"Back then my little Shu-chih was excellent in track and field, basketball, and weightlifting. I suggested that being good in everything was not as good as specializing in one thing. I never expected that she would choose weightlifting," recalls Chen's mom. "I thought that women who trained in weightlifting would definitely be bulky and indelicate."
「當初我家淑枝田徑、籃球、舉重樣樣都厲害，我建議她倒不如專心練一樣，沒想到她選擇舉重」，陳淑枝的媽媽回憶說，「我覺得女孩子練舉重一定是練得手粗腳粗。」