LiuXiangretires----MingmingHuOneofChina'smostbelovedathletesissayinggoodbyetothesportheloves.LiuXiang,theOlympicHurdlingChampionfromthe2004AthensGamesisretiring.他在新浪微博发布的一份声明中写道,“虽然我的心中仍有热血,但我的脚却一次次对我说不,它无法再承受高强度的训练和比赛。我恨我的脚,我太爱我的跑道我的栏,如果没有脚伤,我......可惜这个世界没有如果,伤病是我自己造成的,我只能默默接受。有心无力是沮丧的,是痛苦的,这两年多虽然每时每刻我都在纠结,但今天,我决定放弃,选择离开,我要新的生活。”“Ofcoursemyheartisstillwillingbutmyfoothasagainandagainsaidnotome”hewroteinastatementpostedtohisSinaWeiboaccount.“Thereisnowayitcantakehigh-intensitytrainingorcompetition.Ihatemyfoot;Ilovemytrackandmyhurdles.Ifmyfootwasn’tinjuredI…unfortunatelyinthisworldtherearenoifs.IbroughtabouttheinjurymyselfandIcanonlysilentlyacceptit.Tohavetheintentionbutnottheabilityisdispiritingandpainful.FormorethantwoyearsI’vebeenatalossbuttodayI’vedecidedtogiveuptoleave.Iwantanewlife.”Let'srecallthewonderfulmomentLiuclearsthefinalhurdleonhiswaytogoldinthe110mhurdlesasFrance'sLadjiDoucourehitsthelastobstacleinthe2004OlympicGamesinAthens,Greece,Aug27,2004.Liuwoninaworldrecord-equalingtimeof12.91sec,matchingthefeatofColinJackson,whoran12.91secinStuttgart,Germany,inAugust1993.HewasChina'sfirstmen'sOlympicgoldmedalwinnerintrackandfield.2004年8月27日,希腊,雅典奥运会,图为刘翔正在110米栏赛道上跨过最后一栏,向金牌冲刺,而法国选手拉基·杜库雷却被最后一栏绊倒。刘翔以12秒91的成绩追平了名将科林·杰克逊在1993年德国斯图加特世锦赛上创造的世界纪录,刘翔也成为中国田径史上第一位男子奥运冠军。Liucelebratessettinganewworldrecordinthemen's110mhurdlesattheIAAFSuperGrandPrixmeetinginLausanne,Switzerland,July11,2006.Liuracedtothefinishlineinatimeof12.88sec,beatingtheoldmarkof12.91thathejointlyheldwithJackson.2006年7月11日,瑞士,国际田联超级大奖赛洛桑站,刘翔以12秒88的成绩刷新了他本人和杰克逊共同保持的12秒91的110米栏世界纪录,图为刘翔庆祝胜利。Liu'sambitionswerecheckedwhen,despitebeingfavouritetowinhispeteventinfrontofhomefansatthe2008BeijingOlympics,hewasforcedtopulloutwithanAchillesinjuryinhisfirst-roundheat.主场参赛的刘翔是2008北京奥运会的热门,但他的雄心壮志却因第一轮热身中的跟腱拉伤退赛而终止。Atthe2012OlympicsinLondon,Liuwasdisappointedagainbyinjury,crashingoutofcompetitionafterstumblingonthefirsthurdleandendinghishopesofregainingtheOlympictitle.2012年伦敦奥运会,刘翔再次因伤病而倍感失望。他在第一栏摔倒后被淘汰,终结了他重夺奥运冠军的希望。