BornonJuly13,1983,LiuXiangisoneofthebestathletesinourcountry.Heis188cminheight,and74kginweight.AsfarasIknow,heisfondofsingingandsurfingtheinternet.LiuXiang,aShanghainative,hasatruckdriverfatherandahousewifemother.Hewascrazyaboutsportswhenhewasverylittle.“Hekeptrunningandjumpingeverydayandneversatstill,”hismotherJiFenhuarecalled.Hehasagiftforrunningand110metershurdles.Besides,heiseventhemostcapablehurdlerintheworld,whokeepsthebestrecordof12.88secondsuntilnow.Noonehastheabilitytobreakitsofar.Atfirst,Liuwastoldtogiveupsports.Eventhoughhisparentswantedhimtostudycomputerengineeringorchoosesomeotherprofessions,Liumadeuphismindtocontinuehisdream.Theyear1998wasaturningpointinhiscareerbecauseheattractedcoachSunHaiping’sattentionasajumper.Sunwasawell-knownhurdlescoachwhohadtrainedAsianchampionChenYanhao.WhenhefirstcaughtsightofLiu,astarwasborn.HevisitedLiu’sparentsseveraltimesandfinallypersuadedthemtoletLiutransfertothe110mhurdles.In,LiubroketheworldyouthandAsianrecordwithatimeof13.12seconds.Butthefirstbigsignhegavetotheworldwashisbronze-medalfeat（伟绩）attheworldindoorchampionshipsinBirmingham,England,in.In,Liucameonmorestronglyandconfidently.HewonthesilverintheworldindoorchampionshipsinBudapest,Hungary,inMarch.Intheend,attheAthensOlympicGamesonAugust27,,hetookthegoldandputaChinesenameintherecordbooks.HissuccessmadeLiumoreconfident,andhe’snoweyeingtheOlympicsinBeijing.Asayoungman,thereisnodoubtthatLiuXiangisthebestexampleofmakingeveryefforttodevelophissportcareerandbreaksomanyrecords.EverytimeIseeLiuXiangrunninginthetrack,shoutingwildlyaftertheraces,Ifindmyselffullofpassion（热情）inmyheart.Inaddition,whenhegetsthefirstprizeonthestage,Ican'thelpapplaudingforhisexcellentperformance.Inaword,Iamdeeplymovedbyhisspiritandhisgreatambitions.AsfarasIamconcerned,thisspiritisworthlearningbyallofus.Onlywiththisambitioncouldwedefeatanydifficultiesinourlifeandwork.Affectedbythisflyingman,Iwillnevergiveupandworkashardashimtomakemoreprogressinmystudy.
