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He is the most representative leader of Chinese basketball before Yao Ming, he is tall, reaching an astonishing 2.28 meters, he has won numerous honors in his life, but in his later years he was plagued by diseases, varicose veins, cardiovascular and so on that kept him awake at night.
2008 was a special year, when the whole country was working together to fight the earthquake, but he was fighting the disease in his hospital bed, until September 14, he quietly said goodbye to the world.
He is Mu Tiezhu, we know that the end of a life is not the end, and I think his contribution to China's basketball industry will never be erased.
That wandering memory
The era of Mu Tiezhu's birth has its unique historical significance, when New China had just been founded, the land of China had not yet come out of the shadow of the past war, and everyone was confused about what the future would be, and everything here was in ruins.
Under such special circumstances, the birth of Mu Tiezhu made his parents happy and sad, happy that Tian Ding added a mouth, and sad that the burden of the family was heavier.
When Mu Tiezhu was 7 years old, his hometown of Shandong experienced a rare flood, and the rushing Yellow River wrapped in heavy yellow sand ruthlessly swallowed this historic land and devoured one living life after another.
Mu Tiezhu's fields and houses were instantly flooded, and they lost everything in one day, but fortunately their family is still there.
There was no way, in order to survive, Mu Tiezhu's father took his young son and wife, and the family of five embarked on a journey of wandering and begging.
The family first traveled to Shanxi, not far from Shandong, but when they arrived here, they found that the disaster was equally serious, and no one had the ability to relieve this big family.
In this way, during the day, his father took Xiao Mu Tiezhu out to beg, and at night the family huddled together in a dilapidated cave that was about to collapse, often without eating a meal a day.
Mu Tiezhu's father decided to leave Shanxi again with his family and go to a new place, and he set his sights on Xinjiang.
Xinjiang, the largest province on the mainland by land area, does not have much heavy precipitation here, and is not affected by the flooding of the Yellow River, making it a good place to flee.
And Xinjiang's unique environment has nourished Xinjiang's unique agricultural system, most of the people live on livestock, so there is not too much shortage of food, Mu Tiezhu's family is very surprised by the environment here, and they can slowly eat enough.
In this way, Mu Tiezhu's family took root in Xinjiang and ended their wandering career.
02 A bumpy road to basketball
Now we all know that Mu Tiezhu has achieved extraordinary achievements in the field of basketball, but in fact, the beginning of his basketball career was not very smooth.
In 1968, 19-year-old Mu Tiezhu had returned to his hometown Dongming County with his family, although life was difficult at that time, Mu Tiezhu's height was surprisingly tall, reaching an astonishing 2 meters at the age of 16, which seemed incredible to others.
It is precisely because he is taller than ordinary people that he has a valuable opportunity.
When the Shandong Provincial Sports Commission came to Dongming County to select sports talents, they looked at the candidates who were not very satisfied for several days, and when the coach in charge of the selection was out wandering, he took a fancy to Mu Tiezhu, who was squatting in a corner in the market to sell chickens.
With just one glance, the selection coach confirmed that this young man is definitely a good seedling for playing basketball!
In this way, the young Mu Tiezhu was taken to the Shandong Provincial Sports Committee in confusion, and just when the family was happy that there was a "person who ate official meals" at home, Mu Tiezhu was returned by the Provincial Sports Committee a few days later.
But genius is as dazzling as gold, and how can it be covered by gravel, this is just a small storm, after the National Sports Commission learned that there was a young man more than two meters tall in Dongming County, very interested, to know that in China at that time, there were very few people who could have such height.
Finally, under the negotiations between the two sides, Mu Tiezhu was exchanged with the National Sports Commission.
In a new environment, because Mu Tiezhu is completely "wild road" and cannot immediately participate in formal training, the person in charge first asked him to follow an athletics coach to do physical training and insist on running every day, but who knew that this training would be half a year.
In half a year, Mu Tiezhu has not touched the basketball, which is simply incomprehensible.
This situation did not begin to change until Mu Tiezhu met the noble man in his life, Yu Bangji. At that time, Yu Bangji did not say no, like other coaches, and he happily accepted this big man.
In this way, Mu Tiezhu followed Coach Yu to Hubei, where he began to contact the special training on basketball, and after a year and a half of training, he successfully joined the Bayi team and wore his own No. 15 jersey.
Mu Tiezhu's basketball road also began.
03Reminiscing about the past glory days
With his excellent height advantage and physical condition, Mu Tiezhu quickly made a name for himself in the basketball world, when as long as he stood in the box, no one could cross him to attack, and those who came to help him sometimes not even see the traces of the ball.
And often Mu Tiezhu only needs to tiptoe, gently put the ball in his hand, and the basketball smoothly enters the basket, which once made his opponent miserable.
In 1979, the basketball powerhouse United States sent a group of college students under the name of the US national team to China to play friendly matches and promote their sports power, which made many people in the domestic basketball industry feel tricky.
But to everyone's expectations, the so-called US national team was defeated twice after meeting the Bayi team led by Mu Tiezhu, and the tall Mu Tiezhu left a deep impression on the Americans, and after one of the members returned to China, he was asked by reporters many years later about the friendly match, which is still fresh in his memory, especially for Mu Tiezhu.
After that, Mu Tiezhu overcame all the way and won a number of international awards, in 1981 he won the first Asian club basketball championship, a time of infinite scenery, Mu Tiezhu also became famous, the whole country knows that Shandong has a "big iron pillar"
In addition to the harvest in his career, Mu Tiezhu also has unexpected joys in love, he has been playing basketball for many years and was originally blank for falling in love, but love is like this, no one knows when it will come quietly.
Mu Tiezhu's wife Wang Zhuanhong is just an ordinary factory employee, and coincidentally, Wang Zhuanhong also likes to play basketball, and the same hobby may be an opportunity.
By chance, Wang Zhuanhong saw Mu Tiezhu who was competing on TV, watching the tall man on TV win glory for the country in international competitions, an inexplicable feeling grew in Wang Zhuanhong's heart, and finally one night, she took out the letter paper, took a pen and wrote down her thoughts, and sent it to Mu Tiezhu in the distance.
Mu Tiezhu, who had just returned triumphantly, wore stars and moons, and was honored, and there were countless people who wrote to him to congratulate him, and there was one letter that touched him the most, that is, the letter written by Wang Zhuanhong.
In this way, the two formed a fate because of a letter, and then fell in love, got married and had children.
In fact, at first, Wang Zhuanhong's parents did not agree to Mu Tiezhu being their son-in-law, but then slowly saw Mu Tiezhu's simplicity and sincerity, so he let go of his heart and handed over his daughter to this big man.
Under the witness of the parents of both leaders and colleagues, the two officially became husband and wife. After that, Mu Tiezhu and Wang Zhuanhong stayed together for a lifetime.
04 Disease fighting career after retirement
After the 6th National Games in 1987, Mu Tiezhu announced his retirement to the majority of fans and friends, officially bidding farewell to his basketball career.
Because of his heart, he can't stay on the basketball team to coach, but usually if a young player encounters a problem he doesn't understand, he always has questions and answers, and uses his years of experience and knowledge to answer these young people's questions.
In his spare time, he also pays attention to various games in the CBA, including foreign NBAs, and he never forgets to contribute to China's basketball career.
But as an athlete, especially an outstanding athlete like Mu Tiezhu, behind the glorious results is more likely to be injury and fatigue.
At that time, the training volume of the national team was 10,000 meters of long-distance running every day, and in 14 years, Mu Tiezhu ran a total of 50,000 kilometers, which is an unimaginable number for ordinary people, and the high-intensity training also created his situation after retirement.
With age. Mu Tiezhu's body immunity and resistance are no longer the same as it used to be, in addition to heart disease, joint aging, varicose veins, lumbar disc herniation and other common diseases are also many, for such a giant is undoubtedly painful.
In 1996, Mu Tiezhu was diagnosed with premature heart beats, in addition to the disease, Mu Tiezhu had many bad habits, such as smoking and drinking, until the doctor warned him sternly: "If you smoke one more cigarette, you will live one less day." He made up his mind to quit smoking.
For many years after retiring, Mu Tiezhu has been spending time in illness, but fortunately, he feels better with his wife's thoughtfulness and the company of his family.
On September 14, 2008, Mu Tiezhu finally did not insist anymore, he shook his wife's hand and said to the children: "Don't let your mother cook today, she is working too hard..."
At the memorial service, most of the well-known figures in the basketball industry attended, Yao Ming, Zheng Haixia, Wang Zhizhi... Zheng Haixia said to reporters sadly: "Now my heart is particularly heavy, and I only hope that Big Brother can go all the way." Several other basketball guests also expressed their condolences.
The death of every great person is always emotional, every past time is always reminiscent, although Mu Tiezhu has left, but his contribution to China's basketball industry, the glory he brought to the fans, is worth remembering by everyone.
May Elder Mu be peaceful in another world, and may China's basketball cause get better and better.