Your Biggest Weakness Can Be Your Biggest Strength

王艳欣

Sometimes your biggest weakness can be your biggest strength. Take， for example， the story of one girl who decided to study judo （柔道） despite the fact that she had lost her left arm in a car accident.

The girl began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. She was doing well. So she couldnt understand why， after three months of training， the instructor had taught her only one move. “Sir，” the girl finally said， “Shouldnt I be learning more moves？” “This is the only move you know， but this is the only move youll ever need to know，” the instructor replied.

Not quite understanding， but believing in her teacher， the girl kept training.

Several months later， the instructor took the girl to her first tournament （比赛）. To her surprise， the girl easily won her first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult， but after some time， her opponent became impatient. The girl deftly （巧妙地） used her one move to win the match. Still amazed by her success， the girl was now in the finals.

This time， her opponent was bigger， stronger and more experienced. For a while， the girl appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the girl might get hurt， the referee （裁判） called a time-out. She was about to stop the match when her instructor intervened. “No，” the instructor insisted， “Let her continue.”

Soon after the match resumed， her opponent made a critical mistake： she dropped her guard. Instantly， the girl used her move to pin her opponent.

The girl had won the match and the tournament. She was the champion.

On the way home， the girl and her teacher reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the girl summoned the courage to ask what was really on her mind. “Instructor， how did I win the tournament with only one move？” “You won for two reasons，” the teacher answered. “First， youve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second， the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.”

The girls biggest weakness had become her biggest strength.

有的时候，你的软弱之处反而拥有强大的力量。比如我们下面要讲的这个故事：一位在车祸中丧失了左臂的小女孩，决定去学习柔道。

小女孩跟一位年长的日本柔道教练学习。她的学习进展得不错，然而三个月过去了，教练却只是重复地教授她一个动作，这使得她很迷惑不解。最后，她问教练：“老师，我是不是该学更多的动作？”教练回答说：“这是你学的唯一的动作，你只要把这个动作学好就是了。”

尽管女孩并不太明白教练的用意，不过她相信教练的话，继续努力练习。

几个月后，教练决定带她去参加一次柔道竞赛。令女孩惊讶的是，她竟轻松地击败了前两个对手。第三个对手虽然比较强悍，但经过一番苦战后，对手就开始变得心浮气躁。女孩巧妙地使用她唯一的一招赢得了比赛。女孩自己仍然感到不可思议，但她却已经进入了决赛。

这一次，她的对手更加高大、强壮，而且富有经验。女孩在有些时候甚至显露出败相。由于害怕女孩受伤，裁判宣布暂停比赛。正当她准备下场时，她的教练却制止了她。“不要暂停让她继续比赛。”教练坚持说道。

比赛重新开始以后，她的对手犯了一个严重的错误：她放松了自己的防卫。女孩立即用她那一招击败了对手。女孩终于赢得了这场比赛，也成为了这次竞赛的冠军。

回家的路上，她和老师回顾了比赛的每个环节，女孩鼓起勇气问老师一个困惑已久的问题。

“教練，为什么我只用一个招式就赢得了这场比赛？” 老师回答说：“有两个原因：一、我教你的招式是柔道中最难的一个动作，而你把它掌握得很精;二、对手想要破解这个招式只有一个动作，就是抓住你的左手。”

这个女孩最软弱的地方，竟然成了她致胜的关键所在。