Cantonese translation: Hou Meidun

Nationality: UK

Date of birth: 1985 1.7.

Place of birth: Stevenage, England

Marital status: single

Height: 175cm

Weight: 66 kg

Place of residence: Switzerland

Favorite music: R &；; Reggae, Hip Hop and Fashion House

Hobbies: playing guitar, music, training.

Team: McLaren.

Nicknames: Xiaohe, Han provided, LH, imp, man in suit.

Official website: www.lewishamilton.com

[Edit this paragraph] Competition history

F 1 formula one racing

2008 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes: Driver of the Year Champion (98 points), 5 races and 7 pole positions. Became the first black driver champion in history and the youngest driver champion in history (time is 23 years, 9 months and 26 days).

2007 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes-Benz: runner-up of the year (109 points); 4 sub-station champions (Canada, USA, Hungary, Japan); 2 fastest lap speed; 5 pole positions; Won the runner-up five times and the third place three times.

Low-level competition results:

2006 GP2 Series: Winning the Grand Prix with Art; 5 champions; 6 fastest lap speed; Won the first double victory in newberg; Pole winner and champion in Monaco GP2 competition; Silverstone won the double crown for the second time in the local competition; Seven runners-up and two runners-up.

2005 F3 European Series: won F3 Dallara-Mercedes championship with ASM; 15 champion; 10 fastest lap speed; 13 pole position; Won the F3 Masters championship in Zan Dewater, Netherlands, including pole position and lap time records; Monaco F3 Grand Prix champion, including 2 pole positions and 2 champions and the fastest lap time of 1; Champion of Pau F3 Grand Prix in France; 2 pole positions, 2 race champions and 2 fastest laps.

2004 F3 European Series: 5th place; Norris Lin 1 champion third place; Won the third place in newberg Forest; Bahrain F3 Superprix champion.

2003 British Renault formula: championship champion; 10 champion; 9 fastest lap speed and 1 1 pole position.

2002 British Reynolds equation: third; 3 champions; 3 fastest lap speed; Roof of the world location; 5 th place in Renault Formula European Cup Championship; 1 The champion took the stage for three times to receive the prize; Participated in four of the nine rounds.

200 1 British Renault Formula Winter Series: 5th place.

Equation 2000 A: European champion; All four rounds of champions; World Cup champion; Won the No.1 1 Driver Award in Kart World; Won the Masters Championship in Belsey; The founding member of BRDC is a member of "Nova".

1999 Continental A (ICA): Italian "Industrials" champion, Junior ICA (JICA): European runner-up; Italian open champion, fourth place.

1998 Junior ICA (JICA): 2nd place in McLaren Future Championship Series; Fourth place in the Italian Open; Signing a contract between McLaren and Mercedes-Benz has become the development goal of the Young Drivers Support Program.

1997 Junior Yamaha Competition: Super English Champion; Mclaren future champion series champion.

1996 student: mclaren future championship series champion; Sky TV Kart Masters champion; Five national champions.

1995 student-level competition: Super English champion; STP champion.

199 1 won the first racing victory with a wireless remote control car in the blue Peter race.

Why is he so interesting?

Except for the occasional yellow-faced woman, the 56-year history of the F 1 Grand Prix is almost dominated by white drivers. But starting from the 2007 season, F 1 will become the first black driver in history. 1October 24th, 2006, 165438+ McLaren announced the 2 1 year-old British teenager Lewis. Hamilton and Alonso will form the main lineup of the team next season.

Mclaren youth army

In fact, Hamilton played F 1 for McLaren as early as expected. On September 8, 2006, just five days after he became the new GP2 champion, Hamilton got the opportunity to test drive for McLaren. Since then, the rumor that he will become the first black driver in F 1 history has been raging. In the end, McLaren did not lend him to a small team for one year as some rumors said, but directly promoted him to the position of the main driver of F 1. Hamilton revealed that this was confirmed on September 30th. On that day, Dennis invited Hamilton to his home, and whitmarsh, CEO of McLaren, was also present. Dennis himself said to him, "We have decided to make you the main driver next year." Hamilton said that he just smiled, but his heart was full of joy, and he finally realized his dream F 1.

In fact, Hamilton has been a driver trained by McLaren for 9 years. At an award ceremony in 1997, Hamilton, who was only 12 years old at that time, unexpectedly introduced himself with team leader Dennis. "Hello, I'm Lewis, and I'd like an autograph. I want to work for you later. " Dennis gave him his mobile phone number and said with a smile, "Come to me when you win the world championship in go-karting." Just a year later, Dennis heard Hamilton say, "I won the kart championship." Dennis didn't break his word and signed Hamilton. Since then, McLaren has been training British people, and he has lived up to expectations. He has won the championship in all competitions, including British Renault Formula and F3, and the GP2 champion in 2006.

There is no doubt that after Schumacher retires, Hamilton will become the new hot spot of F 1. Many people will pay close attention to the performance of the first black driver in F 1 next year, and partnering with two-time world champion Alonso will increase this attention. Hamilton said that he just wanted to take this opportunity to see how far he was from Alonso. "The first year will be difficult, especially with Alonso. But I am still young. I came with a learning attitude. I will do my best on and off the track. It's great to have a teammate who has won the world championship twice, is very experienced and talented, and is several years older than me. He will give the team a lot of help and I will learn from him. "

The team also said that it would not give too much performance pressure to the newcomers. Dennis hoped that Hamilton's goal was not to beat Alonso, but to improve himself. "He doesn't have to pay attention to his performance, but depends on his performance. As long as he can make continuous progress in the previous races, he will have a chance to achieve good results. "

The Hamilton family immigrated to England from Trinidad and Tobago very early. In order to support him to participate in the racing, the whole family paid a lot. Anthony, Hamilton's father, said, "Sometimes I have to work three jobs at the same time to have money for him to participate in racing. I am very happy to see that he has now won the position of McLaren driver. " Hamilton is also very grateful to his stepmother Linda and his younger brother Nicholas. "My family had to find all kinds of jobs to make money for me. Without their support, I can't have today. "

Hamilton is regarded by the British as "Tiger Woods in the racing world", and the sponsors are also very optimistic about the impact of the Woods effect on him, but Hamilton said that he did not feel any special pressure, and he was not worried that fans would care more about his skin color than his performance. "I didn't think so much. I came to McLaren to work, to do something I've wanted to do for years. No matter what others say, I will concentrate on my work. " Dennis also said, "I always told Hamilton that if one day you want to use your skin color, I will give you trouble." He must get ahead with his real skills. "

According to reports from Reuters, Finnish driver Kovalainen announced that he has signed a contract with McLaren, and he will replace Alonso, who returned to Renault, to partner with Hamilton in 2008. Unfortunately, Delarossa, the Spanish reserve driver of McLaren, had hoped to be promoted to fill Alonso's vacancy, but with the arrival of Kuvalainen, there will be only the fate of "reserve driver" next year.

After Hamilton became famous overnight last year, all we heard were positive voices and praises. Britain, in particular, has compared him with michael schumacher, the seven-time champion of F 1. But a year later, the situation has changed a lot. There have been a lot of negative news about him recently, such as the evaluation of him by the following three predecessors!

Niki Lauda: Hamilton is getting worse!

Hamilton's poor performance in Bahrain caused him to lose his position at the top of the points list, and then he voluntarily admitted his problems at all stages of the race to the team. Nicky Lauda, a three-time world champion, severely criticized the current situation of British super-rookies.

"At present, he didn't leave any positive impression on me. I thought he would get better and better this year, but the result is getting worse and worse. His present situation is simply terrible. " Niki Lauda said.

Villeneuve: Hamilton has no respect for Alonso!

There is no need to repeat the friction between Alonso and Hamilton last year. This is the story of a two-time world champion and a British super rookie who plays for the British team. F 1 jacques villeneuv, a former world champion, pointed out: Hamilton, a fledgling, should not treat a two-time world champion who is more experienced than himself! The British super rookie didn't give enough respect to the two-time world champion!

"Hamilton should show more respect to Alonso!" Villeneuve told the Gulf Times reporter when attending SPEEDCAR in Dubai, "I don't like that kind of treatment. Finally, it is very disappointing to see such a thing happen in public." Later, the world champion of 1997 said that Hamilton should learn with an open mind, just as he just joined F 1 in 1996, just like his predecessor damon hill!

"I put myself in the position of learning at that time, and I wanted to learn. This is what Hamilton did not show in the process of partnering with two world champions last year. " Villenueve went on to say.

Firenzen: heidfeld is better than Hamilton.

Frentzen, the former German driver of F 1, thinks that he is more optimistic about McLaren and BMW Sauber in terms of prospects, because drivers of Munich Corps are better than Yin Jian in promoting the team's progress.

"Why? Because Nick heidfeld is better than Louis Hamilton. " Franzen said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild in Bahrain, and then he further elaborated his views. "Now there are three teams with very close strength. In this case, drivers will become more important in the process of promoting the development of the team. In my opinion, it is obvious that heidfeld is stronger. " Fallon once finally said.

A few days ago, according to the news report of the British media "Daily Star", the autobiography published by Yin Jian's super rookie last year has recently encountered trouble in sales, to be exact, it is very bad.

Hamilton's autobiography "My Story" was officially listed in the UK last year with 1 1.5, which was an important move in business after he became famous overnight last season. It is reported that the publishing company named HarperCollins paid Hamilton at least $2 million in copyright fees in advance, but now the company may lose money.

When the book was first published, the price reached 20 pounds, but after four months, the sales volume dropped sharply. According to the original Daily Star, HarperCollins, a British branch, has reduced its price to 99 pence. That's not all. In order to make room for new books, 50,000 copies of Hamilton's autobiography were removed from the shelves.

"I'm not surprised that his (Hamilton's) book is in trouble in sales. Think of all the nonsense he said when he left the motherland last year because of car fans. " Steve Barnes, a fan of F 1, said in an interview with the Daily Star, and then the fans' words were more direct.

"I am an avid car fan, but even 99P is too high for such a disrespectful car fan." Barnes said that it is clear that British fans are still angry about Hamilton's move to Switzerland. The reason given by the British super rookie is to live a quiet life without being disturbed by car fans. "It's really hard to lead a normal life (in Britain)." Hamilton began.

Of course, there are still many people who are full of praise and expectations for Hamilton.

Former British world champion Hill said that he was pleased with Hamilton's outstanding performance in the competition. Hill thinks that the 22-year-old driver's performance in the race is excellent. Hill said: "This is a great victory for Lewis. People should not judge him in such a short time and underestimate the height he can reach. Yes, he joined a very good team, but it is very special to win the game by his performance in one game. "

"He may be young in the first season, but getting this child is really a cost-effective signing. Many people are very old when they succeed in this sport, but he is good enough for such a young age. His performance in the past few weeks has brought a lot of good news to British fans and the British racing industry. "

Hill continued: "He took the lead in the F 1 competition and won the championship, so his ambition will be as high as the sky. He has a good chance of winning the championship in England, which will be the champion of his family. And he showed a strong ability to control pressure. We shouldn't expect too much from him, but he is likely to be the champion of this year's British competition. "

For Hamilton, Schumacher also made a good statement. "I really think highly of him because I think what he has done in such a short time is unbelievable," michael schumacher told the BBC. "He often played faster against Alonso last year."

Now, only 23-year-old Hamilton is going all out to become the world champion of F 1 for the second time. If last year's failure shows that he is still young and inexperienced, then if Hamilton wins this championship, he may become one of the best drivers in the world.

In the 2OO8 Brazil Grand Prix, Hamilton won the fifth place, thus becoming the youngest world champion in F 1 history and the first black world champion, only 23 years, 9 months and 26 days.

Hamilton of NBA

Richard kelly Hamilton was born on February 1978 in Cotsville, Pennsylvania, a small place about 25 miles west of Philadelphia.

Data file

Full name: richard clay hamilton.

Nickname: "rip"

Cantonese translation: Hou Meidun

Location: shooting guard/small forward

Height: 2.0 1 m

Weight: 88kg/194lb

Birthday: 1978-02- 14

Team: Detroit Pistons

Draft: 1999No. 1 Round No.7

School: Connecticut

American salary: $865,438+$300,000

Contract situation: 7 years, 62 million yuan, signed in August 2003, 12, 20 10 expires in the summer, and player options in the summer of 2008.

Technical analysis

[offensive ability]

Hamilton's best and most well-known offensive means is to run past the opponent's defenders without the ball, then catch the ball from his teammates, and then stop the ball with a mid-range jumper, with an amazing hit rate. Don't blindly appreciate Carter's whispering 360-degree rotation dunk and James's unstoppable dunk. As the simplest and most effective scoring method in basketball, shooting also has unique beauty. After the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air (this sentence is tacky enough), it was "brushed" into the basket, clean and neat. The net will float gently, and there is an indescribable wonder at that moment. His three-point shooting rate is average, but this season has improved compared with last season. The free throw percentage is fixed at around 86%. The body is thin, so the inside scoring ability is average. Usually like to break through the inside line and cause the other side to foul, so as to get a free throw opportunity. At the same time, the individual's breakthrough ability is average, and he mainly relies on his teammates' assists and pick-and-roll when attacking. But it is undeniable that Hamilton's relatively single attack mode is a very important part of the piston attack system, and it is also quite suitable for the overall tactics of the piston. Rip has extraordinary talent and energy in running without the ball (his father and uncle are both long-distance runners, and he never lost in the school mile race in high school), so he can always easily find shooting space by running in the competition. As a shooting guard, the average number of assists per game this season is still remarkable.

[defensive ability]

Hamilton was sent from Washington to Detroit by Jordan because of "poor defense". Due to physical fitness, rebounding ability is average. However, during his years in the Pistons, the average number of rebounds per game has increased from 2.8 to 3.9, and the progress is obvious. At the same time, the defense consciousness is still excellent and the defense is quite positive. The number of steals has been maintained at around 1.0. Hat ... Come on, the piston cap has always been a patent of Big Ben. Anyway, there are two Wallace inside, Prince Hunter is in charge of the guard, rip, it's business for you to practice shooting more.

[psychological quality]

Last year, 26-year-old Hamilton entered the finals for the first time and scored more than 20 points each game with such composure, which made people have to admire the iron will and nerves of the Pistons. At the same time, Hamilton's scores, rebounds, blocked shots, shooting percentage and other data in the playoffs are higher than those in the regular season, and he always turns pressure and tension into the driving force of the game. However, he can play normally or even supernormally in key games, but he can't be calm at key moments of key games (such as the last goal in the fifth game of this year's finals). Although Rip is my favorite player in Pistons, if I had to choose one person to make the final shot, I would still choose Billups. The latter's age and experience are naturally inferior to Hamilton's. However, he did lose some last-minute courage like his idol Miller.

[personality]

Have you ever heard of rip drinking, making trouble, smoking marijuana or making Kobe Bryant? Have you ever heard that rip doesn't agree that teammates don't listen to the coach's arrangement and ask the boss for huge salary? The answer is no, although he was a little irrational in the auburn hills incident, rip is really a polite and gentle gentleman compared with our simple, kind and lovely Rasheed classmate who regards technical fouls as a meal. At the same time, according to Pistons and his best friend Billups, Rip usually has a good sense of humor and likes to joke. For example, he often likes to brag that he won a whole box of soda in a one-on-one match with Kobe Bryant.

Growing experience

Some people say that the players who use the ancient scoring method of mid-range jump shot in NBA have disappeared. But if so, you can only call richard hamilton an "archaeologist". Now, this Detroit attack guard has become the team's most efficient scorer. He makes you feel that if I stand on the three-point line, well, give me the ball and go back to defense. Hard practice, persistent training attitude, mature mind with an eye on the overall situation ... Richard looks so special in today's alliance where hip-hop culture is rampant. The main scorer of this champion team, when the superstar of the other team is panting and exhausted, will still catch the ball with a peaceful breathing frequency and even running pace, showing his soft wrist and perfect fingering ... This is his story:

Hamilton said, "If I tell others that I am tired, then my defender must be exhausted." Hamilton's favorite sport is basketball. At that time, his playing style was sometimes similar to Hardaway's: dazzling dribbling, dazzling layup or crisp and neat hands filling the basket (Sun Yu). Hamilton will spend a long time playing ball every day, either in the park near his father's home or on other courts. His best killer is a mid-range jumper. This is the result of his repeated practice: within the three-point line, after dribbling or receiving a pass from a teammate, adjust, take off, shoot and score. For Hamilton, the mid-range jumper is his second instinct. In Cotsville, Hamilton has become a legend in the eyes of local residents. Since the seventh grade, the father has followed his son with a camera and photographed every game of his son. This accumulated over time, a * * * recorded more than 300 tapes-almost opened a museum. Hamilton's grandfather Edward Hamilton likes watching his grandson's performance very much. These videos are his favorite.

Meet your opponent at chess ― it's even in the game.

During this period, Hamilton discovered for the first time that there was another player with similar level in eastern Pennsylvania-a guy named Kobe Bryant. The two geniuses met in a three-on-three tournament in Philadelphia and had a wonderful and fierce confrontation. Bryant's father, Joe Bryant, came to watch his son's game. Hamilton's outstanding performance forced him to pay attention to this thin child. Of all the players, Hamilton is the only opponent who can match Kobe. After the game, Joe found Hamilton's father and admired his son's excellent performance.

In his second year at Cotsville High School, Hamilton was able to join the college team. There, Hamilton's ability has made great progress. This 15-year-old child seems to be ready to take basketball as a lifelong career. Chad of Dali keeps letting Hamilton participate in local basketball camp or competitions to hone his son's basketball skills and court mind. Among their peers, richard hamilton and Kobe Bryant, another talented player who joined the high school basketball giant Lower Merion High School, are regarded as the top talented basketball players in China. The two men met in the semi-final in March 1995. Hamilton showed the strength of the star in the team and scored 22 points. However, Kobe Bryant, who has better physical fitness, scored 26 points in Starlight Glimmer and led Lower Merion High School to win the game 72-65. Perhaps from then on, whether it is the meeting in high school or the NBA game in the future, Hamilton is doomed to be suppressed by Kobe Bryant who has a stronger superstar temperament. In the offseason, Hamilton and Kobe Bryant participated in the Sam Raines All-Star Game held by AAU Club outside Philadelphia.

During this period, the two became good friends. They are roommates and often discuss the gains and losses of the game and the experience of the stadium together.

be high-spirited and vigorous

After the season, Hamilton and Kobe Bryant were invited to participate in McDonald's All-Star Game. Meanwhile, Hamilton decided to wear a blue and white husky uniform in Connecticut and play for jim calhoun. On the talented Kangda, Hamilton was mediocre at first. But then, relying on accurate and stable projection and active and effective running, Hamilton began to emerge. Coach Jim calhoun feels very lucky to have a player like Hamilton. Team super shooter Ray Allen left school to participate in the NBA draft, so Hamilton and Deron schaffer played the same role in Kangda's backcourt. Kirk King and newcomer Kevin Freeman provided considerable defense and impact for Kangda's basket. 1996-97 season, 1 1 win and 3 losses made kangda full of confidence. But as the season goes on, the defects of youth begin to appear. Results In the following 14 games, they won the same number of victories as in the previous 14 games. I just have to mention that the absence of Kim and Moore made the team lose two leaders, which was a huge blow to young Kangda. In the NIT competition, Kangda rediscovered himself. They won four of the five games. Throughout the season, without Kim and Moore, head coach calhoun gave full play to Hamilton's offensive ability, making Hamilton average 25 points per game and put on two scoring performances of 3 1 point per game. He scored 2 1 point and 8 valuable assists against top team Kansas. This game shows how comprehensive Hamilton's performance is.

At the end of the season, the newcomer scored 509 points, which is the highest score of the newcomer since Kangda joined Dadong.

Calhoun believes that the experience of the national championship will play an extremely important role in Hamilton's future. In the 98-99 season, the NBA encountered labor disputes and many NBA superstars were idle at home. At this time, in order to recruit enough players to participate in the world championship held in Greece, the American Basketball Association intends to select excellent players from American universities and put them on the inspection list. Hamilton took an active part in the trial, but unfortunately he sprained his right foot, which forced him to rest for several months. The days when he couldn't play ball were very painful for Hamilton. He had never been so badly injured before. At this time, Hamilton even began to lose confidence in his basketball career. What makes Hamilton more miserable is that his grandfather Edward Hamilton died of terminal lung cancer in September 1998. Hamilton stayed with his grandfather as much as possible when he left the stadium, recalling childhood videos with him and capturing unforgettable bits and pieces in his memory. Nevertheless, he still failed to keep his grandfather who encouraged him, supported him and cared for him forever. The only thing that makes Hamilton feel a little lucky is that grandpa left peacefully after hearing him say goodbye in tears.

Reassemble one's strength (after failure/frustration)

After this series of heartbreaking experiences, Hamilton bounced back. And deliberately strengthened strength training to prepare for the upcoming 98-99 season.

1998-99 season arrived as scheduled, and calhoun, who won the title of the best coach in great eastern (this is the fourth time he won the title in 9 years), placed great expectations on the team.

His endless running exhausted all opponents who tried to defend him. Defending Hamilton is a very painful thing: you can't even touch his skirts after dozens of minutes of sharp turns and sprints, panting and desperately raising your arm to block his line of sight, hoping to disturb his line of sight. Then you watch helplessly as he catches the ball, jumps, touches the ball with his fingers and hits the ball. This is extremely serious damage to the defender's physical strength and will. At this time, Hamilton still felt the discomfort caused by injuries from time to time. So he asked the coach to reduce his playing time. Fortunately, Kangda's deep rotation lineup has better filled Hamilton's vacancy.

In the last six games of the season, Hamilton finally found his rhythm. He scored 25 points in every game, and he scored a career-high 39 points in a game against Boston College. In the regular season, Kangda only lost two games. After that, Kangda defeated Sidon Hall, Syracuse and St. John and entered the NCAA finals. Hamilton was selected for the first team and Freeman was elected MVP. Before the NCAA series began, Duke and Kangda were considered as two strong teams in the final. As the top seed in the west, Kangda easily defeated the University of Texas at San Antonio and started their crazy March trip with an easy victory of 9 1-66. Hamilton scored 28 points. It is worth mentioning that calhoun, the head coach, could not personally direct the game because of enteritis, but watched the live broadcast of the game through hotel TV. In the next game against New Mexico, Kangda won easily. The key to win this game is the misplaced defense arranged by calhoun. He played 6' 7 "Hamilton against 6' 3" Kevin Henry. Although Henry scored 22 points, Kangda won because the defensive end had no solution to Hamilton. Next, Kangda will face Iowa and Gonzaga. Kang Dazhong, who is hot-handed, will still settle his opponents one by one. Kangda triumphed all the way and reached the semi-finals.

They are in St. Petersburg, Florida, facing Ohio in the backcourt, and their opponents are Scanni Pine and michael redd. Hamilton, who has always been aiming at dominating the country, will certainly not miss this opportunity to enter the finals. In the competition, Hamilton, Amy and Moore were invincible.

The birth of a new star

1In the autumn of 999, Hamilton joined the Washington Wizards during the chaotic period. In the 99-00 season, the Wizards finally ended the regular season with a poor record of 29 wins and 53 losses. In this gloomy season, two exciting things actually happened. The first thing is that in June 2000, Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, entered the management of the Wizards.

1999 10/month 165438+ month, Hurd first included Hamilton in the starting lineup, which was the home game against seattle supersonics. Hamilton scored 15 points and 4 rebounds in this game. In the following 12 starts, Hamilton averaged 13.2 points per game.

In the 0 1-02 season, Jordan decided to play for the Wizards himself. The future Hall of Fame member, the best player in NBA history, has injected endless enterprising spirit and tenacious fighting will into the Wizards. Jordan used his friend doug collins as the head coach of the Wizards. Hamilton had to juggle between Jordan and Collins. Jordan is urging Hamilton to strengthen all aspects of technology every day, especially defense, and enhance his competitive ability. Collins asked Hamilton to improve the offensive end. Hamilton has made remarkable progress in these two aspects. 0165438+February was elected NBA player of the week.