Chapter 309: Success and Failure
Xiang Hero's remarks about the country's sense of honor and mission made the atmosphere of the entire auditorium overturn the climax. Next, Xiang Hero answered eight questions one after another, and his simple and humorous words and unpretentious views that fit in line with reality greatly resonated with the students.
At this time, Mr. Wang Feng said with a smile: "Okay, now it's the last question, then please ask the students sitting in the twenty-third row and the fourteenth to ask questions." ”
As he was relatively far behind, a younger teacher quickly ran to the back and handed the microphone to the last lucky winner.
This classmate is relatively short, but his eyes are very sharp and firm, he took the microphone and said loudly: "Hello Senior Brother Xiang! My name is Fu Peng, and I'm also a Sanda major, and I'm also studying mixed martial arts. I remember you said that we are engaged in a very competitive sport, and this is a sport of the brave. I want to ask, have you ever been afraid and withdrawn when you were playing or training? And then what do you think of the winners and losers in our sport? ”
In fact, this question is not a new question, but most people answer it as a routine, and there is nothing brilliant about it, I don't know how Xiang Hero, who answered very well in the first nine questions, will answer this question? The students and teachers at the scene were full of expectations.
"Scared? Flinch? Succeed? Fail? Fu Peng, this question is not easy to answer! Xiang Yingying glanced at the audience with a wry smile and continued: "As long as it is a person, I will be afraid and afraid, and my Xiang Hero is also a layman, and it is even more unavoidable, but I am more afraid of failure." In fact, that fear is nothing compared to failure, so I have forgotten what fear is in order to avoid failure. ”
"Yes, I used to say that combat sports is a game of brave men, and this sport requires a well-honed body, skill, and iron will, and a brave heart."
"Do you know why combat sports are one of the most brutal sports in the world?"
After Xiang Yingying's expression gradually became solemn, he looked at the teachers and students with different expressions in the audience before continuing: "I think the reason why combat sports are called the most brutal sports is not because of its super confrontational nature, nor because this sport often hurts, it is common for heads to break and bleed, and it is not uncommon to break arms and legs.
"But I think the real reason is because there are no other sports in this sport, where you can finish second and third. There is only one winner in the world of martial arts, and everyone else is a loser, a loser who is beaten to the point of being bruised and embarrassed, and the loser who is carried out of the ring like a corpse and stuffed into an ambulance. ”
"These losers are not only physically hurt, but also mentally and more painfully than physically. When you lie weakly in the ring, when the victor looks down on you. And you, only endure silently, as a loser, not only do you not have applause, but maybe there will be endless ridicule and discrimination. ”
"The martial arts arena is brutal, where the crowd only praises the result, not the process. Only praise the visible achievements, not the invisible fighting spirit. In this cruel ring, there are only winners and losers. ”
Especially in the UFC's octagon, the law of the jungle is vividly embodied. In the UFC, successful people have countless flowers, applause, clicking flashing lights, and become high society, successful people, unlimited scenery, unlimited money. And the loser, you have to work hard for your contract, you are secretly sad in a dark corner, there are no flowers, no applause, and no one cares about your dreams and misfortunes, sighs and tears. ”
"Sometimes even the coaching staff thinks you're a useless guy because you lost the game and you're labeled a loser. If you've lost three games in a row, you're on the edge of a cliff. Because the UFC will terminate your contract at any time, because they have already given up on you, you don't have appeal to the audience, you can't attract subscriptions, you can't give sponsors anything in return. ”
"You're a complete loser. You can only go to low-grade competitions, work hard for one or two thousand dollars each, and slowly you will get old, you can no longer play, and finally drag your scarred body and exit the stage gloomily. ”
When the teachers and students at the scene heard this, their faces changed, especially the students who had not yet entered the society, almost all of them were stunned by the tragic reality described by Xiang Yingying.
Xiang Yingying smiled at this and continued, "Doesn't it sound terrifying, but this is the harsh reality of the martial arts industry. Brilliant and bleak, successful and unsuccessful, clear and clear, without the slightest ambiguity. The so-called success, Liao is like the morning star, the loser, the ocean. ”
This is the accepted rule of this world, this society believes in the survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest is the "warm expression" of the jungle, the law of the jungle is actually a kind of law, it does not believe in morality and tears, it only believes in strength, only believes in strength. Nowhere is this more evident than in the UFC Octagon, where I train harder than you, I play better than you, I prepare better than you, and I will win. ”
"The reason why I talk so much about losers is because I know how miserable losers are. So I definitely don't want to be that loser. ”
But who can't guarantee that they will always be victors? Temporary failures are not terrible, they are terrible not knowing why they are failing, terrible succession of failures. ”
"The vast majority of successful people have the experience of failure, but the biggest difference between them and outright losers is that they come out of failure, although they wade through muddy water and step on bumps, but in the end they still come out, and those who do not come out are naturally sideways and outright losers."
"The reason why I want to tell you about the brutal survival situation in the UFC is to tell you that since you have chosen the sport of martial arts, you must have the courage to break the boat, and you must have the ruthlessness to never give up until you reach your goal. You have to hone your skills, temper your body, and forge your will through intense and arduous training. You must always be hungry and thirsty, and never be satisfied with the status quo, only in this way will you maintain a strong fighting spirit and have a chance to stand on the top of the world! ”
"Thank you!"