In the 1980s and 1990s, a wave of going abroad was launched.
At that time, almost all the people who had the conditions to go abroad went abroad, such as Chen Chong, Zhang Yu, Gaike... And so on movie stars, Cao Yanhua, Tong Ling, Ge Xinai... and so on sports stars.
What's more, he directly changed his nationality to become a foreigner, so he was also called an unpatriotic person.
However, there is such a sports star, although he has also changed his nationality and even won the glorious Olympic gold medal for foreign countries, but the Chinese people have praised him for loving China, and even praised him.
Li Donghua
This person is gymnastics superstar Li Donghua!
Li Donghua was forced to remove his kidneys and spleen
On December 10, 1967, a future Olympic champion was born.
Since childhood, Li Donghua has been a lively child, in today's words, a child with "ADHD", because of this, Li Donghua was selected into the sports school at the age of 7 and began to learn gymnastics.
In 1978, Li Donghua was selected to study in the gymnastics department of Sichuan Sports Technology College because of his excellent talent, began formal training, and from this moment on, li Donghua spent 6 years.
In 1983, Li Donghua finally entered the national team that all athletes dreamed of, and just when Li Donghua was preparing to show his skills, an accident occurred.
Li Donghua
On this day, Li Donghua was training vaulting horses, from the 26 meters before the run, Li Donghua felt a little wrong, but still continued to run, and when he ran to the front of the vaulting horse, Li Donghua did not stop and directly hit the horse's head.
Such speed and strength directly made Li Donghua unconscious on the spot, the coaching team was also frightened, and quickly took Li Donghua to the hospital for treatment, after examination, it was found that Li Donghua's spleen and kidneys were broken, and must be removed, otherwise he will die.
The operation was carried out quickly, and Li Donghua had another heavy bleeding at this time, almost losing 3000cc, which almost made Li Donghua close to death.
Fortunately, Li Donghua finally saved him.
After a year of recovery, Li Donghua returned to the gymnastics gym, no one can know what pain he experienced, originally thought that he was bitter, but did not expect that in 1986, when Li Donghua flipped back two weeks after the test, the Achilles tendons of both feet broke at the same time.
Li Donghua
It's a disaster.
Injuries can be recovered, but careers can't, and At that time, Li Donghua's coach had judged that Li Donghua could hardly be related to gymnastics anymore, and even live with disabilities in this life.
But Li Donghua is really strong, no matter how the coach and family persuade him, Li Donghua will return to gymnastics, he loves gymnastics too much, even more than his life.
Heaven did not fail to live up to Li Donghua's efforts, in 1987, Li Donghua won the kurama gold medal at the National Gymnastics Championships, and Li Donghua was also very happy, as if he had seen the 1988 Seoul Olympics waving at him.
However, accidents always temper Li Donghua's will.
On January 22, 1988, when Li Donghua was training on parallel bars, he accidentally fell off the bars, and his head was directly planted on the iron plate, causing severe compression of the third and fourth cervical vertebrae and multiple misalignment of the thoracic lumbar vertebrae.
Li Donghua
This injury directly made Li Donghua bid farewell to the Seoul Olympic Games.
Fate, when will you be able to feel sorry for Li Donghua?
Li Donghua was dissuaded from the national team because of his love
Ah, this time briefly knocked down Li Donghua.
Feeling extremely desperate, Li Donghua temporarily left gymnastics to recuperate, in order to get rid of the bitterness, Li Donghua signed up for English training classes and acting classes, enriching himself with learning to forget all these tribulations.
However, this time, the heavens did have a little care for Li Donghua.
One day in early June, Li Donghua went to Beijing Tiananmen Square, met a Swiss girl Berlansha for help, this girl can't find Beihai Park is in a hurry, Li Donghua just learned a little English, so he went forward to help Berlanda, the two chatted very closely, and also left each other's phone names.
Li Donghua
The next morning, Berantha came to the door of the national team, she came to visit and thank Li Donghua, and Li Donghua also took Berlanza to visit the major attractions in Beijing.
After coming and going, the girl's bright and cheerful quickly healed Li Donghua's sadness, so the two soon fell in love.
On December 10, 1988, Li Donghua and Bai Lansha flew to their hometown in Chengdu, and the two received a marriage license, and this day was also Li Donghua's birthday, which was really a meaningful day.
Immediately after, Li Donghua immediately reported the matter to the gymnastics team, because the athletes' love and marriage situation need to be reported, unexpectedly, the leader of the gymnastics team was very dissatisfied, and let Li Donghua choose between love and career.
After thinking, Li Donghua chose love, and the national team also persuaded Li Donghua to withdraw, and Li Donghua was very depressed, because he knew that his gymnastics road might go to Switzerland.
Li Donghua, Planza
Soon after, Li Donghua and Berantha went to Switzerland, and the two began to run their own families, in order to help her husband reduce her burden, She took the initiative to work as a cashier in a supermarket, and Li Donghua also went to work for a company that operated buses and maintenance accessories.
In Switzerland, gymnastics is not important, not even a profession, so Li Donghua can not rely on gymnastics to earn money to support his family, can only go to carry accessories to work to make money.
Fortunately, the owner of the company, Hans, is very good and loves Chinese culture, so he treats Li Donghua very favorably, and only then did he recruit Li Donghua without a work permit.
Although life is difficult, Li Donghua has never given up gymnastics, and will take half an hour to practice gymnastics every day, he knows that he really loves it, and he will never give up.
Li Donghua
At that time, Li Donghua's actions were not recognized by the Swiss, and because the Swiss government stipulated that it would take five years to obtain Swiss citizenship, this meant that Li Donghua could not participate in international competitions for five years, whether on behalf of China or Switzerland.
Five years, this is too much waste of Li Donghua's youth.
In order to maintain gymnastics skills, Li Donghua participated in a gymnastics club in Luceth, representing the club in some small competitions, although he could not make any money, but he could maintain his skills.
In the five years of waiting for naturalization in Switzerland, Li Donghua won many gymnastics gold medals in Switzerland on behalf of the club, but after all, the opponents are all clubs, to put it bluntly, they are all enthusiasts, not professional athletes, so Li Donghua has been looking forward to competing with international players.
Finally, five years later, in 1995, Li Donghua finally got a Swiss passport, when he was 28 years old, and wanting to participate in the Olympic Games was the next Atlanta Olympic Games, which was also his only chance.
Li Donghua
Li Donghua, it's time to start going all out!
Li Donghua won the Olympic gold medal for Switzerland
Atlanta Olympic Games, Li Donghua cherished.
In order to achieve good results in the Olympic Games, Li Donghua began to train day and night, but no one in Switzerland knows gymnastics better than him, so Li Donghua can only use the video to shoot it himself, and then adjust the technical problems of his own movements according to the video.
In training, Li Donghua will always play a song by Cui Jian, "False Monk", which is Li Donghua's favorite song and the song that can calm him down the most.
On the eve of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, Li Donghua was about to leave, and before leaving, Li Donghua came alone to Mount Titlis, which is a peak in the Alps, and Li Donghua likes it here because it can calm him down.
Li Donghua's family
The most important point is that there is a rock on the mountain, which looks like the Giant Buddha of China, although Li Donghua is already Swiss, but the Chinese faith has not changed, li Donghua firmly believes that this "Big Buddha" will bring him good luck.
After coming down from the mountain, Li Donghua began to go home and pack his luggage for the United States.
In the Olympic Games, Li Donghua played his best level, every action is so light and natural, every smile is so calm and incomparable, and this time, the heavens finally did not live up to this hard worker.
Li Donghua won, he won the Kurama gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics and became a real Olympic champion!
On September 8, 1996, Li Donghua and Planza returned to Switzerland with the atlanta Olympic Pommel Horse gold medal, this gold medal belonging to Switzerland, is the first gold medal in Swiss gymnastics in 45 years, Li Donghua became the hero of all The Swiss, everyone came out to greet Li Donghua, and Li Donghua finally felt what is called the empty alley.
Li Donghua
Once people are red, every little thing will be infinitely magnified.
For example, before Li Donghua participated in the Olympic Games, he went to Mount Titlis to meditate, and there was a story of the rock, and after the Swiss knew, they immediately named this rock "Li Donghua Giant Buddha", and even let Li Donghua be the image ambassador of Mount Titlis, welcoming tourists from all over the world to travel.
For Li Donghua's contribution, the city of Luceth rewarded Li Donghua's house, which is halfway up the mountain, which is inhabited by all Swiss white-collar workers, while Li Donghua lives on the top floor and enjoys the best resources.
Li Donghua is very happy, but even happier is that he can put his kurama on the large terrace, so that every morning, Li Donghua can start his kurama exercise on the terrace.
Li Donghua
Double happiness at the door.
Soon after, Li Donghua's daughter Yasmin was born, just before winning the Olympic Games, so Li Donghua also bluntly said that this was "double happiness at the door".
Indeed, Li Donghua is really very happy at this moment, but Li Donghua is happy, and he has not forgotten his responsibility, in addition to taking good care of his daughter and wife next, Kurama is also something he has guarded all his life.
Until now, on the bookcase of Li Donghua's home, there is still Li Donghua's horse ring in the Olympic final, and when he sees the horse ring, Li Donghua can remember the countless days and nights of hard work, which is more important than the gold medal.
The so-called do not forget the original intention, this is the meaning!
Li Donghua's million-dollar sponsorship for China was praised by the Chinese people
In June 2003, Li Donghua returned to China.
Li Donghua
After winning the 1996 Olympic Games, Li Donghua announced his retirement and began his second career - business.
Therefore, as an investor, Li Donghua often travels back and forth between China and Switzerland, and returning to China has naturally become a common thing.
In Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Li Donghua is one of the investors in a pharmaceutical factory, which is his first step in business, because Chengdu is his hometown, he wants to do something for his hometown, which is why many poor people in his hometown can afford to buy medicines.
Every time he returns to China, Li Donghua will return to his hometown in Chengdu, and at this time, his mother will always prepare a large table of dishes for his son, Li Donghua likes the dishes made by his mother, even though he has lived in Switzerland for more than ten years, but his Chinese stomach has not changed.
In addition, Li Donghua did not forget to return the national team's kindness to his cultivation.
Li Donghua
After Li Donghua became the image ambassador of the Swiss Longines Group, Li Donghua did not flutter, but used his influence to start helping the Chinese gymnastics team.
In 2004, When China held gymnastics competitions, Li Donghua as a matchmaker, led Longines to sponsor the Chinese gymnastics team, what Tianjin World Championships and other large-scale competitions, there are longine sponsorship shadow, according to statistics, Li Donghua for the Chinese gymnastics team to pull millions of sponsorships.
On the wall of the training hall of the national team gymnastics, there is a sponsorship poster of all the gymnasts wearing Longines watches, which is enough to prove that Li Donghua helped the gymnastics team.
In the face of Li Donghua's help, Olympic champion Li Xiaopeng has publicly stated:
"He's been frustrated, but he still hasn't given up, so I think his spirit is the most inspiring and worth learning."
Li Xiaopeng, Li Donghua
Later, the Swiss government set up an investment fund, Li Donghua learned about it, began to help China choose some enterprises to cooperate, the Swiss government knows Li Donghua, which is the hero who helped them achieve honor in Switzerland, so they trust Li Donghua very much, with the help of Li Donghua, many Chinese companies have received investment from the Swiss Foundation.
Help the hometown, help the national team, help chinese enterprises...
It is precisely because of these 3 great contributions of Li Donghua, many Chinese people praise Li Donghua, although Li Donghua was naturalized abroad, but all the Chinese believe that Li Donghua has not forgotten to love China, and China will always be in his heart.
In the face of the praise of the Chinese people, Li Donghua did not say much, but revealed that someone once suggested that he change a Swiss name, but he did not agree, because he felt that Switzerland and China were his home, and he was extremely proud to have a Chinese name.
In the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, there are many objects of people who have contributed to the Olympics, and Li Donghua, one of the most legendary figures in the history of gymnastics, the palm guards and competition suits and magnesium powder boxes used at the Atlanta Olympic Games are quietly lying in the exhibition hall...
Li Donghua
Li Donghua, the only gymnastics legend who has won the Olympic championship, the world champion, the European champion, the Swiss champion and the Chinese champion, deserves everyone's respect.
The road of life is full of wind and rain, in the face of suffering, perhaps some people will choose to give up, and Li Donghua proved to everyone that love is enough to support him through the long years...
Let us wish the great gymnast Li Donghua a happy life!