When young sports fans talk about badminton champions nowadays, they will always think of Lin Dan, Chen Long, Zhang Ning and others.
At the end of the last century, there was also a legendary figure known as the "Four Heavenly Kings" in the feather arena - Zhao Jianhua, a fact that few people know.
He joined the national team at the age of 18 and won a championship award for the country almost every year for the next 10 years.
In 1993, he was selected as one of the "45 Heroes of Sports for the 45th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" for his outstanding sports achievements, demonstrating his outstanding performance.
Unfortunately, this talented player, known as a legend in the badminton world, had to retire early due to illness.
Not long after he retired, he became a "door-to-door son-in-law" for love, which is really unthinkable.
What kind of woman can make this sports legend willing"Inverted doors"What about it?
Zhao Jianhua is now old, his figure has become bloated, and his appearance is no longer as handsome as when he was young.
When he was young, he was also a handsome guy with a height of 1.82 meters.
Zhao Jianhua was born in 1965 in Nantong, Jiangsu Province.
The Zhao couple felt that their son might have the potential to become a sports athlete because he showed excellent physical fitness as a child.
So, when Zhao Jianhua was seven years old, he was sent to the club to learn to play badminton.
At first, the Zhao family couple just let their son try it, just to cultivate his hobbies and help him enhance his physical fitness by the way.
After receiving guidance from his teacher at the club, the son behaved surprisingly competitively.
Zhao Jianhua's ability to play badminton has improved rapidly, thanks to his own efforts.
Zhao Jianhua was only 12 years old when he was selected to enter the sports school for professional study, so that later.
Entering a sports school was a rare opportunity in the 80s.
Therefore, once Zhao Jianhua entered the sports school, he never had a moment of relaxation.
Relentlessly train hard and continue to learn skills every day.
Finally, Zhao Jianhua's efforts were duly rewarded, and his hard work paid off.
Zhao Jianhua performed well in less than a year of study at the sports school and was successfully selected for the Jiangsu provincial team.
Since then, he has officially established himself as a professional badminton player.
After learning the news, the Zhao family and his wife were in a predicament.
Since they consider that their son is still young, they are worried that leaving home will lead to negligence in life.
Despite their reluctance, they firmly sent their son away for the sake of his future.
However, what makes people feel warm is that the athletes of other provincial teams took care of Zhao Jianhua everywhere when they saw him young.
In the provincial team, Zhao Jianhua grew rapidly, thanks to the help of his teammates.
Many provincial coaches have praised him.
When Zhao Jianhua was sixteen years old, a year or two passed.
He ushered in the first major competition of his life, that is, the Jiangsu City Badminton Tournament.
Zhao Jianhua was on the playing field, although he faced many powerful opponents, he did not panic at all.
With a badminton racket in his hand, he calmly showed his best form.
In everyone's eagerly anticipation, Zhao Jianhua finally won the men's singles championship in this competition.
Zhao Jianhua's professional level has improved significantly since then.
In the following years, he participated in a number of competitions and achieved satisfactory results.
At the age of 18, Zhao Jianhua was successfully selected for the national team with his rich experience and outstanding professional strength.
After becoming a national athlete, Zhao Jianhua deeply realized that he must keep moving forward, otherwise he will be left behind.
Under the guidance of his coach, Zhao Jianhua transformed into an offensive player.
According to his own advantages and characteristics, Zhao Jianhua has developed a set of badminton playing styles that are suitable for him.
After day after day of steady training, Zhao Jianhua finally ushered in the opportunity to show his strength.
He played in the Scottish Open in 1984.
Surprisingly, even in this match, there are world-renowned badminton players Frost and Nierhoff.
With his superb skills, Zhao Jianhua successfully defeated all opponents and finally won the men's singles championship.
After a short break, Zhao Jianhua participated in the Japan Open again in early 1985.
In the competition, he successfully defeated the excellent generals Kloster and Han Jian in succession to win the men's singles championship again.
That year, Zhao Jianhua defeated Lin Shuijing from Indonesia again at the All England Championships.
Frost won the championship again.
After these competitions, Zhao Jianhua's popularity in the international badminton community has been completely enhanced.
In just a few months, he has defeated a number of prestigious badminton players one after another, showing extraordinary strength.
Never before had anyone been able to achieve such outstanding results.
Since then, fans have begun to call Zhao Jianhua the "Four Heavenly Kings".
This is also enough to show his status in the badminton world at that time.
Just when people thought that Zhao Jianhua would continue to shine on the field;
A sudden outbreak of pneumonia brought his life to a standstill ......
In 1985, when Zhao Jianhua was about to participate in the World Championships, doctors diagnosed him with acute pneumonia, which made his physical health precarious.
Under the joint persuasion of everyone, Zhao Jianhua finally gave up the game and was admitted to the hospital to accept **.
After a year of recuperation, Zhao Jianhua's body basically returned to its original state, just as he was about to participate in the Asian Games.
However, fans at the time generally believed that Zhao Jianhua had not trained for more than a year.
His skills have definitely declined, so there isn't much hope for him.
Zhao Jianhua returned to the field and won the championship trophy of this competition, which is gratifying.
Fans cheered for him, and it seemed that Zhao Jianhua was the strongest in the field of badminton.
In the following years, Zhao Jianhua frequently achieved brilliant results in various championships and national competitions.
The term "legend" refers to the ability to make the impossible possible.
Despite his illness, Zhao Jianhua still fought bravely, but encountered many difficulties and hardships in the process.
Due to poor health and a full year without competition;
Therefore, Zhao Jianhua trained even more desperately after returning to the team.
Perhaps she realizes that her future career path may not be long-lasting.
As a result, he is hell-bent on winning an Olympic medal for himself.
In 1992, Zhao Jianhua showed extraordinary strength on the field in Barcelona and successfully reached the final.
However, he ended up facing the high-profile Indonesian general Cai Xianglin.
This person's skills are very superb, and they are on par with Zhao Jianhua's strength during his health period.
Zhao Jianhua tried his best in the fierce competition, but in the end he failed to win the championship.
Zhao Jianhua's performance has been quite good overall.
Despite the physical injury, he was able to make it to the final.
It is unlikely that an average athlete would be able to achieve such a result.
Many fans are looking forward to him recuperating after the Olympics and preparing for the Olympics again.
Unfortunately, Zhao Jianhua's illness still affected his career.
In 1993, Zhao Jianhua won the last championship of his life in the National Games.
He hastily announced his retirement at the age of 28.
The life of this sports legend left a trace of regret until the end.
However, there is a proverb that says it well: "While you are disappointed in the workplace, you are proud in love." ”
Although Zhao Jianhua suffered a setback in the match, it was due to his physical condition.
However, it was at this time that he met the love of his life.
It is Wu Wenkai's sister, that is, our teammate Wu Wenjing.
Interestingly, Wu Wenkai is not only teammates with Zhao Jianhua, but also his roommate.
Wu Wenkai's younger sister, Wu Wenjing, is also an excellent athlete.
As a younger sister, she naturally comes to play with her brother when she has free time.
She and Zhao Jianhua gradually became familiar with each other, and after some conversation.
The two have been together for a long time, and a spark of love has slowly emerged.
When Zhao Jianhua announced his retirement, Wu Wenjing was always by his side, giving him comfort and support.
Wu Wenjing didn't say a word, and immediately agreed to accompany Zhao Jianhua to Singapore for further study.
Finally, in 1999, the lovers achieved positive results and entered the palace of marriage.
For the sake of his wife and family, Zhao Jianhua and Wu Wenjian founded a badminton school after marriage.
He is no longer so closely following his wife Wu Wenjing in terms of food and clothing.
In 2000, the affectionate couple welcomed their beloved son, Zhao Junjie.
I thought they would live in peace in this small family in Singapore for the rest of their lives
Zhao Junjie is gradually becoming more and more uncomfortable with Singapore's environment, which may come as a surprise.
As a result, Zhao Junjie's physical functions were affected until later.
After careful consideration, Zhao Jianhua and his wife finally decided to return to China to settle down, a decision made after seeing their son's condition.
Zhao Jianhua will naturally obey his wife's wishes and choose the city where he will settle after returning to China.
The family returned to Nanning and lived with their father-in-law's family.
When the friends around him saw this scene, they teased him and said, "Haven't you become the right son-in-law?"”
At the beginning, when Zhao Jianhua heard someone say this about him, he would disagree with the rebuttal:
We had our own house instead of living in my father-in-law's house all the time.
However, more and more people began to jokingly call Zhao Jianhua a "door-to-door son-in-law", which made him feel distressed.
Seeing this, Zhao Jianhua simply stopped explaining, but directly admitted it, when others mentioned it again.
Yes, I am here to be your son-in-law.
Seeing Zhao Jianhua's good personality and temper, you can know that his family must be running very well.
Over the years, Zhao Jianhua's relationship with his wife has remained the same, making his friends around him envious.
At the same time, Zhao Jianhua's career is also booming.
The badminton school he co-founded with Goh Boon Kai was originally established in Singapore and has grown into a club.
Many people at home and abroad have come to study after hearing the news.
In previous years, Zhao Jianhua himself chose to teach abroad.
As soon as he has free time, he immediately returns to China and feels very happy to be with his family and children.
It wasn't until 2017 that Zhao Jianhua transferred all his work to China.
Today, 58-year-old Zhao Jianhua willingly serves as a "door-to-door son-in-law", and he now lives in Nanning.
Although he is a native of Jiangsu, after living in Nanning for so many years, he has fallen in love with the city.
Zhao Jianhua's children have also grown up.
For the rest of his life, he and his wife enjoyed a leisurely retirement.
Zhao Jianhua won many badminton trophies at a young age, which has to be admitted that he is indeed a badminton genius.
Zhao Jianhua was in his prime, but unfortunately he was jealous of his talent, and he had physical problems, and it was regrettable that he had to withdraw from the competition.
However, despite this, Zhao Jianhua has not completely abandoned badminton.
He did not choose to retire, but decided to continue to contribute to the country's badminton career by becoming a coach after retiring.
Over the years, Zhao Jianhua has cultivated many outstanding badminton talents for the country after retiring.
His spirit and accomplishments should make us cheer and applaud him.
Finally, I also expect Zhao Jianhua to be in the coming days;
Happily stepping on every step of life and spending time with his wife in the future.