Men's 110-meter hurdles champion Liu Xiang: China has me, Asia has me 2004-09-14 10:21:00 I never think that my success today is just personal glory, Beijing time 8, 2004 Those 12 seconds and 91 in the early morning of March 28 will undoubtedly become a proud moment in my life, but I am more willing to dedicate the glory of that moment to my dear motherland and to all of Asia. For a long time, the 110-meter hurdles has been monopolized by European and American athletes. Asians have never won a medal in this event. In the past 20 years, Asians have never entered the finals. And I broke this monopoly. I know that that night, many Chinese people spent a sleepless night like me; when I held high the five-star red flag and ran at the Athens Olympics, I could really I deeply feel that the motherland is with me, and millions of Chinese are with me. I am proud to be a Chinese and a Chinese man. When being interviewed by a reporter, I said with tears of excitement in my eyes: "I am the champion. I have proved that Chinese people can also win the championship in this event, and that people of the yellow race can also make a difference in this event." When accepting When I won the heavy gold medal, I jumped onto the podium wearing the national flag. At that time, I wanted to show not only my own vitality, but also the spirit of the Chinese nation to the world. I will never forget the IAAF Indoor Grand Prix in Lyon, France in February 2002. I stood in the fifth lane during the 60-meter hurdles final. After the starting gun was fired, everyone rushed out like an arrow. The American athlete in lane six fell down while crossing the third hurdle, and I crossed the finish line third. But in the end, I didn't get a good result. After several negotiations with the referee, I realized that the referee thought I had fallen. They didn't expect a Chinese to run so fast. This incident made me truly feel the prejudice that Europeans and Americans have against yellow people in this project. This incident greatly stimulated me and became the motivation for me to work hard. After that, the master let me watch the video of that game several times, which inspired me to devote myself to training. At the press conference after winning the Olympic title, a foreign reporter asked me, how can Chinese people run so fast? I answered him that China has national training, support from leaders at all levels, and very good coaches, and is fully capable of training an ordinary athlete into an outstanding athlete. In the end, I said to the foreign reporter unceremoniously: "I want to correct your point of view. Don't think that the Chinese are inferior to Europeans and Americans in short-distance events. Let me tell you, Asia has me, and China has me." Indeed. , to be able to achieve today's success, I first want to thank the motherland for its cultivation. In recent years, I have been able to frequently go abroad to participate in various competitions and compete with high-level players in the world. The country has invested a lot. It is this way of training through competition that gave me rich experience in international competitions. Not only did I find my own gaps and shortcomings, but more importantly, it cultivated my good psychological quality and helped me build strong self-confidence. . These are all important guarantees for me to win the Olympic championship. There is also a strong scientific research force invested in me by the country. Behind my daily training and competition, there is a group of scientific research experts composed of nearly ten people. They videotaped my training and competition process and conducted scientific analysis to make my Training becomes more focused. In this Olympic competition, the expert team videotaped each player's situation in each round, conducted scientific analysis through computers, and provided it to my coach so that the coach could scientifically adjust my status and determine game strategies and tactics. To be precise, this gold medal embodies the efforts of many, many people. Speaking of this competition, I only learned about many small but touching things afterwards. I entered the Olympic Village on August 19. In order to ensure my rest, the leaders, coaches and staff who lived in the same unit consciously took a shower before I came back to prevent the sound of running water from affecting my rest; the director of the Field Management Center said He lived opposite me and got up at 6 a.m. for two days. He even quietly went to the track and field a hundred meters away to use the toilet for fear of disturbing my sleep. These seemingly inconspicuous things reflect everyone's care and love for me. What I am most grateful to is my master Sun Haiping. He is good at learning, absorbs the advantages of many outstanding players at home and abroad, and teaches me in accordance with my actual situation. When I was 16 years old, it was his brilliant vision that discovered me and personally led me to get started. After less than 3 months of careful training by him, I participated in the National Track and Field Grand Prix for the first time and came in third place. In the next 3 years, I progressed one step at a time: 4th place at the 2000 World Youth Championship; 2001 National Games, East Asian Games, and World University Games champions; 2002 breaking the 24-year-old record held by Americans. The world youth record, the third place in the 2003 World Indoor Championships, and this year I beat Aaron Johnson and set a personal best of 13.06 seconds, which put me on the podium of the Olympic champion. These improvements are the key to my success with The result of the master's long-term hard training and accumulation is the result of the master's hard work, bit by bit. At this moment, countless honors and halos surround me, but I tell myself to forget the short-term applause and flowers, stand back at the starting point, and create new and greater glory. 12 seconds 91 only tied the world record. In front of me, there are more ambitious goals. In my future sports career, I will create more miracles and create greater glory for the motherland. I will work tirelessly for this. Believe me, I am only 21 years old and I will definitely do it.

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