Tang Miao was originally a rising star in the men's volleyball world, however, an accident not only ruined his sports career, but also almost ruined his life.
But that's not all of the tragedy, after he was paralyzed, his wife divorced him, and soon after, even his mother remarried, which was a huge blow to him.
So 16 years have passed, what is happening to Tang Miao now?
The source in this article is from CCTV, June 27, 2007, but in order to improve the readability of the article, the details may be polished, please read sensibly, for reference only!
youth
Tang Miao can be said to be a talented player, he has been playing football since elementary school, and he has very good motor nerves since he was a child, and often leads the team to win games.
So his PE teacher has always been optimistic about him and has great expectations for him. But as she grew older, Tang Miao's size grew higher and higher, jumping all the way to two meters.
Growing tall is logically good, but for footballers, it's deadly. On the football field, height and size tend to affect player performance.
Speed and agility are very important for footballers, and a tall player is limited when turning, tackling, and shooting.
In addition, tall players are also at a disadvantage when it comes to scrambling for headers. They have a higher center of gravity and are more likely to be bypassed by their opponents, which also increases the risk of injury.
Therefore, Tang Miao was forced to withdraw from the green field, but this did not erase his love for sports.
He talked to the coach many times, and the coach was moved by his sincerity and did not want to see his talent buried, so he suggested that he change to volleyball.
The height that is at a disadvantage on the football field becomes an absolute advantage on the volleyball court. Tall players can more easily intercept the opponent's passes and disrupt the opponent's attack.
They can even dunk the ball directly in the opponent's court, and at the same time, their attack power is stronger, and they can use their height advantage to better control the ball and pose a greater threat to the opponent.
But at the same time, the cost of this transformation is enormous.
The contact with the ball has changed from feet to hands, and the rules of technique are completely different, and it is not possible to get acquainted with the new sport of volleyball in a day or two.
This is even more difficult for Tang Miao, whose body has adapted to football, and if he wants to change the body's muscle response, he must put in ten times and twenty times the effort.
And Tang Miao's love for sports supports his continuous efforts to learn Xi volleyball skills. The hard work paid off, and finally in 2000 he entered the Shanghai men's volleyball team.
Fortunately, in the second year, the Shanghai men's volleyball team ushered in a replacement. Because of the aging of the squad, the last team members were already struggling to face the game, so the coach began to focus on the young new players.
Tang Miao and Shen Qiong, the pair of "twin stars", got a chance to shine. In the first game, they took their opponents by surprise and won the game by a huge margin, which allowed them to start to make a name for themselves in the volleyball game.
With one wonderful victory after another, they soon entered the national team. After entering the national team, the training became more strict and hard, and Tang Miao never slacked off and constantly honed his skills.
Finally got the opportunity to play in 03, and the long-term training made him cooperate with his teammates very tacitly, and he entered the semi-finals with the team for the first time.
Later, Tang Miao led the Shanghai men's volleyball team to win the national league championship for four consecutive years.
A godsend
Tang Miao's wife Zhou Suhong was a member of the women's volleyball team at that time, one of the two was a volleyball star, and the other was the captain of the women's volleyball team, which can be said to be a model couple in the volleyball world.
The two met at a volleyball game. In order to enhance the relationship between the players, the national team often holds some internal friendly matches.
In the course of a friendly match, the women's volleyball team unfortunately lost, and the members of the women's volleyball team were unwilling to fail like this, so they let the captain Zhou Suhong play in person.
Tang Miao, who was only focused on the game, did not have the slightest intention of pity and cherishing the jade, and directly attacked with all his strength, but unexpectedly, a ball smashed directly on Zhou Suhong's face.
It was a friendly match, not to mention the huge difference in physical fitness between men and women, so Zhou Su turned around and left. At this time, Tang Miao realized that she was too serious.
After that, he deliberately bought a gift in private and found Zhou Suhong to apologize. After getting to know each other, the two often kept in touch, and they had a good impression of each other when they came and went.
Later, at a social gathering, Tang Miao confessed to Zhou Suhong, and the two came together smoothly. Since then, they have been on a good relationship and married in January 2007.
Accidents happen
At this time, Tang Miao, who had a bumper harvest in love and career, was in the happiest period of her life. In 2007, Tang Miao went to St. Petersburg, Russia with the team to participate in a friendly match.
After the team conducted collective training before the game, Tang Miao trained in the gymnasium again, but a turn made him lose his balance and hit the ground with his head, causing cervical fracture and spinal cord injury, causing him to be paralyzed in the lower half of his body and lose his mobility.
was paralyzed in bed at what should have been the most glorious age, and he could no longer appear on the field, which made Tang Miao's life fall to the bottom.
Perhaps it was his tenacity and sportsmanship that supported him, and he didn't give up.
Tang Miao actively underwent treatment and rehabilitation training, and worked hard to restore her physical functions. His wife, Zhou Suhong, also chose to stand behind him to support him, training while taking care of her husband's life.
However, after many surgeries and rehabilitation, Tang Miao still could not recover, and Zhou Suhong never gave up on him, but he did not want to delay his wife's life.
At Tang Miao's insistence, the two agreed that if he still did not recover after five years, Zhou Suhong would divorce him. For five years, Zhou Suhong has been taking care of her husband meticulously.
is also a leader in the volleyball world, and Zhou Suhong also has many difficult choices. When Tang Miao was still playing volleyball, the two agreed to work hard to win glory for the country in the Olympic Games.
Seeing that the Olympics were imminent, she had to leave Tang Miao and go to the arena. Later, she participated in the Asian Cup with the team, and then gradually faded out of the national team.
In order to take care of her husband, Zhou Suhong chose to return to Zhejiang, and she has been looking forward to a miracle.
However, God was unwilling to give them a happy ending, and Tang Miao's condition never showed signs of improvement, and in the end it could only end in divorce.
After the divorce, Zhou Suhong said that she would still pay attention to and take care of Tang Miao's life as his sister.
Later, Zhou Suhong remarried and gave birth to a daughter with her second husband, and she also asked Tang Miao to be her daughter's godfather.
Tang Miao's recent situation
Tang Miao's parents have been divorced for many years, and later his mother also remarried, after the divorce, his father took on the responsibility of taking care of his daily life, and after continuous rehabilitation training, he gradually recovered some of his self-care ability.
In 2017, Tang Miao got a daughter through IVF and named her Zhenzhen, and this child became Tang Miao's spiritual pillar.
Accompanied by her daughter, Tang Miao once again lived a full and warm life. Although his body was still paralyzed, his soul was greatly satisfied.
He would read with his daughter and teach her to read and write. Now that Zhenzhen is six years old, his daughter's growth and progress little by little have allowed him to see the hope and future of life.
Unable to go on the field, Tang Miao began to study theoretical knowledge and wanted to pass on his experience to more young people, and he has always contributed his strength on the road to winning glory for the country.
Later, the Shanghai Sports Foundation also set up a rehabilitation charity fund for Tang Miao, which raised funds in the form of auctioning off the meaningful sports peripherals of well-known athletes to help the athletes with rehabilitation treatment.
Tang Miao is also actively participating in various public welfare undertakings, becoming an advocate of public welfare undertakings, and wants to help more retired or disabled athletes like herself.
postscript
Tang Miao's story is the object of our Xi and reference, no matter what difficulties and challenges we encounter, we should maintain a positive attitude. Only by persevering and not giving up can we overcome difficulties and meet a new life and future.
Although Tang Miao has been paralyzed in bed for 16 years, his spirit and influence will always be with us.