Haɗu da Caroline Marks, mafi ƙanƙanta Surfer don Samun cancantar Gasar Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya

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• Yadda Ta Zama Pro Surfer
• Karɓar Matsalar Yawon Zagaya Duniya
• Abin da yake kama da haɗin gwiwa tare da sauran Surf Legends
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Idan da kun gaya wa Caroline Marks a matsayin ƙaramar yarinya cewa za ta girma ta zama ƙaramin mutum da ya cancanci shiga Gasar Cin Kofin Mata (aka Grand Slam na hawan igiyar ruwa), da ba za ta yarda da ku ba.

Girma, hawan igiyar ruwa wani abu ne 'yan uwan ​​Marks sun yi kyau. Ba abin ta bane ~. Wasanta, a lokacin, tseren ganga ne - taron rodeo inda mahayan ke ƙoƙarin kammala tsarin cloverleaf a kusa da ganga da aka saita a cikin mafi sauri. (Ee, wannan abu ne da gaske. Kuma, don yin adalci, mummuna ne kamar hawan igiyar ruwa.)

"Yana da kyau bazuwar tafiya daga hawan doki zuwa hawan igiyar ruwa," in ji Marks Siffa. "Amma kowa a cikin iyalina yana son yin hawan igiyar ruwa kuma lokacin da na cika shekaru 8, 'yan'uwana sun ji kamar lokaci ya yi da za su nuna mini igiyoyin." (Karanta nasihunmu na hawan igiyar ruwa 14 don masu fara aiki-tare da GIF!)

Ƙaunar Marks don hawan igiyar ruwa ta kasance nan take. "Na ji daɗin hakan sosai kuma yana jin dabi'a," in ji ta. Ba wai kawai ta kasance mai koyo da sauri ba, har ma tana samun ingantuwa da ingantuwa a kowace rana. Ba da daɗewa ba, iyayenta sun fara saka ta a cikin gasa kuma ta fara cin nasara.mai yawa.

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A cikin 2013, Marks ta cika shekara 11 lokacin da ta mamaye gasar tseren igiyar ruwa ta Atlantika, inda ta yi nasara a cikin rukunin 'yan mata 'yan ƙasa da shekara 16, 14, da 12. Godiya ga nasarorin da ba a yarda da su ba, ta zama ƙarami da ta taɓa yin ƙungiyar Surf ta Amurka.

A wannan lokacin, iyayenta sun fahimci cewa tana da ƙarin ƙarfin da ba za su taɓa zato ba, kuma duk dangin sun sa hawan igiyar ruwan Marks babban abin da suka fi mayar da hankali a kai. A shekara mai zuwa, Marks da iyalinta sun fara raba lokacinsu tsakanin gidansu a Florida da San Clemente, California, inda ta nutse cikin duniyar hawan igiyar ruwa, tare da yin la'akari da taken Ƙungiyar Surfing Association of National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) a cikin sassan 'yan mata da mata. A lokacin da ta cika shekara 15, Marks tana da taken Vans US Open Pro Junior guda biyu, da Ƙungiyar Duniya ta Surfing Association (ISA) a ƙarƙashin belinta. Sannan, a cikin 2017, ta zama mafi ƙanƙanta (namiji ko mace) da ta taɓa samun cancantar shiga Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya-tabbatar da cewa, duk da shekarunta, ta kasance a shirye don zuwa pro.

Marks ya ce "Lallai ban yi tsammanin hakan zai faru da sauri ba. Dole ne in tsinci kaina a wasu lokuta don tuna irin sa'ar da nake da ita." "Yana da daɗi kasancewa a nan a cikin ƙanƙantar ƙuruciya, don haka ina ƙoƙari kawai in mamaye komai kuma in koya gwargwadon iko." (Da yake magana game da matasa, 'yan wasa mara kyau, duba ɗan shekara 20 mai hawan dutse Margo Hayes.)

Duk da yake Marks na iya zama kamar ƙanƙara, babu shakka a ranta cewa ta sami 'yancin kasancewa wannan nisa a gasar. "Yanzu da na yi rangadin, na san a daidai inda ya kamata in kasance," in ji ta. "Ina jin kamar na girma sosai a wannan shekarar da ta gabata a matsayin dan wasa kuma hakan ya nuna a cikin hawan igiyar ruwa-mafi yawa saboda dole ne ku kasance idan a nan ne inda kuke so ku kasance."

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"Lokacin da na gano cewa zan tafi yawon shakatawa, na yi mamaki kuma na yi farin ciki, amma kuma na gane cewa rayuwata na gab da canjawa gaba daya," in ji Marks.

Yin balaguro yana nufin Alamu za su ciyar da shekara mai zuwa tare da 16 daga cikin ƙwararrun ƙwararrun masu ruwa da tsaki na duniya da ke fafatawa a cikin abubuwan 10 a duk faɗin duniya. "Saboda ni ƙarami ne, iyalina za su yi balaguro tare da ni, wanda shine ƙarin matsin lamba a ciki," in ji ta. "Suna sadaukarwa sosai, don haka a bayyane nake son yin iya ƙoƙarina kuma in sa su alfahari."

Lokacin da ba ta fafatawa ba, Marks za ta ci gaba da horar da ita kuma ta yi aiki don daidaita ƙwarewarta. "Ina ƙoƙarin yin motsa jiki kowace rana kuma in yi hawan igiyar ruwa sau biyu a rana lokacin da ba na yin gasa," in ji ta. " Horon da kansa yakan haɗa da motsa jiki na juriya wanda ke aiki da ni har zuwa gaji kuma yana koya mini in wuce jin daɗin son dainawa. Abin takaici, lokacin da kake hawan igiyar ruwa kuma kuna jin gajiya, babu tsayawa da hutawa. Irin waɗannan nau'ikan. na motsa jiki da gaske yana taimaka min in ba shi duk lokacin da nake waje. " (Dubi darussan da aka yi wahayi zuwa da su don sassaƙa tsoka.)

Sauti kamar mai yawa don saka farantin ɗan shekara 16, dama? Alamar tana da ban mamaki game da shi: "Kafin farkon shekara, na zauna tare da mahaifiyata, mahaifina, da kocina kuma suka ce, 'Duba, bai kamata a sami wani matsi ba saboda kun kasance ƙarami,'" ta in ji. “Sun gaya min kada na dora farin cikina akan sakamakon da na samu saboda na yi sa’ar samun koda samu wannan damar a matsayin kwarewar koyo."

Ta ɗauki wannan shawarar a zuciya kuma tana aiwatar da ita ta kowace hanya. "Na gane cewa, a gare ni, wannan ba gudu ba ne. Marathon ne," in ji ta. "Ina da mutane da yawa da ke ba ni goyon baya kuma suna ƙarfafa ni da in fita waje kawai in ɗan yi nishaɗi-kuma abin da nake yi ke nan."

Abin da yake kama da haɗin gwiwa tare da sauran Surf Legends

Gaban Gasar Zakarun Duniya ta Duniya (WSL) ta 2018, Marks ya sami dama ta musamman don koyan dabarun kasuwanci daga hannun Carissa Moore, ƙarami wanda ya ci taken WSL. Ta hanyar haɗin gwiwa tare da Red Bull, Marks ya ziyarci Moore a tsibirin gidanta na Oahu, inda tsohon sojan ruwa ya taimaka mata ta shirya don fara yawon buɗe ido. Tare, sun bi raƙuman ruwa sama da ƙasa tsibirin da ake yiwa lakabi da "The Gathering Place." (Mai alaƙa: Yadda 'yar wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ta duniya ta mata Carissa Moore ta Sake Gina Amincewarta Bayan Kunya Jiki)

"Carissa mutum ne mai ban mamaki," in ji Marks. "Na girma ina bauta mata don haka yana da ban mamaki saninta da yin tarin tambayoyi."

Abin da ya ba Marks mamaki shine tawali'u da halin nuna halin ko-in-kula na Moore, duk da cewa ita fitacciyar 'yar wasa ce a duniya. "Lokacin da kake kusa da ita, ba za ka taba sanin cewa ita ce zakaran duniya sau uku," in ji Marks. "Ta tabbatar da cewa ba lallai ne ku zagaya tare da guntu a kafada ba duk inda kuka tafi don kawai kuna cin nasara. Zai yiwu ku zama mutum mai kyau kuma gaba ɗaya al'ada, wanda ya kasance babban fahimta da darasin rayuwa a gare ni. "

Yanzu, Marks kanta ta zama abin koyi ga yawancin 'yan mata. Yayin da ta shiga cikin WCT, ba ta ɗaukar wannan nauyi da sauƙi. "Mutane koyaushe suna tambayata abin da nake so in yi don nishaɗi. A gare ni hawan igiyar ruwa shine abin da yafi kayatarwa a duniya," in ji ta. "Don haka idan ba wani abu ba, zan so sauran 'yan mata da masu zuwa su yi abin da ke faranta musu rai kuma ba za su zauna da komai ba. Rayuwa takaice ce kuma yana da kyau ku bi ta yin abin da kuke so."

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