Chapter 9 08 Ten years of "ball affairs"

In the current world, there are not many "big events" without China's participation, but in the face of the World Cup in South Africa, Chinese football has successfully achieved this. However, what is strange is that the wave of the World Cup has become more and more popular in China, and the reason cannot be ascertained.Some people say that the less you can get, the more lovely you feel; some people say that businessmen and the media work together to make you unable to stay out of it; , the World Cup is not a four-year event, but an antidote to the burden of the soul, there is no reason not to eat it...

In any case, the World Cup in South Africa seems to be held in China, not to mention that some people think that because the Chinese football team did not go, the level of the World Cup was maintained. More importantly, because the Chinese did not have the burden of the home team, they selected The favorite team was the home team, and a month of crazy days of black and white reversed. Even more so for me.In the World Cup for more than a month, of all the live matches, only one game was missed. Even in the third round of the group stage, when two games started at the same time, I often switched back and forth with the remote control, not wanting to miss any suspense.

At home, this World Cup has a new story to tell.For the son named Batty, at the age of 13, he finally started his World Cup journey.It seems to be genetic, he also became an Argentine fan. The first Argentine group match was watched by the two of us wearing the Argentine jersey.Then he was caught up in it, wearing the Argentina jersey almost every day as they won back to back.So, one day, I gave him a small blow: "If you really like a team, you must not only face its victory, but one day you must also be prepared to face its failure!" Some days later, Argentina lost. On that day, my son cried.This is the first time he cried because of football.So, I understand that football will accompany him throughout his life, just like every generation of fans; the World Cup is another birthday for fans, and for his generation, South Africa is the beginning.

Before and at the beginning of the game, I always thought that Mandela and Maradona would be the most shining names in the World Cup in South Africa, but unexpectedly, in the second half, the octopus Paul suddenly emerged and robbed everyone play.Many years later, when people think of the World Cup in South Africa, Spain and Paul the Octopus are the first, and then Maradona, Love, Vuvuzela, the tears of Zheng Dashi and the infighting of the French team. Facing Paul the octopus, I finally saw Bailey's grievance and difficulty.Man is not as good as sky, Bailey represents people, it would be strange if he guessed right; while octopus represents sky, and he becomes a legend after repeatedly passing through the barrier.Of course, everyone knows that human factors are destined to play a role behind the magic of octopus, but life is too mediocre, why not leave a few legends on purpose to adjust the taste?

Some people may sigh: the World Cup is getting worse and worse, that's right!However, this may be the road to the World Cup in the future. Countries seem to pay more attention to it, not to mention that the World Cup is held every four years, with a total of seven games at most.Utilitarianism is the passport of the utilitarian, and beauty is the epitaph of the beautiful.Everyone understands this truth, so there is nothing to complain about, just appreciate it. After the World Cup in South Africa, when the hearts of the fans felt empty due to the end of the World Cup, some important members of the Chinese Football Association shouted the slogan that China will host the World Cup. With the precedent of qualifying, there will be no psychological barriers for China to host the World Cup!

But in fact, it is really not up to the Chinese Football Association to decide whether China will host the World Cup. I am afraid that the decision of the General Administration of Sports does not count. It needs greater determination.But I personally hope that there is only one reason for China to host the World Cup—whether it is the Olympic Games, the World Expo, or the Asian Games, although some cities participate in the co-organization, the real hosts are monopolized by developed cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. , if the World Cup is held, there will be eight to twelve host cities, which means that Sichuan, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Yunnan and other regions are all likely to participate in it on an equal footing. festival.China, it is time to pursue equality and joy, and the World Cup contains such a possibility.

The fastest, and that will be more than ten years later, but it's never too late for a good meal! The 2002 World Cup was held in Asia, and South Korea and Japan were automatically selected. For the Chinese team, which has always dreamed of entering the World Cup, this opportunity is a golden opportunity.As a result, Chinese football was booming, the league schedule was changed, and there was a lot of training. Most importantly, Yan Shiduo invited Milu. During the process, some people were not interested in Milu, but I supported Milu, and one article after another in favor of Milu was kept there in black and white.I put forward a point of view: Milu is not an orthodox doctor, but a wandering doctor who specializes in treating various difficult and miscellaneous diseases.For Chinese football, it is almost time to get on the sedan chair, and it is obviously too late to practice boy skills. It is best to let Milu, a Jianghu tourer, treat difficult and miscellaneous diseases, and maybe folk remedies can cure serious diseases.

If the Chinese team has a 100% level in training, and when they play a game, they will suffer from various diseases, and they will play at a level of 50% to 60%. Therefore, black's three-minute defeat will come everywhere.But Milu saw the root cause of the disease and applied some folk remedies for happy football. In addition, the old Jianghu knew how to qualify and had excellent on-the-spot command ability; more importantly, the draw was beautiful and South Korea and Japan did not participate, so it was a matter of course. On October 7, 2001, Shenyang's Wulihe Stadium became a blessed place, and Yu Genwei, who was later called the leading brother by the media, became a blessed man of Chinese football. The Chinese team actually entered the World Cup during Yan Shiduo's tenure.So, I rushed into the ranks of the three great events in China this year: the Olympic Games entered Beijing, China entered the WTO, and Chinese football entered the World Cup.

The Olympic bid was successful, I was in Moscow, and I didn’t get into the Chehe parade in Beijing; this time, I didn’t intend to miss it. Not long after Yu Genwei’s goal, I drove towards Chang’an Avenue with my four-year-old son. That night in Beijing was another allowed chaos and disorder.It took me less than 20 minutes to drive more than ten kilometers from my home to Gongzhufen, but it took me more than an hour to drive from Gongzhufen to Lishi Road and then to Chang'an Street for more than an hour. Don't go at all.I don't know where the excited people found so many props, blowing and singing, and people's heads stuck out of the car windows and sunroofs, all with expressions that were out of shape with laughter.A fan came over: Brother Bai, take a picture!There is no reason to refuse.How can Chinese football get married and marry a daughter-in-law today by saying "no"?

I have known Jianhong and Duan Xuan for many years, they are colleagues and even "ball friends", and they still play together almost every week.Perhaps for the convenience of playing football, the three of us lived as neighbors to better prevent each other from being "lazy"; now my son and Jianhong's children are also playing together.For men, the friendship formed on the court is extremely solid. This kind of ecstasy is really exciting and very understandable.Firstly, Chinese football never provided us with this opportunity in the past. Everyone held back for too long, and once they exploded, they would explode; Huan, don't make the "outline" empty to the moon.One by one, quickly pay for the happiness.

The excitement slowly faded, and the optimism returned.A few months later, the lottery was drawn, and they were drawn into a group with Brazil, Turkey, and Costa Rica. A large group of people were optimistic and said that there was something to be done.I wrote an article in the "Football" newspaper, offending people, saying that it was useless and the team could not qualify.Later, our group came out with a champion and a third place.I didn't understand why many experts regarded Turkey as a weak team. It is estimated that they celebrated too much on the night of qualifying and hurt their brains. After finishing the article, I didn’t enjoy it too much, and then wrote an elegy-type article in the "Football" newspaper, saying that Chinese football will enter a trough after the 2002 World Cup, because once the dream comes true and the motivation relaxes, other problems should be exposed. Writing this is not prescient, but as long as you don't get carried away by occasional victories, you can do it.Chinese football, our own children, we should be clear about our temperament and problems. However, I still miss the more than one hour carnival on Chang'an Avenue. The unsatisfactory children actually gave us such an uplifting night. The 2002 World Cup kicked off. Since the game was played in Asia, there was no time difference in watching the game. So, the die-hard fans who used to get up to watch the game in the middle of the night were surrounded by all kinds of new fans, and a World Cup that everyone participated in began. up. I admit that for the Chinese football team, participating in the World Cup itself is not as exciting and exciting as it was in the World Cup qualifiers. It was beaten back to its original shape by Costa Rica when it came up, and then it played against Brazil. The ratings were the highest ever, exceeding 100%. twenty.That is to say, in one afternoon, among all the Chinese people, one out of five people was watching China vs Brazil. Of course, none of the five hundred people thought that the Chinese team could win, but you must watch it, and keep a memory .It is said that the high-level meeting of the central government was also suspended for this reason, and the leaders became fans. In addition to the Chinese team's game, what worries me the most is the fate of the Argentine team.It is worthy of self-consolation for Chinese fans that at least in the 2002 World Cup, the fate of the Argentine team and the French team were the same as the Chinese team. After the group, they went home. The French team was more similar to the Chinese team. Not scored a goal.They are the last champions. The Argentine team got off to a good start. Batty's goal allowed Argentina to win the first match against Nigeria 10 times. However, in the second match against England, Irving's suspected flop made Argentina lose the game and pushed himself to a dead end. The World Cup is a big stage for fans from all over the world.Watching these six Mexican fans, each responsible for a letter on their clothes, add up to form the name of the country of Mexico, is absolutely self-satisfied.And on the field, this packaging makes it easy for the cameras to find them, and then show a small face in front of fans all over the world. For a fan, if you like a team, you have to make various preparations.This is especially true for a neurotic type of team like Argentina.However, that being said, I really never thought that it would fail to qualify for the group stage, but this time in 2002, before the third game of the group stage, I already had a bad feeling. Thinking of the 33-year-old Batty, I You must be prepared to say goodbye. In the past, I watched most of the World Cup games with my friends, but in this match between Argentina and Sweden, I chose to wait alone.It was a sunny afternoon in Beijing. I returned home early with my four-year-old son. My son didn’t care about everything, so I turned on the TV alone. I watched the Swede take the lead with a free kick alone. I couldn't bear to look any longer, and when I came to the silent courtyard alone, I suddenly realized: This is an afternoon to bid farewell to my youth, the introduction is just a game. In fact, it's not just a game. I fell in love with the Argentine football team because I liked Maradona, and now I like Messi and all Argentine players, but they all have a different position in my heart than Batistuta.Batty was half a year younger than me, we were the same age, so watching him grow while playing football, so did I.For more than ten years, I became friends on the screen because of football. I was happy when I won and sad when I lost. I was ecstatic when he won the Serie A championship in 2001. I had great expectations before the World Cup. Unexpectedly, he Already thirty-three, and myself thirty-four, it was finally time to say goodbye. That afternoon, from uneasiness to sadness to despair to indifference and then letting go, with mixed feelings, I calculated that the game was about to end. Although my intuition told me that it was over, there would be no miracles, but I still slipped back into the house and opened the door. There was no miracle on TV, and Batty burst into tears on the screen. I walked out of the room again and returned to the sunny and warm courtyard of the community.I turned off my mobile phone long ago, because there are always some things and farewells in life that need to be faced by one person. I sat on the stone bench in the community, as if thinking about everything, and as if thinking about nothing, my son Barty Jr. was happily playing around me.Batty on the football field is suffering, but Batty Jr. in life is only happy; Batty on the football field is aging irresistibly in a series of brilliance, but Batty Jr. in life has just stepped into growth.Perhaps, there will be no pain if you don't experience glory, and you will have a future without memories. I suddenly smiled sourly in my heart, not only Batty is old, but also ourselves.Time has played a big joke on the football field. When we are only looking for signs of aging in Batty's long hair, we completely forget ourselves.This game made me realize this, thank you Batty, thank you for growing up with us, our youth is gone, and you will soon become a football spectator like me.It doesn't matter though, the kids are growing up slowly and they will have the joy we expect.Check them out. Of course there will be no crying, "Argentina, don't cry for me", it is the strength of women when facing Argentina, especially men.The long-haired man from the grassland can be defeated and silently melancholy, but he has no right to cry.Maradona can, because he alone can create the glory of Argentina, but we are all ordinary people, so we can't. From pain to strength, we still need time to save ourselves, but during this time, I suddenly began to ask myself, pinning happiness on others, pain is inevitable, but in this utilitarian era, I can rely on myself ? Just as the World Cup doesn't stop when a team leaves, life goes on after football.Originally, he fled to the football field because of the dull life, but found out time and time again that football is even crueler than reality.I was suddenly powerless and even confused, what is happiness?how far is Forever?How deep is the investment, how deep is the pain, from now on what do we believe in?Where is our refuge when the world of illusion and reality merge into one? Later, I had to turn on my mobile phone. Fortunately, the first call came from my classmates who grew up with me. We were all born in a small border town. After experiencing the joy of youth, we became husbands and fathers. Hustle for life.Now he has been fighting in Shenzhen for many years, and life is treating him more and more gently. I am happy for him. But that day, we faced our grief together. In the summer of the World Cup in Italy, the two of us had another good friend who was wandering in Beijing. We were both fans, but it happened that Argentina was going to face the former Soviet Union that night, and we had to go home if we lost.Unfortunately, we couldn't find a place to watch TV for such a crucial game, so at midnight we chipped in and walked into a tiny guest house, happily watching Argentina win and walk out of the swamp on a small black and white TV. When we were separated and watched on TV, Argentina lost.Oddly enough, at about the same time, we both walked away from the TV while the game was not over. We are all running around for our lives, football is still our best friend, we haven’t seen each other for many years, a failure makes us miss each other, maybe we should stop running for a while, a few childhood friends come back to their hometown to get together, sort out youth and The lines of the years, and then laugh at each other: we are old. Long before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, I received an order to report to Germany for the World Cup. The World Cup is a big move in Taiwan, and there are not many people who are recruited across the center to support. But in fact, I was transferred once for the World Cup in Korea and Japan four years ago. I worked with Liu Jianhong and Huang Jianxiang to produce red, white and yellow "Sanwei Liaozhai". That may be the shortest time in the history of CCTV to build a brand. After just a few episodes, the ratings have doubled by N times.It's normal to think about it. The production process of "Sanwei Liao Zhai" is extremely loose and free. Three or four episodes are recorded at a time, each episode is half an hour, and the recording stops at 32 or 3 minutes, and it will be broadcast after a simple edit.Later, many topics were finalized at the studio.Some people may say that this is too casual.In fact, it’s not casual. The relevant information and the history of watching and chatting about football for more than 20 years have long been a kind of profound accumulation.On the contrary, what is rare is the relaxed and free environment for recording programs, which allows creativity to emerge and a relaxed atmosphere. It really played the role of accompanying fans waiting for the World Cup, and attention is inevitable.I remember a current central leader, who was the governor of a province at the time, met me at the end of 2002 and said to me: "Sanwei Liaozhai is good. I always read it. When I have time, I can chat with you three." Obviously. , he is a true football fan. This is the three-flavored meal in "Sanwei Liaozhai". People who work on TV hate boxed lunches the most, because they have to deal with it every day, but they are full of happiness when eating boxed lunches.At the same time, the topic of the next program may be decided during lunch.Another point, which cannot be seen in the black and white photos, is that it is rare for the three of them to be dressed so gorgeously when they are doing shows. This is the commentator's seat in the stadium during the World Cup in Germany.With an area of ​​more than one meter square, two monitors, a computer, and my own notebook, plus earphones to communicate with my home; I have to observe the scene at all times, but I often can’t hear myself talking, so I use three things in one mind , looking at six directions, accepting pointers from fans from all walks of life in front of the TV... In 2006, the three of us got together again and opened "Sanwei Liaozhai", and the response was still good. What's more, the three of us have formed a tacit understanding of cooperation in life and work.Born in the same year, both love football and have similar experiences, so the program is naturally easy to do.At that time, I still thought, before each World Cup, "Sanwei Liaozhai" to be old?Unexpectedly, the plan did not change as quickly, the change did not change as quickly as the phone call, and an accident occurred. During the World Cup in Germany, Liu Jianhong and I were at the headquarters in Munich. Although we also had to go out for interviews and programs, we had to return to Munich almost every day to join the big team. Many challenges and troubles in our work were easily resolved.But Jianxiang and Duan Xuan were in a difficult situation. They each led a team to play guerrillas in other German arenas. When there was pressure and ideas, it was difficult for someone to accompany them to resolve or release them. In the match between Italy and Australia, Jianhong and I watched the first half at the headquarters. Everything was so normal that it was even a bit dull.During the intermission, we set off to visit the Chinese Consulate in Munich and thank you for taking care of our TV work during the World Cup.The dinner started, just as the wine glass was served, our leader's cell phone rang, and then his face changed. He put down the cell phone for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Something went wrong, something went wrong with Jianxiang's commentary!" Find out the reason, we also know that it is wrong, Italy is happy, what should Australia do?Coincidentally, the next day, the Australian Prime Minister visited China. Although there was no drinking, after a while, Jianhong and I still toasted to the leader, just for one thing, don't deal with Huang Jianxiang, just change it. Li Ting, the manager in charge in Germany, and Sun Yusheng, who is in Beijing, are both my old leaders in the news center. On the one hand, they quickly resolved matters to quell disputes. . I also did persuasion work from it. In the end, Jianxiang agreed to apologize. Zhang Bin completed the apology for him in Beijing. Jianxiang's commentary stopped for a few games, but the best result is to get up wherever he falls. If he misses the World Cup and then resumes the commentary, it will be a big blow to Jianxiang.Later, we came up with an idea. Another leader and I would accompany Jianxiang to come back. There are people around, which will make many parties feel at ease. Later, this idea was adopted. Zhou Jing, the deputy director of the sports center, and I took the train for several hours from Munich to Berlin. There, Huang Jianxiang explained the German team's eight-to-four match against Argentina, which is considered a comeback battle.We didn't say much at the scene, Jianxiang also understood that he explained the game very well.As soon as the competition was over, Director Zhou Jing and I rushed to the train station and returned to Munich overnight.In fact, along the way, my emotions can be described as "painful and happy".It was painful to witness the Argentine team's penalty kick; the joy was that Jianxiang passed the test.On the train I sent him a text message: I lost, you won! Later, everything was normal, and later, when I returned to Beijing, I suddenly received a call from a buddy in the sports center one evening: "Jianxiang is leaving, please persuade him!" Naturally, I didn't want him to leave, and I told Jianxiang what I should say on the phone, but everyone is not young, it's normal to make any decision, and I should wish him the best of luck.It's just that I feel a little pity, because many midnights, I still want to listen to his brother's commentary again. We are no longer on the same stage, and nothing is over. We have a football gathering every week, and the tacit understanding on the field is still the same as yesterday.When people reach middle age, everyone has their own joys and troubles. No matter where they are, they all have their own good and bad times, but one thing is the same as in the past. Whenever there is an important international or domestic competition, everyone will discuss it for a long time, as if "Sanwei Liaozhai" reappears.In fact, no decision is right or wrong, as long as you choose to face it and pay, and let life be full of flavor. But there is one scene that I will never forget.Many years ago, when everything was calm, Jianhong, Duan Xuan and a group of us had a party at Jianxiang’s house. Outside the door the dog was playing with the children. Next to them were the wives’ parents. talk about everything.The days are quiet and pleasant, and the happiness seems to be frozen. However, this scene will eventually become a memory, and it may be difficult to come back.But I always believe that if we are united for a long time, we will be divided, and if we are divided for a long time, we will be united. Who can tell!Gathering at the wine table is easy, and maybe one day, "Sanwei Liaozhai" will open again in red, yellow and white!At that time, we will notify you in advance, welcome to join us! In the early 1980s when I just watched football, there was a saying from Tianjin star Zuo Shusheng in the society: "A man should play football!" In the years when I was looking for Takakura Ken, Zuo Shusheng's words were very manly. It is estimated that many children were inspired by this sentence to enter the stadium. Unlike now, letting children play football has become a decision that parents do not want to make. However, at that time, I wanted to play football not for fame and money, but for health, character, and even more happiness!I started playing football not because of this or that great sentence, but because my brother often played football with the classmates around him, and I naturally became attached to the court.From ten years old to the present, I have never played basketball or volleyball, and I have been with football wholeheartedly. After going to college, things got even worse. I always thought that I graduated from the Journalism Department of the Broadcasting College with a football major.The highest record is playing football for more than seven hours a day. Among them, he became the player with the most goals in the "Guangyuan Cup" twice. Even when we graduated, our team members took the stadium as the background and took many pictures. Graduation photo. After graduation, he was assigned to the Central People's Broadcasting Station. This hobby did not end, and he quickly found fellow hobbyists.Three years after I entered Taiwan, as the top scorer in the league, I won the first internal league championship of the Radio, Film and Television Department (now the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television) in the history of China Central Radio.I remember that in that game, our first encounter was the CCTV team. In the end, we beat the opponent 6:3. I scored five goals by myself, and created a penalty kick, which was scored by my teammates.Interestingly, the goalkeeper of the CCTV team at that time was my college classmate and golf friend Bi Fujian.After such a blow, he still continued to keep the goal, let me see his strong self-confidence. Behind me is the bakery opened by the parents of the German coach Klinsmann in 2006, and the business is very good.Those who come back tell me they like it not because of the Klinsmann, but because the bread is really good.At the same time, I noticed that Keshuai's parents watched their son's World Cup matches only on a small 14-inch TV. I was twenty-four years old that year. The hobby of football not only allowed me to have happiness on the field, but more importantly, after entering a big radio station, I quickly made friends with football and met a group of peers who played football.This kind of friendship formed on the court is extremely solid, it is the same with the golfers in college, and the same is true for the golfers in China Central Radio.Now, no matter how busy we are, we have to get together several times a year. Almost every time, we will chat about the championship of that year, interesting things about playing football, and the memory of the two teammates who died young.In our words, we live, they live, live in our thoughts and talks. After the year when I won the championship in the radio and television department, I was transferred to CCTV. Although I often cooperated with the golfers on the court, I never joined the TV team because I couldn’t accept it. , Encountered fights or scored goals with the past Central Radio team, because the days in the radio team are my forever fond memories, and I intend to keep them pure and always. I became the captain of the team and the national anthem was being played while the national flag was being raised.Obviously, this is a very regular amateur game, and "regular" is mainly reflected in the pre-match warm-up activities and appearance ceremony.The purpose of the competition is also very simple, and it is estimated that one or two Hope Primary Schools will be donated.There are many familiar faces in this team, such as Zhang Bin and Xiao Cui, but they haven't played much in the past two years! However, football has not been left behind. In our news and commentary department, there is a team originally built by a few of us, which has persisted for more than ten years.In the past years, we have played public welfare competitions in many cities across the country and donated to build many "Oriental Time and Space" Hope Primary Schools.During charity competitions, many sports stars will join temporarily, such as Gu Guangming, Liu Lifu, Zou Zhenxian, Dong Jiong, Tao Wei, Gong Lei, Lin Qiang, Yang Zhaohui and so on.With this lineup, the number of spectators in our games sometimes exceeds that of the Super League A. Unexpectedly, playing football has become a good way to do charity. Because we have been insisting on competition training, the team in our commentary department is not bad. Although they are not young, with an average of 30 to 40, their combat effectiveness is very strong.Inside CCTV, there is an internal league every two years, with each center as the unit, to determine the champion, but because the management used to be as chaotic and ineffective as the Chinese Football Association, many teams participating in the internal league have too many foreign players. This pure news center team without foreign aid has never won a championship. The opportunity came in 2006. The league conducted a strict identity investigation. Those who did not file in the personnel center and did not have a work permit were not allowed to play. As a result, I won six games with my teammates as the captain. After the semi-finals of the group stage, I entered the twenty-three The absolute advantage of conceding only four goals won the first ever CCTV league championship for the news center.I played five games and scored nine goals, especially in the final. I scored all three goals and became the oldest "top scorer" with the most goals in the history of CCTV's internal league. This is an opponent who will never take care of you the match of. I remember that when there were more than ten minutes left in the final, I had to leave the field, because the mascot unveiling party for the Paralympic Games was held at the Badaling Great Wall that night, and I was going to host it.I drove tens of kilometers to get there, and after finishing hosting, I drove another few kilometers back to the city. The teammate’s celebration banquet was still going on. As soon as I entered the room, there was my “Best Scorer” trophy in the center of the table, surrounded by and I had nine beers with the same number of goals and I had to kill them all at once.This year, I was thirty-eight years old, and this championship was naturally unforgettable for me.I remember a reporter interviewed me at the end of that year: what is the most memorable thing this year?My answer is not national affairs, but champions on the football field.It tells me and reminds others: Our body has more potential than we think, and if you activate it regularly, it will reward you. Of course, dissatisfaction with the old is not enough, and I have a lot of Waterloo on the court. In the autumn of 2007, Mengzhou football team and I were playing against opponents on the field. Due to the unevenness of the field and the lack of muscle strength due to age and weight gain, when I passed a person at a high speed, I stepped on a pit and made a "click". I know, broken bones.Then he underwent surgery at the Third Hospital of Peking University, and the steel nails were not removed until more than two months later. When I was taking the nails, I left the ward of the Third Hospital of Beijing Medical University with my front foot, and Ma Xiaoxu, a female football player, entered with my back foot.Others joked with me: playing football is unprofessional, but injury is definitely professional.A classmate sent me a text message: I can still break a bone on the court at this age, envy! This is the scene of being carried back to the studio for a show three days after fracture surgery.This operation also made me fully understand the lack of barrier-free facilities in society. I am sitting in a wheelchair, but I am often blocked by a 10cm high barrier.It is difficult to understand the suffering of people with disabilities when they have freedom of movement. There are so many things we need to change! However, surgery should not delay work.Three days after the operation, he was carried to the studio to record a program. Ten days later, he hosted the opening ceremony of the 17th National Congress and related topics.In the past two months, I have been undergoing arduous postoperative rehabilitation training. Looking back now, these two months have become the happiest time in the past few years.Because of the simplicity of life, returning to the joy of life itself improving day by day, it is sometimes difficult to tell the relationship between blessing and misfortune. Less than half a year after the operation, he returned to the court, and now he still has high-intensity training and competition once or twice a week.The coaches and teammates are sometimes former international players such as Li Weimiao, Gao Feng, Tao Wei, and Jiang Jin, and I really began to understand how to play the ball as I grew older.Although my physical strength has declined, football has given me more fun. On that day, we collectively celebrated the 60th birthday of Li Weimiao, who is still alive and well on the court. The teammates looked forward to it with emotion: they all planned to play until they were 50 or 60 years old. I took the trouble to write down the above trivial things related to my own football, I really want to tell more people, don't just be a football fan in front of the TV, the football stadium is the bigger stage for fans.It doesn't matter whether you play well or not, the key lies in running freely and purely, as well as cooperating and sharing with your friends.I always remember what Gao Hong, the former goalkeeper of the national women's football team, said to me: "Every time I practice, I will go a little earlier, lie on the grass and smell the grass, and really enjoy the happiness that football and life give me!" On weekdays, everyone is used to turning on the TV to watch football, and turning off the TV to scold mothers.In fact, whether it is the national team or foreign leagues, it is just a part of every fan's football life, and the more important thing is to sweat like rain.I really hope that parents can still drive their children to the court, not for utilitarian purposes, but: how can life not run freely on the court? That day, I was in the office, preparing for the live broadcast of "News 1+1" at 9:30 in the evening. The topic was very hard: the present and future of the new generation of migrant workers. I suddenly remembered that the Chinese football team was still playing against South Korea in Japan. Although I had no hope, I turned on the TV. Due to some factors, China Central Television once wanted to broadcast it but failed.Turning to Beijing TV, the fierce battle between the two sides is in full swing. Looking at the score again, I am a little uncomfortable. 2:0, the Chinese team leads?I thought I was dazzled ahead of time, but when I took a closer look, it was really 2:0, and at the moment of opening, I just scored the second goal, and the slow motion was playing over and over again, which was very beautiful.South Korea's goalkeeper is Li Yunzai, who has witnessed the Chinese team's victories again and again. This time, it was his turn to look ugly, like the end of the world. But I still didn't dare to be surprised, just like the live broadcast host said later: "Is this the Chinese team?" We all laughed. In the second half, the commentator said another classic sentence: "There are still 45 minutes. If the Korean team plays at a real level, will China become as real as before?" We were happy again, and our worries were answered. After a while, the Chinese team scored a third goal, an absolute "world wave".I can't believe that the Chinese team can win, but the idea of ​​winning has been shaken, but there is still a lot of time in the game, and everyone around me is talking about black three minutes or nine minutes or something. It was almost over, and the commentator said: "The Chinese fans at the scene were indeed shouting for the Chinese team to come on, but at this time before, they usually shouted 'Let's get out of class'!" This time, the fun went to the end, and the Chinese team ended the 32-year history of being unbeaten against South Korea in the A-level international competition. At this time, there was more than an hour before our evening live broadcast. I called the director, hoping that "News 1+1" would change the topic that night, commenting on the 32-year-old Korean fear being overcome. Soon, the director agreed. The reason why we want to change this topic is that the 3-0 defeat of the South Korean team is a rare news in the field of football.说特说，而是在一枪接着一枪的足坛打假扫赌背景下，并且是在南勇与杨一民都落网的背景下，这场胜利就格外地有滋有味，意味深长。 不到一个小时准备，对于一个近三十分钟的节目来说，太紧了，不过我有信心，迅速帮主持人设计好结构与问题。这个话题，我必须多做一些工作。谁让这二三十年里，中国队有多衰，我们就有多受伤、多痛苦，一场场血泪史把我们变成了足球方面记忆的专家。 我们坐到了演播室，还有十几分钟节目开始。突然接到指令，这个话题免谈，恢复原来的选题。OK，没问题，原来的选题准备了一下午，恢复起来容易。新的话题被终止，谈不上失望，习惯了。只不过，少了一份快速评论的惊喜。 其实如果真的操作这个选题，我并没有打算立即忘记过去而开始为中国足球“歌功颂德”，恰恰相反，谁家过年不吃一顿饺子？只不过，过去三十二年就是韩国队顿顿吃饺子，这一次咱也吃上了，不是这场胜利有什么不正常，反而是过去三十二年太不正常。赢一回太正常不过，没必要大呼小叫，再加上中国队输得多了，反而把心态输成平常心了。韩国队赢多了，反而包袱就越来越重。更何况，韩国队正备战世界杯，大将又都未归，输一场也正常；而中国队，正处于大乱而大治的敏感时期，胜利，能拯救自己，生存的本能也让战斗力增强。 不过，这场胜利却给了我们一个重要的启示：如果我们能抵抗住很多诱惑，单纯地专注于足球本身，我们还是能把足球踢好的。对外纯洁环境，对内纯洁内心，中国足球才有希望。但起码需要五到十年的时间，并且注意力还真不全在国家队身上，而是联赛与青少年。 至于赢一场韩国，千万别太激动，而且把其实也很委屈的中央5又暴骂一顿。过去日子里，中国足球好一天坏两天的个性让我们没少跟着受罪，所以，惊喜时刻可以留点儿分寸。 果真，没隔多久，中国足球俱乐部在亚冠赛场上又输给韩国一个0：8，0：8对3：0，又亏了。 恶搞中国足球，咋就成了一种时尚？ 也不知道从什么时候开始，恶搞中国足球蔚然成风，或许是中国球迷饱受多年的折磨之后，终于明白了一个道理，当痛苦成为不可避免的家常便饭，我们为什么不能用幽默搞笑来化解这种痛苦？于是，中国足球几乎成了制造“笑”果时最好的一种武器。 记得有一次，在吉林大学演讲，主题很严肃，关于中国走向世界，之后的提问阶段，一片严肃问题当中，突然一同学站起来问了一个关于中国足球队的问题，没想到，这个问题刚问完，我还没答，全场爆发哄堂大笑。 面对这场景，我苦笑着说：“怎么一说中国足球，比小沈阳还有效果？” 第二天，媒体登出文章，标题是：白岩松说“中国足球比小沈阳还搞笑”。 又隔一天，有很多人对这句话表达愤怒：“这是对小沈阳的侮辱！” 我没处去为自己辩解，娱乐与故意误解已成为一种“主流”，这个时候，自己也要学会轻松，否则，中国足球就更不好玩了。 奥运会上，中国国奥队以少林武术的动作参与“表演”，最后被小组淘汰，当晚我在《全景奥运》的直播中说：“开赛以来，中国军团夺牌无数，为了不影响大家看奥运的心情，中国男子足球国奥队决定提前退出……” 这句话说完一个小时内，几千条网上留言夸我，认为我评价准确。可他们不知道，我看完国奥比赛之后，内心会有多痛苦。 不过，与球迷们的恶搞比起来，我这些话简直是小儿科。国奥出局没两天，根据《北京欢迎你》改编的中国足球版就开始疯狂地流行，只不过演变成：我家大门常打开，要进几个随你…… 这些年来，与中国足球有关的恶搞短信、歌曲、段子层出不穷，从另一个侧面，丰富了百姓的生活。不能不说，中国足球是以这样一种恶搞后深入人心的方式，证明了它作为世界第一运动在中国的位置。 韩国0：3输给中国那年的除夕夜，我接到很多内容一致的短信：中国足球队都能3：0胜韩国，生活中还有什么奇迹不能发生？ 这让我想起前两年的一个拜年短信。 一个善良的中国人被上帝喜欢上了，上帝对这个中国人说：“说一个愿望，我帮你实现！” 中国人说：“请别让南北极的冰融化！” 上帝皱起眉头思考半天，“这太难了，换一个吧！” 中国人说：“那就让中国足球再进一次世界杯！” 上帝痛苦地回答：“来，帮我找一个地球仪，让我看看南北极在哪儿？” 您想想，这样的拜年短信，大家能不开心吗！不过，一次又一次瞬间开心之后呢？中国足球已经演变成怎样的形象呢？ 在很多的聚会或正式的场合，如果现场气氛不佳或过于严肃，说两句中国足球，马上能活跃气氛并达到最佳效果。比如谈一下南非世界杯：由于中国队又没有出线，我们可以相信，这依然是一届保持水准的世界杯。再比如，有人这样评价中国足球：只负责参与世界杯预选，但不负责出线。 到了网上，那就更加丰富，比如有这样一个帖子，依然是恶搞中国足球的。 “能够踢出50米外精确长传，找到场上队友的球员，是英国球员； 能够做出5米内精巧二过一的球员，是阿根廷球员； 能够做出5米内短传传丢，并且后卫与前锋隔着50米玩二过一的球员，是中国球员。 能够在30米外劲射破门的球员，是德国球员； 能够通过精妙配合在门前3米打空门得手的球员，是葡萄牙球员； 能够在罚点球时把角旗打翻的球员，是中国球员。 把足球当生命的，是非洲球员； 把足球当工作的，是欧洲球员； 把足球当游戏的，是南美球员； 把足球当儿戏的，是中国球员……” 您看，一长串的恶搞，让你在笑之中，又能在仿佛荒诞的话语中品味出很多的真实。其实，当球迷对中国足球恶搞成风的同时，笑中有泪的恰恰也是球迷自己。谁不爱自己的孩子？但当孩子真浑得让你爱不得甚至都恨不得时，你只好自找出路。球迷不是中央首长，也不是足协负责人，当然也不是教练员运动员，于是，只好把恶搞当成一种搞法，恶搞正是球迷搞足球工作的一种方式。它是一种提醒，也是一剂药方，只不过，面对这些恶搞，球迷一笑也罢了，而如果搞足球的专业人士们也一笑而过甚至无动于衷，那可能真是对不起球迷们在恶搞中贡献的才华、热情与期盼。 对于中国球迷来说，面对足球，一见你就笑，是意味着真的不抱希望，彻底死心了吗？当然不是，不信你看，刚刚踢出两场好球，哪怕踢一场输得很悲壮的比赛，昨天还冷嘲热讽的球迷，转身就热泪盈眶。 所以，中国足球的面子在自己的手中。你如果在工作中用“恶搞”的方式搞足球，心知肚明的球迷就只好用幽默恶搞你；而如果你真能改邪归正，一步一个脚印认真搞足球，请相信，中国球迷也会善待你。 哪一天，恶搞中国足球不那么时尚了，就说明中国足球走上了正路，也意味着中国的孩子会再次把踢球当成时尚。 否则，哪一个家长敢恶搞自己孩子的前程？