Since taking charge of our country at the age of 22
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As the captain of the national team, how does Wu Haiyan face the burdens inside and outside the arena? How does she turn pressure into motivation and where does her optimism come from? What is she waiting for in the Tokyo Olympics and the future?
As a soccer player, you are destined to experience many common feelings in your life that are often hard to reach, such as the extreme joy of victory, the total concentration on the field, and the self-reflective remorse when your team loses ......
Wu Haiyan (right).
For example, on that night of April 13, it may have been an unusual night for many, but for our fans, it was the first match of the China-Korea rivalry in the Asian zone play-offs of the Olympic qualifiers.
The night after our 2-1 road win was a mixture of joy and anticipation, with our
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Distance to Tokyo
the Olympics
It's just one step away. And our country
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Captain Wu Haiyan was left pondering the fact that he will be suspended for the second leg of the play-offs due to two yellow cards and will have to witness his teammates' fight from the sidelines.
She tossed and turned, conflicted inside. Before the first round, she knew she had a yellow card on her, so she reminded herself of it during the game. When the referee showed Wu Haiyan the yellow card again, the TV broadcast camera caught her and she sighed in despair as if she wanted to say something, but the referee had already left and Haiyan quickly returned to her defensive position.
"When I got this yellow card, I immediately thought, oh my God, I can't play the next game, so my first thought was that I must win this game, I must take it on the road, I'm going out on a limb", Wu Haiyan said in an exclusive interview with Tokyo 2020's official website.
"When we won the game, the first thing I felt was happy that we won the game, and then the second thing I felt was a little bit disappointed with myself because I reminded myself before the game to be careful with my movements, but in the end I still got a card. I didn't want to disadvantage the team at such a crucial moment, so there is still a lot of disappointment", said Goh Haiyan.
Her private time has been spent crying. And that seems a little different than the toughness she displays on the court and the composure she has in front of the media.
There's a question posted on Knowledge about Haiyan Wu, and one of the answers goes like this, "
On the field she is hot, with a defiant temperament, first-class defensive ability, running actively, experienced, long pass is also good, can quickly enter the game role, is a diligent and hard-working players, off the field in the face of reporters' interviews clear, quick thinking, generous and decent, IQ IQ ball quotient is not low".
This nicely summarizes Wu Haiyan's role as a
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Qualities demonstrated by the captain: a hard-working, highly intelligent player, a rational, calm captain with a high IQ and emotional intelligence.
And to be a perfect player and captain, it's not about not allowing yourself to have emotions or not making mistakes, but being able to channel and regulate better when emotions arise or mistakes are made.
"People are always going to be that little bit emotional, but I don't think it's taken as pressure. Because we're all working so hard, you don't have to feel how you feel about what you might not be doing well or what a little problem you might have, so I still don't think I think I think of it as pressure, but kind of the kind of pressure you're supposed to have."
Haiyan explains, "Because honestly, at the national level, a lot of people are expecting you, are putting their expectations on you, so I'm trying to turn that pressure into motivation more than anything else."
At just 22 years old, Wu Haiyan took on the captain's armband during the 2015 International Cup, becoming the country's
women's soccer
The youngest national team captain. There is no doubt that this is a heavy responsibility. When this often unimaginable burden falls on the shoulders of Haiyan's domain can be better channeled and regulated.
"I was kind of confused", she said, "I was afraid that I wouldn't do well because I think the responsibility is the trust that we put in you, including the coaches put in you, but my mindset was okay, no one is perfect, but you try your best to do it right. I'm thankful for the trust that the coaches, including my teammates, have given me."
The perfect girl in everyone's eyes, Wu Haiyan, does not take perfection as a goal to pursue, and thus does not feel pressured by the pursuit of perfection. Her secret is to do her best while putting the interests of the team in the first place.
"In fact, sometimes I may not do a particularly good job, but they are all very understanding, and have not complained to me". As a captain, you have to balance many things inside and outside the team, to which Haiyan said: "The main thing is to take our interests as the main, the collective is the first, the two words are always on top of the 'I'".
And this may well explain why Wu Haiyan is such a good defense player, she continued: "In fact, when we are defenders, I think the most is to think a little bit more for others, because we are the last, in front of the goalkeeper, we have to do a good job as a barrier for the goalkeeper. As the last line of defense, we need to be able to better guide and regulate others when they make mistakes.
If not asked specifically, Wu Haiyan rarely talks about herself, she will habitually talk about the efforts of each teammate on the field, and will talk about coach Jia Xiuquan's leadership by example.
Letting go of the self-centeredness and integrating oneself into the group, but this kind of Zen without "I" in the heart, has made an excellent female soccer player and captain.
Wu Haiyan says she is an optimistic person, but in her narrative, it can be recognized that there are different levels of this "optimism".
There is a clear understanding of her own limitations, she said: "Whenever I encounter a difficulty, my first reaction is how to finish it, how to solve the difficulty. However, human beings have limited capacity, and you can't do it alone without being able to channel and regulate it better.
There's a question posted on Knowledge about Haiyan Wu, and one of the answers goes like this, "
On the field she is hot, with a defiant temperament, first-class defensive ability, running actively, experienced, long pass is also good, can quickly enter the game role, is a diligent and hard-working players, off the field in the face of reporters' interviews clear, quick thinking, generous and decent, IQ IQ ball quotient is not low".
This nicely summarizes the qualities that Wu Haiyan has shown as a women's soccer captain: a hard-working, highly intelligent player and a rational, calm captain with a high IQ and EQ.
And to be a perfect player and captain, it's not about not allowing yourself to have emotions or not making mistakes, but being able to channel and regulate better when emotions arise or mistakes are made.
"People are always going to be that little bit emotional, but I don't think it's taken as pressure. Because we're all working so hard, you don't have to feel how you feel about what you might not be doing well or what a little problem you might have, so I still don't think I think I think of it as pressure, but kind of the kind of pressure you're supposed to have."
Haiyan explains, "Because honestly, at the national level, a lot of people are expecting you, are putting their expectations on you, so I'm trying to turn that pressure into motivation more than anything else."
At the time of the 2015 International Cup, at the age of 22, Wu Haiyan took on the captain's armband and became the youngest national team captain of China's women's soccer team. There is no doubt that this is a heavy responsibility. When this often unimaginable burden fell on Haiyan's shoulders when the domain can be better channeled and regulated.
"I was kind of confused", she said, "I was afraid that I wouldn't do well because I think the responsibility is the trust that we put in you, including the coaches put in you, but my mindset was okay, no one is perfect, but you try your best to do it right. I'm thankful for the trust that the coaches, including my teammates, have given me."
The perfect girl in everyone's eyes, Wu Haiyan, does not take perfection as a goal to pursue, and thus does not feel pressured by the pursuit of perfection. Her secret is to do her best while putting the interests of the team in the first place.
"In fact, sometimes I may not do a particularly good job, but they are all very understanding, and have not complained to me". As a captain, you have to balance many things inside and outside the team, to which Haiyan said: "The main thing is to take our interests as the main, the collective is the first, the two words are always on top of the 'I'".
And this may well explain why Wu Haiyan is such a good defense player, she continued: "In fact, when we are defenders, I think the most is to think a little bit more for others, because we are the last, in front of the goalkeeper, we have to do a good job as a barrier for the goalkeeper. As the last line of defense, we need to be able to better guide and regulate others when they make mistakes.
If not asked specifically, Wu Haiyan rarely talks about herself, she will habitually talk about the efforts of each teammate on the field, and will talk about coach Jia Xiuquan's leadership by example.
Letting go of the self-centeredness and integrating oneself into the group, but this kind of Zen without "I" in the heart, has made an excellent female soccer player and captain.
Wu Haiyan says she is an optimistic person, but in her narrative, it can be recognized that there are different levels of this "optimism".
There is a clear understanding of her own limitations, she said: "Whenever I encounter a difficulty, my first reaction is how to finish it, how to solve the difficulty. However, human beings have limited capacity, and you can't do it alone without being able to channel and regulate it better.
There's a question posted on Knowledge about Haiyan Wu, and one of the answers goes like this, "
On the field she is hot, with a defiant temperament, first-class defensive ability, running actively, experienced, long pass is also good, can quickly enter the game role, is a diligent and hard-working players, off the field in the face of reporters' interviews clear, quick thinking, generous and decent, IQ IQ ball quotient is not low".
This nicely summarizes the qualities that Wu Haiyan has shown as a women's soccer captain: a hard-working, highly intelligent player and a rational, calm captain with a high IQ and EQ.
And to be a perfect player and captain, it's not about not allowing yourself to have emotions or not making mistakes, but being able to channel and regulate better when emotions arise or mistakes are made.
"People are always going to be that little bit emotional, but I don't think it's taken as pressure. Because we're all working so hard, you don't have to feel how you feel about what you might not be doing well or what a little problem you might have, so I still don't think I think I think of it as pressure, but kind of the kind of pressure you're supposed to have."
Haiyan explains, "Because honestly, at the national level, a lot of people are expecting you, are putting their expectations on you, so I'm trying to turn that pressure into motivation more than anything else."
At the time of the 2015 International Cup, at the age of 22, Wu Haiyan took on the captain's armband and became the youngest national team captain of China's women's soccer team. There is no doubt that this is a heavy responsibility. When this often unimaginable burden fell on Haiyan's shoulders when the domain can be better channeled and regulated.
"I was kind of confused", she said, "I was afraid that I wouldn't do well because I think the responsibility is the trust that we put in you, including the coaches put in you, but my mindset was okay, no one is perfect, but you try your best to do it right. I'm thankful for the trust that the coaches, including my teammates, have given me."
The perfect girl in everyone's eyes, Wu Haiyan, does not take perfection as a goal to pursue, and thus does not feel pressured by the pursuit of perfection. Her secret is to do her best while putting the interests of the team in the first place.
"In fact, sometimes I may not do a particularly good job, but they are all very understanding, and have not complained to me". As a captain, you have to balance many things inside and outside the team, to which Haiyan said: "The main thing is to take our interests as the main, the collective is the first, the two words are always on top of the 'I'".
And this may well explain why Wu Haiyan is such a good defense player, she continued: "In fact, when we are defenders, I think the most is to think a little bit more for others, because we are the last, in front of the goalkeeper, we have to do a good job as a barrier for the goalkeeper. As the last line of defense, we need to be able to better guide and regulate others when they make mistakes.
If not asked specifically, Wu Haiyan rarely talks about herself, she will habitually talk about the efforts of each teammate on the field, and will talk about coach Jia Xiuquan's leadership by example.
Letting go of the self-centeredness and integrating oneself into the group, but this kind of Zen without "I" in the heart, has made an excellent female soccer player and captain.
Wu Haiyan says she is an optimistic person, but in her narrative, it can be recognized that there are different levels of this "optimism".
There is a clear understanding of her own limitations, she said: "Whenever I encounter a difficulty, my first reaction is how to finish it, how to solve the difficulty. However, human beings have limited capacity, and you can't do it alone without being able to channel and regulate it better.
There's a question posted on Knowledge about Haiyan Wu, and one of the answers goes like this, "
On the field she is hot, with a defiant temperament, first-class defensive ability, running actively, experienced, long pass is also good, can quickly enter the game role, is a diligent and hard-working players, off the field in the face of reporters' interviews clear, quick thinking, generous and decent, IQ IQ ball quotient is not low".
This nicely summarizes the qualities that Wu Haiyan has shown as a women's soccer captain: a hard-working, highly intelligent player and a rational, calm captain with a high IQ and EQ.
And to be a perfect player and captain, it's not about not allowing yourself to have emotions or not making mistakes, but being able to channel and regulate better when emotions arise or mistakes are made.
"People are always going to be that little bit emotional, but I don't think it's taken as pressure. Because we're all working so hard, you don't have to feel how you feel about what you might not be doing well or what a little problem you might have, so I still don't think I think I think of it as pressure, but kind of the kind of pressure you're supposed to have."
Haiyan explains, "Because honestly, at the national level, a lot of people are expecting you, are putting their expectations on you, so I'm trying to turn that pressure into motivation more than anything else."
At the time of the 2015 International Cup, at the age of 22, Wu Haiyan took on the captain's armband and became the youngest national team captain of China's women's soccer team. There is no doubt that this is a heavy responsibility. When this often unimaginable burden fell on Haiyan's shoulders when the domain can be better channeled and regulated.
"I was kind of confused", she said, "I was afraid that I wouldn't do well because I think the responsibility is the trust that we put in you, including the coaches put in you, but my mindset was okay, no one is perfect, but you try your best to do it right. I'm thankful for the trust that the coaches, including my teammates, have given me."
The perfect girl in everyone's eyes, Wu Haiyan, does not take perfection as a goal to pursue, and thus does not feel pressured by the pursuit of perfection. Her secret is to do her best while putting the interests of the team in the first place.
"In fact, sometimes I may not do a particularly good job, but they are all very understanding, and have not complained to me". As a captain, you have to balance many things inside and outside the team, to which Haiyan said: "The main thing is to take our interests as the main, the collective is the first, the two words are always on top of the 'I'".
And this may well explain why Wu Haiyan is such a good defense player, she continued: "In fact, when we are defenders, I think the most is to think a little bit more for others, because we are the last, in front of the goalkeeper, we have to do a good job as a barrier for the goalkeeper. As the last line of defense, we need to be able to better guide and regulate others when they make mistakes.
If not asked specifically, Wu Haiyan rarely talks about herself, she will habitually talk about the efforts of each teammate on the field, and will talk about coach Jia Xiuquan's leadership by example.
Letting go of the self-centeredness and integrating oneself into the group, but this kind of Zen without "I" in the heart, has made an excellent female soccer player and captain.
Wu Haiyan says she is an optimistic person, but in her narrative, it can be recognized that there are different levels of this "optimism".
There is a clear understanding of her own limitations, she said: "Whenever I encounter a difficulty, my first reaction is how to finish it, how to solve the difficulty. However, human beings have limited capacity, and you can't do it alone without being able to channel and regulate it better.
There's a question posted on Knowledge about Haiyan Wu, and one of the answers goes like this, "
On the field she is hot, with a defiant temperament, first-class defensive ability, running actively, experienced, long pass is also good, can quickly enter the game role, is a diligent and hard-working players, off the field in the face of reporters' interviews clear, quick thinking, generous and decent, IQ IQ ball quotient is not low".
This nicely summarizes the qualities that Wu Haiyan has shown as a women's soccer captain: a hard-working, highly intelligent player and a rational, calm captain with a high IQ and EQ.
And to be a perfect player and captain, it's not about not allowing yourself to have emotions or not making mistakes, but being able to channel and regulate better when emotions arise or mistakes are made.
"People are always going to be that little bit emotional, but I don't think it's taken as pressure. Because we're all working so hard, you don't have to feel how you feel about what you might not be doing well or what a little problem you might have, so I still don't think I think I think of it as pressure, but kind of the kind of pressure you're supposed to have."
Haiyan explains, "Because honestly, at the national level, a lot of people are expecting you, are putting their expectations on you, so I'm trying to turn that pressure into motivation more than anything else."
At the time of the 2015 International Cup, at the age of 22, Wu Haiyan took on the captain's armband and became the youngest national team captain of China's women's soccer team. There is no doubt that this is a heavy responsibility. When this often unimaginable burden fell on Haiyan's shoulders when the domain can be better channeled and regulated.
