There is such a man in the Olympic arena, he has repeatedly lost, repeatedly lost, not a champion but like a champion, trying everything, just for love.
Li Zongwei, a Malaysian badminton player, 19 years of professionalism, he single-handedly fought against the entire Chinese badminton scene, three generations of national badminton, carrying the entire country forward.
As one of the four kings of the world badminton industry, 839 games, 705 victories, 69 open championships, perennially sitting on the world number one, but these are not enough, there is still an Olympic gold medal, he also has to defeat a person, a lifelong nemesis Lin Dan.
From the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, Li Zongwei met Lin Dan six times, but he could not win one, and always stopped at the runner-up.
In an interview, Li Zongwei said that he had already won a heartbreak for the runner-up, perhaps he was used to the taste of failure, but he never stopped the desire for success, as long as the blood was not cold, then start over.
2016 Rio Olympic Games, semi-final Lin Li battle, badminton field decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden Purple, he finally defeated Lin Dan, Li Zongwei knelt to cover his face, silent he cried with joy, venting his long-standing emotions.
After defeating his lifelong nemesis, the Olympic champion seemed to have beckoned to him, but what happened next seemed to be an unbelievable joke, and in the final scene, he lost, won Lin Dan, and lost Chen Long.
After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2012 London Olympic Games, he won the runner-up for the third consecutive time, continuing the curse of the World Series without a championship, he could only silently walk to the bag and leave the field.
Li Zongwei once said: I think now postpone 15 years, I may now be a world champion and an Olympic champion, just postpone it for me for ten years.
He thought about giving up, but finally chose to persevere, even if he waited another four years, even if he was 37 years old, as long as the dream was still there.
In 2014, Li Zongwei fell into the storm of drug testing, and was banned for eight months, diagnosed with "early nose cancer" in 2017 After experiencing the problems of suspension, cancer and injury, with full regret for the Olympics, he announced his retirement on June 13, 2019, this man who regarded Lin Dan as an enemy of his life ended his nearly 20-year legendary career, facing the camera, he was like a wronged child desperately wiping tears.
Lee Chong Wai is a world-famous badminton player and a hero of Malaysia, who was awarded the title of Dato Huilla by the Prime Minister in recognition of his contributions to the Malaysian sports scene.
He said that Olympic gold has always been my dream, but I can no longer achieve it.
Some people say that few people will remember the second place, unless you are Li Zongwei, it is true that he has always been the uncrowned king in people's hearts!