"Even if it fails, the marks it has carved into my life will be a glorious mark." No matter where I go in the future, I will be like a fighting warrior, constantly fighting. No matter what the situation you face, you always know how to start again. " - Li Zongwei, "The Loser is King"
The news broke two days ago: due to the epidemic, the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games will lead to the fifth Olympic journey of lin dan, the two-time Olympic badminton men's singles champion, to be even more elusive.
Li Zongwei, a good friend of Lin Dan and a lifelong enemy, supported Lin Dan in an interview with Malaysian media: "I believe that he has no regrets in this life." "
It was also this news that aroused my curiosity about Li Zongwei.
In 1999, 17-year-old Li Zongwei came alone to the National Badminton Academy in Kuala Lumpur with two pieces of luggage and equipment for formal training.
At that time, no one would have thought that he would become one of the greatest badminton players of the era!
I have always known only the "Lin-Li Century War", but I don't know the specific process of Li Zongwei and Lin Dan's "love and killing each other", nor do I know why Li Zongwei is called the second oldest of the millennium.
So I deliberately went to watch Li Zongwei's autobiographical movie "The Loser is King", but I was particularly interested in Li Zongwei's 3 unpopular knowledge!
At the beginning of the film, there is a child named Li Zongwei "Datuk", which makes me wonder, what is The name of Datuk?
Originally, Dato was a title obtained by some meritorious people in Malaysia, and the criteria for canonization were outstanding contributions to the country, but they must be recommended by members of the royal family and the government.
In Malaysia and Brunei, "Dato" is a title under the honorary system, without hereditary or fiefdom powers, and is a symbolic lifetime honorary status.
Dato's rank, which comes from the Knighthood system implemented in Malaysia in 1958, is somewhat similar to the European knighthood system, but more complicated, with about 28 ranks, the most familiar of which are "Tun, Tan Sri, JP Gentry, Pansiri, Datuk Seri, Datok Seri, Datoc".
But li Zongwei is not Lin Dan's "defeated general", repeatedly defeated? Can this also be obtained?
Although Lee Chung Wai missed the title of World Champion in his career, three Olympic silver medals and three World Championship runners-up have made Lee one of the most successful athletes in Malaysian history.
He is a superstar in Malaysia whose exposure is second only to the prime minister, and has long been regarded as a "national hero".
After Li Zongwei won the silver medal in men's singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he was awarded the title of "Datuk".
It also set a precedent for Malaysian athletes to be canonized as Datuk, while also breaking the rule that the title of "Datuk" is only awarded to people over the age of 30.
In addition to Dato's title, Lee Chung Wai also has the title of officer in the Malaysian Navy: as early as May 2012, he was awarded the rank of Honorary Major in the Navy Volunteer Reserve Army; in 2016, Lee Chung Wai was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Navy.
As a sports star, being able to win the title of Datuk and be awarded a military rank is enough to show how influential Li Zongwei is in Malaysia.
Although the film repeatedly portrays Li Zongwei's defeat and the shadow that Lin Dan brought to him: the two fought 40 times in the Lin-Li War, and Lin Dan won 28 of them.
But in fact, Li Zongwei is worthy of being one of the four kings of the badminton world!
As of Li Zongwei's official retirement in 2019 and the complete end of his 19-year badminton career, Li Zongwei has won the following 9 records:
1. The cumulative ranking of the world's first week has reached about 350 weeks, which is the longest number of weeks in the world in the five badminton events;
2. The fastest speed holder in the history of men's singles, with a speed of up to 417 km / h;
3. Have the most Super Series champions and have won a staggering 46 Super Series titles;
4. The most international male singles champion, who has won a total of 69 singles championships in various levels of international competitions;
5. The malaysian open has the largest number of champions, winning 12 titles;
6. The first player in men's singles to break through the 100,000 point mark;
7. The number of Indonesian Open champions is the highest, with 6 championships;
8. Men's singles player who has won the most super championships in a year, 6 crowns in the 2010 season;
9. The men's singles player with the most blonde finals won the championship in the four seasons of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013.
Looking at this long list of records, have you been blinded by your own eyes, do you still think that Li Zongwei lost very badly?
This is why Li Zongwei was able to win the honorary title of Datuk despite his defeat and was quite popular in Malaysia!
Because Li Zongwei and Lin Dan have lost more than they have won, many fans think that Li Zongwei is tragic, but in fact, Li Zongwei has long been a winner in life.
He is very valuable, and from the perspective of the cost of cancer treatment, he can spy on one or two.
Before retiring, Li Zongwei left the arena because of nose cancer, which attracted the attention of the world, but he returned to the arena after treatment.
According to the "Health Times" news, in order to cure cancer, Li Zongwei is divided into 33 proton therapy, which is currently the world's most advanced radiation therapy technology for tumors, each treatment takes 25 minutes, but each time it costs about 300,000 yuan.
That is to say, Li Zongwei spent about 9.24 million yuan to cure his illness!
Not only that, as early as 2016, some media released that Li Zongwei's net worth had reached 75 million US dollars (about 500 million yuan).
Although, Li Zongwei once denied in the media, "If I had $75 million, I don't think I would need to continue playing badminton, and I think I wouldn't work anymore, just enjoy it at home." "
But then, another media outlet released a list of Asia's 10 richest athletes, with Li Zongwei ranking 6th on the list, with a total production value of nearly $45 million, beating Lin Dan, who ranked 9th.
And Li Zongwei also has his own company, in the core of Kuala Lumpur near the embassy district has developed a high-end apartment building, a total of 252 units, starting from 83-1.66 million yuan, some media have calculated, Li Zongwei company owns this land conservative valuation of 300 million to 400 million yuan.
At the same time, Li Zongwei in the player era has always adopted the method of training by match, he is the most successful player in the history of the Badminton League Tour, and he is also the player who has won the most game prize money.
So at this moment, after reading Li Zongwei's financial analysis, do you still feel that Li Zongwei is sad?