Sports legend: The "diamond years" of Song Shixiong and Zhong Rui's 59-year marriage
In 1995, the international sports broadcasting field ushered in a major event. At the age of 56, "Song Shixiong, a famous Chinese sports commentator", won the "Best Host of International Radio Sports Program" award from the American Sports Broadcasters Association. This honor made him the third person in the world to win the award and the first Chinese to win the award.
This achievement is certainly remarkable, but it does not seem to fully encapsulate Song Shixiong's great contribution to sports. As a witness and transmitter of China's sports development, he has participated in the broadcast of 4 Olympic Games and 2,000 games in his decades-long sports commentary career. From the Asian Games to the Olympics, from football to table tennis to gymnastics, Song Shixiong's voice has covered almost all sports arenas.
What is particularly memorable is his commentary on the "Women's Volleyball Team Five Consecutive Championships", the crisp and melodious and passionate voice seems to bring the audience into the scene of the game. But amid the cheers of the victory, his wife, Zhong Rui, was overshadowed by the fact that she felt that her husband loved athletes and sports more than her.
However, in Song Shixiong's heart, nothing can compare with his wife. Even though the two children settled abroad, only his wife Zhong Rui was always by his side. He was full of emotion in his heart, Zhong Rui could take a fancy to him, a "poor boy", which was the greatest blessing for him.
After marriage, although his career was booming, Song Shixiong felt guilty about his wife. Every time in the passionate commentary, he rarely thinks about the troubles that his wife may face. Zhong Rui was on the verge of life and death twice, once because of gas poisoning, and once because of heavy bleeding during surgery. These crises made Song Shixiong's sense of indebtedness to his wife even heavier.
However, with the joint efforts of the two, their lives gradually improved. The two children have also grown up, and the daughter inherited the excellent genes of her parents and became a host; The son studied in the United States and started his own business.
After retiring, Song Shixiong finally had more time to spend with his wife. Although the children of the two elderly people are gone, their lives are more colorful. Drinking tea and listening to the opera, it seems that they have returned to their youth, and the two old men gradually found their romance.
Today, Song Shixiong is in his eighties, and his legendary status in the sports world cannot be shaken. In the 2020 Chinese women's volleyball movie "Winning the Championship", he personally dubbed the movie. At the end of 2022, the Qatar World Cup started, and Song Shixiong was a guest in the live broadcast room, once again accompanying the audience to feel the passion of the scene.
The 82-year-old Song Shixiong is still in the spotlight, with basketball commentator Yang Yi once calling him "an echo of an era." Mr. Song Shixiong is not only a sports commentator, but also represents the glory of an era.
ushered in the 59th year of marriage, Song Shixiong and Zhong Rui are about to usher in a "diamond wedding". Their stories tell young people that it is not empty words to grow old with each other. In them, we see not only the charm of love, but also the memory of the times.
The love story of this old man is like a moving melody, stirring up the dust of the years. No matter how time changes, their persistence and companionship are precious. On this colorful stage of life, they jointly composed a moving movement about love and perseverance.
Perhaps, we can all draw some strength from their stories, bravely face the ups and downs of life, stick to the faith in our hearts, and create our own legends. May this legendary sports commentator of the era and his lover Zhong Rui be inseparable and spend more beautiful years together.
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