www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

OLYMPICS / Newsmaker

Olympian Mom at home in Olympic Village
By Zheng Lu

Updated: 2008-08-22 17:11

 

Discus thrower and captain of the US women's track and field team, Aretha Thurmond is a proud Olympic mom.

Discus thrower  Aretha Thurmond pose for a photo, taken on August 20, 2008. [China Daily]
Thurmond gave birth to her son, Devon, in June 2007 before returning to Team USA as a three-time Olympian. Being a mom and an Olympic athlete are equally honorable but demanding jobs. Thurmond took on the challenge and has succeeded in both roles.

"At first I was not too sure about coming back, being a mom and an athlete at the same time. But I actually love it. Sometime now I wonder how come I didn't start earlier…I really, really love being a mom."

Thurmond was voted as the team captain by around 120 fellow teammates, which was a recognition of her dual achievements.

"It's truly an honor. I think it is a good reflection of how my team feels about me as an athlete but also as a person."

Now away from her 14-month-old son, Thurmond takes care of her teammates with motherly love.

"I do it instinctively. Being a mom, you have this mother instinct. You want to look out for everyone, ‘You have your shoes, you got your kit, you got your number, are you doing ok?' It just becomes quite natural."

Meanwhile, she has accomplished her goal of making the final and threw her personal best at the competition.

Dearly missing her son at home, she took comfort in the homey and friendly ambiance of the Olympic village,

"It is really a comfortable village and a nice home away from home. It's been hard for me to be away from my son for so long. So it has been nice to have some home comforts in the village. That helps keep my mind off missing my baby."

Thurmond is also thankful for an enjoyable competition in Beijing, as she has found herself warmly cheered by a supportive home crowd at the Bird's Nest.

"It was an amazing, amazing crowd. During the last competition, we had two Chinese athletes in the final. They cheered just as hard for us as they did for the Chinese athletes. That to me was very welcoming," Thurmond said.

For Thurmond, it was a fulfilling moment for her at the Bird's Nest when, after her throws, she heard applauses and waves of "Wow" and "Yeah" from thousands of Chinese spectators.

"You really feel special. It is a showing of appreciation of the hard work that you have put into your season."

Comments of the article(total ) Print This Article E-mail
主站蜘蛛池模板: 免费成人 | 欧美xxxxx九色视频免费观看 | 国产精品91在线 | 久久九九免费视频 | 亚洲欧美高清视频 | 欧美一级片网站 | 国产欧美另类 | 免费 成年人| 国产精品夜色视频一级区 | 一 级 黄 色 片生活片 | 91精品一区二区三区在线观看 | 久久福利青草精品免费 | 久久国内免费视频 | 国产精品一区二区久久精品涩爱 | 999热精品这里在线观看 | 久久精品国产在爱久久 | 怡红院亚洲怡红院首页 | 久久成年人视频 | 亚洲香蕉一区二区三区在线观看 | 中国一级做a爰片久久毛片 中日韩欧美一级毛片 | 国产欧美17694免费观看视频 | 2021国产精品一区二区在线 | 成人在线毛片 | 久久视频在线播放视频99re6 | 欧美aaa级 | 成人精品一区二区久久久 | 亚洲精品一区二区四季 | 久久久久久久久久综合情日本 | 图片区偷拍区小说区 | 老师张开腿让我爽了一夜视频 | 欧美日韩国产58香蕉在线视频 | 国产乱淫视频 | 毛片女| 粉嫩高中生的第一次在线观看 | 成人a毛片免费视频观看 | 亚洲欧美日韩高清综合678 | 国内精品久久久久影院网站 | 综合 欧美 国产 视频二区 | 亚洲一一在线 | 欧美一级级a在线观看 | 可以看毛片的网站 |