Revisited: How to Become a Champion Shooter

Let’s go back to Vera Koo’s very first blog post at Women’s Outdoor News, published on October 22nd, 2013. In her debut column, Vera describes her warrior mindset and how to become a champion shooter.

There is no real formula for becoming a champion. What works for me is focus and a single mindedness that sometimes causes people to think I am aloof. I am hard on myself and do not want to fail. Becoming a champion shooter, especially at the Bianchi Cup, the premier competition held every May in Columbia, Mo., is not unlike being a warrior. Every single time I face the challenge of competition it is like I am preparing for battle. I see myself as a general, preparing strategy and anticipating the enemy, which in most cases, is me.

成功

對參加槍賽的人來說，「比安奇盃」對他們的神志是最大的磨鍊。賽中有四站而你只能打少數幾發子 彈；一不留神失去時機，就會全盤崩潰。

我在四十五歳時才開始參加射擊比賽。在此之前我從來沒有想到我會從事此道。我先是去上了一門槍 枝安全課，就發現我對射擊竟然有潛能。於是我就開始去學習。我這人對每件事都會全力以赴。我總 是要做的最好，我有競爭心。但是我參加比賽並非是想要打敗別人。我只是向自己挑戰去登峯造極。

現在我己經六十七歲了。我篤定地確信我已經成為一名鬥士了。這些年來我常常反省我參賽的動機和 成就。這二十年裡我有幸贏得了多項殊榮，包括八次全國動作射擊賽（「比安奇盃」）中的獎項、兩次 女子世界冠軍－一次在「比安奇盃」，另一次在世界一對一賽。我是個鬥士，但這並非是因為我己經 擁有了這些榮譽。

要登上鬥士的殿堂，是要經過長期的堅強磨鍊，不折不撓，一心一意，再接再厲。我勇於奮鬥。如果 我盡了力量，我就一定能夠爬到頂。如果我停下來過度觀察思考，我反而不會成功。

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