..."Everyone will understand why Liu Xiang had to abandon competition due to injury, and we hope he will cast aside mental burdens and settle his mind on overcoming injury," said Xi, favored to succeed Hu Jintao as president in five years.
...A commentary on the People's Daily website (www.people.com.cn) criticized Internet comments that have speculated Liu folded under pressure on home soil.
"Perhaps a nation of 1.3 billion should not place the burdens of its aspirations on a boy's shoulders," it said.
I read from today's newspaper, someone said he paid money for the ticket, Liu should "sell his life" for this. This is just unbelievable, are there people who can really say things like this?
And one columnist said if Liu had such severe injury, he should not try to run. Imagine you're Liu, with the burden of 1.3 billion people, and say this again. Do you think he can NOT at least try to run?
Like all, I'm sad. I think it's an opportunity for Liu Xiang and all of the Chinese people to grow up.
Liu Xiang was still just a "boy" maybe before, but after overcoming all these pressure and failure, he will become a better man. It doesn't matter a lot in his life if he will win another gold medal or break another world record. (hey, world records will be broken after a few years, Olympics are held once every 4 years. One can only live his/her life once.) The thing that matters in the long run is being able to learn from life's experiences.
It is also an excellent opportunity for China to really grow up and stop being a kid who just happens to be taller than most, but is still a kid in mind. =P
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