There are not many Chinese athletes with international influence, before Li Ning, Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, Li Na, Lang Ping and so on are typical, all of them have achieved quite brilliant results in their respective fields and are recognized by everyone.
Yao Ming's greatness has exceeded the scope of basketball. He is not only an outstanding basketball player, but also a diligent, humble, smart and hard-working Yao Ming, who has been shown by the NBA, has become China's business card and a messenger of cultural exchange to a certain extent. The United States "Time Magazine" twice was selected as a basketball player this year? The world's most influential 100 people? What are the results.
After retiring, Yao Ming for China's basketball poured his everything, and as a hand of the CBA, do not take a penny amount of salary. What touched me most and made me respect Yao Ming's words. Ten years later, when everyone mentions Chinese basketball, I will only think of Yao Ming. What makes a person great is not how much he has achieved or whether he has succeeded, but his influence, what he can bring to others, what value he can provide.
Then there's Lang Ping, who is a trans-century athlete, from the last century when she and Zhang Rongfang's volleyball team competed for the world title, to the present when she has achieved one thing after another for her country, which is there for all to **** about. She also has the ability to lead a team that other athletes do not have. The volleyball team of several defeats to turn defeat into victory, she also well interpreted the spirit of women's volleyball, this influence is obvious.
So does Sun Yang count? There was an incident of resistance to inspection leading to a ban, and perhaps his career will come to an end. At least until then, he is still a flag in the Chinese sports world, three Olympic gold medals, many World Championships, but also in 2013, 2015, two consecutive World Championships best male athlete, Chinese men's swimming in the World Championships so far **** won 18 gold medals, Sun Yang solo 14, the sports performance is truly the first Chinese swim team.
So to speak, Sun Yang was once the world's most influential Chinese athletes. The ban has already happened, as an outsider is not inconvenient to discuss, quietly waiting for the final results on the good. If you're talking about the most influential athlete in the Chinese sports world, it's Sun Yang.
There are a lot of good athletes in China, and I hope that there will be more world-class athletes in the future, so let's wait and see.