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Wenjiuxia ✎ Nanxia
Edited by ✎ Jiuxia Nansheng
Preface
In the glorious history of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Chen Zhaodi's name shines brightly, she is a typical representative of the heroines of that era, and has made indelible contributions to the promotion and development of Chinese volleyball.
In 1955, Chen Zhaodi was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a land in the south of the Yangtze River, since 1972, she began professional volleyball training, and she worked hard in just four years, that is, in 1976, she was successfully selected into the national volleyball training team, becoming the indispensable core force of the "dream team" of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the late 70s of the 20th century.
It is precisely because of the joint efforts of Chen Zhaodi and other team members that the Chinese women's volleyball team can climb to the peak of the international volleyball world step by step.
Chen Zhaodi is not only a skilled volleyball player, but her perseverance and courage have also deeply infected generations of Chinese fans.
During the long and high-intensity training, Chen Zhaodi accumulated many injuries, some of which did not even fully recover.
Particularly touching was the fact that in her first appearance in 1976, she was struck again by an opponent in the area where her old injury had not healed, and the pain worsened, but she returned to the ring with the pain after only two months of recuperation.
Chen Zhaodi's strong and unyielding spirit of fearless challenges not only shocked the domestic audience, but also attracted wide attention from foreign media, who reported her deeds one after another and affectionately called her "one-armed general".
In her sports career, Chen Zhaodi has effectively promoted the Chinese women's volleyball team to win the glory of five world championships.
Even after retiring, her love and concern for volleyball have never diminished, and she has always been concerned about the development and progress of the women's volleyball team.
In 2003, when the Chinese women's volleyball team stood on the top of the world again and won the world championship, although Chen Zhaodi's body had been devastated by illness, she still dragged her tired body to the scene to cheer for the new generation of women's volleyball girls.
【1】
The women's volleyball team "Desperate Saburo" and "General with a Broken Arm", the sadness and tenacity behind the five consecutive championships
Chen Zhaodi was born in Zhejiang Province in 1955 and has shown outstanding volleyball talent since childhood.
In 1972, she successfully entered Hangzhou Amateur Sports School for professional training, and then was admitted to the youth training team of Beijing Institute of Physical Education for further study.
After graduation, Chen Zhaodi did not choose to stay in the volleyball training team, but chose to put on a military uniform and become a soldier.
Fortunately, after retiring, Chen Zhaodi did not say goodbye to volleyball completely, but chose to return to the game, thus starting a glorious volleyball legend.
In 1981, the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Japanese women's volleyball team had a fierce duel in the World Cup.
When the Chinese women's volleyball team finally defeated Japan and won the first World Cup championship trophy in history, Chen Zhaodi was in unbearable pain and could not stand.
The teammates distressed her on the podium, and since then, the reputation of "Desperate Saburo" has been deeply imprinted on Chen Zhaodi's name.
In the same year, the Chinese women's volleyball team went to Japan to participate in the third World Cup volleyball tournament.
On November 16, they made history by winning the championship with a complete victory.
In this championship team, there is a pivotal figure in the women's volleyball world in the future, that is, Chen Zhaodi's teammate, "Iron Hammer" Lang Ping.
Lang Ping performed well in this competition and won the "Outstanding Athlete Award".
In 1982, the Chinese women's volleyball team achieved another great result in the World Championships, defeating the Peruvian team 3:0 and successfully winning the championship.
In 1984, at the Los Angeles Olympics in the United States, the Chinese women's volleyball team swept the United States team 3:0 in the final, achieving the great cause of "three consecutive championships".
In the following 1985 World Cup and 1986 World Championships, the Chinese women's volleyball team won consecutive championships, indisputably establishing the hegemony of the world volleyball world and achieving the first feat of five consecutive championships in the history of women's volleyball.
Chen Zhaodi is known for training hardest and being able to endure hardships in the team, but what is less known is that she has been suffering from a serious back injury.
The doctor had sternly warned her: "You can't continue to play, or you may be paralyzed." Chen Zhaodi not only ignored the doctor's instructions, but also often took the initiative to apply to the coach for additional training, and her tenacity and determination to win glory for the country were written into the teaching materials, becoming a model for inspiring younger generations.
In 1979, Chen Zhaodi was unfortunately hit by an opponent's smash in the arm in a match with the Japanese women's volleyball team, resulting in a broken radius.
Normally, such an injury would require a long period of recuperation, but Chen Zhaodi appeared at the National Games with a bandage on her left hand only two months later, and insisted on completing the entire match.
This scene shocked people, and since then, the title of "General with a Broken Arm" has become another label for Chen Zhaodi, symbolizing her incomparably tenacious fighting spirit.
【2】
endured the pain to win the championship, and persevered in love with lifelong injuries
In the 1981 exciting World Women's Volleyball World Cup final, the Chinese women's volleyball team played against the Japanese women's volleyball team, Chen Zhaodi accidentally sprained her waist when she and teammate Sun Jinfang competed for a pass in the fierce third game.
Despite suffering severe physical trauma, Chen Zhaodi did not back down, she endured severe pain, persevered to complete the game, and finally helped the Chinese women's volleyball team win the historic first World Cup championship.
When the moment of victory came, Chen Zhaodi was already in pain and could not stand, and the unforgettable scene was that her teammates took turns carrying her to the podium to receive the hard-won honor.
This serious injury to her waist has actually become a lingering shadow in Chen Zhaodi's life.
The pain frequents and makes her unable to move a lot of the time, especially in cold weather, when the pain is exacerbated.
Due to the impact of her physical health, Chen Zhaodi reluctantly chose to bid farewell to the first-line arena in 1993 and turned to work in the Culture and Sports Bureau of the General Political Department, starting her behind-the-scenes career.
Although she left the arena, Chen Zhaodi's deep affection for the women's volleyball team has not diminished a bit, she has always paid close attention to the development and various activities of the women's volleyball team, as long as it is related to the women's volleyball team, no matter what form, Chen Zhaodi always actively participates and never shirks.
Even if her physical condition is not good and her back injury recurs frequently, Chen Zhaodi will still choose to attend the women's volleyball team with a strong heart, cheer for the girls, or participate in the recording of TV programs related to the women's volleyball team, and convey her deep love and selfless support for the women's volleyball team with her actions.
Her tenacity and love for the women's volleyball team have become an example for younger generations to learn from, and it has also become a touching story in the history of the women's volleyball team.
【3】
Chen Zhaodi's indissoluble bond and selfless dedication to Chinese sports
Lang Ping once commented affectionately on Chen Zhaodi, believing that she has incomparable enthusiasm and enthusiasm, which is enough to be competent for any job in the world.
This sentence vividly depicts Chen Zhaodi's mental outlook as an outstanding athlete and leader.
When she was an athlete, Chen Zhaodi won a series of honors for the national women's volleyball team, and after retiring, her love and dedication to sports have not diminished.
During the hospitalization for back injury, Chen Zhaodi still paid close attention to every game of the women's volleyball team and discussed the team's problems in the game with Lang Ping in a timely manner.
After her back injury improved slightly, she couldn't wait to apply to become the head coach of the national youth women's volleyball team, determined to continue to create new brilliance for the mainland volleyball career.
The higher authorities quickly approved her application, but fate tricked her, and in 1988, Chen Zhaodi unfortunately suffered from rectal cancer.
After two difficult surgeries, she barely escaped the threat of her life.
Considering her physical health, the relevant state departments hoped that she could take a back seat and recuperate with peace of mind, but Chen Zhaodi was concerned about the Chinese women's volleyball team and insisted on sticking to her post for a few more years, until 1993, when she was transferred to the Chinese Culture and Sports Bureau.
Even after entering a new job, Chen Zhaodi still maintains her usual professionalism and sense of responsibility.
Although her superiors arranged for her to go to the Culture and Sports Bureau to allow her to recuperate and adjust, she did not relax her requirements for herself at all, and treated every job rigorously and went all out.
During her tenure in the Culture and Sports Bureau, Chen Zhaodi not only provided a lot of support and guidance for China's volleyball industry, but also saved a bright star for the Chinese men's basketball team at a critical moment - Wang Zhizhi.
Wang Zhizhi is a superstar in Chinese basketball history, he is the first Asian player to enter the NBA, and he has great talent and potential.
In 2002, due to poor communication with relevant state departments, Wang Zhizhi hoped to complete the summer league before returning to China after the game in the United States.
After learning what happened, Chen Zhaodi bravely stood up for Wang Zhizhi and explained in detail what happened, so that the public opinion environment gradually calmed down.
Under Chen Zhaodi's active coordination and guarantee, Wang Zhizhi finally put aside his worries and took the flight back to China.
Without Chen Zhaodi's decisive action and wise decision-making, the Chinese men's basketball team may have lost this fierce player forever.
Chen Zhaodi's consideration of the overall situation and selfless dedication in this incident and other work have been highly recognized by the Central Military Commission.
In 2006, she was officially promoted to major general by the military, becoming the first female general in Chinese military history to come out of the sports world, and her name was recorded in the glorious history of China's sports and military.
【4】
Chen Zhaodi was concerned about the women's volleyball team on the sickbed, and asked her daughter to ask Lang Ping to go out of the mountain
Although Chen Zhaodi has achieved countless glory in the field of volleyball, the illness has not shown mercy to her.
In 2013, her cancer recurred, and the former heroine had to return to the hospital to fight the disease again.
Unlike the previous victory, Chen Zhaodi's physical condition deteriorated this time, and despite the doctors' best efforts to use various advanced medical methods to treat her, her body was still inevitably weakened.
Even lying on the sickbed, Chen Zhaodi is still concerned about the development of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
After she and her teammates retired, the Chinese women's volleyball team fell into a low period, which made Chen Zhaodi worried.
She entrusted her daughter Guo Chen to contact her former teammate and old friend Lang Ping, and implored her to go out of the mountain and serve as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, leading the team to regain its vigor and glory.
Lang Ping was not completely sure that the downturn of the Chinese women's volleyball team at that time could turn things around.
When she saw Chen Zhaodi on the hospital bed as haggard and weak as a withered flower, she was deeply touched by her dedication to volleyball and deep worries about the future of the women's volleyball team.
Despite his doubts, Lang Ping promised in Chen Zhaodi's earnest eyes that he would seriously consider taking over the position of women's volleyball coach and repay the expectations of this close friend with practical actions.
Fate made people, Chen Zhaodi failed to wait for the day when Lang Ping gave a clear answer.
On April 1, the "desperate Saburo", who had devoted his life to the Chinese women's volleyball team, passed away forever, leaving behind a regret that he could not witness the revival of the women's volleyball team.
【5】
The 5 steel nails in the ashes reveal the blood, sweat and loyalty of the volleyball road
After Chen Zhaodi's death and cremation, her family was surprised to find five steel nails in the process of sorting out her ashes, which were the marks left by her past when she was injured in a volleyball game and underwent surgery.
Chen Zhaodi has been injured countless times in her volleyball career, and the number of surgeries is difficult to count exactly, but she has always unreservedly dedicated her youth and health to the cause of volleyball.
We don't usually hear athletes complain about pain and hardship, they always suffer in silence, only after winning a medal do they show a relaxed smile, and behind those smiles there are countless sweat and tears.
When we gaze at these cold steel nails, it seems that we can see the vivid figure of Chen Zhaodi struggling on the field.
"People's Daily" gave Chen Zhaodi a very high evaluation: "You are the elite of a generation of Chinese women's volleyball team, the spiritual benchmark of China's sports world, and the pride of Chinese soldiers."
Your body bears the scars of hard training, but you never complain, but you are proud of it. Chen Zhaodi's noble image and tenacious spirit make people's admiration for her "desperate San Lang" last for a long time.
Surprisingly, Chen Zhaodi's parents, sister and younger brother all passed away of bowel cancer.
This situation makes one wonder if cancer is hereditary.
In fact, the cause of cancer is not fully understood, and it is closely related to various factors such as electromagnetic radiation, environmental factors, lifestyle habits, genetics, and endocrine.
Although there is a certain link between the occurrence of cancer and genetic factors, this does not mean that cancer can be passed on directly to the next generation.
When there are more than one person in a family who suffers from cancer, it is more a reflection of genetic factors that increase the individual's susceptibility to cancer-causing factors and the likelihood of malignant tumors, which is medically known as the familial aggregation phenomenon of malignant tumors.
In short, cancer is not simply a genetic disease, it simply increases an individual's potential risk to cancer.
【6】
The steel nails in the ashes witnessed the heroic years, and the spirit of the women's volleyball team lives forever
On the day of the solemn funeral of Chen Zhaodi, the former head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Yuan Weimin, firmly walked in the forefront of the funeral procession, leading Chen Zhaodi's former teammates and colleagues to remember this former volleyball woman.
Chen Zhaodi's death immersed the whole team in deep sadness.
In the process of seeing off, Yuan Weimin issued a "Don't fall behind, keep up, don't cry", this sentence is like opening the floodgates of the memory of the old women's volleyball players, recalling those days of common struggle, tears quietly slipped down, and everyone felt deep regret and reluctance for Chen Zhaodi's departure in their hearts.
After Chen's cremation, the family was surprised to find several steel nails mixed in when they were sorting through the ashes, which were permanent marks on her career due to the fierce competition.
These steel nails seem to be a unique medal engraved on the body of the "one-armed general" Chen Zhaodi, silently telling the magnificent epic of her bloody battles and repeated miraculous feats on the field.
What is sad is that Chen Zhaodi, who was only 58 years old, died in a hurry before witnessing the Chinese women's volleyball team climb to the top of the world again, leaving behind endless regrets and unfulfilled wishes.
After Chen Zhaodi's death, her daughter Guo Chen compiled some precious video materials of her mother before her death and shared them with the public, so that more people could truly feel Chen Zhaodi's ordinariness and greatness outside the arena.
In everyone's eyes, Chen Zhaodi is a heroic and decisive iron lady on the field, but in daily life, she is a kind, easy-going and respectable mother.
When Guo Chen was still young, Chen Zhaodi often took her to the training ground, so that the children could experience the atmosphere of sweat and hard work.
As she grew older, when Guo Chen saw the medals carefully treasured by her mother and heard every unforgettable story of the competition told by her mother, she deeply realized how admirable her mother Chen Zhaodi was.
Guo Chen, who was deeply influenced by his family, also chose to follow in his mother's footsteps when he grew up, became a beach volleyball player, and continued to pursue his sports career unremittingly.
When Chen Zhaodi passed away, Guo Chen was just 26 years old, although the mother and daughter have not been together for a long time, the mother-daughter affection between them is particularly deep and moving.
Also deeply saddened by Chen Zhaodi's former comrade-in-arms Lang Ping, she is known for her "iron hammer", for the departure of her comrades-in-arms, Lang Ping has mixed feelings in his heart and is extremely sad.
In order to realize Chen Zhaodi's expectation for the revival of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Lang Ping decided to regain his strength as the head coach and lead the Chinese women's volleyball team to the top of the world again.
Perhaps, in the depths of Chen Zhaodi's soul, nothing comforts her more than the Chinese women's volleyball team standing on the world's highest podium again.
On the first anniversary of Chen Zhaodi's death, the family decided to place her ashes in Hangzhou Anxian Cemetery, known as the "Tomb of Heroes", so that the soul of this heroine can return to her homeland and return to her roots.
On Chen Zhaodi's tombstone, there is a half-length photo of her holding a volleyball, which looks particularly solemn and vivid.
The family also placed many photos of Chen Zhaodi's life and training next to the tombstone, through these images, we can see the eternal bright smile and unyielding heroic posture on the face of the Iron Lady, as if she is still sweating and fighting the court.
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