Do you know any about the bright stars of Chinese badminton?
When it comes to the badminton legend who stands on the world stage, how can you not mention the perseverance"Feather altar evergreen"Lee Chong Wei?
Lee Chong Wei's career and life seem to be full of twists and turns.
Although he has been the BWF men's singles champion for more than two years, he has never been able to get rid of it"The second of the millennium"This is undoubtedly a hurdle on the road to his career.
It is deeply sad that the 36-year-old Lee Chong Wei unfortunately suffered from cancer, and his life is full of impermanence. What are some of the lesser-known twists and turns about the legend?
How will Lee Chong Wei face the challenges of life today?
Although Lee Chong Wei's roots are from Fujian, his grandfather led the family to Malaysia in search of life to escape the war.
The seemingly simple street fruit stall is actually the starting point of their hard work.
Before Lee Chong Wei's growth trajectory, the Li family had been mired in the constraints and challenges of life.
Original text: Lee Chong Wei's arrival was like a miracle, and in the face of the instability of life and the burden of two children, his parents had no intention of adding a new life at first. Li Zongwei was almost given away as a newborn.
However, although her mother Xu Jinshui is not highly educated, she withstood the pressure with incomparable maternal love and tenacity, and chose to stay and raise this little life alone, and her decision has become a legend in today's badminton world.
Although bathed in the glow of maternal love, the Li family's financial difficulties have not diminished. At the age of 16, Lee Chong Wei's brother shouldered the burden of the family and left school to work hard to make ends meet.
His childhood was filled with guilt, and his family's expectations were focused on him, expecting him to excel in his studies, but his academic performance was not satisfactory. This became a deep regret in his heart.
Although Lee Chong Wei's learning path was not brilliant, he stood out with his outstanding physical fitness. It may be a habit of exercising since childhood, and the physical education teacher at the school discovered his talent at a glance.
At first, his passion was basketball, but perhaps due to a lack of nutrition, he suffered slightly in height and bounce.
Despite his best efforts, he reluctantly chose to give up a few years later, but this did not prevent him from shining brightly in the field of badminton.
The former Lee Chong Wei mistakenly thought that he was insulated from the sports world, but his fate quietly changed. A chance trip to a friend brought him into contact with badminton, and his amazing talent blossomed instantly.
However, his father initially had reservations about his badminton career, believing that basketball might provide a wider stage because it had more potential at that time. But in the small world of badminton, how will Lee Chong Wei's determination and talent break the routine and write his own legend?
The insight of his friend gave Lee Chong Wei a new opportunity for badminton. Although training may seem simple, playing a racket with friends at home every day, could it be a turning point in his fate and make badminton his stage?
Lee Chong Wei's extraordinary achievements may have been due to the deep teachings of his parents, and although his elders gave him the opportunity to play for free, Lee Chong Wei was resilient and unwilling to rely too much.
Therefore, with his determination after his first skills, he chose to be self-reliant, saved meager funds by scavenging, and resolutely purchased his own badminton equipment, showing his independence and perseverance.
Lee Chong Wei's love for badminton can be called persistent, he swings his racket to practice in any spare time, his diligence is like engraved in the bone marrow, and he forgets to sleep and eat just to improve his skills.
This tireless effort finally ushered in a good harvest, and he won the first prize in a local event, which not only established his position in the badminton world, but also reaped a huge prize money, which is well deserved!
Lee Chong Wei's experience ignited the enthusiasm of the school, and his excellent skills led many schools to throw an olive branch to him and invite him to become their badminton instructor.
Through badminton, he has witnessed first-hand the magic of the sport, which has not only shaped his career, but also perhaps inspired the seeds of dreams in the hearts of his students, making them believe that the shuttlecock holds the key to changing their lives.
This is undoubtedly a belief that Li Zongwei was deeply pleased and proud of at the beginning.
With his dream of coaching and his desire for the national team, 17-year-old Lee Chong Wei has been working campus to cultivate his passion for sports for students while persevering in self-improvement.
Despite the many challenges he faced, his determination led him to finally join the Malaysian national team three years later at a crucial moment and begin his illustrious career.
At just 17 years old, the talented teenager Lee Chong Wei emerged as a rising star of the national team, and his strength was amazingly displayed in the World Championships that year, winning the championship in one fell swoop!
Since then, he has realized his dream of entering the national team, becoming a high-profile key training object, showing a brilliant start to his sports career.
Of course, Lee Chong Wei's journey to the top of the badminton world is still on, as the world is full of talent, especially Lin Dan, the eternal challenger of his competitive career.
In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Lee Chong Wei unfortunately lost to Lin Dan and stopped outside the quarterfinals, and this history became the motivation for him to continue to move forward.
The defeat was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Lee Chong Wei, who has a long list of titles.
However, the defeat did not diminish the perception of Lee's strength, as the world knew that without Lin Dan's fierce rival, Lee would have been able to go one step further in the field and at least secure a place in the semi-finals.
Lee Chong Wei, who has not yet realized it, is about to realize that Lin Dan, an intractable opponent, will run through the arena of his life.
It wasn't just the 2011 World Championships in London that he was repeatedly stopped by Lin Dan's victories on his way to the title.
Despite the challenging year, Lee Chong Wei reaped the sweetness of the moment, and his relationship with Wong Miao-chu was sublimated into a promise of love in November – and their wedding was like a beacon of light.
However, the afterglow of happiness did not dissipate, and misfortune followed, and the newly married Lee Chong Wei accidentally sprained his ankle during training, regrettably missing out on the 2012 London Olympics, as if his good fortune had been pulled away by fate for a while.
Lee Chong Wei's frustration is hard to describe, and for every athlete, an Olympic gold medal is a symbol of supreme honor. However, his fate does not seem to stop at this setback.
The adversity in his career has brought us to the challenge of Lee Chong Wei. Although he has often surpassed Lin Dan in outstanding performances on the international stage, whenever he meets the Chinese badminton legend Lin Dan, he always ends in defeat.
This can't help but make people wonder, is there an insurmountable fateful duel between them?
He once won the triple crown in the feather ** final, and he bluntly said that compared with honor, defeating Lin Dan is his true desire, and Lin Dan has become a challenge in his heart.
However, the drama of the 2016 Olympics left Lin Dan with a wry smile: Lee Chong Wei finally achieved his first victory in the semi-finals, but in the final, another formidable opponent, Chen Long, awaited him.
In the end, Li Zongwei, who defeated Lin Dan, realized his dream for many years, but he passed by the championship, which made people speculate that he was laughing with tears or full of emotion.
However, this was not the most painful blow for him.
Although he still had a chance to fight again after losing the match, the doctor's diagnosis ruthlessly declared that his body could no longer withstand high-intensity exercise, and he had to face the reality of switching careers to light jobs.
Although badminton is often seen as a lightweight sport compared to football and basketball, the tenacity and perseverance behind it are unimaginably sharpened. Little Lee Chong Wei is burdened with heavy expectations, and every swing of the racket is a condensation of endless efforts.
His body may feel tired at times, but the heart of a champion is always burning with the flame of not being willing to lose.
In the arena in 2018, although Li Zongwei, who persevered despite his illness, fell to Lin Dan's hands again, but this time no one made fun of him.
People know that his physical condition has reached its limit, and years of overtraining combined with the challenge of nasal and throat cancer make every duel a test of life.
Whether or not to fight again is no longer the first priority, survival itself has become the biggest suspense.
In the face of difficulties, Li Zongwei fought the disease in 2016, with the end of Yulin Station, Li Zongwei reluctantly bid farewell to the arena and embarked on a difficult and long journey.
Although his cancer is still in its early stages and there is hope, this road to survival is full of hardships and challenges.
Li Zongwei, the former fierce player in the arena, is now in the difficult journey of **, his throat has almost lost the ability to speak, and he can only rely on nutrition injections to maintain the spark of life.
The athlete, who once inspired countless people, is now in a difficult situation on the sickbed, relying on the careful companionship of his wife and the meticulous care of the medical team.
Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of God, after 33 rounds of electrotherapy and a difficult process of diversification, Li Zongwei, who spent tens of millions of dollars, finally overcame the disease and survived this dark period. However, he suffered severe trauma to his throat, making even basic swallowing a challenge.
What is touching is that Li Zongwenfu cheered up, and the first thing he cared about was Lin Dan's participation dynamics, and his heart was burning with the desire to fight again"I want to face him again! "
However, the hearts of the family and the doctor are as firm as a rock"Your body needs to rest and can no longer allow our worries to become a reality. "They know very well that it is time for Li Zongwei to put down the game and cherish the peace of mind of his family.
In 2020, despite his physical recovery, the end of his sports career was full of regrets for Lee Chong Wei.
Despite the fatalistic rivalry on the court, Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan's friendship has not diminished, and their relationship in private has always been friendly.
Even on the difficult road of fighting cancer, Lin Dan did not forget to send strength and encouragement to Li Zongwei in his illness, and the two badminton superstars are not only fighters on the field, but also friends who support each other in life.
In 2022, Huang Miaozhu brought the joy of life to Lee Chong Wei, and the arrival of a new life injected precious light of hope into his sickly world.
Despite the previous efforts, Li Zongwei's figure still looks thin, which makes people feel moved.
The good news is that in May 2023, the legendary Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei will join hands to enter the Hall of Fame, the hall of glory of the BWF.