□Liu Wenqing (Chang'an University) On September 24, the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup held the third round of the group stage in Australia. The Chinese women's basketball team and the American team met on a narrow road. This game will be the battle for the top spots in the tw

□Liu Wenqing ( Chang'an University )

In previous world competitions, the Chinese and American women's basketball team had more than 10 confrontations, and the Chinese women's basketball team had no wins. The US women's basketball team ranks first in the world and has long been the leader in the international women's basketball team. For the Chinese women's basketball team, this seems to be an expected defeat. But when the results of the game were announced on social platforms, the audience left messages online, cheering for the Chinese women's basketball team, leaving behind encouraging words such as "playing out momentum, losing, still honor" and "Great, tenacious Chinese women's basketball team".

Once upon a time, due to its special incentive effect, competitive sports are like a battlefield without gunpowder for Chinese athletes. In the early 1980s, reform and opening up kicked off, and China, which had been sleeping for a long time, opened its doors and integrated into the world. After the country's doors were opened, we were eager to prove to the world that Chinese people can do it too. We need the victory and honors achieved by Li Ning , Chinese women's volleyball team , and Xu Haifeng at that time to boost the national spirit and enhance national self-confidence. In the eyes of most spectators at that time, the success of participating athletes was even closely linked to national dignity.

With the progress and development of society and the in-depth popularization of education, athletes' efforts outside the arena have gradually been recognized and understood by more people. Athletes are also mortals. They will make mistakes, make mistakes, and have times of exhaustion. No one can maintain a super high level in competitive sports. The movie " wins the championship " once said, "When one day we become stronger, winning or losing will no longer be the only value of the game." The result of a game can indeed reflect the level of sports competition, but the measurement criteria for judging heroes by success or failure are changing. Just like an ordinary person facing any challenge in life, working hard to do his best and insisting on surpassing himself, isn’t it another kind of victory?

sports arena is updated, with famous generals retiring, and newcomers emerging. Although the gradually improving online public opinion still pops up disharmonious voices from time to time, it is undeniable that the new audience is becoming more rational and more tolerant, and no longer regards winning as the only criterion. The audience played the slogan "I love you even if I win, I love you even if I lose, I don't fight, I don't love you even if I don't fight" off the court, trying to relieve the psychological pressure of athletes. They can see progress and work hard, pay more attention to the athlete's growth process, including improving skills and maturing mentality, and can also look at the desire for victory and defeat with a normal mind. Sports competitions are no longer "champion theory". More and more viewers know that it is not just about getting a medal.

Nowadays, China in the new era is moving forward steadily and embarking on a new journey of becoming a sports country. The burning of the Holy Fire on Mount Olympus is not for one person to defeat the other, but for the opportunity to prove to the gods the indomitableness of humanity. This audience can afford to lose because what they praise is not only riding the wind and waves in good times, but also overcoming obstacles in bad times.