Cao Lei, who won the women's 75kg gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games, shed tears for four or five minutes when she should have cheered. Those are not tears of joy, but tears of real sadness. The reason is that before her last attempt, the coach told her that her mother had passed away, and her father and coach kept the news from her for two months. In the end, she didn't succeed, nor did she break the world record, although her usual performance was much higher than this record. Afterwards, she said, "I can't concentrate. I'm thinking about my mother. "

Compared with the regret of not seeing my mother for the last time, the regret of not breaking the world record is really insignificant. We can only hope that hanging "gold inlaid jade" in memory of mother can alleviate Cao Lei's regret and sadness.

Eric? American swimmer Eric Shanto is not dazzling in the American Swimming Corps led by Phelps, but he has won the respect of the world. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer two months ago, but he chose to participate in the Olympic Games. The men's 200-meter breaststroke semi-final failed to advance, and his Olympic trip ended. In this regard, Eric Shanto did not regret it and talked to the media about his views on this trip to Beijing. "I am very happy. Although I didn't win a medal, I came to Beijing and experienced the Olympic Games. That's enough. "

In addition, Eric Shanto's father is also a cancer patient and is currently receiving treatment. Eric Shanto said that this illness made him better understand the pain his father experienced. At the same time, he also wants to thank all those who care about him and help him.

"I will have a long talk with my father. We should face the disease with a more positive and optimistic attitude. Nothing is impossible! "

This reminds me of a popular video circulating on the Internet recently-Randy? Professor Bosch's lecture "The Last Lesson" has infected people all over the world. "We can't change the cards in our hands, but we can decide how to play them." The Olympic story of athlete Shanti also gives us such inspiration. In the face of illness and even death, his calm attitude and upward spirit built his height of life, and also embodied the soul of the Olympic movement, giving our audience "a yearning and touching for life."

In this Olympic Games, Iraqi athletes did not achieve dazzling results, but they got media attention because of their ill-fated. First, he was expelled from the International Olympic Committee and missed the Beijing Olympic Games. At that time, Dana Hussain, a female athlete, touched countless audiences because of her tears and requirements for the camera. Later, their dream came true, and they got tickets for the Beijing Olympic Games at the last moment. The joy of getting them back made them cry. Now, their competition has begun, but the news that "Iraqi athletes wear old T-shirts to compete", "Iraqi female athletes wear second-hand running shoes to compete" and "Iraqi athletes rent rowing boats to compete" has aroused the sympathy of many viewers.

However, Dana Hussein is not as ashamed as we thought. "I certainly hope I can have a pair of brand-name new running shoes, but I am lucky to have the opportunity to come to Beijing to participate in the Olympic Games."

She went on to say, "From the first day I practiced running, I was eager to appear in the Olympic Games one day. Now my dream can come true in August 16, and I am really excited. "

An athlete who has dreamed of stepping on the Olympic Games since he was a child, will he still care about the old and new running shoes when he is about to stand in the Bird's Nest Stadium to compete with the world's top players? This is the power of dreams and the hope that dreams bring to mankind.

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Athletes have incomparable physical strength and sports skills, but they also have the heartbreak, optimism, pursuit and dreams of ordinary people.

What they have to face may also be what we have to face, and their story is also our story.