Parents say golfing teaches good life lessons
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Exposing">Exposing</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="flaunting">flaunting</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="golfers">golfers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="comparisons">comparisons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Haiqiang">Haiqiang</span>, <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Xinying">Xinying</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span>, <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="textbooks">textbooks</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Haiqiang">Haiqiang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Striking">Striking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Jianjun">Jianjun</span>, <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Junbin">Junbin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="training">training</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p>
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