Preface
He is the main force of the "golden generation" of the Chinese men's volleyball team, and the blocking record he created made the enemy even more frightened, he is Zheng Liang.
He also helped the Chinese men's volleyball team win the Asian championship for three consecutive years.
The seemingly beautiful life is actually full of twists and turns, he first encountered a marriage change, and not long after, his father passed away again, everyone thought that this was difficult enough!
However, due to myelitis, he was paralyzed in the lower half of his body and could only lie in bed for many years. Fortunately, he was accompanied by his mentor during his illness, which made Zheng Liang rekindle his hope for life.
Zheng Liang
The "alternative" in the basketball family
In 1970, Zheng Liang was born in a family full of sports atmosphere, and his parents were the main force of the Zhejiang Provincial Basketball Team.
He also has an older brother named Zheng Wu, and the elder brother also inherited his parents' career and became a basketball player.
Zheng Wu
And Zheng Liang naturally inherited the excellent genes of his parents, and he grew very tall, but the only deficiency was that his body was a little thin.
The father wanted him to continue to follow his old path, but the mother didn't want her younger son to follow their old path, she wanted Zheng Liang to choose by himself.
Zheng Liang's family photo
He couldn't make a choice for a while, until when he was in junior high school, by chance, he was caught by a coach at the provincial sports school, and the coach saw Zheng Liang's talent in volleyball at a glance.
So, the coach found Zheng Liang and said his purpose, and after listening to it, he felt that volleyball seemed to be very interesting.
Zheng Liang on the field
When he got home that day, he proposed to his parents that he wanted to learn Xi volleyball, and his mother naturally supported him, but his father still hoped that he could learn Xi basketball.
With the help of his mother, Zheng Liang began to learn Xi volleyball, and in just 7 months, he became a genius in everyone's eyes from "0 foundation".
Zheng Liang
In just 2 years, he was selected for the Zhejiang Provincial Youth Team, where his skills have been better improved and his experience in the game has been richer.
In 1989, Zheng Liang was selected for the men's volleyball team of Zhejiang Province, and the coach decided to train him as the main assistant attacker.
Zheng Liang
After all, his ability to touch in place is too strong, and no one in the entire team can compete with him, so he is naturally suitable as a secondary attacker.
Since then, he has helped the Zhejiang team achieve a number of excellent results as a secondary attacker.
Zheng Liang
As everyone knows, every performance he performed on the field was watched by Shen Fulin.
In 1992, Zheng Liang was recruited to the national team, and it was none other than the then head coach Shen Fulin who chose him.
Shen Fulin
In 1994, he participated in two major competitions this year, but due to the overall weakness of the men's volleyball team at that time, the results of the game were not ideal, and no one in the team was not frustrated.
Especially Zheng Liang, he thought that losing the game had a lot to do with him, and he fell into deep self-blame.
Zheng Liang on the court
Thankfully, with the encouragement of his parents and brother, he was able to regain his form and devote himself to training.
But the accident happened at this time, in 1996, in the process of winter training of the Chinese men's volleyball team, Zheng Liang's wrist ligament ruptured, and was even returned to the original team.
Zheng Liang
After being returned to the provincial team, he recalled the experience of the game again, at this time he had no intention of training, and he began to give up on himself.
It was not until 1997 that Wang Jiawei returned to China to coach, and Zheng Liang's volleyball road underwent earth-shaking changes.
Wang Jiawei
The appearance of his mentor illuminated his confused sports career
In 1997, Wang Jiawei led the team to participate in the World Men's Volleyball League, and in the process of the game, he found that the No. 3 position seemed to be a little inappropriate in blocking the net.
He began to think about the candidate for this position, thought about it left and right, and finally thought of Zheng Liang, whether it was attacking or blocking the net, it was in line with his expectations.
Zheng Wu
So, he looked for various ways and finally contacted Zheng Liang.
When Zheng Liang learned that the head coach of the national team was looking for him, he was happy at first, and then he was depressed.
Zheng Liang on the field
He was happy because it was a call from the coach, which showed that the national team had not forgotten him, and then he thought about what he is now, and it is definitely hopeless to be selected for the national team again.
However, what he didn't expect was that Coach Wang actually gave him another chance to return to the national team, provided that he would return to his original state within a month.
Wang Jiawei
Then he ran to the pool and washed it, washing away the low breath of his body, and the feeling of the person changed, and he became more and more confident.
After seeing the change in his body, Coach Wang immediately recalled him back to the national team.
Family photo of the Chinese men's volleyball team
In Zheng Liang's most difficult time, Wang Jiawei helped himself, which seemed to be a small move, but it was extremely important in his heart, and at this moment he had regarded Wang Guiwei as his mentor.
In the same year, the Asian Championships were held in Qatar as scheduled, and Zheng Liang also participated in the game as the main sub-attacker.
Coach Wang trains the players on tactics
At this time, the morale of the entire national team was very high, and each of them was determined to win.
After the start of the game, the Chinese men's volleyball team broke through to the finals and won the championship in one fell swoop, you must know that the last time it won the Asian Championships was 18 years ago.
Zheng Liang
It was also the victory in this game that the morale of the Chinese men's volleyball team soared, and Zheng Liang's strength was further improved.
During the two years from 1998 to 1999, Zheng Liang traveled with the team many times and helped the Chinese men's volleyball team achieve the "three consecutive championships" in Asia.
Zheng Liang on the field
After that, he participated in several competitions, and the results were not bad.
It wasn't until 2005 that Zheng Liang, who was 35 years old, officially chose to retire because of his age, but all kinds of things that happened after retirement became invisible pressure, weighing heavily on his body, making it difficult for him to breathe for a while.
Zheng Liang
Life is full of hardships, but fortunately, there is a teacher to help you
In 1997, in the course of a competition, Zheng Liang met Zhao Liang and fell in love with each other, and then he asked the girl's colleague for a phone.
He took the initiative to ask Zhao Liang out to play, and after getting along several times, they confirmed their relationship.
Zheng Liang
In 1999, the two of them chose to get married, but unfortunately the money was not enough, they could not afford to buy a wedding house, with the help of Wang Jiawei, the Sports Bureau arranged a room for the young couple as their wedding room.
After getting married, their daughter also came to this world, Zheng Liang liked it very much, he decided to train hard and leave the best for his wife and daughter.
Zheng Liang's family
In 2005, with Zheng Liang's retirement, the husband and wife stayed together longer and longer, and the contradictions also appeared, and the gap between them became bigger and bigger.
In the end, Zhao Liang decided to divorce Zheng Liang, she left Zheng Liang with her daughter, and it didn't take long for her to find her other half and form a new family.
On the other hand, Zheng Liang felt that he owed his daughter too much, so he never looked for his other half, and he is still alone.
Zheng Liang
Since 2016, Zheng Liang often feels weak in his legs, and even feels a little numb, but he doesn't care, after all, he is an athlete, and leg injuries are common.
It wasn't until 2017 that he found that he had some difficulty walking, and even felt that his legs were not obedient, so he could only go to the hospital for examination, who knew that he was diagnosed with myelitis.
At this time, he was not very serious, and taking medicine could still relieve the pain.
Zheng Liang's current situation
The following year, his father died, and the blow worsened his condition, and when he came to the hospital again, he was diagnosed with a spinal cord lesion.
And what is the severity of his condition? He is unconscious from the navel down, and even needs the help of a nurse to urinate and urinate, which is an expensive expense.
Originally, Zheng Liang didn't have much savings, so he spent all of them for treatment, and his mother and brother also took out all their savings.
Zheng Liang was diagnosed with a spinal cord lesion
Soon, the news of his illness reached the ears of the public through the local media, and also reached the ears of Wang Jiawei.
After Wang Jiawei heard about this, he immediately brought his wife to visit his beloved apprentice, and also sent 100,000 yuan to Zheng Liang, and began to encourage him to persevere.
Zheng Liang and his mentor Wang Jiawei
After that, Wang Jiawei often came to visit him, and sometimes brought other members of the "Golden Generation" to visit him together.
And Wang Jiawei did more than these things for him, he also helped Zheng Liang find a doctor, and searched for special drugs everywhere.
Wang Jiawei took the 9 men's volleyball disciples to visit Zheng Liang
With everyone's help, Zheng Liang slowly became cheerful, and took the initiative to raise small animals, and even started a live broadcast to tell about his volleyball career and the interesting things he encountered.
Zheng Liang also gained a lot of fans because of this, and under the call of fans, he decided to try live streaming and recommend sporting goods for everyone, because he wanted to earn money for treatment through his own efforts.
Zheng Liang talked about his past and recovery routine live
epilogue
The first half of Zheng Liang's life was full of twists and turns, but he did not choose to give up, but decided to fight against fate.
During this period, he also met his mentor, and whenever Zheng Liang encountered choices and difficulties, he was still by his side.
Today, Wang Jiawei is still looking for a doctor for him, and Zheng Liang has lived up to everyone's wishes and is full of confidence in the future.
Zheng Liang is working hard to recover