October 21 news, at the Tokyo Olympic Games, 28-year-old Hunan athlete Chen Lijun won the men's 67 kg weightlifting championship in one fell swoop. However, Chen Lijun grew up from a poor family in Yanglin Township, Anhua County, Yiyang City, Hunan Province, and his father was found to have diabetes and brain cancer when he was 11 years old, and died eight years later. Today, Chen Lijun also talked about his father in the program.
The host, Chen Luyu, asked, "Your father is also a Hercules in your village, right?" ”
Chen Lijun said, "My father was a Hercules, and when I was a child, I felt that no one could defeat my father.
I said, don't hit me, I'm afraid I'll beat your cub to death with a slap. His arms were too big, he didn't dare hit me with his hands, he was afraid. When I was a child, it wasn't that the stove in the house had that branch, he chased me, he couldn't catch up with me, I ran fast when I was a child. ”
Subsequently, Chen Lijun said, "My mother is smarter, my mother is average, come and come to you, I don't beat you, I believe it every time, come and beat me." When I was a child, I was probably not so quiet, I just liked to be mischievous. ”
Lu Yu asked, "So your life is particularly carefree until the age of 10?" ”
Chen Lijun said, "Yes, that period of time at home is slightly OK." By the time I arrived at the provincial team, my dad was diagnosed with a disease. ”
Lu Yu asked, "So if your father is sick or something, the family won't tell you?" ”
Chen Lijun replied, "Never told me." I knew my dad wasn't in good health, but my mom never said anything about it, and I never asked. Maybe I don't want to ask in my heart. I didn't want to ask, and my mother didn't tell me the importance, because it was too young and didn't have that concept. After the bad news suddenly came, it felt different. ”
Talking about the feeling at that time, Chen Lijun said, "It feels like all of a sudden the burden is heavy." ”
Lu Yu asked, "So I'm particularly sorry he didn't see the moment when your results broke out later?" ”
Chen Lijun said, "Yes, like my uncle (uncle), I am a little bit sorry, a little later, I can see how good I am at this weightlifting level." ”
In 2012, Chen Lijun's father and uncle died within 180 days, which was a huge blow to the family. After that, Chen Lijun's mother went to Changsha alone to work three jobs to support the family. Chen Lijun, who was 19 years old at the time, had not yet won the honor in the weightlifting team, and it was not until 2013 that he won the 62 kg weightlifting championship at the National Games and the World Championships.
Recalling that painful experience, Chen Lijun smiled and said, "It is better to be bitter first and then sweet, than to be sweet and then bitter." ”
Lu Yu asked, "So you don't have to think that Chen Lijun is a particularly sad athlete." ”
Chen Lijun said, "Yes, if you don't give up, you will have a miracle!" ”