Sui Lu interview and championship wall induction

[sikaivy]

She really likes Wieber. She mentioned Wieber several times in interview. And she once said that she like Wieber's FX music style a lot.

[palestrinabrahmsfan]

睢禄是浴火凤凰！

[proudpotterfan]

there you go for the translations! got it from intlgymnast forum :)

[MistRDonuT94]

@proudpotterfan good job! haha

[proudpotterfan]

Q: Hypothetically, if you had not won the beam gold in Tokyo, what state of mind would you be in right now. Have you thought about that before the competition? Will it affect how you prepare for London?

SL: I don't think it would affect me, but I would not have as much confidence. The main thing I got from Tokyo is confidence going into London.

[proudpotterfan]

SL: In terms of my motivation and commitment, I feel it's okay. The most important thing is I didn't want to give up. In 2008, not going to the Olympics was sad because I felt my conditions were good,not making the team was sad, but I did not want to just quit gymnastics after that. So year after year of competing, during both 09 and 10, my performance during worlds was unsatisfactory. But I always believe that if I keep working hard, eventually I will achieve the results that I want. 

[proudpotterfan]

Q: In what way are they disciplined in training?

SL: Eg. everyday, whatever the coach asked them to train, they always listened. They're very committed and put in lot of effort. They are all eager and motivated to learn.

Q: Of course you are also known for your motivation and commitment. Because you've been on the senior scene since 2008. In fact in you had a big shot at the BJ Olympics. Can you tell us during which period of your career you felt was the hardest emotionally n physically?

[proudpotterfan]

Q: Speaking of Liukin, do you know any gymnasts from outside China, or what are you impressions of gymnasts from outside China?

SL: Before Tokyo, I wasn't really paying much attention, but after this year's worlds competing with the Americans, I feel that they are strong, really very strong. For example, Wieber, I admire her quite a bit. We train with the American team sometimes, and I feel their condition is good during training. And their difficulty is undeniably high.

[proudpotterfan]

Q: Nowadays, we are hearing news of a lot of veterans returning to competition like America's Nastia Liukin, and is rumored to be training beam. Do you feel concerned about the comeback of veterans and how they may factor into medal contention ?

SL: No because we should focus on preparing and training ourselves, and not be affected by what other people are doing. The best thing to do is to improve myself, that would be better than whatever circumstances were happening around me.

[proudpotterfan]

There's been rumors that after winning this year's BB title, you are a lock for the 2012 team. To you, does that decrease some of the pressures from competing to be on the Olympic team?

SL: It's okay. Everyone's working hard to prepare for London. Because London's format is 5-3-3, instead of this year's 6-3-3. There will be even less opportunities for next year, so everybody should be doubling their efforts.

[proudpotterfan]

SL: I feel a leader has to shoulder huge responsibilities, motivate and lead everyone in the preparation leading up to the London games. A leader should have a crucial effect on her teammates.

Q: Do you feel you've prepared enough to be one.

SL: I've prepared enough. (And a rare smile from Sui, love her omg).

Q: There are actually national team members who are older than you. They too face the pressures of competition.

[proudpotterfan]

Q: In the FX finals, you increased your difficulty, was this because winning beam has given you more confidence going into the floor finals?

SL: Yes, after competing BB, my nerves largely disappeared. I felt extremely confident and just knew that I could hit my floor set no matter what. Because I already have a gold at that point, I felt at ease during the rest of the competition.

[proudpotterfan]

SL: The biggest reason has been a transformation in attitude. I performed regrettably in the past two worlds. At the time I guess I wasn't mature enough because I only thought about the end result, but not the process. I was only focusing on thoughts like I must hit, I must do well, but this time, I had a big shift in attitude. Instead of thinking about the result, I focused on completing each element. Without thinking about the end result, it turned out it was the best result I've ever gotten.

[proudpotterfan]

When I went up onto the podium, I just let go of all emotional baggage and competed "openly"

Q: Before, including the 2010 worlds, you've had problems during beam. (Sui nods) But to our pleasant surprise, every time you've competed beam in Tokyo you have been very steady and consistent. This transformation surely is not only due to improvements in technique?

[proudpotterfan]

SL: Of course I have thought about it, but it was merely me entertaining the idea of winning it, as opposed to having my mind set on it. After all, BB is an apparatus that is easy to train but hard to compete -- anything can happen in a BB final. I was actually really nervous before the competition and a lot of thoughts were running through my head. But immediately before the BB finals, my coach consoled me and told me to not think about too much.

[proudpotterfan]

SL: We're about to go into winter training soon, but in the meantime, I'm just trying to improve BB and FX to be stronger and more consistent, while trying to keep at least the same level of difficulty on my weaker events (VT and UB) so the distance between the events don't become too big.

Q: You won the balance beam gold in this year's worlds. Have you thought about winning the BB medal prior to the competition?

[proudpotterfan]

SL: A lot of people are congratulating me on my win, but in terms of training, not much has changed. The ultimate goal is London next year. Now that worlds are over, I have to keep up the effort and improve.

Q: After coming back, you've started training again already.

SL: Yes, after readjusting for a few days, we went back to regular training.

Q: What are you focusing on in training nowadays?

[proudpotterfan]

Sui's second interview at the wall: She is currently focusing all her efforts on preparing for London 2012. She may be developing new difficulty on her strong events, BB and FX, and she hopes to become even stronger and consistent on these two events.

The final interview:

Q: Thanks for attending this interview, and a late congratulations for becoming world champion during the latest world championships. Have you noticed any changes around you since your win in Tokyo?

[proudpotterfan]

Chen Yibing, Dong Dong (Trampoline) were among the world champions that also gave motivational talks at this meeting. Because this is the last winter training before the 2012 Olympics, the quality of this year's winter training is vital to the success of China's 2012 Olympics campaign.

Coach Huang: Winter training is in essence preparation for the challenges that will be faced in London. It is a long process and every stage is critical to the team's success.

[proudpotterfan]

Narrator: Guo Weiyang from MAG is also put onto the Wall of Champions. After the ceremony marked the beginning of winter training. A lot of the important bureaucratic people from Chinese Gymnastics showed up to kick off winter training. Chen Yibing, Dong Dong (Trampoline) were among the world champions that also gave motivational talks at this meeting.

[proudpotterfan]

someone translated this on a forum :) let me re-post:

Narrator: Sui Lu is put onto the Wall of Champions for winning BB gold and FX silver. The wall is reserved for World and Olympic Champions from both MAG and WAG.

In the first interview with Sui, she said she has seen some of the past champions being inducted, and she feels it's a similar process -- a lot of hard work and determination goes into achieving great results. She said she did not give up and continued to work hard to earn her med

[FallenRose101]

Well, I have no idea what went on in this video, but congratulations to Sui Lu for all of her accomplishments. I consider her beam title to be one of the most deserved of all time, but I certainly can't doubt that she was the best beam worker at Worlds. Well done, Sui Lu, and I hope you continue on to have many more accomplishments at the Olympics. :)

[cambridgeanne]

@FallenRose101 I'm a huge Sui Lu fan as well! The video basically says that Sui Lu has finally left her name on the "wall of fame" for Chinese gymnastics team (it's like a wall decorated by world champion's photos). She said it has always been her dream to be on the wall and she's glad she never gave up that dream =) Go Sui Lu!

[FallenRose101]

@cambridgeanne I figured it was probably something like that, thank you. And that's so sweet that that was her dream. Like I said, she certainly earned her beam title. :)