually, I call it two meals." It's an 8oz sirloin steak with fries.
Holidays are optional, but not presumptuous. He still finds time every day to exercise and practice footwork. The morning before the meeting, he went to HKBU to do a gym.
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] From Zhang Jialang's dinner together, you can scan your mobile phone silently and never need extra courtesy.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] The whale swallows two lunches without difficulty.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
The scorching sun made us stay in the café all the time, unwilling to leave the air-conditioned embrace.
He's never talkative, but for more than two hours today, we talked about gossip and "X 噏" (nothing is more appropriate than this word that can't go out of the street), and we talked more about the pursuit of life, such as fame, fortune, relationship , gains and losses, self-worth.
He lowered his voice and spoke softly, and the music of the café almost overshadowed his voice, but his tone was much calmer and more steady than before; he had no arrogant words, but had a concise and frank confession on various topics.
In the past, I only knew how to respond shyly to the topic terminator of "um" and "department", and finally became an experienced person.
Every time I lose, I have aftershocks, and I keep looping in my heart: point to solve the loss?
After the loop is over, I will face failure again, talk to myself, and understand myself well if I want to improve.
Zhang Jialang
Others may think that he won the Olympic gold medal at the age of 24, won the World Cup in the following season, rose to No. 1 in the world ranking, and won the bronze medal in the World Championships historically. ".
But when he talks about watching Michael Jordan's documentary "The Last Dance" for the second time before the World Championships in July, he has a different flavor: "If you are not in that position, you will not really understand. 'Seeing' and 'experience' are Two things."
He mentioned the plot in the film. In 1993, when LaBradford Smith of the Washington Bullets scored 37 points on MJ's head, MJ actually fabricated L Smith's words to him after the game in order to inspire himself to score points in the next day's game. "Nice game, Mike".
Zhang Jialang saw this scene for the first time before the Olympics, and he couldn't understand it, but now he has a different experience: "MJ often finds ways to motivate himself, even 'make a fool'. But when I look at it again this time, the inspiration is very profound. When the normal track is to work hard for a long time to get the championship, and the championship is the final achievement, I got to this stage relatively early. What should I pursue after that? I began to understand why MJ kept looking for it. Motivate yourself."
Small information: Zhang Jialang's 2021/22 season results
1. World Cup: Champion (Paris Station), Top 8 (Belgrade Station), Top 16 (Plovdiv Station), Top 32 (Cairo Station)
2. Grand Prix: Top 64 ( Incheon Station)
3. World Championships: 3rd runner -up
4. Asian Championships: Champion
5. Quarterly World Ranking: 2 (was promoted to 1st from April to July)
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] Zhang Jialang is never motivated by the championship, what he wants is the expectation in daily life.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
For Zhang Jialang, the revenge of the MJ-style cheating boy is too extreme. "I want to continue playing swordsmanship", so he never uses gold medals, championships, and world one as his motivation. Instead, his daily life is full of various expectations. Find stability and reality from uncomfortable processes, and don't let yourself be in a stagnant water.
For example, he regards various warm-up games in the team as fun and enjoys the process of fighting with his teammates. "I'm not fighting, but I want to win. I want to win in warm-up games. If I lose, I will work harder tomorrow." (No wonder there are Teammates called him the "competitive tyrant").
Of course, his goal of "wanting to win" goes far beyond just playing games. He bluntly proposed three gold medals in the Olympic individual competition, "Because there is no precedent, I want to be the first", but how to interpret "wanting to win" is interesting. the subject.
I remembered that he was on the verge of losing 9:14 in the top 8 of the World Championships two months ago, and the blood boiled. , I thought I had 11 or 12 points.
The other side of "wanting to win" is "fear of losing", but Zhang Jialang sees it simply. Losing is just a self-talk?
"First of all, we must understand that it is normal to lose well, and it is impossible to win again and again. Frankly speaking, every time I lose, I have aftershocks, and I keep looping in my heart: click to solve the loss? After the loop, I will face the failure again and talk to myself, If you want to improve, you must know yourself well. If you don’t have a good rest, you should go to bed early before the game. Then you will review your skills. Is it not good to handle it? If you think about it again, it’s a black line. I know the technology. The multiplier table will not work Will I not know the back for no reason? If I don’t do well, it is mostly a mentality problem, and it may be a shock defeat. When I was a child, I would only play the strongest thing in myself, but I can’t do this when I fall behind. I need to think about countermeasures and changes, and my mind must be clear. , obviously the technical and tactical are in their own hands, but they follow the rhythm of others.”
Small information: Who has won 3 Olympic medals in men's foil individual event?
1. Italian swordsman Giulio Gaudini (1928 bronze, 1932 bronze, 1936 gold)
2. French swordsman Christian d'Oriola (1948 silver, 1952 gold, 1956 gold)
3. Former Soviet swordsman Alexandr Romankov (1976 silver, 1980 bronze )
, 1988 copper)
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] How long has it been since Zhang Jialang "visited" Hong Kong during his half-day holiday in Sheung Wan?
(Photo by Li Zetong)
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] How long has it been since Zhang Jialang "visited" Hong Kong during his half-day holiday in Sheung Wan?
(Photo by Li Zetong)
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] How long has it been since Zhang Jialang "visited" Hong Kong during his half-day holiday in Sheung Wan?
(Photo by Li Zetong)
In the past season, Zhang Jialang was out of town for most of the year. After each game, he was always lazy and indifferent. For example, he won the World Cup Paris championship at the beginning of the season. The whole city was waiting for his world ranking. It took half a season to wait until "Shi Yi", but the client only said: "I didn't check (ranking), I didn't care."
He has always been clear about his pursuit. "As long as I pay attention to it, I will pay attention to it." Resolutely went to university, knowing that gold, silver and bronze medals are only superficial happiness and not the belonging of the heart, "playing a sword is playing a sword".
Those things he doesn't pay attention to, he really understates it unimaginably. For example, he is not good at socializing and socializing, and public activities can be avoided. He is not used to being the focus of others. Taking pictures on the ground is always a bit dull, and he would rather sleep and play with cats during the holidays; the spotlight is not his life goal, and he is extremely selective about his plans other than fencing.
He is introverted and slow-tempered, but he treats the people around him straightforwardly and innocently, and he always has a childishness in his heart. He remembered that day when he said that the year from 24 to 25 changed a lot, and thought he was going to say something wise, but he said: Hey, 25 years old!" Sometimes we will be fooled by his leisurely nature, fearing that the big boy doesn't know the heart of the world.
But as long as you chew on his words carefully, you will feel that the things are moisturizing silently, "Is the Olympic medal clear? It seems that there is nothing to lose, and swordplay is more Buddhist." There are many, thrilling, and it is always only us who are on the outside.
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] Zhang Jialang always knows what he wants and what he doesn't want.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
[Interview with Zhang Jialang] Life often makes people forget the simplicity of the origin, but Zhang Jialang retains the precious space in his heart and treats important people sincerely.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
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