Chapter 441 Reasons for Giving Up
Sure enough, after just one week of studying, Shuyao smiled less and less. Her temper became much worse after coming back every day. She talked less and was not as happy even when she was with Gu Jingmo.
Lin Yuzhu guessed that it should be soon.
Sure enough, a few days later, Shuyao came to her crying, "Mom, I don't want to learn swimming anymore!"
Lin Yuzhu was not surprised to hear this. She could only say that her mind had finally been made up.
"Have you made up your mind? Do you really not want to swim anymore? Didn't you say before that you wanted to be a national champion, a world champion, and be on TV, so that everyone could see you and applaud you? Are you really going to give up now?"
Shuyao was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, Mom, I'm sure, I don't want to learn anymore."
Lin Yuzhu nodded and didn't ask any more questions. "Okay, since you don't want to learn, forget it. Let your dad talk to the sports school coach tomorrow."
Shuyao didn't seem to expect her mother to agree so easily, and she didn't even blame her. She was a little surprised.
"Mom, don't you blame me?"
"Why should I blame you?"
"Because you and dad have spent a lot of effort on my swimming lessons. Now I say I don't want to learn, won't mom be angry?"
Lin Yuzhu smiled, looked at her and said, "I'm not angry. It's your own decision whether you want to study or not. This is your lifelong matter. You are not young anymore and you can have your own ideas. Mom won't make decisions for you. As long as you don't regret it in the future, that's fine."
Shuyao fell silent again after hearing this, "Then mom, do you know why I don't want to learn?"
"Why?" Lin Yuzhu followed up her question.
“Because I don’t think I can compare to them.”
Shuyao sighed, "I thought that since the sports school teacher and Coach Duan said that I was suitable for swimming, I would be very good.
But after I went there, I found that all the children in the sports school were suitable for swimming.
And they all started learning at a very young age, but when I first went there, I didn’t even know the basic swimming strokes.
It’s hard to catch up with them, but if I can’t even beat them, it will be even harder for me to become a champion in the future.”
"So you decided to give up?"
Shuyao sighed again, "I talked to Brother Jingmo about this, and he said that if I like it, as long as I put more time and energy into practicing, I will catch up sooner or later.
But after thinking about it, I realized that I don’t really like swimming that much. What I prefer is the feeling of being the center of attention.
But if you want to get it by swimming, then you will pay too much!
In order to achieve this goal, I may have to work hard for more than ten years like Coach Duan, and I may not succeed.
I thought about it carefully and felt that I would not be able to do only swimming for the next ten years.
I also like many things. Compared to swimming, I like painting more, and I also like my life to be filled with various things.
I think swimming can only be a hobby for me, not my only hobby.”
After hearing Shuyao's words, Lin Yuzhu fell silent.
To be honest, before today, she had always treated her as a child, but after hearing these words, she knew it was time to change.
It turns out that Shuyao has grown up. At the age of eight, she already understands a lot.
"Will you regret it in the future?" Lin Yuzhu looked at Shuyao with a serious expression and asked, "If one day, you see your teammates who are training with you now standing on the podium, appearing on TV, and being praised by the people of the country, will you be envious?"
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