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World champ hits the mark
But the fencer said winning was also
vital in keeping her devotion to the sport,
allowing her to show her talents and giving
her a sense of satisfaction. "I'm willing
to win, I am really hungry for it," Miss
Yu said.
She now spends at least three hours
on fencing skills and physical training at
the headquarters of the Hong Kong Sports
Institute every Monday to Friday.
The student is very serious about her
training. But when she gets bored, she
reads tarot cards with her teammates.
"They said I was very accurate in telling what they did and what they were thinking," she said.
Just like tarot card reading, Miss Yu said, what has happened in a person's life is subjected to his own interpretation, and she never has a moment of regret about her decision nine years ago.
"Without a leg is a fact and I cannot
change it," said Miss Yu, who has now
recovered with a small chance of relapse.
"If you ask me why I don't regret about
it, I would ask why I need to regret. You
don't have a second chance to change
what has happened."
The fencer is now preparing for the
Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games. Her
coach Zheng Zhaokang said he was
confident that she could achieve good
results because she was skilful and
psychologically well prepared.
Miss Yu now ranks number one in the world in both women's individual epee and women's individual foil. "I am confident in keeping my titles, but there is no sure win in every competition," she said.
Despite her outstanding fencing
performance, she has no plan to become
a full-time athlete. "I don't know what
my plan is after 2008," said Miss Yu who
will graduate in summer next year.
While even Miss Yu cannot tell from
her tarot cards what her future will be,
she knows her goal clearly.
"I only want to play every match as best as I can," she said.
