What effect did the diving incident have on Angela?

In an interview with the media, Angela Merkel recalled her childhood diving and said, "I had courage at that moment, and I never flinched again." She said that she is the kind of person who "needs a lot of preparation time and thinks as much as possible, not a natural brave person".

After Angela Merkel became German Chancellor, she still warned herself to be calm. Even in the face of various crises at home and abroad, Merkel chose to make decisions again and again and made a lot of efforts to turn the tide. She once admitted that she was not a omnipotent woman, so she needed more time to think and try to win in slowness.