on August 27th, 21 years later, Liu Xiang really flew. On the blue Aegean Sea in Athens, under the attention of Chinese people, he stood at the starting line of the 11m hurdles final ...
In the alley of Shanghai ...
Putuo District is called "the next corner" in Shanghai. Because it's an industrial area, residents usually have dual jobs. Liu Xiang comes from such an ordinary "Shanghainese family."
In the night, a group of shirtless men are enjoying the cool. In Beijing, it's called "Bang Ye", and in Shanghai, it's called "shirtless". Liu Xuegen, a 52-year-old driver of Shanghai Waterworks, "hung out" with such a group of men.
The glasses on the bridge of the nose can be seen as "weather-beaten" at first glance. He didn't get married and have children until he was in his thirties. Liu Xuegen experienced hardships, and he was unwilling to spend money. Even when Liu Xiang went to Athens to "fly", he sent the broken mobile phone to be repaired, and his son couldn't find his father for several days.
Ji Fenhua, an ordinary woman with the name of the old Shanghai hero in Wang Anyi's novels, is a middle-aged woman who is "laid off" at home and revolves around "son, table and vegetable basket". "We are Xiangxiang ..." Every time I talk about my son, Jifenhua will start with these four words. Liu Xiang, it's a piece of meat that fell from her.
The alleys in Shanghai always have a special flavor. At the intersection of Wuning Road and Zhenbei Road, there is a community called "Haitang Garden". The entrance of the community is still under construction. In the middle of the night, even the car can't be hit ...
Liu Xiang's family lives in the "Haitang Garden". The house number is No.46, Lane 192, Zhenbei Road. The house is allocated by Liu Xuegen's unit. The old public houses are next to each other, and the gray walls are mottled.
You can't hide a secret in such an alley. Parents in the east and family in the west are short, which is spread by people orally. "Now, to see Liu Xiang, difficult. I watched him grow up from childhood. At that time, we felt that he was a sensible and promising child. Lao Liu was really blessed. " In Shanghai, close neighbors can be better than distant relatives. "Liu, your wife is looking at your son's photo on the road." Ten minutes later, Jifenhua appeared in front of Liu Xuegen with a group of sisters. "I saw our house Xiangxiang, just above the big billboard over the overpass."
In p>22, after Liu Xiang won the gold medal in Busan Asian Games, the old neighbors set up two tables of celebration wine in the neighborhood committee. Every family has a dish, and the electrician still pulls two small lights at the door. Twenty or thirty people are drinking old wine, eating side dishes and talking about Liu Xiang. That scene still haunts Liu Xuegen and Ji Fenhua.
In a room with two bedrooms and one living room, the living room is so small that only a few people can sit. The color TV, refrigerator, sofa ... everything is furnished by ordinary people.
Liu Xiang's room is on the left side of the living room, with pink sheets. At first glance, there are three "World Athletics golden league" trophies on the table. Beside the bed, there is a dressing mirror, which is very quaint and somewhat out of tune with the tone of the whole room. The mirror can only show half a figure, because there is a picture of Liu Xiang on it, and there are also medals he won in various competitions.
Ji Fenhua dug out some photo albums from the bottom of the box. The big red photo album is covered with a layer of light gray, and the photos inside are already yellowed. A chubby boy wears a small melon skin hat and grins ... < P > Actually, Ji Fenhua doesn't approve of his son's sports practice because he is distressed. "Xiangxiang's grades have always been the top three in the class. I don't think there is any problem in getting into a famous university in the future." As a traditional Shanghai woman, it is her greatest happiness to live with her family in peace.
at the age of p>12, Liu Xiang was still a thin "kid" and was "discovered" by Gu Baogang, the first coach. "His head is only half a head taller than children of the same age, and his physique is too thin. For a time, I can't judge whether he is the material for practicing track and field. Through two years of observation, I found that although he is thin, he is flexible and fast under his feet. " Gu Baogang recalled.
At first, Liu Xiang practiced high jump, but the turning point of fate soon appeared. In 1996, Liu Xiang easily won the 1-meter championship in the Shanghai Youth Track and Field Competition, which made a person in the stands shine. He was Sun Haiping.
Family ties and famous teachers
It doesn't matter whether Sun Haiping made Liu Xiang or Liu Xiang made Sun Haiping. What's important is that with Sun Haiping's persistence, today's Liu Xiang has come into being.
Hurdling, whether at that time or now, is a very cold project and a high-tech project. The difficult and high-volume training made Liu Xiang often vomit. When he was lying in bed at night, the wound on the inside of his knee was always dull and painful. An accidental sprain in a competition made Ji Fenhua make up his mind to let his son be a "normal person", and Liu Xiang left the training base with his schoolbag on his back.
"It was raining heavily that day. I led Xiangxiang to Huashan Hospital contacted by Sun Haiping to see his knee injury. As soon as I got off the bus, I saw coach Sun picking us up at the station with an umbrella, and he was busy helping us with the review procedures ... "Looking back now, Liu Xuegen still looked grateful. In this way, Sun Haiping used his heart to call back a star of tomorrow.
Liu Xiang is called Sun Haiping's "master". In his mind, the master is his half-father, because Sun Haiping not only cultivated a world champion with the method of "high-efficiency comprehensive training" and "multi-factor comprehensive training", but more importantly, he taught Liu Xiang how to be a man.
Liu Xiang has grown up and is tall. Ji Fenhua especially likes to go shopping with her son. She likes to hear people praise Liu Xiang for being tall and handsome, and then she adds, "She looks just like your mother." Once upon a time, people said that this was Liu Xiang, the son of Ji Fenhua; Now, people say that this is Liu Xiang's mother Ji Fenhua.
In Shanghai, the children of dual-income workers are usually brought up by the older generation, and Liu Xiang is no exception. "He was brought up by his grandfather and grandmother. At that time, the situation in our family was not very good. I had to work late every day. His mother also worked in the shop and often went out early and returned late. " In Liu Xiang, where grandparents grew up, I have deep feelings for the elderly. In 21, my grandmother, who suffered from pancreatic cancer, passed away. Liu Xiang was taking part in the 11m hurdles competition of the 9th National Games, but she didn't see her grandson for the last time. Liu Xiang cried, and Liu Xuegen said that this was the first time he saw his son cry so sadly.
That chic fur vest was bought for my father at the Brussels Grand Prix. That Louis Vuitton leather bag was brought back to my mother at the World Championships in Paris. There is also a big bag of cosmetics, which is a gift for my mother after the Japanese tour ... "They are very frugal at ordinary times, and they are reluctant to spend money," Liu Xiang is very filial. "I hope my mother can be younger and more beautiful."
In China, the income of track and field athletes is not high. Even if they reach the "wrist" like Liu Xiang, "money is not the only thing." This is one of Liu Xiang's favorite words. The success of Athens made Liu Xiang rich overnight. "I don't know the exact number. For me, as long as the money is enough." "Flying" is to prove himself. For money, Liu Xiang's only wish is to buy a spacious house for his parents.
In the training ground, among a bunch of people wearing the same sportswear, Liu Xiang can be recognized at a glance, because he is the most "drag" in walking. Liu Xiang is often lazy in training. In Liu Xuegen's words, "He works hard to train, which means something is wrong". Even during the preparation period, Liu Xiang's training volume is reduced from 4 or 5 hours to 2 or 3 hours every day, and he will secretly lose one lap when he runs five laps.
In hurdling, you need a little talent. There are two kinds of talents, one is physical condition, and the other is understanding. Liu Xiang relies on understanding and Sun Haiping's special guidance methods. Every week, Sun Haiping only arranges 18 hours of training for Liu Xiang, with an average of three hours a day, which will be reduced during the preparation period. It is this "lazy" training method that makes Liu Xiang full of energy every time he goes on stage. "I am very relaxed during training. When I practice almost, I will play or chat with my teammates." Because Liu Xiang is not a "one-track-minded" athlete, "one-track-minded" is too easy to break, especially under such great pressure. Liu Xiang didn't break, he resisted.
Besides running, Liu Xiang loves singing, and he always plays with his beloved MP3 player. With a song "Why Do You Love Others Behind My Back", Liu Xiang also won the first prize in the Karaoke Competition of Shanghai Track and Field Team. Like young people of this age, he also has the trouble of acne. He will go to the hospital, mix a lot of potions and rub them in front of the mirror every day, hoping that he can be more handsome and please girls.
He will point to his golden combat boots and say, "I don't need to buy them myself, they will customize them for me." Then, I touched my "toilet" head and smiled: "I don't think there is anything wrong with this hairstyle. I like student heads."
He "jumped" onto the podium
When Liu Xiang stood on the podium of the champion of the 11m hurdles in Athens Olympic Games, his action was "jumping"-a big-shaped, somewhat arrogant, jumping up, and "stepping" on the black and white skin.
Being close to the lead of two positions is a kind of conquest, complete conquest, which makes all opponents convinced of losing. 12.91 seconds tied the world record, which made Johnson, who lost his footing in the preliminary round, feel ashamed-even if he made it to the final, he might not be able to outrun Liu Xiang.
Liu Xiang, a yellow-skinned Asian from Shanghai, China, broke the world sprint pattern for a hundred years.
"Yes, I am the world champion today. I want everyone to see that I, a yellow-skinned China, can fly."
"The only regret is that I couldn't beat Johnson personally in the final. Next time, I will beat him personally."
"By the 28 Olympic Games, I will break the world record again."
"My cooperation with the coach is already super perfect and super partner."
Few athletes would say such a thing. Even if they win the Olympic champion and break the world record, they would just say something like "Thank you coach, thank you parents" and then say "I'm so excited that I don't know what to say". Yes, many people say that Liu Xiang is crazy.
but, since you are young, why not be crazy?
in the p>11 hurdles, the most important thing is to believe in yourself. Never follow the pace of others, it will disrupt your own rhythm. Liu Xiang, a confident 21-year-old Shanghai boy, used his legs to prove to the world that anything is possible.
References: Buy his book and read I am Liu Xiang.