LiuXiangwasthefirstAsiantowinthemen's110mhurdlesattheOlympicsinAthens.Afterthathebecameanidol(偶像)totheyoungpeople."IneverthoughtIwouldrununder13secondsandbreaktheOlympic(56)___(记录).
Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win the men's 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens.After that he became an idol (偶像) to the young people.
"I never thought I would run under 13seconds and break the Olympic(56)___(记录)."said Liu Xiang in tears,"I am very very excited.I'm proud not just for myself and for Chinese but also for Asia.My race went (57)___ (wonderful) from start to finish."Liu added."It is(58)___ amazing experience being the Olympic champion.I want to thank my coach and my friends for(59)___their help.I think today we Chinese have showed the world we can run as fast as anybody else."
Since his return from Athens,Liu Xiang has been at the (60)___ (中心) of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings.(61)___ Liu thinks 2004is just the beginning,and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008Beijing Olympics.Liu said,"For some players,it's just a job.For me,it's (62)___ I love."

