"I want to go back to 21 and do it all over again!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Liu Xiang."
Recently, Liu Xiang appeared on social platforms, quickly bringing back the memories of many people, bringing this name that has not been mentioned for a long time back to the public eye.
The 2024 Olympics are just around the corner, and many will compare it to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The retirement of the flying man Liu Xiang was the biggest regret in the hearts of every Chinese at that time.
At that time, everyone seemed to care about whether he won a medal or not, whether he ran fast or not.
But no one asked: Does it hurt? Are there any tears?
The 2004 Athens Olympics made him famous and a smash hit, and the title of "Asian Flyer" Liu Xiang resounded all over the world.
However, because of the rupture of his Achilles tendon, he left the arena he loved forever, and went from being sought after to being abused, and there was a difference in an instant.
Now, after so many years, what is the current situation of Liu Xiang, who won the Olympic championship but was scolded to retire?
"Asian Flyer" resounded all over the world
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, it was Liu Xiang's first Olympic appearance.
In the 110m hurdles, black and white dominated, and Liu, who was making his debut on the field, only set himself a goal of finishing in the top eight.
"Who says yellow people can't finish in the top eight at the Olympics?"
There are many masters around him, and for Liu Xiang, being able to enter the finals is already a success of his challenge.
Liu Xiang appeared on the final venue with seven black players, and this yellow figure gave them unprecedented pressure.
Trammell's two rushes may have been to disrupt Liu Xiang's rhythm, but this further ignited Liu Xiang's fighting spirit.
From the moment he started, Liu Xiang became the true god who ruled the race.
Liu Xiang opened up the distance between him and his opponent with amazing explosiveness.
In the end, with a time of 12.91 seconds, he won the championship, like a lightning bolt piercing the sky over Athens.
The record even equalled the world's best set by United Kingdom's Colin · Jackson.
That year, Liu Xiang was only 21 years old.
At this moment, the world understands that this yellow athlete from China will eventually become a new star in track and field with an irresistible momentum.
After returning to China, the endorsement received a soft hand, and the headlines of the major media were all Liu Xiang, and the era of Liu Xiang has come!
In 2006, in the International League Super Grand Prix Lausanne station, Liu Xiang broke his own record again, breaking the world record that had been held for 13 years with a time of 12.88 seconds.
Liu Xiang became a name known to all Chinese and even the world for a while, and men, women and children knew that China had born a "flying man".
Time flashed to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and when everyone had high hopes for Liu Xiang, hoping to write a strong stroke in track and field again on his doorstep, an accident happened.
The "Asian Flyer" became the target of public criticism
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Liu Xiang's decision shocked many people.
Before the final, Liu Xiang announced that he chose to retire due to an Achilles tendon injury.
This is difficult for viewers to accept, whether they are in person or in front of the TV.
However, Liu Xiang has been suffering an Achilles tendon injury for a long time, and he has been training intensively two years in advance in order to be able to achieve good results at the Beijing Olympics.
The overload of training caused his old injury to recur, and the injury on his Achilles tendon made him endure immense pain with every step he took.
I thought I could rely on my perseverance to survive this game.
So he kicked the wall with his injured foot before the game, trying to relieve the pain and numb his pain.
This time, however, the heavens did not favor the glorious king again.
As soon as Liu Xiang started, he felt great pain and had no choice but to withdraw from the race.
As an athlete, the Olympic stadium is every athlete's dream venue, let alone the Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Xiang must be more uncomfortable and unwilling than anyone else at that moment.
In order to be able to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Liu Xiang underwent surgery and actively participated in rehabilitation training, hoping to return to the top.
After the operation, Liu Xiang won the championship in one fell swoop, and the world's attention was once again focused on him.
"Liu Xiang is back."
Liu Xiang, who once again dominated Asia, has set his sights on the long-term London Olympics.
Before the start of the London Olympics, Liu Xiang was unwell again, and he was already determined to compete with a broken leg.
At the beginning of the game, when the first hurdle was over, Liu Xiang fell to the ground heavily!
Achilles tendon rupture!
Liu Xiang touched his Achilles tendon in disbelief.
Able to endure great pain and jump on one foot to the empty athlete's tunnel, the silence around this moment also represents the exit of the true god.
In the end, Liu Xiang jumped to the last hurdle in a one-legged jump, leaned over and kissed the railing, left the arena full of regret, and said goodbye to his career.
How high he once stood and how miserable he was when he fell, in order to relieve their anger, many people used Liu Xiang as an outlet, and the scolding was overwhelming.
Away from the hustle and bustle, life is leisurely
After retiring, Liu Xiang spent most of his time traveling abroad and lived a very leisurely life.
At his peak, Liu Xiang's ability to attract money was unimaginable, and the contract amount signed reached about 1 billion yuan, and there was a lifelong endorsement contract between Liu Xiang and Nike.
In his social accounts, you can see photos of him picking fruits in the supermarket, and you can also see photos of traveling in Russia with his wife Wu Sha.
There are even photos taken back to Lausanne, Switzerland, which set a record of 12.88 seconds, and these photos also reminded many netizens of the beginning.
Return to the horizon and share life
After so many years, many people who scolded Liu Xiang because of anger have also come back to their senses, and it is true that they were too impulsive at the beginning.
Many netizens said that they owed Liu Xiang an apology.
In the interview, Liu Xiang also said that people will grow up, and he can understand some of the words he said when he was young.
Now, Liu Xiang has settled on social platforms and posted videos saying that he will often share some of his daily life with everyone.
Some netizens said that when they became Yunhui in 2010, they got one-eighth of the pants that Liu Xiang threw to the stands after running, and they are still hanging on the wall.
Liu Xiang also replied to netizens under this comment - one in eight hello.
Time has passed, and the young people who were impulsive and enthusiastic at the beginning have gradually grown up, and in the process of continuous growth, they have gradually realized the difficulties of being an athlete.
Today's Liu Xiang doesn't care about other people's opinions, has endorsements, has time, and can do some things he likes, which he also worked hard to get many years ago.
The glories and troughs of a person's life are intertwined from time to time, and what we cannot forget is that Liu Xiang has made great contributions to the mainland on the field, and he will always be our pride.
What is your deepest memory of Liu Xiang? Can you now let go of the anger you once had?
Information sources:
[1] Official media CCTV, May 16, 2013, "Liu Xiang is carrying a 1 billion contract and may retire or face three times the liquidated damages"
[2] Official media Guangming Network, July 17, 2024 "Liu Xiang himself responds! Netizens boiling: It turned out to be true"
[3] Official media Guangming Network on February 20, 2024 "Update news after 473 days! Liu Xiang returned to the place where he broke the world record and took a recent photo of the 40-year-old"
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