In 2007, Chinese men's volleyball star Tang Miao unfortunately fell during training and suffered a comminuted fracture of the cervical vertebrae, resulting in high paraplegia, which was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the young man.
After experiencing this accident, Tang Miao had to face the great changes in his life and marriage, in order not to drag down his lover, he took the initiative to file for divorce, and time passed, and his mother also remarried.
In the past 16 years, how has Tang Miao spent her time in a wheelchair?Did you find a new direction and meaning in the midst of despair?Is he happy with his life now?
The source in this article is from the official media (China Youth Daily), published on April 30, 2019, but in order to improve the readability of the article, the details may be polished, please read sensibly, for reference only!
In 1982, Tang Miao was born in Shanghai, the hometown of volleyball, he loved football since he was a child, and his body grew up rapidly when he was a teenager, and he was finally suggested by his parents to change to volleyball.
At first, Tang Miao was reluctant, he dreamed of standing on the football field and enjoying the cheers of the audience, but the volleyball coach took a fancy to his excellent physical condition and patiently enlightened him, after careful consideration, Tang Miao decided to give it a try.
At the beginning, Tang Miao was in a hurry in volleyball training, and he was often accidentally hit by a ball, and his companions laughed at him as "dead ball ghost soup".
This hurt the proud Tang Miao very much, and he began to train hard, getting up early every day to practice his serve, and studying tactics at night.
His hard work soon paid off, and he was selected for the Shanghai junior volleyball team and became a relational member of the team, which rebuilt Tang Miao's confidence and emotion for volleyball.
In 1998, 16-year-old Tang Miao was selected for the Shanghai youth team. He was amazed with his keen insight and strong smashing, and three years later, Tang Miao made it to the Shanghai first team.
In 2001, the Shanghai team lost in the semi-finals in a row. In the last matchup against the powerful Jiangsu team, the head coach decided to let the newcomer Tang Miao play.
As soon as the game started, Tang Miao scored two dodging points in a row, his performance completely exceeded expectations, and the Shanghai team finally rewrote the fate of the losing streak, which not only made him famous in one fell swoop, but also got the attention of the head coach of the national team.
In 2002, a friendly football match between the men's and women's volleyball teams made Tang Miao and Zhou Suhong acquainted, Tang Miao accidentally injured Zhou Suhong with the ball, and went to apologize after the game, so the two had further contact, and a wonderful relationship sprouted.
After that football friendly match, Tang Miao took the initiative to contact Zhou Suhong, and the two began to meet frequently, Tang Miao had a straightforward personality, Zhou Suhong was cheerful and generous, and the two got closer and closer.
In 2003, Tang Miao entered the national team for the first time and became a new star.
Between training and competitions, he will always find time to give Zhou Suhong a **, talk about trivial things or complain about today's fatigue, and Zhou Suhong will also truthfully confide in him about all kinds of training.
Both of them are well aware of the hardships of professional athletes, and what they value more is the heart of mutual support, Tang Miao often enlightens Zhou Suhong to relax, and Zhou Suhong will also cheer Tang Miao after he is injured or lost, and this spiritual fit gradually warms up into a spark of love.
In 2005, Tang Miao finally mustered up the courage to confess his heart to Zhou Suhong, and the two were officially together.
It is full of dolls and ** that Zhou Suhong likes, and it has become their little world.
In 2006, Zhou Suhong went to the World Championships with the team and won the runner-up, Tang Miao wrote her a long letter, telling how proud and proud she was for her.
In the letter, he also hinted at the idea of spending his life with her, and after returning, Zhou Suhong nodded with a red face, and the two decided to enter into marriage.
At the beginning of 2007, they bought a villa in Hangzhou and waited for the renovation to be completed, Tang Miao began to think about her life with Zhou Suhong after retiring, wanting her to live a comfortable life, and at this moment, the thunder of fate hit him to pieces.
That year, the 27-year-old Tang Miao was at the peak of his strength and state, and he led the Shanghai men's volleyball team to complete four consecutive championships and became a well-deserved banner and leader.
As a strong candidate for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Tang Miao was appreciated by the head coach of the national team and became a key training object.
However, the good times did not last long, in June 2007, Tang Miao accompanied the national team in Russia for overseas training and tour competitions, he was originally a little unwell, but considering the lack of substitutes for his teammates, he still insisted on playing mentally.
During the warm-up that night, due to the loss of balance in his body due to fever, Tang Miao fell from a two-meter-high stretching platform and hit his back directly on the ground, and his teammates found that he was unconscious and rushed to the hospital.
The results of the examination showed that Tang Miao suffered a burst fracture of the spine, severe nerve damage, and fell into a coma.
Under the all-out rescue of the Russian hospital, Tang Miao got rid of the danger of his life, but he was also destined to be unable to move beyond the neck for the rest of his life, and could only rely on a wheelchair for life, which was undoubtedly a devastating blow to an athlete.
The moment Zhou Suhong learned that her husband had suffered misfortune, the whole person collapsed, but fortunately, the national team coach understood her feelings and gave her a chance to accompany Tang Miao for a while.
During this period, she focused all her attention on helping Tang Miao adjust her mentality, she urged the doctor to formulate a scientific ** plan for Tang Miao, and also accompanied him to complete daily functional Xi to help him rekindle the flame of hope.
But Tang Miao knew that she had no chance, and seeing that his wife was dragged down by herself, Tang Miao took the initiative to file for divorce, and Zhou Suhong cried and shook her head and refused.
So the two made a five-year agreement: if Tang Miao **, they will continue to be together;Otherwise, divorce to set her free.
The opening of the Beijing Olympics is imminent, and the coach finally asked Zhou Suhong to return to the training camp to prepare for the competition, before leaving, Tang Miao held his wife's hand and asked her to go all out to win the championship for herself.
Because this is also his own dream, it is their common dream, Zhou Suhong nodded with red eyes, turned around and left resolutely.
In the subsequent preparations, because of her concern for Tang Miao, Zhou Suhong's physical and mental condition was obviously affected, her training and life were relatively decadent, and her state has been fluctuating greatly.
Fortunately, her teammates and coaches gave her great support, and gradually, Zhou Suhong also adjusted her state and cheered up again, for Tang Miao and for herself, she wanted to fight with all her strength on the Olympic stage.
In August 2008, the Beijing Olympic Games opened, and after fierce battles, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the third place, which was also the best result of Zhou Suhong's career.
On the podium, she thought of Tang Miao who was recuperating at home with red eyes, and she was full of thoughts in her heart, after retiring, she wanted to return to him and accompany him to face the next life.
In 2012, as soon as the five-year period arrived, Tang Miao's body did not improve, he solemnly asked for a divorce from Zhou Suhong again, hoping to give her a free and happy life, this time, Zhou Suhong finally nodded with red eyes.
The two officially agreed to divorce under the witness of the lawyer, and at first, ** criticized Zhou Suhong's practice of leaving her injured husband, and even Zhou Suhong's parents once cut off contact with her.
Fortunately, Tang Miao and his father clarified many times that he took the initiative to ask for a divorce, which gradually calmed down the turmoil.
But what made him desperate was that in 2013, his mother chose to remarry and placed him in his father**.
Fortunately, there are also former friends who often visit him, although he is divorced, Zhou Suhong still often takes care of Tang Miao's daily life, she finds that Tang Miao is depressed all day long, and her state is very bad.
So he communicated with the doctor again to help Tang Miao formulate a scientific exercise and diet plan, and with her encouragement, Tang Miao gradually cheered up, and the relationship between the two was the same as before.
In 2013, Zhou Suhong met and fell in love with Cao Hongbi, a wealthy businessman in the football industry, and remarried under the witness of Tang Miao, and she gave birth to a little daughter soon after marriage.
Zhou Suhong often took her daughter to visit Tang Miao and asked him to be a godfather, looking at the little baby with flesh and skin, Tang Miao also had the idea of having a child.
After careful consideration, Tang Miao had her own daughter through IVF technology in 2017, named "Tang Zhenzhen".
The birth of his daughter became the only light in his life, in order to earn money to raise his daughter, he used his spare time to teach himself to paint, and his works repeatedly fetched sky-high prices at auctions, and all the income was donated to the ** club to help the disabled, and no one was left.
Tang Miao made her daughter laugh whenever she was free and told her the story of her volleyball court, at first her daughter didn't understand, but gradually, she liked to watch Tang Miao do hand movements to simulate smashing, and listen to him imitate the commentator in an exaggerated tone.
At this moment, Tang Miao will forget that she is a paralyzed patient and only immerse herself in her love for her daughter.
With a daughter, Tang Miao became cheerful and optimistic, and he began to take care of himself again, keeping handsome short hair and trimming his beard.
He also taught himself to paint while his daughter was napping, Tang Miao drew a family of three on paper, and he dreamed of taking his daughter to the playground one day, so that he could experience the beauty of life.
Tang Miao's paintings were taken for the first time in a charity auction, and now her daughter is 6 years old.
Some netizens joked that his story should be made into a movie - from the "King of the Dead Ball" to the transformation of the master of painting.
Now Zhou Suhong often brings her daughter to visit Tang Miao, so that the two of them can be godfathers and daughters with the best relationship, but they didn't expect to break up for so many years, and they are heart-to-heart because of a small life. Maybe this is the best part of life.