King of the rings doesn't come easy
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="gold">gold</span>-<span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gymnastics">gymnastics</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="retirements">retirements</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ensuing">ensuing</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Yibing">Yibing</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="note">note</span>. <span word="Doubt">Doubt</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="creeping">creeping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disqualified">disqualified</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="restarted">restarted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="different">different</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="applause">applause</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gymnastics">gymnastics</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2009.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="of">of</span> (<span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Yubin">Yubin</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>.</p>
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