Today's Chinese men's basketball team is declining at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it is already struggling in Asia. However, the historical Chinese men's basketball team has created brilliant results, not only in the Asian region belongs to the absolute king, but also has a place in the world men's basketball team. The heroes who have created the historical status of the Chinese men's basketball team have two names that can be described as thunderous: Yao Ming and Mu Tiezhu. Both are basketball players with height advantages, and with their skillful skills, they have created their own era. Compared with Yao Ming, Mu Tiezhu's road to success is extremely bumpy, and the conditions of today's basketball players are even more different, and he has almost lost his basketball career because of his skills.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="45" > tragic childhood</h1>
Mu Tiezhu was born in 1949, at that time, New China had not yet been established, even after the founding of New China, the country was in ruins to be rebuilt, and the ordinary people could solve the problem of food and clothing.
Mu Tiezhu was born into an ordinary peasant family, their family was very poor, and when they first failed to connect, they needed the help of others to survive.
When Mu Tiezhu was eight years old, a flood broke out in his hometown of Shandong, as far as he could see, as far as he could see, the flood flooded the crops, the grain harvest was poor, many people became refugees, and the life of Mu Tiezhu's family became more difficult.
Mu Tiezhu's family left their homeland and begged for food all the way to Shanxi, living in a cave abandoned by others, and only then did they barely save the family's life. The conditions in Shanxi were not good, Mu Tiezhu's family still ate the last meal and did not eat, had no choice, the father had to take them all the way to beg, to Xinjiang, this is settled.
When he was a teenager, Mu Tiezhu's height was no different from other children, but in adolescence, Mu Tiezhu began to grow tall, his height was like a fertilizered crop, a year to change, when he was 16 years old, Mu Tiezhu's height was more than 2 meters, standing in the crowd, it was simply a feeling of standing out from the crowd. There was no suitable clothes for him at home, so he had to pull the cloth himself to make clothes to cover his body. Later, Mu Tiezhu's height was fixed at 2.28 meters, which was a miracle in the era when people were generally starving at that time.
Later, when Mu Tiezhu talked about his height, he still laughed at himself: "When I was young, I didn't know what medicine I took, and as a result, I grew so tall." ”
Later, with the improvement of conditions, Mu Tiezhu's family returned to their hometown of Shandong, and this big man in the eyes of everyone became a good hand at planting crops.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="44" > bumpy basketball road</h1>
The turning point of Mu Tiezhu's fate occurred in 1968, when Mu Tiezhu was selling his own chickens at the market.
Mu Tiezhu was so conspicuous in the crowd, because he was so tall that even if he sat there, he was still taller than others standing. The chicken caught in his hand was like a poor little bird.
At this time, the staff of the Shandong Provincial Sports Committee, who was a special sports talent in Dongming County, saw Mu Tiezhu, who sold chickens in the market, was deeply impressed, and thought that he should have some achievements in basketball, so he recommended him to the Shandong Sports Committee.
Compared with professional athletes, Mu Tiezhu's height is also outstanding
After the staff of the Shandong Sports Committee saw Mu Tiezhu, they were also very interested in him and immediately took him to the stadium to train him.
Mu Tiezhu was a teenager and displaced, life has become a problem, not to mention playing ball, basketball has not been much contact, how can you play ball? Although it has a height advantage, it is slow in movement and cannot play any role at all.
After watching his performance on the pitch, the coach shook his head helplessly and left first, and the Shandong Provincial Party Committee had to return him to the Dongming County Sports Committee.
Fortunately, the reputation of a giant in Dongming County has reached the ears of the relevant personnel of the national team, and the staff of the national team have the mentality of trying, and at the cost of 20 basketballs, Mu Tiezhu was replaced by the national team.
After entering the national team, Mu Tiezhu's performance was also not satisfactory to the coach, and Mu Tiezhu was idle, just let him exercise with the track and field team every day.
Mu Tiezhu realized his height advantage, every day to carry out hard training, because there is no foundation, Mu Tiezhu practice is very difficult, for a long time there is no progress, he can't catch the ball steadily, shooting repeatedly can't shoot, but all this is not difficult to stop this giant with steel consciousness, he has never relaxed on himself, this practice is more than half a year, until the emergence of Bole Yu Bangji.
Yu Bangji, the director of the sports committee of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, has a discerning eye, and has a glance at Mu Tiezhu and brings him to Huangshi for professional basketball training.
With the guidance of professional coaches, Mu Tiezhu studied the ball skills more diligently, and when he was unstable with the ball, he practiced the ball technique assiduously, and the shot was not hit, and he tirelessly threw the basketball into the basket again and again to find a feeling. After a year and a half of silence, his skills grew and he gradually became the main force of the Yellowstone team.
After making a name for himself in the basketball world, Mu Tiezhu was attracted to the "Bayi Team" at that time, which was like a day in the sky, and attracted him to the "Bayi Team", so that Mu Tiezhu wore the No. 15 jersey and became a professional basketball player.
The real star that made Mu Tiezhu in the eyes of everyone was in 1979, this year, the American Collegiate United team came to China to play in the name of the US national team, on the court in Beijing, the Bayi team that Mu Tiezhu played for defeated the powerful American basketball team twice, soaring Chinese morale, and Mu Tiezhu also became a hero in the eyes of the Chinese people.
At this time, Mu Tiezhu has grown into the main player of the Bayi team, he led the Bayi team, swept the domestic team, and brought the Bayi team to the championship throne. In a match with the Suzhou team, Mu Tiezhu scored 80 points in a single game, creating a miracle.
Later, Mu Tiezhu led the Bayi team to participate in the Asian Championship and the International Basketball Championship, and the Bayi team became the triple crown of the Asian Championship and achieved a good result of the runner-up of the International Basketball Championship.
Teach the Korean team a lesson
In 1975, at the 8th Asian Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, China and South Korea suffered, and the two teams were evenly matched and were both popular teams.
The game was very anxious, the Chinese team was still unable to pull the score apart, at the critical moment, Mu Tiezhu gathered his teammates together and said to them: "You just need to manage the outside line, and the inside line is all handed over to me!" ”。
This move quickly worked, and Mu Tiezhu stood alone on the inside line, like a roc spreading his wings, covering the opponent's pitch again and again. On the offensive end, one of Mu Tiezhu's big hands tightly controlled the basketball and sent the basketball into the basket again and again.
Seeing that they were invincible, the South Korean team made a sinister move, and adopted a strict defensive and watchful tactic against Mu Tiezhu, and some South Korean players tripped up on Mu Tiezhu and wanted to get Mu Tiezhu injured and leave the field, and the scene was once in chaos.
The Thai overseas Chinese sitting in the audience could not watch it anymore, rushed to the stadium and beat up the Korean players to control the situation.
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In 1987, the 38-year-old Mu Tiezhu officially bid farewell to the arena. For basketball players, 38 years old is already an old man, Mu Tiezhu's situation is even worse, due to hard training, playing style can fight, Mu Tiezhu retired, there are injuries everywhere, had to choose to leave his beloved court at this time.
Retiring does not mean rest, Mu Tiezhu continues to stay in the team as a coach, to continue to contribute to Chinese basketball. However, Mu Tiezhu's superior height has brought too much pressure to his heart, and basketball is a very fierce sport, and the pressure on Mu Tiezhu's heart can be imagined. Because of heart problems, Mu Tiezhu had to leave the stadium completely.
Mu Tiezhu took a group photo with state leaders, and the leaders on the picture are: Hua Guofeng, Ye Jianying, Deng Xiaoping, Li Xiannian, Wang Dongxing, Geng Biao, Chen Xilian, and so on
After his retirement, considering his great contribution to the country, the relevant departments gave him divisional treatment. After retiring, Mu Tiezhu finally had his own life, he starred in television, and cooperated with many popular stars, such as Song Dandan.
Mu Tiezhu also played the role of security guard in "Silly Manager" and "One Night Singer", and played a thug in "Black Corridor".
Mu Tiezhu's performance in "Silly Manager"
Mu Tiezhu's wife, Wang Zhuanhong, is also a basketball enthusiast, and after being introduced by others, the two formed a happy family and gave birth to a son and a daughter.
Mu Tiezhu's height was not inherited by his children, and his son's height was 1.8 meters, just an ordinary level. The height of the daughter is 1.73 meters.
Because they did not have the height advantage, neither brother nor sister inherited their father's business. Mu Tiezhu's son is a white-collar worker at a company, and his daughter is a bank clerk.
To Mu Tiezhu's relief, his son and daughter both like basketball, they like to watch the NBA, they have their favorite basketball players, but not their father. In this regard, Mu Tiezhu looked very open, after all, when he was fighting on the court, the children were still young.
On September 14, 2008, Mu Tiezhu, who was about to celebrate his sixtieth birthday, left due to illness, and an era finally came to an end. He is known as the first center in Asia, which is also the height of the Chinese men's basketball team.
The reason why Mu Tiezhu is remembered by people is not only because of his contribution to Chinese basketball, but also because of the strength brought to people by his inspirational basketball career, the reason for Mu Tiezhu's success is not in height, but in the spirit, this farmer who grew up eating a hundred meals and rarely had the opportunity to touch basketball when he was young, through his own efforts, he finally pushed Chinese basketball to a new height.