Hou Zhihui's saga of self-overcoming

“Honestly, my level today wasn’t that high. Sometimes luck is also part of strength, and today I guess I was just lucky,” Hou Zhihui commented on the back-to-back-to-back gold medal in the National Games. "Before the competition I was pretty nervous. My clean-and-jerk transitions weren’t going well, and I didn’t dare to squat — subconsciously I was still protecting myself. But today I told myself I had to stay focused, I had to go all out. Even if it hurt, I couldn’t cry out. I had to stand up and lift."