Nowadays, when it comes to badminton champions, young sports fans will always think of Lin Dan, Chen Long, Zhang Ning and others.
As everyone knows, at the end of the last century, there was a legendary figure known as the "Four Heavenly Kings" in China - Zhao Jianhua.
He joined the national team at the age of 18 and during his 10 years with the national team, he earned a championship award for his country almost every year.
In 1993, he was named one of the "45 Heroes in Sports for the 45th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" for his excellent sports achievements.
It's a pity that such a talented player, who is known as a legend in the badminton world, has to face early retirement due to illness.
Who would have wanted to retire not long after, he became a "door-to-door son-in-law" for love.
Who is his wife sacred?How can such a sports legend be willing to do "inverted door"?
Don't look at today's Zhao Jianhua in his old age, his body is fat and his appearance is no longer handsome;
But when he was young, he was also a handsome guy of 1.82 meters.
In 1965, Zhao Jianhua was born in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province.
Because it's good to play a small physical fitness, the Zhao family and his wife saw that their son might be a sports practitioner;
So when Zhao Jianhua was seven years old, he let him go to the club to learn to play badminton.
At first, the Zhao family couple just let their son try it, and it was regarded as developing hobbies, and by the way, they could exercise again.
I didn't expect my son to be so competitive, after being guided by the teacher in the club;
Coupled with his own efforts, Zhao Jianhua's ability to play badminton has improved rapidly.
So much so that later, Zhao Jianhua, who was only 12 years old, was selected to enter the sports school for professional study.
In the 780s, the opportunity to enter a sports school was not easy to come by.
So after entering the sports school, Zhao Jianhua did not let himself relax for a moment.
Train hard day in and day out and learn your skills relentlessly.
Finally, the hard work paid off, and Zhao Jianhua's efforts soon paid off.
Less than a year after arriving at the sports school, Zhao Jianhua, who performed well, was selected into the provincial team of Jiangsu Province
Since then, he has officially become a professional badminton player.
However, after learning the news, the Zhao family and his wife were in trouble.
Because they consider that their son is still young, if he leaves home, there will inevitably be omissions in life.
But thinking of their son's future, they still sent people away with a heart.
However, what is heartwarming is that the other athletes in the provincial team took care of Zhao Jianhua everywhere when they saw that he was young.
In this way, with the help of his teammates, Zhao Jianhua grew up very quickly in the provincial team;
Even many coaches of the provincial team praised him.
Within a year or two, when Zhao Jianhua was sixteen years old;
He ushered in the first important match of his life, which was the Jiangsu City Badminton Competition.
On the field, in the face of many athletes who hide the dragon and crouching tiger, Zhao Jianhua was not panicked at all;
He was calm and calm, holding the badminton stick in his hand and showing his best condition.
In the end, under the ardent expectation of everyone, Zhao Jianhua won the men's singles championship in this competition.
After that, Zhao Jianhua's professional level has been greatly improved.
In the years that followed, he took part in a few more races, all of which were very successful.
When Zhao Jianhua was 18 years old, he was officially selected into the national team with his rich experience and good professional strength.
After becoming a national athlete, Zhao Jianhua knew that if he stopped moving forward, he would fall behind.
Under the guidance of the coach, Zhao Jianhua turned into an offensive player.
In response to his own advantages, Zhao Jianhua also developed a set of badminton playing styles suitable for himself.
After steady training day after day, Zhao Jianhua finally ushered in the opportunity to show his strength.
In 1984, he played in the Scottish Open.
What is surprising is that even this event has world-famous badminton players such as Frost and Nierhoff.
Zhao Jianhua still relied on his superb skills to defeat them one by one, and finally won the men's singles championship.
After a short rest, Zhao Jianhua participated in the Japan Open Championship in early 1985.
On the court, he defeated excellent generals such as Kloster and Han Jian one after another, and won the men's singles championship again.
In the same year, Zhao Jianhua defeated Lin Shuijing from Indonesia in the All England Championships
and Frost, who won the championship again.
After these events, Zhao Jianhua's popularity in the international badminton arena was completely opened.
Because in just a few months, he has defeated many famous badminton players;
No one had ever achieved such a great result before.
Since then, fans have given Zhao Jianhua the title of "Four Heavenly Kings".
This also shows his status in the badminton world at that time.
But just when people thought that Zhao Jianhua would continue to shine on the field;
A sudden outbreak of pneumonia halted him ......
In 1985, when Zhao Jianhua was about to participate in the World Championships, he was diagnosed with acute pneumonia by a doctor, and his health was worrying.
Under the joint persuasion of everyone, Zhao Jianhua gave up the game and was admitted to the hospital to accept **.
In this way, after a year of recuperation, Zhao Jianhua's body basically recovered as before, and he was about to participate in the Asian Games at that time.
But the fans at that time thought that Zhao Jianhua had not trained for more than a year;
Skills must have declined, so they didn't have much hope for him.
But when it is gratifying, Zhao Jianhua, who has reappeared in the rivers and lakes, has already won the championship trophy in this event.
For a while, the fans cheered for him, and felt that the strongest general in the badminton world had to look at Zhao Jianhua.
In the following years, Zhao Jianhua has repeatedly achieved brilliance in various championships and national competitions.
The so-called "legend" naturally has the ability to make the impossible possible.
But dragging the sick body to face the battle also made Zhao Jianhua suffer.
Because of my ill health, I didn't participate in the competition for a whole year
So Zhao Jianhua trained even harder after returning to the team.
Maybe it's because I feel that I won't be able to go long in my career after that
So he was obsessed with earning an Olympic medal for himself.
In 1992, on the field in Barcelona, Zhao Jianhua fought hard and reached the final.
However, in the end, his opponent was the famous Indonesian general Cai Xianglin;
This person's ball skills are very exquisite, and his strength is on par with Zhao Jianhua before he got sick.
The two fought for their lives on the field, but Zhao Jianhua still failed to win the championship in the end.
But overall, Zhao Jianhua is already very good.
In the case of physical illness, you can still advance to the finals;
If this is put on ordinary athletes, I am afraid that there will be no such results.
After the Olympic Games, countless fans are looking forward to him recuperating in good health;Four years later, he will compete in the Olympics again.
But helplessly, Zhao Jianhua's illness still shortened his career.
In 1993, Zhao Jianhua won the last championship in his life in the National Games
At the age of 28, he hurriedly announced the news of his retirement.
So far, the life of this sports legend has left a trace of regret.
However, there is a good saying, called "frustration in the workplace, pride in love".
Although Zhao Jianhua suffered Waterloo in the event due to physical reasons;
But it also happened that at this time, he met the love of his life.
This person is none other than teammate Wu Wenkai's sister, Wu Wenjing.
It's also interesting to say that Wu Wenkai is not only Zhao Jianhua's teammate, but also his roommate;
And Wu Wenkai's sister Wu Wenjing is also an excellent athlete.
As a younger sister, she naturally wants to come to play with her brother when she is free.
After going back and forth, she became familiar with Zhao Jianhua.
After a long time, the two collided with a spark of love.
Later, when Zhao Jianhua announced his retirement, Wu Wenjing often accompanied him to relieve his worries.
And when Zhao Jianhua wanted to go to Singapore for further study, Wu Wenjing didn't say a word, and immediately left to accompany him.
Finally, in 1999, the lovers finally achieved positive results and entered the palace of marriage.
After marriage, Zhao Jianhua became his wife, and for the sake of the family, he and Wu Wenkai co-founded a badminton school in Singapore.
Wu Wenkai. Now, in terms of food and clothing, he is not close to his wife Wu Wenjing.
In 2000, the affectionate young couple also had a son, Zhao Junjie.
I thought that their little family would live in Singapore for the rest of their lives;
Unexpectedly, as Zhao Junjie grew older, he became more and more uncomfortable with the environment in Singapore.
So much so that later Zhao Junjie's physical functions were affected;
Seeing his son like this, Zhao Jianhua and his wife finally decided to return to China to settle down after thinking about it again.
As for which city in China to return to, Zhao Jianhua naturally followed his wife's wishes;
The family returned to Nanning and lived with their father-in-law's family.
When the friends around him saw this, they laughed at him and said, "Aren't you a son-in-law?"”
At the beginning, Zhao Jianhua saw someone say this about him, and he would retort:
"We have a house as a family, and we haven't been living with my father-in-law. ”
But more and more people came to make fun of Zhao Jianhua, jokingly calling him his son-in-law.
Seeing this, Zhao Jianhua simply didn't explain, and when others said it again, he simply admitted it:
"Yes, that's right, I'm a son-in-law. ”
However, looking at Zhao Jianhua's good personality and temper, he knows that his family is also well run by him.
Over the years, Zhao Jianhua and his wife have been in love as before, and the friends around him are envious when they see them.
At the same time, Zhao Jianhua's career has also developed well.
The badminton school he co-founded with Goh Boon Kai in Singapore has now developed into a club
It has attracted many people at home and abroad to come to study.
As for Zhao Jianhua himself, he went to teach abroad a few years ago.
But as soon as he was free, he immediately rushed back to China to accompany his family and children, which was very comfortable.
It wasn't until 2017 that Zhao Jianhua transferred all his work to China.
Now, 58-year-old Zhao Jianhua is willing to be a "door-to-door son-in-law" in Nanning.
Although he is from Jiangsu, after so many years of life, he has fallen in love with the city of Nanning.
And Zhao Jianhua's children have also grown up;
In the rest of his life, he and his wife enjoyed their retirement life peacefully.
I have to say that Zhao Jianhua is indeed a badminton prodigy, and he won many trophies at a young age.
It's a pity that God is jealous of talents, when Zhao Jianhua was in his prime, his body had problems, and he had no choice but to withdraw from the game.
But despite this, Zhao Jianhua did not completely give up badminton;
Instead, he chose to become a coach after retiring and continue to contribute to the country's badminton career.
In the years since his retirement, Zhao Jianhua has also cultivated a lot of outstanding badminton generals for the country;
Such spirit and merit should make us applaud him.
Finally, I also hope that Zhao Jianhua will spend the next time;
Happily walk every step of your life and spend the rest of your time with your wife.