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On July 29 (local time), Ban Hyo-jin, who won the gold medal in the women′s 10m air rifle final at the Paris Olympics, is holding a rifle ceremony right after the match.

Taegeuk warrior ′Malmalmal′ Oh Sang-wook, who is no less skilled than his peers, ″When you say you′re good, you really are good″ Kim Ye-ji, ″Even if you shoot a bread dot, the world won′t fall apart″

′I′m the best in the world anyway.′ Ban Hyo-jin (17), who started shooting only three years ago, prepared for the Paris Olympics with this note on her laptop monitor. ′I′m lacking, but others are no different′ was her motto.

Ban Hyo-jin was ahead throughout the women′s 10m air rifle finals at this competition, but made a mistake on her last shot. As a result, the match went to a shoot-off. However, her super-positive ′Hyo-jin-style thinking′ did not change.

Ban Hyo-jin, who ended up winning the shoot-off by 0.1 point, said with a laugh, ″When I looked at my ′horoscope′ this morning, it said, ′The day everyone will acknowledge me. ′ I thought that making it to the shoot-off was a heavenly opportunity.″

When you need to boost your confidence, ′Sang-wook-style thinking′ is also helpful. Oh Sang-wook (28), a two-time champion in men′s sabre fencing, was leading 14-5 in the individual final, but lost six points in a row and was in danger. At that time, coach Won Woo-young (42) shouted, ″You can do it. You are the best.″ Oh Sang-wook said after the match, ″I thought I was really good because you said, ′You′re good, you′re good.′ So I was able to do well in the end.″

We can’t forget ‘visionary thinking’ either. Im Si-hyeon (21), who won three gold medals in archery following the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, said, “I almost felt burdened by the words, ‘Do you think it will be easy to win three gold medals again in the next competition?’ However, I thought it would be a blessing if our goals were the same anyway, so I decided to just pass through the eye of the needle.”

When ‘resilience’ is needed, ‘visionary thinking’ is the answer. Kim Ye-ji (32), who won a silver medal in the 10m air pistol with the mindset of “It’s okay. Everyone else is worse at shooting than me,” was eliminated in her main event, the 25m pistol, after receiving a score of 0 due to a time limit. However, she shook it off and got back up, saying, “The world doesn’t end up collapsing just because you shot a single dot.”

As Kim Joo-hyung (22, golf) said, “I can see why Son Heung-min cries so often,” representing her country in the Olympics is not easy even for athletes accustomed to the international stage. “Don’t get wet just because you won a medal. It will dry out when the sun comes up,” said Woojin Kim (32, archery), which is a golden rule for all medalists. There is no need to be discouraged if you don’t win a medal. Sanggyun Jeon (41), who won the bronze medal 12 years after it was taken away from him due to doping at the 2012 London Olympics, told his junior, Juhyo Park (27), a member of the weightlifting team, “7th place in the Olympics is not just 7th place, it’s 7th place in the world. Don’t be discouraged.”




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