When she received her medal, she said that she had pre pared seven years for that moment. She sacrificed work and free time, and she twice took a leave of absence from school. In January of 1994, she accepted her physician's advice and underwent bone surgery.
她在拿到獎牌時說，為了這面金牌，她準備了七年，犧牲了工作、休閒，還二度休學，九四年九月她接受醫生建議，作剔除骨刺的手術。