Jun 11
Before the Final Lap, No One Was Watching Him
For 9 laps, he ran in obscurity. On the final lap, he became a legend. Sometimes all it takes is one moment when no one is looking.
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Before the Final Lap, No One Was Watching Him
For 9 laps, he ran in obscurity. On the final lap, he became a legend. Sometimes all it takes is one moment when no one is looking.
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The First Time He Ran a Marathon, He Chatted with the Leader
Emil Zatopek had never run a marathon before. At his first one, he broke the world record — after stopping to chat with the race leader.
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He Won China Its First World Championship. Then He Disappeared
Rong Guotuan won China's first world championship in 1959. A national hero. Then the Cultural Revolution erased him.
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The Giant Who Was Afraid to Leave His House
At 2.28m, Mu Tiezhu was China's tallest man and a basketball star. But fame came with a price — he spent decades hiding from the world.
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