(Translation) Jiang Yuyuan: Mommy You Don’t Have To Beg For Food
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江钰源:妈妈不用讨饭了
Jiang Yuyuang: Mommy You Don’t Have to Beg For Food
Jiang Yuyuang’s father Jiang Tao is a taxi driver in Liozhou, mother Oh Fengzhen has no steady income. The family survives on the taxi wages. Jiang Yuyuang has been with the national team a few years and the training stipend has increased, but there’s not much bonus due to lack of good turn outs prior to Olympic and World Cup competitions.
Because of the family situation, Jian Yuyuang grew up fast, and learn a lesson about money early. In 2001 Jiang overspent when she was in Jejiang training with coach Shu Lianglei (now national coach.) When Mother Oh heard daughter owed money, she paid it back, and left some more with the coach. When Jiang Yuyuang found out she cried, and asked her coach “don’t give me anymore spending money, Mom have no money, and Dad’s laid off; I will be careful with my money from no on.”
Gymnastics training is very tough, something most people can’t endure. Jiang Yuyuang had once thought about quitting, and called her mother crying. Mother Oh decided to not coddle Jiang Yuyuang, instead told her “okay, I don’t have a job, so if you don’t want to train, come back and beg on the street with me”. 10 year old Jiang took this joke seriousely, “Mom you won’t have to beg, I’ll train seriousely. Don’t go out and beg, you’ll lose face.”
A girl not quite 10 worried about face, it brings a smile to the grown ups. You can tell Jiang Yuyuang worries about her parents. Mother Oh told the reporter, Jiang Yuyuang only buy things on sale. Once they went shopping for pants, she only picked one pair, and said “mom you can’t buy more, you won’t have money for train ticket”.
During national team training, athelet’s stipend and bonus are managed by the coaches. It’s because Jaing and others are too young to get bank accounts, also coaches worry they might spend carelessly. Jiang Yuyuang sometimes is too clever for her own good, Jiang Tao told reporter, Jiang Yuyuang has one motivation and it’s not scolding or calisthenics, “other things aren’t so effective, but if you threaten to deduct her bonus, she’ll straighten out.”
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September 9th, 2008 at 3:53 am
Yeah, her story is really touching, the same as other gymnast. When Deng Lin Lin said:”I am tired, I can never be good enough.(比较累,总是练不好)” in this documentary, my eyes wet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk8ZwHd2GA8
September 12th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Hi, i am a big Chinese gymnast fan, but unfortunately cannot find any news about one of the world’s greatest gymnast team. I saw they were celebrated in Hong Kong. But other then that, how are they doing? Will Cheng fei come back? Are they getting endorsements? Are they celebrities in China?
January 24th, 2009 at 8:56 am
The girls where put through so much at such a tender age:( But they are a great inspiration to alot of people
November 17th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Por eso quiero sacar de ese maldito infierno a Jiang Yuyuan y a su familia y los hago venir a Colombia. Por eso la amo much