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Miao Lijie, an iconic figure of the Chinese women's basketball team, is known as the "Three Heroes of Women's Basketball" together with Chen Luyun and Ye Li.
Fans say that she is "Chinese Kobe", but she thinks she is "Jordan of women's basketball".
On the field, the spirit of a woman who does not let her eyebrows be admired, and the very ornamental ball skills are impressive.
At the age of 33, she left the basketball court, returned to life, married an officer, and the fans wailed, telling their reluctance to her.
What no one expected was that in 2017, at the age of 36, she once again went into battle and led the team to the National Games.
From retirement to comeback, what exactly has she experienced?
Five years have passed, and now, what kind of life is she living?
The comeback legend
In 2017, the PLA women's basketball team faced the dilemma of talent vacancies.
The decline of military basketball has forced them to face a reality, and the ten consecutive championships in the National Games have become a dream-like bubble.
It's just that whether or not you can win the championship is secondary, and the top priority is to organize a team.
After thinking about it, the PLA women's basketball team launched a call for two retired veterans.
Miao Lijie and Chen Nan, after hearing the call of the troops, they immediately set off and rushed to the scene.
At this time, Miao Lijie's child was just eight months old, but for the sake of the troops, she chose to obey orders.
The "eldest sister" of the former women's basketball team said something touching when facing the camera:
"After becoming a mother, a woman has become a superman, I hope I can accompany my daughter more, but the task is in front of me, and I must make sacrifices, besides, as a soldier, it is my honor to represent the PLA in the National Games, and the army needs me, and it is incumbent on me."
However, the three-year window period is not something that can be smoothed out by ambition alone.
Even if she and Chen Nan were the former "big sisters", it was still difficult to hide their decline in the face of those rookies who sweated in the training ground every day.
Although they did not win the championship, Miao Lijie and Chen Nan still won the runner-up medal with the People's Liberation Army women's basketball team.
It's just that the dream of the People's Liberation Army women's basketball team for ten consecutive championships has become a "difficult peace" in their hearts.
After leaving the court, she chose to retire again.
I am 36 years old, and it is really difficult to compare my physical strength with those young people.
After retiring, she focused on her daughter.
At the beginning, he ruthlessly "abandoned" his eight-month-old daughter at home for the sake of orders, but now he has to make up for it.
Chen Nan, who was "ordered" to make a comeback with her, is also good friends in private.
Their children "inherited" their friendship, Chen Nan's son and Miao Lijie's daughter, but they were very good friends.
But the saga doesn't end there.
In the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame, Miao Lijie and Chen Nan were nominated.
Miao Lijie, who unfortunately failed because of the reason of "less than five years of retirement", finally waited for his own "honor".
Looking back on her legendary resume, I have to sigh that as the "first sister of the women's basketball team", Miao Lijie's strength can be called so praised.
The fierce "first sister"
Miao Lijie, the legendary life of the first sister of basketball, is inseparable from the word tough.
However, the reason why she is so "tough" is inseparable from her childhood experience.
She is the fourth child in the family, so the year her parents conceived her, they didn't want to give her a second life.
Family planning is tightly grasped, and the family is so poor that they can't open the pot, and having another child is undoubtedly worse.
Therefore, her parents planned to go to the hospital for an "abortion".
The doctor who examined them saw that the fetus in the womb had already been formed, and the time for abortion had long passed.
Looking at the sad faces of Miao Lijie's parents, the doctor tried his best to comfort them, and even took out the "metaphysics".
In order to save the child's life, the doctor even told them that it was really not possible for the gentleman to come down, and he would raise it.
After some persuasion by the doctor, Miao Lijie's parents still gave birth to her.
However, they did not hand it over to the doctor to raise, after all, this is their own flesh and blood, how can they bear to give it to others?
But the Miao family already has three children at this time, and Miao Lijie can't enter the household, which is sad for the family.
Miao Lijie's grandmother "took the initiative to ask Ying" and took her to the household registration, planning to put Miao Lijie's household registration under her own name.
An old lady in her seventies is holding a baby on the household registration, this picture, everyone knows that there is a cat greasy.
But who can bear to embarrass an old lady in her seventies?
She talked badly and finally persuaded the comrades who had registered with the hukou.
At this time, Miao Lijie didn't have a name yet, and the comrades who went to the household registration saw that the old lady couldn't think of a reason for thinking for a long time, so he simply told her:
"Just call it Miao Lijie, stop it immediately, you can't regenerate it in the future."
So, Miao Lijie's legendary life began.
I don't know if it's because he experienced such a catastrophe when he was born, Miao Lijie enjoys everything in the world.
She doesn't look like a girl, but a complete tomboy.
Miao Lijie's second brother Miao Libin, seeing that his sister likes "sports" so much, often takes her to play with friends.
Soon, Miao Lijie's athletic talent was revealed
When playing with her brother's friends, she doesn't fall behind even if everyone else is older than herself.
At the age of 9, Miao Lijie won the championship in the high jump competition held in the county.
At the age of nine, he can win the county high jump championship, and anyone can see that this kid has a bright future.
The local sports school gave Miao Lijie a guaranteed place, and Miao Lijie's parents were full of relief to see their daughter so valued.
The reason why Maxima can become a talent is inseparable from Bole's appreciation, and Miao Lijie is the same.
When she was 11 years old, she was favored by the manager of Harbin Longhua Club in a game.
Hearing that she could be a professional player, Miao Lijie's heart was excited, but when she heard that she was asking for 200 yuan for food, she suddenly lost interest.
Fortunately, the manager felt sorry for the talent, and with his efforts, Miao Lijie's food expenses were all waived.
Knowing that the manager was so attentive, Miao Lijie's family was grateful, and soon, her basketball career began.
When Miao Lijie trained, he had little contact with his family.
However, her eldest brother and second brother will still find time to visit her.
Once, when Miao Lijie's eldest brother came to see her, it coincided with training time.
How cold it is in Harbin in winter, there must be no need to say more, but even in this case, Miao Lijie's clothes are still soaked with sweat.
After the parents found out about this, they thought that their daughter was suffering outside, and said that they did not agree with her to continue practicing.
If it weren't for the two brothers, the Chinese women's basketball team would have lost a general.
In 1994, Miao Lishan, who had been in "retreat" in the training ground for many years, became an outstanding mountain.
At the Asian Middle School Women's Basketball Championship, she won the only MVP trophy of the tournament with her outstanding performance.
After the results, the national youth team quickly found the door, and the head coach Liu Jizeng directly "asked" them to come over.
In this way, 13-year-old Miao Lijie stepped into the threshold of the youth team.
Miao Lijie, who entered the youth team, is simply on the rise, and after only one year, she has sat on the throne of the main force.
In the 1996 Asian Youth Championship, she led the youth team to win the championship and won the MVP of the event.
After playing in the youth team, the national team naturally will not "let it go", and in November 1997, she became one of them.
Setbacks followed, and the 1998 Women's Basketball World Championship was defeated, with the worst result in history.
In the following Asian Championships, the Chinese women's basketball team didn't even get a ticket.
However, with a tense reorganization, the Chinese women's basketball team quickly regained its strength and played a good result.
In 2002, Miao Lijie took on the role of captain of the women's basketball team, and that year, she led the team to win the Asian Games championship after a 16-year absence.
Since then, she seems to have "opened the hanging", and she has won various awards softly.
Until 2005, at this moment, Miao Lijie, who had just returned from the United States, was a little "arrogant".
She actually "got into a big fight" with the opposing player on the field, and it wasn't until the moment she was sent off that she realized her mistake.
The biggest reason why Miao Lijie can be praised is that she is good at "reflection".
Realizing her mistakes, she changed her past mistakes and devoted herself physically and mentally to her sports career.
At the 2008 Olympic Games, the women's basketball team faced a serious crisis.
Lazy Feifei was unable to exert her strength due to injury, and Chen Nan was targeted by opponents everywhere.
Miao Lijie scored 28 points alone, and dragged the team into the semifinals by himself.
At the London 2012 Olympics, she won the title of assist leader.
She is the only "double champion" in Chinese basketball history who has won the scoring title and the assist title.
However, a "farce" in 2013 brought the curtain down on her career.
Disheartened, she retired in 2014 and returned to her daily routine.
Happy marriage
There are always surprises everywhere in life, and Miao Lijie also met her own "happiness".
At the London Olympics, she met a person who would be with her for the rest of her life in the future, Hu Haitao.
It's funny to say, Hu Haitao is not a basketball fan, nor is he a fan, and it was an accident that the two came together.
However, Hu Haitao always inadvertently brought some "surprises" to Miao Lijie.
When "Charlotte's Troubles" was released, Hu Haitao took her to watch a movie together.
Just when Miao Lijie was moved by the story in the play, a text message came from his mobile phone.
"If you don't marry, I won't marry."
It was just eight words, like an arrow, that shot into Miao Lijie's heart.
In this way, the two walked into the palace of marriage and into the depths of each other's hearts.
Today, the two are still in love as before, 42-year-old Miao Lijie has a "hot mother" posture and is "husband and child" at home.
epilogue
As an athlete, her presence on the field has fascinated countless people.
As a soldier, the army called, and she rushed to the scene as soon as possible.
In his position, seeking his government, this is Miao Lijie's style, and it is an example that countless people should learn.
After retiring, she lived an ordinary life and enjoyed her own leisure time.
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