The effect of self -deception

A combat project of conquering a second gold medal was developed and implemented. The pre -trial preparation for Beijing Isinbaev is conducted in Japan. There is a second Olympic gold. New records. Suddenly - a tragedy. The most dangerous trauma. No, not a tragedy, not even a drama. Isinbaeva successfully returns to the sports arena . And then - a drama. Depression. Then the victory over despondency, no dramas! Return home, to the first coach, Evgeny Vasilievich Trofimov.

Triumphal defense of the dissertation on the intricate Olympic theme. Billionaire Roman Abramovich finances for Isinbaeva reconstruction of the athletics arena in Volgograd. Ahead of London, and Elena has no doubt in the third Olympic triumph. To intimidate the applicants for gold - a daring, on the verge of bluff, a statement: "In London I will have only one rival. This is me." And then, ahead - the last, of course, the best performance at the World Cup in Moscow 2013.

This is something on the verge of mythology. The myth is fascinating. No less mysterious was confidence in the mystical effect of the future victory of the legendary Isinbayevaoi. As you know, the support of the audience is a powerful factor. And one of their Russian journalists inspiredly predicted that the British impressed by the triumph of the jump, they would immediately be filled with sympathy for the entire Russian team. And this will give rise to the effect of the general victorious finish ...

However, the favorites often bluff. Or, having paid tribute to famous applicants, they hint at the possibility of a higher personal achievement.

However, the success of Isinbaeva was predicted not only by domestic journalists. Colleagues from the BBC sports editorial office two years ago included Elena in the list of favorites of the XXX Olympiad games.

And here is the very day. More precisely, evening. Telepertors monitor the concentrated mood of the favorite of the finals. Let's go ... But what is it? The first jump is dumbfounded by a shaggy run, with a sluggish take -off. Isinbaeva fails to inspire hopes with the rivals. They are good today: American Jennifer Sur and Kubinka Yarisley Silva. But in the instant of the second, successful jump, everyone again see Isinbaev-Olympionics: a masterpiece of speed, accuracy and a virtuoso athletic body.

Alas, in the struggle for the golden height of Isinbaev, it is not successful again. She is only a bronze medalist of a thunderbing London Olympiad. Jennifer Sur Jennifer is another gold medal for the US team.

But what is surprising! The television camera monitors the faces of medalists. And on the face of the "losers" of Elena Isinbaeva - joy!

Mystery? I want to offer the author of the future bestseller the “exploits and adventures of Elena” is a believable, albeit intricate unraveling. Jean-Paul Sartre, an outstanding philosopher of the last century, devoted many pages to the justification and clarification of the phenomenon of the self-deception.

Self -deception, according to the philosopher, is a special saving reaction to a state of anxiety. "I have to think about her constantly so as not to think about her." Agree, the situation is bad. And here self -deception comes to the rescue, the ability to convince yourself that everything will be fine. Make sure that "I am not what I am." And to strengthen in this confidence, convincing others. "In London, I will have only one rival. This is me."

I think that the bronze medal objectively corresponds to the current readiness and athletic resources of the great athlete. And then? The rejection of the saving self -deception?

After the competitions, Isinbaeva eagerly gave interviews. What are the plans for the future? Elena is a little flirting: "Do you want me to stay until the World Cup in Moscow? Well, if so, I’ll stay."

And there, television journalists were hoped, from Moscow to games in Rio de Janeiro 2016 not far ...