《时代》推出奥运百星 刘翔姚明郭晶晶居前十

日前，美国《时代》周刊亚洲版推出一期以刘翔为封面的北京奥运特刊。在特刊中介绍了一百位北京奥运会上值得关注的一百位名将。这一百人名单中包括詹姆斯，菲尔普斯，博尔特等知名运动员。刘翔，姚明，郭晶晶等中国选手悉数入选。

　　部分名单如下

　　1.勒布朗-詹姆斯 美国 篮球 23岁

　　2.达拉-托雷斯 美国 田径 41岁

　　3.迈克尔-菲尔普斯 美国 游泳 23岁

　　4.刘翔 中国 田径 25岁

　　5.姚明 中国 篮球 27岁

　　6.埃里森-菲利克斯 美国 田径 22岁

　　7.肖恩-约翰逊 美国 体操 16岁

　　8.罗曼-塞布尔勒 十项全能 33岁

　　9.郭晶晶 中国 跳水 26岁

　　10.泰森-盖伊 美国 田径 25岁

　　11.阿萨法-鲍威尔 牙买加 田径 25岁

　　12.尤赛因-博尔特 牙买加 田径 21岁

　　13.杨威 中国 体操 28岁

　　14.杰雷米-瓦里纳 美国 田径 24岁

　　15.希瑟-奥莱利 美国 足球 23岁

介绍刘翔原文：

When Liu Xiang claimed victory in the 110-m hurdles in Athens, delivering China its first ever sprint gold, you could almost sense the alarm in the announcers' voices. Few had heard of this mystery athlete, much less knew how to pronounce his given name. What a difference four years make. In Beijing, Liu, 25, along with basketball star Yao Ming, will be the poster boy for China's mighty Olympic squad. Here's a quick language guide: his name (pronounced Sheeahng) means "to soar" in Chinese.

Soaring is just what China expects Liu to do. A recent Internet poll found that the Chinese citizenry's No. 1 Olympic wish is for Liu to win gold. The Chinese Sports Ministry, which has three doctors dedicated to Liu's well-being, apparently holds similarly high hopes. "Officials told us if Liu could not win a gold medal in Beijing, all of his previous achievements would become meaningless," said Sun Haiping, Liu's coach, to the press last year. Just how important is Liu to the Chinese nation? Well, an insurance company has valued his legs at $13.5 million.

Yes, that's just a teeny bit of pressure. And there's no sign of its letting up. In June, Cuba's Dayron Robles — wearing an oversize gold cross, a chunky watch and a pair of glasses — almost casually broke the world record that Liu had set two years earlier. Now Liu must strike gold and try to reclaim the world mark. "In China, I don't think even the Prime Minister is as famous as he is," says former British world champion Colin Jackson of Liu, who demolished Jackson's world record. "There's a lot of pressure on him to deliver that gold medal, but he has incredible competition. That must be hell for him."

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