On the afternoon of the 19th, in the men's wheelchair basketball match of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, the Chinese team defeated the Philippines 83-34. Among them, Qin Xulei, the No. 9 member of the Chinese team and the "post-00s" young player, scored 17 points alone.
Ten years ago, 13-year-old Qin Xulei, as a guest, communicated face-to-face with American basketball star Kobe Bryant in CCTV's "Let's Talk" program, and his courage not to back down in the face of difficulties was praised by Kobe. Now, Qin Xulei has put on the shirt of the Asian Para Games and has a new goal.
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Basketball regained his confidence
He shared the stage with his idol Kobe Bryant and was praised
Qin Xulei, a native of Yichuan County, Henan Province, lost his entire lower limb in a car accident when he was 3 years old. After that, Qin Xulei could only move and walk with his hands, which made him become inferior and introverted by nature.
During a physical education class, he picked up a basketball under the rack and tried to shoot, but he didn't expect to hit a shot. This casual shot made Qin Xulei slowly like basketball. Since then, he has always been seen pitching on the playground. Basketball made Qin Xulei regain his confidence, and he became cheerful.
Later, photos of Qin Xulei playing basketball were taken and posted online. With the support of the community, he began to receive professional wheelchair basketball training.
In 2013, Qin Xulei met the idol Kobe Bryant in the program "Let's Talk". At that time, Qin Xulei was so excited that he was incoherent: "I want to play basketball with you, and I want you to teach me to practice shooting." Kobe stood next to Qin Xulei, taught him to shoot, and hugged him affectionately and praised him.
△ In 2013, at the scene of the "Let's Talk" program, Qin Xulei met the idol Kobe.
Kobe encouraged Qin Xulei to "don't be deterred by any difficulties, don't be afraid of anything, embrace your dreams, and seize opportunities." On the basketball given to Qin Xulei, Kobe wrote a sentence: "Live to challenge with love". This sentence has always inspired Qin Xulei to bravely pursue his basketball dream.
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Wheelchair junior competes in the Asian Para Games
Hope to stand on the podium
With his hard work, Qin Xulei entered the provincial team and national team step by step, and now stands in the Asian Para Games as he wishes. Qin Xulei said that basketball has accompanied him for more than ten years and has long become a part of his body. "Sometimes when I encounter setbacks or unhappiness, I like to play basketball to relieve them. I think basketball is also a kind of belief, a motivation, that sustains me. ”
At the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, Qin Xulei said his goal is to get to the podium. In the future, the farther goal is to participate in the Paralympic Games, "I will work the ground".
Qin Xulei's family also revealed that Qin Xulei also has another dream, that is, to open a school for the disabled in the future to encourage and help more people.
What a boy! Come on!
Comprehensive: CCTV-1 "Let's Talk", "CCTV News" WeChat public account
Source: CCTV set