Chapter 34 — Medals Are Not For You

He went and sat on the examination chair himself. "I landed unsteadily earlier, my knee didn't hurt, but I couldn't exert force." I quickly performed two tests. Muscle control is impaired due to fatigue, with no signs of injury. "You can still continue playing, but reduce the continuous jumps. If the same problem occurs in the next round, give up." Trinh Da nodded. The coach frowned: "The score is even like this." He turned to look at the coach. "There will be many more national championships in the future. But I only have one pair for my knees." At the end of the consultation time, he returned to the field of play. Finally took the first set with a score of 21-19. In the second set, the opponent increased their movements to the sidelines. Trinh Da proactively dropped a few strong, high-risk attacks, eventually winning with a difference of 2 points. At the end of the match, he did not run straight towards the stands as expected. He walked towards the medical area first, giving me the racket. “Miss Kieu, hold it for me for a moment.” "Doing what?" “My legs are so tired.” I took the racket. He put his hands on the table and panted for half a minute. After making sure his knee showed no signs of abnormality, he ran to hug the coach. After the awards ceremony ended, the media stopped him in the mixed interview area. “Returning to the national championship after a year of absence due to serious injury, who do you want to thank the most?” Trinh Da glanced at the medal. “There are so many people, can I read the whole list?” The reporter laughed: "Of course." He mentioned the names of coaches to teammates, from surgeons to office assistants. Finally he said: "Rehabilitation specialist Kieu Tranh. The thing she often told me was, do one less exercise today, it won't make you lose your career." The reporter asked: "Your recovery process took two months longer than expected. Did you ever doubt her plan at that time?" “Ever had doubts.” Trinh Da answered very honestly. "I once made a fuss at her clinic, saying that Luc Thua Ye could come back after taking three years off, so why couldn't I? Later she said, it's because I'm not Luc Thua Ye." Everyone around burst into laughter. Trinh Da also laughed. "Every person's injury is different. She doesn't see me as a copy of anyone, which is why I am where I am today." The interview video was top trending that night. Someone recognized me in the comments section, saying that my name had also appeared in the documentary about Luc Thua Ye's comeback a year ago. Many others ask how to schedule an appointment at the office. Du Kieu held the tablet and walked into the office. "Next month's examination schedule is already full. The youth center asked if you could come there two days a week, Dr. Tong Han personally sent the invitation." “Can you arrange it?” “Tuesday and Friday afternoon are fine.” “Then accept it.” Du Kieu clicked a few times on the device, then looked up again. “There is also an interview from the Sports channel, the topic is medical decisions during the athlete's return to competition.” "Time?" “Next Friday.” "Okay." She smiled and handed me the tablet. “Miss Kieu, now it's more difficult to make an appointment with you than it is for an athlete.” On the table is a Senior Sports Rehabilitation Specialist Professional Achievement certificate. The day the Association awarded the certificate, the MC on stage read my entire professional resume. There is no mention of the words "Luc Thua Da's wife". The core case introduction section simply states: