Preamble:
In the Chinese badminton world, there was such a figure, he was known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", and he won various world-class championship trophies, he was Zhao Jianhua.
However, just when he was about to "dominate" the badminton world, illness became his biggest "obstacle", and despite this, he still defeated all the fierce players with his superb skills.
is such a hero in the feather world, but he is nicknamed "door-to-door son-in-law", and Zhao Jianhua is very proud.
So, how legendary is Zhao Jianhua's badminton journey?
Zhao Jianhua
The little boy bravely entered the badminton arena
On April 21, 1965, Zhao Jianhua was born in an ordinary family in Nantong, he liked sports since he was a child, so his parents sent him to learn Xi badminton when he was 7 years old.
At that time, they just wanted their son to vent their energy, but who would have expected that he would not only study Xi very seriously, but also become one of the symbols of the feather world in the future.
Zhao Jianhua instructed the team members
When he first came into contact with badminton, Zhao Jianhua was full of curiosity, he watched the shuttlecock "rushing" back and forth in the air, and couldn't help but pick up the racket and join in.
Later, under the guidance of the teacher, Zhao Jianhua's badminton skills have improved greatly, and when he was 12 years old, he successfully passed the assessment of the provincial team and became one of them.
Zhao Jianhua
When the news reached the ears of Zhao Jianhua's parents, their faces were full of disbelief, but they soon turned into deep worries, how could their son be able to live independently when he was only 12 years old and was about to leave them?
Zhao Jianhua
In fact, their worries are the nature of their parents, and after Zhao Jianhua came to the provincial team, due to his young age, he was often taken care of by the coach and other teammates.
Just like Sun Zhi'an, who is like a brother to Zhao Jianhua, is his reliance during that time, Sun Zhian is a few years older than him, and every time he comes back from training, he will bring some badminton equipment to his "little brother" Zhao Jianhua.
Zhao Jianhua
In addition to taking care of life, they also gave comprehensive guidance to Zhao Jianhua's skills, and with the help of everyone, Zhao Jianhua quickly adapted to the life of the team, and his skills are also improving day by day.
Zhao Jianhua
In 1981, Zhao Jianhua, who was 16 years old, signed up for the provincial competition, and in this Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon arena, Zhao Jianhua proved his strength with the championship trophy.
Zhao Jianhua
In 1983, Zhao Jianhua appeared on the field of the National Games again, don't look at his young age, his skills are not weaker than others at all, he and his good brother Sun Zhian joined forces to win the men's doubles championship trophy in his arms.
With outstanding results, Zhao Jianhua, who was only 18 years old, came to a bigger stage - the national team.
Zhao Jianhua
He has only been training for a year, and he has participated in the Scottish Open, but what kind of sparks will he create when he meets the veteran Frost, who has been famous for a long time?
Frost
If you are an ordinary person, you may come to the game with the mentality that there is nothing to lose, but Zhao Jianhua is different, he is not half timid in front of the "World Football King", but is full of high morale.
Zhao Jianhua
He takes his vaunted lob and hook to the extreme, but at the slightest opportunity, he will slash and kill, even Frost will be difficult to parry.
In the end, Zhao Jianhua became the biggest dark horse on the court, he defeated Frost in one fell swoop and lifted the men's singles championship trophy.
Zhao Jianhua
Later, Zhao Jianhua's playing movements and skills became the object of imitation by other badminton lovers, and the National Sports Commission even dismantled his movements one by one, just to recreate the next "Zhao Jianhua".
Zhao Jianhua
Since then, whenever Zhao Jianhua participates in the competition, there is no suspense about the position of the champion, because of his strong badminton strength, he is known as one of the "four kings" in the badminton world by fans.
Just when everyone was looking forward to the birth of a new king in the feather world, Zhao Jianhua's body suddenly had problems.
Zhao Jianhua
The Death of the Feather Altar
In 1985, Zhao Jianhua, who was burdened with the expectations of countless Chinese people, was about to go to the World Championships, but the night before departure, he suddenly had a high fever, and his symptoms became more serious after arriving at the field, so his teammates rushed him to the hospital.
After the doctor's diagnosis, he said that it was acute pneumonia, although he insisted on participating in the competition, but under the persuasion of his teammates, he finally chose to return to China for treatment.
Zhao Jianhua
After a year, Zhao Jianhua got better, and in the year of delay, his strength will definitely decline, so when he "re-emerged", many fans were not optimistic about him, but Zhao Jianhua used his strength to prove who is the real king.
Zhao Jianhua's standard four-point open play
In September 1986, he appeared on the field of the Asian Games, in addition to him, Yang Yang, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", was also one of the participants, to everyone's surprise, Zhao Jianhua still sat firmly on the championship.
In the next World Cup, his championship position is still unshakeable.
From left: Zhao Jianhua, Xiong Guobao, Yang Yang
It's just that such a record is like a flash in the pan, after experiencing the torture of injury, Zhao Jianhua's physical strength is not as good as before, and he lost again and again in the subsequent games, and the former "badminton king" was also handed over.
Zhao Jianhua
In 1992, Zhao Jianhua wanted to do his best to win an Olympic gold medal to complete his athletic career, and in order to achieve this goal, he began to train intensively.
Zhao Jianhua
On the court, he advanced to the quarterfinals with his ball skills, and this time he met Cai Xianglin, the opponent's skills were equal to him, and a stalemate began.
However, Zhao Jianhua was in poor health before the game, and the tug-of-war was extremely unfavorable for him, so he could only stop there in the end, which became the biggest regret in his heart.
Zhao Jianhua
It is hard to imagine that after 1986, Zhao Jianhua could still play such an excellent result in the case of injuries, if he was full of firepower, maybe he would "dominate the badminton arena" for a period of time.
However, compared with Zhao Jianhua's bumpy career, his love is full of warmth.
Zhao Jianhua and Frost
Nanning "door-to-door son-in-law"
Regarding Zhao Jianhua's love, it starts from 1990.
At that time, he and his teammate Wu Wenkai were roommates, Wu Wenkai not only entered the national team by himself, but also his sister Wu Wenjing, and the brother and sister entered the national team together It has also become a good story in Guangxi.
Wu Wenkai
Wu Wenjing is more lively, after training, he will come to play with his brother, and naturally he will also see Zhao Jianhua, after a few meetings, they became familiar, and as they slowly got along, their relationship became lovers.
At that time, Zhao Jianhua was extremely dazzling in the feather arena, even if Wu Wenjing tried his best to catch up, it was difficult to catch up.
Zhao Jianhua (right)
In 1993, they announced their retirement, and later Zhao Jianhua went to Singapore for further study.
In order to make ends meet, Zhao Jianhua also worked as a coach in addition to studying Xi, and so did Wu Wenjing, who returned to Singapore after returning to China for a wedding in 1999.
Zhao Jianhua and Wu Wenjing
That year, Wu Wenkai proposed to Zhao Jianhua that they start a badminton school together, and the two hit it off, but Zhao Jianhua was the "shopkeeper", and everything was handed over to Wu Wenkai.
Zhao Jianhua and the little badminton player
In 2000, Wu Wenjing gave birth to her son Zhao Junjie, and since then, she has taken care of the children at home, but what happened next made them have to return to China.
Zhao Jianhua's family
As their son grew up, his "unsuitability" to Singapore became more and more serious, which affected his health, and finally they decided to return to China.
At first, Zhao Jianhua wanted to go back to Nanjing, but his wife wanted to go back to Nanning, and later he chose to listen to his wife and live in Nanning together.
Zhao Jianhua
At this time, a friend joked to Zhao Jianhua, saying that he was "married" in Guangxi, and at first he would refute it, saying that he bought a house and settled here, and did not live with his father-in-law, but he was not a "door-to-door son-in-law".
Zhao Jianhua (left) and Yang Yang
But they live here, and they are indeed taken care of a lot by their father-in-law, and if they are usually busy, they will send the children to their grandfather, and they will also help if there is anything at home.
So when more and more people said that he was a "door-to-door son-in-law", Zhao Jianhua changed his normal state and generously admitted this statement.
Zhao Jianhua (left)
Zhao Jianhua not only has a warm family, but also a bigger and bigger career, the original badminton school has become a well-known club, under his guidance, many players will become members of the national team in the future.
Zhao Jianhua
In 2015, Zhao Jianhua chose to teach abroad and leave his family to live in China, but when he was on vacation, he would rush back to accompany his family, in addition to helping his wife cook, he was also responsible for his children's Xi.
Two years later, Zhao Jianhua transferred his work to China, and he also made a lot of efforts for Nanning's bid to host the Su Cup, and finally the event was held in Nanning.
Nanning held the Su Cup
In 2023, Zhao Jianhua, who is 58 years old, has been a "door-to-door son-in-law" for 20 years, and he has already fallen in love with every grass and tree here, because there is his favorite family there.
With their families, they live happily ever after.
Zhao Jianhua
Epilogue:
Zhao Jianhua is a badminton genius, he played for the country at a young age, and he was not timid in the face of veterans, and finally became one of the "four kings" in the badminton world.
Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to physical reasons, and if it weren't for this accident, he would have done more miracles in the badminton world.
Today, Zhao Jianhua is almost in his sixtieth year, but he still lives with his family and continues to fight for his badminton career.