In the ’80s and ’90s, not a lot of people knew what diving was and I didn’t actually know what it meant. When I heard the word ‘water’ in the Chinese… - Guo Jingjing

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In the ’80s and ’90s, not a lot of people knew what diving was and I didn’t actually know what it meant. When I heard the word ‘water’ in the Chinese pronunciation of ‘diving,’ I had an image of families swimming happily together during the summer—and I wanted to have that.

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About Guo Jingjing

Guo Jingjing (Chinese: 郭晶晶) (born October 15, 1981) is a retired Chinese female diver, and multi-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion.

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