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作者：jeramah 在 驴鸣镇 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
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Chow’s presence is low-key and soothing. He is quick with a smile and a pat on the back. Douglas, in turn, makes sure to meet his eyes after every training maneuver, nodding briskly while he delivers instruction.
Chow’s English has improved greatly since he arrived in Iowa City in 1991, lured by an aunt who was studying at the University of Iowa. But he is still prone to exaggerated body language when making a point, lifting his arms over his head and arching his back to show Douglas what went wrong, the way he was forced to teach when language was a barrier.
Whatever message he is delivering, it obviously has stuck. Johnson in 2008 and Douglas this year both won the all-around title at the Olympic Trials.
“I feel like I’ve made so many changes. Coach Chow, he’s prepared and shaped me up to be the gymnast I’m supposed to be,” Douglas said of her 21 months of training at Chow’s Gymnastics in West Des Moines.“He’s taken me so far, and I just want to reward him and just say thanks. I never would be the person or the gymnast I am today. Everybody tells me that I’m a new person, I’m a new Gabby, and it just makes me feel so good.”
Chow, along with his wife Liwen Zhuang, another former Chinese national gymnast, opened his own gym in his new state in 1998, after serving as an assistant coach for the Hawkeyes. The goal was to reach budding gymnasts at an earlier age, when they were more malleable.
One of the first little girls to walk through the doors was Johnson, a convergence that produced one of America’s great gymnastics careers. Johnson was world all-around champion in 2007, and captured one gold and three silver medals in Beijing.
Chow was there every step of the way for Johnson’s competitive career.
But Douglas arrived at age 14, brimming with talent but burdened by a reputation for folding under pressure.
Chow said it took time for coach and gymnast to learn about each other. He had to discover the right way to motivate Douglas, to teach her that world-class gymnastics isn’t merely a matter of technique, but rather letting others feel your joy as you compete.
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Gabby Douglas finds coach Liang Chow at the right time
