The embarrassment of meeting atoms for the first time
Many people will not forget the scene at the opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Paralympic Games. Disabled torchbearer Zhang Haiyuan and his partner Zhang Lixin performed a rock climbing relay , stepped up to the more than ten-meter-high cauldron step by step, and lit the main torch of the Asian Paralympic Games.
Zhang Haiyuan is the first disabled athlete I know. Like everyone else, I like to call her Atom. She also helped me resolve a difficult work crisis.
The first time I met Atom was at the hotel where the torchbearers stayed. She and Zhang Lixin had just returned from the "secret rehearsal" at the Guangdong Olympic Center. I was waiting in the hotel lobby cafe when I saw them coming in through the door. He immediately greeted him. She had to go up two steps to enter the cafe, so I naturally went up to help her, saying that I wanted to "help her out." As a result, Atom told me: "Thank you, I can do that."
This makes me somewhat embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do. In order to report on the Asian Paralympic Games before, reporters received a lot of training, such as paying attention to wording and squatting down when interviewing athletes in wheelchairs. But as soon as I saw the atoms, I suddenly didn’t know how to speak, and my questions became awkward. Originally I wanted to ask her about the details of her training when she lost her left limb, but she couldn't open her mouth - "It's difficult for you to move", "Unfortunately you lost your left limb", "You have one leg..." a series of The words to express her mutilated condition were swirling in her throat, but they just couldn't come out.
Atomic noticed my nervousness and embarrassment, and said straight to the point: "I had my left limb amputated due to a car accident." The obstacle to our conversation was instantly resolved.
The ensuing interview went smoothly and happily, from how to join a sports team to winning awards in the Paralympics, from the hardships in training to daily hobbies, and gradually we talked about Atom's blog and Atom's love. After the interview, which lasted for more than an hour, we exchanged phone numbers, and Atom entered her blog address on my computer on the spot.
Meeting Atomic for the first time dispelled my concerns about interviewing people with disabilities. It turns out that they are so kind and lovely.
Appreciate the multi-faceted life of the "ace player" in the badminton world
49-year-old Lao Ma and 48-year-old Lao Tian can be regarded as the "big brothers" in my country's disabled badminton competition. figure. Lao Ma is Ma Xutao and Lao Tian is Tian Shiwei. Coaches, teammates, and spectators all like to call them Lao Ma and Lao Tian. Both are natives of Chengdu, Sichuan. Both have participated in three Far South Games and won gold medals.
The difference is that Lao Ma is more cheerful and talkative, while Lao Tian is quieter. This may be related to work. Lao Ma is the director of the swimming pool of the Chengdu Railway Bureau Sports Association, and Lao Tian is a staff member of the Sichuan Library who reproduces ancient books.
Due to his age and many injuries, Lao Ma withdrew from the badminton men’s singles standing level 3 bronze medal match midway. Lao Tian won a silver medal in the men’s singles standing level 1 match. But in my mind, they are all well-deserved ace golfers.
I like to sit face to face with Lao Ma and listen to him tell stories that are a little far away from me. As he narrated, a picture emerged in my mind. He was standing by the blue swimming pool teaching people how to swim, or he was fighting hard to kill the ball with his partner on the badminton court.
When I heard that there was a badminton club in Laoma, I was a little surprised. It turns out that Lao Ma's badminton club has more than 20 members, all of whom are able-bodied, but they are all managed by him. I can't help but feel a bit of admiration and respect. I have always thought that disabled people are the ones in need of help and protection. Unexpectedly, many disabled people are helping and taking care of others.
The love of mutual help between disabled people
Compared with Lao Ma, the scenery on Lao Tian’s life is not inferior at all. In 1994, Lao Tian, ??as a representative of the Sichuan Warriors, drove his modified off-road vehicle to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with nine disabled people, and climbed to the Everest Base Camp at an altitude of more than 5,200 meters. Lao Tian told reporters that when he planted the five-star red flag at the foot of Mount Everest, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Driving on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Lao Tian and his friends donated the money raised to the earthquake primary school and Tibetan antelope sanctuary they passed along the way... Lao Tian said: "Everywhere I go, people are surprised. They looked at us and gave us a thumbs up. It’s amazing that people with disabilities dare to challenge Mount Everest!” The team of 10 people at first turned into more than 30 people, and many people jumped in line halfway to follow Lao Tian to the summit.
Lao Tian said that some people compare disabled people to angels with broken wings. Indeed, there is no insurmountable gap between disabled people and able-bodied people.
At the Asian Paralympic Games, many disabled athletes interviewed by the reporter loved beauty, fun and life just like able-bodied people. Liu Lei, the "Hercules" who broke the world record for the third time, likes surfing the Internet and playing computer games. His wife Wang Qiaoli is a healthy person. The two "online love" shocked each other and they have been happily married ever since. Wang Qiaoli told reporters that girls like appearance, but I think the heart is more important. When they first met, Liu Lei was in a wheelchair, which really surprised her, but Liu Lei's sunshine and sincerity completely conquered her.
Perhaps, as a disabled badminton coach said, in fact, every disabled person is a book. Only by getting close to him can he understand him.