17 years ago, what happened to the boy who was praised by Milu as China's "football prodigy" now?

Zhou Lie’s father is a football enthusiast. Under his father’s influence and supervision, Zhou Lie started practicing football at the age of 2. At the age of 4, he was able to complete a task that was difficult for others to complete: more than 2,000 kicks. It seems that during this period of time, people all felt that this child would make great achievements in the future, and his father was also very happy that he was pregnant at this time.

So, after so much time has passed, has he become a professional player? In fact, when he was 11 years old, although he was still participating in football training classes, he gained a lot of weight than before. Zhou Liao has grown up, but has lost the title of "football prodigy". He has focused all his energy on losing weight. When he became famous, he was invited to participate in the filming of promotional videos. Wrong guidance

At this time, his training time was becoming shorter and shorter, and there was no way to compare it with the previous training intensity. Gradually, people no longer paid attention to him. Perhaps, for children, sometimes parental guidance is very important. Making a wrong choice may affect the child's future. This can't help but remind people of the story of Shang Zhongyong. Fang Zhongyong in this story originally had a great talent for poetry. Although he didn't know writing tools, he was able to write good poems. This can be regarded as a kind of talent. . But Zhongyong's father realized that this might be an opportunity for him to make money, so he took Zhongyong around to visit people around him.

Once known as: "Football Prodigy"

Football is the world's largest football. There is no shortage of talented football players in the football world. In China, there is also such a "Football prodigy", but now he is rarely talked about by others, and he is a legend. The fact that Zhou Ling was called a "football prodigy" can be traced back to 17 years ago. Back then, the Chinese team performed well in the World Cup qualifying matches and reached the milestone of entering the World Cup. The whole country was jubilant and various Such reports "came out". At the 2002 Chinese Dragons' award ceremony, Zhou Liao, who was only 6 years old, performed a kick for his teammates. Milu, who was the head coach of the national football team at that time, valued Zhou Liao very much. Therefore, various media exaggerated and turned Zhou Liao into a "football prodigy" at that time.

The childhood of the "child prodigy"

This football prodigy is named Zhou Liao. He was born in Beijing. Zhou Liao's father is nothing more than a football enthusiast, and Xiao Xiao The child was also influenced by his father. He was exposed to football at a very young age. Interest is the best teacher. The child's nature was revealed at a very young age. He started taking a football out to play every day when he was 2 years old. It seemed that no other game could attract his attention except football. Because he played football every day, his control of the football and his physical strength were much better than those of other children of the same age.

After being able to do some technical moves at the age of 5, Zhou Liao’s strong interest in football was aroused. He seemed to be tireless. The young Zhou Liao showed hard work and persistence beyond his age. , I have to run several kilometers every day to exercise. As a result, he developed superb skills at a young age. He can complete more than 2,000 kicks in 20 minutes, which many domestic adult players cannot complete.

A child’s life should not be defined too early due to over-praising and over-praising.

The award ceremony of the Dragons World Cup was undoubtedly a life-changing event for Zhou Liao’s family. The turning point was that football, which I once loved, suddenly became something that I could not give up for the rest of my life. Coach Milu's appreciation may just be an affirmation of the children's hard work and talent, rather than any utilitarianism. After all, a qualified player must combine many conditions, and talent is only one aspect. Coach Milu's praise seemed to be a small touch of gold. Rumors that he became a Chinese football prodigy overnight and that the future hope of the national football team will bring about earth-shaking changes to the future of the national football team were reported by major media. Some Korean media came to China to film a documentary about his family life and football practice, preparing to broadcast it on the Chinese team's debut in the World Cup.

Zhou Liao in front of the camera is smart and smart. Wearing an imitation of the yellow No. 10 jersey once worn by Brazilian football king Pele, he shows off his unique skills majestically on the football field. He shoots, dribbles, and After playing the ball for a while, it was obvious that he was a very impressive little star. The photographer followed him all over the field, panting, and the director praised him frequently. He even forgot his duties and couldn't help but take off his coat and act as a goalkeeper. At this time, Zhou Liao was even more energetic, shooting frequently and hitting the target repeatedly, which made the director lose face, but he still smiled and kept praising "amazing".

This is a good thing and can increase Zhou Liao's confidence in playing football. Then, the media's hype and the family's choices changed my life. His childhood hobby turned into a curse that has imprisoned him for 18 years. From then on, his life can no longer be separated from football. Football is not a fun game for him, but he must do it well and he should be able to do it well. Good things done.

Too much training time was wasted

Zhou is becoming more and more famous. Not only is he always invited and interviewed by domestic media, but even Korean media invites Zhou. A related football documentary was filmed for him. Zhou Liao was still young and had no idea what he would face. In his own eyes, it was just to show off his training results in front of the camera. Not only that, the media will follow and record the daily life and training process in the following weeks, in order to record the growth process of this "football prodigy" as a key content of the media's future publicity.

But in the next few years, Zhou Liao traveled around the country and was interviewed by many news media. He had no time for training. This also made Zhou Liao, who was only in his teens, I was very tired and confused. Football used to be a common hobby for me and my father for entertainment, but now it has changed. As time goes by, the performance of Chinese football becomes more and more unsatisfactory, and the national team once became the target of abuse and slander by fans. And the talented boy who once had high hopes has gradually disappeared from the public's vision due to the degeneration of the national football team and excessive media coverage, and nothing has happened.

Now Zhou Liao

Zhou Liao has always received the attention of major media, but after becoming famous, Zhou Liao gradually lost his way. Due to excessive exposure in front of the camera, he enjoyed the reputation that football brought him, but had no intention of training and tackling difficulties. After the heat subsided, he found that he had lost his original pure passion for football. In 2007, he appeared again in the week before the end. He had become a fat man about 1.8 meters tall and weighed 100 or 200 pounds. His father hoped that he could continue to develop in the field of football and help him lose weight, but no one would associate Zhou Zai with the "football prodigy" he once was.

Now 24 years old, Zhou Liao still has not been able to become a professional player, let alone lead the Chinese football team to the World Cup stage to shine. Countless examples, including Zhou Lie's, have proven that talent is important but being able to concentrate on training and improvement is even more important. Without this effort, there would be no Messi and Ronaldo, just like there would be no Kobe Bryant without training at 4:30 in the morning day after day. The path to the rise of a sports superstar is not easy.

Conclusion

Now that the 23-year-old Zhou Liao is no longer associated with the title of "football prodigy", the football world cannot believe those "myths and legends". There is no way to success without a discerning eye. Being down-to-earth, diligent, studious, and doing well step by step is the most basic foundation for a football player and the root of the development of a football talent.

It is the common wish of every parent to hope that their son will become a dragon and their daughter will become a phoenix. But in the process of each child's success, parents should also find the path that is most suitable for their children, instead of being blindly confident and subverting the success of their children. Just like Zhou Lie mentioned above, you must respect your children's ideas and every hobby, instead of treating your children's hobbies as a means and way to make money and become famous, nor characterize your children's hobbies as their own. The industry you want to work in in the future. Prodigies and geniuses certainly exist, but they must find their own characteristics and guide them in order to get on the right track and become the ultimate winner.

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