"The Chinese Basketball Association will always support athletes. We disagree with the (commentary) that goes beyond the basketball part. Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, recently made a public statement at an event about the cyberbullying of some basketball players.
The fuse of the matter was Zhang Zhenlin. He has been spoofed online for his poor performances with the national team in the summer and his recent controversial behavior in the CBA. Zhang Zhenlin's Liaoning club publicly defended the rights of the players and issued a solemn statement, urging the infringers to stop the infringement immediately. The results were immediate, and the 7 people involved were taken away by **. The latest news, the relevant personnel suffered administrative punishment, and the ** production unit officially apologized to Zhang Zhenlin.
In my impression, this is the first time that the Basketball Association has commented and expressed its stance on this sensitive issue, and its non-evasive and open attitude is worthy of praise, which may be beneficial for the public to clarify the boundary between normal criticism and cyberviolence.
Yao Ming is also quite good at talking, and he brings Zhang Zhenlin in one stroke, and the examples include not only Zhao Jiwei and Hu Mingxuan, but even himself and Yi Jianlian.
There are countless jokes about Zhou Qi and egg scones, and all kinds of spoofs, complaints and even personal attacks emerge in endlessly. The truth is that after Zhou Qi's fasting physical examination that day, he used it to pad his stomach because he had to train in the afternoon.
Therefore, Zhou Qi does eat egg scones only occasionally, not a favorite and not a regular behavior, but in the spoof of netizens, this has become an "ironclad proof" that Zhou Qi is not self-disciplined and lacks professionalism.
Obviously, such criticism lacks factual basis and is full of emotion, and it is easy to form a group carnival, which fuels cyberbullying and causes physical and mental harm to athletes, but many netizens who are immersed in it are unaware and even enjoy it.
The reason for this is that on the one hand, the quality of some netizens is worrying, and the anger on the Internet is too heavy, and on the other hand, it is also because the performance of athletes disappoints them, "If you don't play well, you should be scolded", which is the general psychology of the public, and even industry insiders hold similar views.
For example, Yao Ming said before, if you play poorly, if you don't play well, people will say itLiu Yudong also said that the current players can't be scolded or spoken, making so much money, but they haven't played at the level expected by the outside world. And Zhu Fangyu, general manager of the Guangdong Men's Basketball Club, responded to the live broadcast "There are also players who have suffered cyberbullying, why has the Guangdong men's basketball team not issued an announcement similar to the Liaoning men's basketball team", saying that because of doing this (playing basketball) and earning this money, you should accept this.
There is some truth to these views. Athletes, like those in other industries, are subject to public scrutiny. The national players of the men's basketball team are public figures, and they make a lot of money, and if they can't achieve satisfactory results in international competitions, it is very easy to cause the flood of public sentiment or even get out of control.
When talking about the series of defeats of the national team this summer, Abdul Salamu, a former national player who was not selected for this year's national team, said with deep feelings: "In competitive sports, food is the original sin, there is nothing to say." ”
It is precisely because "food is the original sin" that Zhou Qi's eating of egg scones is infinitely magnified. Imagine, if Zhou Qi's performance in the international arena is bright enough, then eating egg scones may be interpreted as a superstar is also an ordinary person, and how down-to-earth life is. In the same example, Yao Ming once swore with his opponent in the NBA, and many netizens were overjoyed: "I love this scene to death!."”
It is precisely because "food is the original sin" that while seeking protection from the outside world, elite athletes should continue to strengthen themselves, practice their true skills, and respond to doubts and accusations with practical actions.
The self-winner is strong, and the self-improvement wins. When an athlete falls into a trough, only self-improvement can complete the self-crossing and move towards the final victory. At that time, many people shouted that Yao Ming was a "soft egg", Yao Ming never confessed, let alone replied, but spoke with his actions on the field, which resulted in the "big mouth" Barkley kissing the donkey's buttocks, and successfully created the legend of "Yao's Year".
There is such a ready-made role model, I hope Zhang Zhenlin will not be discouraged, remember: having a mother who is the director of sports is not the original sin, the dish is, to make yourself stronger, in a sense, more important and urgent than the protection of the outside world. (Liu Yingyu).