NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 143: Liu Xiang's Sorrow

"Okay, let's go to the Imperial Hotel and have a meal."

Jiang Ming and Fang Xiaotong looked at each other. They both obviously knew that the Capital Hotel was a hotel that ordinary people could not eat at and only people like them could make reservations.

So with the idea of seeing the world, Jiang Ming attended the national team's celebration banquet for the first time.

Of course, it was also a farewell party for my team before leaving the Olympic Village.

Because after tonight, the Olympic Games will have nothing to do with him.

It was because of Bamboo Shoes before, and Blue Shoes secretly extended Jiang Ming’s team’s stay for another week, otherwise the Olympic Village would normally have automatically checked out the next day after an athlete was eliminated or the competition was over.

In other words, even if you want to stay until the closing ceremony, you can’t, unless you rent one outside at your own expense. This is a bit like "driving people away", but it is also for the volunteers and staff.

They have to work non-stop for two weeks. If athletes who have already finished the competition are still in the Olympic Village, it will bring constant pressure to the staff, so this is the practice in every Olympic Games: kicking people out.

Fang Xiaotong also said hurriedly:

"Then let's pack our bags before we go to the hotel?"

"Yes, pack up and stay at a hotel outside first. You can book two rooms."

"it is good."

"Hey, Ginger, wanna talk sometime?"

But Jiang Ming seems unable to go to the Olympic Village so early.

Because not only Gong Luming stopped him, but also James' agent Rich Paul, Kobe's agent team, and other American team stars' teams all stopped Jiang Ming and wanted to invite him to have a cup of coffee or a meal.

The purpose is to get Jiang Ming to help with paid physical therapy during the next off-season.

These stars were all injured after the Olympics, and those who were not injured were also exhausted.

After all, fighting in a foreign country for almost two weeks would make one physically and mentally exhausted.

Paying a little money to make themselves comfortable is something they are all willing to do.

Mainly looking at Roy's energetic performance on and off the court, you can tell that this traditional Chinese medicine therapy is definitely effective, and whether it works or not, I want to try it.

They smelled the pleasant smell of Chinese medicine emanating from Roy every day, and they were particularly eager to try it.

Jiang Ming had no choice but to ask Sean to help him pack his luggage, while he added the contact information of these people in a high-end cafe outside the Wukesong Arena.

Everyone who comes is a guest. As I said before, if I really want to open a clinic or build a private hospital in the future, I will need these multi-millionaires to back me up.

It is difficult to make it run on the back of ordinary patients, and we have to suck money from the rich to meet the medical conditions of everyone.

But it is impossible for Jiang Ming to go for private physiotherapy. It is not easy to have a holiday, and he has to follow the players as a personal doctor???

Although the management teams of Kobe, Wade and others also said that they also wanted to go out and have fun, such as going to the Hawaiian Islands, Jiang Ming could get all the travel expenses reimbursed if he went with them, which means he can work and have fun at the same time, which is very free.

But
Jiang Ming is not so short of money now.

Moreover, China has such beautiful mountains and rivers, and Jiang Ming hasn’t had enough fun yet.

I have spent the first twenty years of my life reading books. Now I want to travel around the beautiful land of my motherland!

In desperation, these superstar teams finally spent a large sum of money to buy Jiang Ming's plasters and Chinese herbal decoctions as substitutes.

For example, a bone and muscle looseness patch costs 5000 yuan per piece, and a pack of Chinese herbal medicine costs 1000 yuan.

Jiang Ming never cheats the poor.

You say I sell it at a high price? It's the same as what you give to ordinary people?
If I tell you that such precious materials are added in it, do you believe it?
Love to buy or not!

It’s a real buy!
Kobe and James' team bought the stickers in batches of 100. Kobe had been "coveting" Jiang Ming for a long time after losing to the Celtics in the finals.

And LeBron James?
Jiang Ming didn't understand why he, who was young and strong and had a private medical team, needed this kind of physical therapy. Later, Zhang Mingji said something right:
"Just follow the trend. He has to do whatever Kobe does."

"Haha."

The next day.

As the Olympics draws to a close, only boxing and track and field events remain.

Zou Shiming's successful title as the boxing champion also put the Chinese delegation far ahead in the number of gold medals, and it has firmly established itself in first place, creating history.

Now it depends on whether Liu Xiang can win the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles.

So the Bird's Nest Stadium was also packed today.

The 110-meter hurdles semi-finals and the -meter semi-finals are about to start, and these are two major sources of traffic.

Bolt is a person that even Jiang Ming cannot understand. Even with his toes and entire feet worn out like this, he can still break world records easily. He is truly an amazing person. No wonder Americans always want to study him.

But what Chinese audiences like Jiang Ming are most looking forward to is Liu Xiang!
Before he appeared on stage, the audience was excited by a series of subtitles:

He is the first athlete in the history of Chinese track and field and also the first athlete in the history of Asian track and field to win multiple honors including Olympic champion, indoor and outdoor world championships champion, IAAF Grand Prix Final champion and world record holder!
When he appeared on the Bird's Nest court in a red suit, there was even more cheering, and Jiang Ming was buried in the crowd in the middle of the stands.

However, during the warm-up before the game, Liu Xiang seemed to have discomfort in his right foot, which Jiang Ming in the stands could see clearly.

After that, he tried several more runs, but his facial expression became more painful.

Coach Sun Haiping asked a few questions nearby, as if asking if there were any problems.

However, the audience did not notice these details and thought that Liu Xiang was nervous. They all shouted "Come on, come on" together. Jiang Ming was confused. He is worthy of being the number one in Asian track and field. His size is really scary.

What happened next made Jiang Ming and the audience around him unable to react, and some were even dumbfounded.

Game start!
Someone showed up and ran ahead with the first shot!
But what attracted people's attention was not the person who started early, but Liu Xiang who was limping in pain after only five or six meters.

"Oops!"

When Liu Xiang walked towards the sidelines with his head down, Jiang Ming didn't need to say anything, the audience realized that something was wrong. It was like a basketball player going back to the locker room. Could he go back if nothing went wrong?
Not everyone goes back to the locker room to poop like Pierce did.

For athletes like these in the 110-meter hurdles and -meter races, their stomachs are emptied of all the large and small stools before the race, so they have nothing to defecate even if they want to.

So there is definitely a problem!
It was impossible for the other athletes to wait for Liu Xiang, so the referee soon chased after him and asked questions.

Just one minute later, a line of words flashed across the big screen, and the commentator read it out in a suppressed voice:

"Chinese athlete: Liu Xiang, announced that he would give up the competition."

what?
This!
As the English translation sounded, the other six athletes were the happiest. One of them had a false start and the other withdrew from the competition, and the favorite for the championship withdrew from the competition. Now everyone can make it to the finals and even get a medal!
Therefore, after the start, everyone ran even more crazily and knocked over several railings.

The audience was chattering and had no interest in watching the competition at all. The other people were all black and unrecognizable. Liu Xiang's sudden withdrawal stunned everyone.

I paid such a high price to watch Liu Xiang create miracles again, how come there is nothing to watch suddenly???
Apparently the photographer backstage didn't react, so after the semi-final, they immediately played the replay of the moment before Liu Xiang left the court, as a way of giving the audience an explanation.

After watching it, everyone was even more speechless.

It's just that I may have used a little too much force, but my ankle wasn't sprained or anything!
Jiang Ming was completely unable to react, just like the several spectators in basketball jerseys behind him who were cursing loudly:
"No, it doesn't look like a sprained ankle!"

"It should be strain!" "No! Doctor Jiang is here. If you feel uncomfortable, can't you go see Doctor Jiang before the game?"

"At worst, let Dr. Jiang correct the bones before you announce your withdrawal!"

"Ahem, Doctor Jiang, it costs 10 yuan to take a taxi from here to Liu Xiang's place. By the time you get there, the competition will have ended. This is track and field, not basketball. There is no rest time."

"Shh!"

"Refund!"

"The Flying Man is a liar!"

"Hypocritical!"

"Why did you fall on the field?!"

"Get up! Climb to the finish line!"

"It can't be a fake injury, right? He knows he's not in good shape, so he keeps it decent?"

"It's possible! If I can't run, I'll just give up! That way no one will know that I can't run."

"Is the pressure so great? Impossible!"

"Who knows, rubbish!"

"I came here from over a thousand kilometers just to see Liu Xiang!"

"Didn't you see this, hahahaha!"

There was booing all around, and after this playback, things got noisy.

Mainly, Liu Xiang's team felt that this was intentional. They had deliberately promoted how passionate he was before today, but he just ran a few steps and left?
Isn't this false advertising?
How many people bought scalper tickets to come here!!!

Jiang Ming didn't have the heart to watch any more. This situation was not at all friendly to Liu Xiang.

He didn't expect the audience to suddenly sided with him. Shouldn't they be more worried about him since Liu Xiang was injured and wish him a speedy recovery?

what's the situation!
Jiang Ming knew that Liu Xiang was definitely not someone who would have such thoughts. The only way Liu Xiang's physical condition would not be informed was if the organizer and the team worked together to conceal it from the audience.

Didn't Liu Xiang know that his foot injury meant he couldn't compete anymore? Why did he insist on competing? He left himself with such a bleak and failed exit.

Therefore, the audience's speculation is understandable. It is very likely that the problem occurred during the group stage or the subsequent training. Is it necessary to show up in the event just for the 60,000 tickets?

Then Jiang Ming also has to go and find out for himself.

Thinking of this, he prepared to leave and try to use facial recognition to go backstage and ask, but apparently a bunch of people had the same idea as him, which was to leave. One by one they left the stands and argued with the security guards, making it impossible for Jiang Ming to leave quickly.

"Director Jiang, this is Yao Ming. Liu Xiang called me."

"Director Jiang, I'm Zhang Mingji, and Liu Xiang's team needs your help!"

However, Yao Ming and Zhang Mingji both called and sent messages to Jiang Ming at this time, saying that Liu Xiang's team had contacted him and wanted the contact information of Thomas Clanton and Jiang Ming.

"I won't contact him. Although our Rockets' Thomas is also good at foot injuries, they have to leave China tomorrow."

"You can contact me. I'm not the only sports medicine expert in the capital."

After answering the phone, Jiang Ming finally squeezed out of the grandstand passage. Then a staff member saw that it was Jiang Ming and quickly led the way, rushing towards the athletes' rest area as fast as possible.

This scene was also captured by many viewers and uploaded to Weibo, Hupu and other platforms:

"Doctor Jiang is such a workhorse. He's needed here, too."

"He's gone, Liu Xiang must be seriously injured!"

"Sure, it's scary!"

"Doctor Jiang Ming rushed out in a hurry! Can't Liu Xiang's team solve it?"

"Isn't Liu Xiang's team of doctors from the United States? They also provide remote guidance from the Mayo Clinic."

"I remember! There was a documentary about Liu Xiang in 04, and those doctors came out and talked about Liu Xiang's physique, blah blah."

"It was circulated online that there was not a single Chinese doctor in Liu Xiang's treatment team, but rather all American doctors, and that he took the advice of American doctors before competing."

"We can't trust American doctors. They damaged Liu Xiang's foot. Now an American is going to win the 110-meter hurdles."

"What a vicious intention!"

Jiang Ming's appearance alleviated the anger of the audience in this area to a certain extent. After all, they trusted Jiang Ming more than the organizers and the team.

If Jiang Ming has to go out, it’s definitely not a trivial matter!
This means that Liu Xiang was not faking an injury nor was he afraid of not getting a ranking. He might really be trying to compete despite the injury. I can only say that the team is a bit stupid. Why didn't they tell us about this earlier?

If the audience had been informed earlier, not every seat would have been filled.

So Jiang Ming put on headphones while running and asked Sean to check the information remotely. He remembered asking the Sports Bureau for a copy of Liu Xiang's information. He originally wanted to see what the development trajectory of a genius like Liu Xiang was like from childhood to adulthood, and how to create such a once-in-a-century track and field genius.

I didn't expect that it would be used now because of this injury.

really!

Judging from the information Sean found.

All injuries have signs!

Liu Xiang's injury was not as sudden as the audience said. His true fans could have predicted what happened tonight.

At the New York Grand Prix in June this year, Liu Xiang temporarily gave up the competition due to discomfort in his right thigh.

At the subsequent Eugene Athletics Grand Prix, Liu Xiang was penalized for a false start in the men's 110-meter hurdles, ending his trip to the United States with two retirements. Afterwards, he denied that he had intentionally retired.

Later media reported that Liu Xiang had not trained in hurdles since his leg injury in the United States, and it was not until July 7 that he put on his running shoes again.

The night before the competition, Liu Xiang's injury was suddenly made public in the media: it was reported that Liu Xiang's heel pain suddenly intensified during training.

The next day, Liu Xiang withdrew from the competition, which also confirmed the authenticity of the report.

You know, at this time, there is less than a month left until the Olympics.

Sean says:

"At the time, the consensus among the public was that Liu Xiang was hiding his abilities for the Olympics. Now it seems that was not the case. It was as if he had already predicted the audience's intentions."

"The damn sense of expectation has harmed too many people. This is actually his reminder to the audience!"

The tragedy of Liu Xiang. Those who have experienced it still remember the scolding at that time. Almost everyone was scolding him as Liu Paopao. It was only in recent years that public opinion turned around.

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