00:00Hello everyone, I'm Kenny, a reporter from CGTN. I'm here with Ancai Long, the Olympic gold medalist.
00:08Hello, thank you very much for coming here to interview me.
00:14Thank you, thank you. How is your health now?
00:19I think I'm in pretty good shape now.
00:22This year I had some injuries, but now I'm fine. I think my training has gone very well.
00:33I still have three weeks to go, so I'm confident in myself.
00:40Wow, you speak Chinese so well.
00:42Not at all, you speak it better than me.
00:44No, no. Why do you study Chinese?
00:49I think China is a very interesting country.
00:53Also, I think the Chinese team is really good. I think I can learn a lot.
01:02Also, I know that badminton is a very famous sport in China.
01:07So I told myself that if I could speak Chinese, it would bring me a lot of opportunities.
01:14For example, sponsorships, jobs, and so on.
01:18Also, I can learn a lot.
01:23For example, how do Chinese players train?
01:27What do they think about badminton?
01:29How do they train?
01:33That's great, that's great.
01:35It's strange to hear two foreigners speaking Chinese.
01:38The Olympics are coming soon. How do you feel?
01:43I'm looking forward to it.
01:45The Olympics is the most important competition for most badminton players.
01:52So I'm really looking forward to it.
01:54Also, I hope I can perform at my best at the Olympics.
01:59When you were in China, you spoke Chinese.
02:03Were they surprised? What did they say?
02:08Now, when we play in China, a lot of people already know that I can speak a little Chinese, right?
02:15But I remember very clearly, when I first started studying,
02:18when I was in China, I was in the gym.
02:22I was already in the gym, and two Chinese people came in.
02:28They said, wow, this person is really very tall.
02:31He must be an athlete.
02:33I told them, be careful, I don't understand what you're saying.
02:36They were very surprised.
02:38But actually, being able to speak Mandarin has brought me a lot of happiness.
02:43And every time I'm in China, I feel very happy.
02:48It's a new opportunity to improve my Chinese.
02:52Also, I can make new friends, right?
02:54Yes, yes, yes.
02:55I think Chinese people, if you are in China, you speak Chinese, you are a foreigner speaking Chinese.
03:01As long as you say, hello, they say, oh, your Chinese is so good.
03:05They want you to speak.
03:09They respect me.
03:10Besides, I think they find it very interesting.
03:13But, yes, I'm very happy.
03:16I started studying about ten years ago.
03:19This is a very important thing for me.
03:25Yes, yes.
03:26What's the strangest thing you've ever said in Chinese?
03:33I've already said what I said in the interview.
03:38I don't think it's the strangest thing.
03:41There's nothing strange about it.
03:42It's funny.
03:43It's funny.
03:44It's this, right?
03:45This is in the interview.
03:46Besides, sometimes my pronunciation is not very good, right?
03:49Say that, mom, mom, mom.
03:51I think when I first started learning Chinese, this was more difficult.
03:55Also, the scene and the scene.
03:58When I was interviewing, I really had to be careful.
04:01I don't want to say on the scene.
04:03I want to say on the scene.
04:04This is still a difficult thing for me sometimes.
04:11It's like a feather on the bed, right?
04:14Yes.
04:15You can't say that on the scene.
04:17Maybe some people can, but I can't.
04:20I think Chinese people, Chinese opponents are really interesting and important to you, right?
04:31Yes.
04:32I think when I first started playing badminton, I watched a lot of badminton games.
04:41And Bao Chunlai, he's the same as me.
04:44He's taller, right?
04:46So watching his games gave me a chance to learn a lot of things.
04:50His skills, his steps, and so on.
04:52Because when I started to grow very tall, I was actually a little nervous.
04:58Because there aren't that many very good men who are as tall as me.
05:04So watching Bao Chunlai play, it really gave me a chance to learn a lot of things.
05:11So he gave me a lot of motivation.
05:16Very good.
05:17At the Paris Olympics, what is your goal?
05:22My goal is to win the championship.
05:25But I think the competition is very intense.
05:30There are a lot of very strong opponents.
05:33So I think the most important thing for the team is to put all your attention on every game.
05:39Because the Olympics is very stressful.
05:41So don't think too far ahead.
05:43You have to play step by step.
05:45And I hope I can get very good results.
05:50Very good.
05:51And lastly, what do you want to say to your fans?
05:58Your Chinese fans.
06:00Because you have a lot.
06:01Yes.
06:02I want to thank all the Chinese fans for their support.
06:05Every time I play in China, I am very happy.
06:09There are a lot of people cheering for me.
06:11And they shout my name out loud.
06:13An Sai Long, jiayou!
06:14It makes me very touched.
06:16So I want to thank all the Chinese fans for their support.
06:21I am very, very happy.
06:22And I look forward to having a lot of opportunities to play in China in the future.
06:27So I can learn more.
06:29And I can communicate with Chinese fans.
06:32Thank you very much, An Sai Long.
06:34Thank you, An Sai Long.
06:35Today in Paris, we have to say An Sai Long, jiayou!
06:40Thank you, thank you.
06:41Thank you, everyone.
06:42Goodbye.
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