Chapter 347: Lawrence Male Athlete of the Year
At 8:20, when Zhang Huasong, Pan Xiaowen, and several leaders of the General Administration of Sports of China got off a welcome car, the fans at the gate of the Grand Theater almost rioted.
"Oh my God, Zhang Huasong, I saw Zhang Huasong! Zhang Huasong, I love you!"
"Zhang Huasong, the king of track and field, the king of tennis, the king of music, the king of the world!"
"Zhang Huasong, Victory, I want to sign it!"
The continued popularity of the Olympic 10 champions, the Australian Open Grand Slam, and "Victory" has made Zhang Huasong the hottest star at this Laureus Awards ceremony.
As soon as Zhang Huasong appeared, many fans who were originally waiting for Zhang Huasong went without saying, even the fans of other stars were so excited that they wanted to squeeze forward and want Zhang Huasong's autograph.
Most people don't like to worship only one star, like Hobbes, who is a fan of a star, after all, it is a minority.
Fans are naturally not allowed to break through the blockade, and the Laureus Organizing Committee earns so much every year, and all they hire are security guards and bodyguards with big waists to ensure the safety of these world's biggest stars and guests.
Of course, if the star himself wants to sign autographs for fans, he will not stop it.
After Zhang Huasong got out of the car, he glanced at both sides and saw a lot of fans holding signs with his name. There are Chinese and overseas Chinese, whites, blacks, Arabs, etc., and the number is huge.
Among them, a white young man was wearing clothes printed with photos of Zhang Huasong receiving the Olympic medal, "Fly Higher" in Chinese, "Victory" in English, etc., full of fans, desperately shouting Zhang Huasong's name in front of the blocking security guards.
If it weren't for the two big-shouldered and round-waisted security guards who stopped him, I'm afraid he would have rushed over like crazy!
Domestic die-hard fans have seen a lot, but Europeans and Americans are generally surprised by his omnipotence and admire his achievements, but it is still rare to be a die-hard fan like a domestic fan.
After all, many Europeans and Americans still subconsciously discriminate against Asians and Chinese. Even if he admires Zhang Huasong's personal achievements, he will not have a psychology of worship.
The foreign fans Zhang Huasong met before generally asked for an autograph, a group photo, and an expression of "you are amazing" or something like that!
But a foreign white fan like this fan, who has names, photos, and song titles related to Zhang Huasong printed on his clothes all over his body, Zhang Huasong has really never seen it before.
So, Zhang Huasong walked over to the fan.
Antti Hobbs was so excited when she saw Zhang Huasong walking in her direction!
It seems that his move to print Zhang Huasong's name, photo, and song titles on his clothes has been successful! Zhang Huasong has indeed noticed that he is different!
Zhang Huasong walked between the two security guards and hugged the excited Hobbes through the hands held by the two security guards.
Hobbs was afraid that Zhang Huasong would enter the theater in a hurry, so he hurriedly took out Zhang Huasong's "Fly Higher" album and pen, and asked Zhang Huasong to sign for himself.
When Zhang Huasong signed the autograph, Hobbs said that he also wanted to be as strong and healthy as Zhang Huasong, and asked Zhang Huasong if he had any advice for him.
Zhang Huasong looked at his body shape, and he was indeed a little thin. Wearing thick glasses and the image of an IT otaku, it is a bit different from the average outgoing and strong white man, which belongs to sub-health.
So, Zhang Huasong asked Hobbes if he had any diseases, and Hobbes said no. Then, Zhang Huasong proposed several simple indoor exercise programs for Hobbes based on his skills in sports magic medicine and god-level physiotherapy.
Hobbes didn't need to do any fitness or running, just getting up in the morning and coming home from work in the evening for a minute or two to practice would greatly improve his physique.
It can't let him have the level of an athlete, but it can get him out of a sub-healthy state.
When Hobbes heard this, he was so excited that he quickly took out a small notebook and wrote it down.
Then, Zhang Huasong signed several Chinese or foreign fans around Hobbs and behind him, and took a few selfies with their mobile phones.
After signing Hobbs and the fans near him, Zhang Huasong did not dare to sign in other places for fear that the fans would squeeze out an accident, but followed Pan Xiaowen and others into the Grand Theater while thanking everyone.
At 9 a.m. local time on February 28, 2009, the 2009 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony, which was broadcast live from more than 180 countries and regions around the world, officially began at the New York Grand Theatre.
More than 1,000 elite athletes and guests from around the world attended the event to witness the announcement of the 2009 Laureus Awards.
The previous awards are the Best Male and Female Newcomer of the Year Award, the Disability Award, the Best Comeback Award, the Best Breakthrough Award, the Special Contribution Award, the Best Extreme Athlete Award, the Sports Style Award and other awards with lower weight.
Nearly an hour into the ceremony, a video reel of the six team candidates began to play on the big screen. The video highlights of the Chinese Olympic team have been the longest, and the results speak for themselves.
Sure enough, the Chinese Olympic team won the 2009 Laureus World Sports Awards for Team of the Year with their outstanding performance at the 2008 Peking Olympics.
After the team award is over, it is the most important male and female athlete of the year award!
First up was the presentation of the female athletes, with Russia's pole vault queen Elena Isinbayeva winning the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award in 2009 for her stunning performance as an Olympic champion in 2008 and four world record breakers that year, as well as a total of 24 world record breaks so far in her career.
Isinbayeva excitedly took the stage to accept the award, and after giving a speech, the host took the stage to read a few advertising words, and then began the final finale: the Laureus Male Athlete of the Year Award.
The big screen began to show a video highlight of the six nominated candidates, Nadal's Olympic champion and ATP world No. 1, Phelps' Olympic record 7 world records and 8 gold medals, Maradona's successor Leo Messi's Olympic title, and so on.
However, everyone knows that the performance of these candidates is not enough, they are all here to watch the ceremony, and this year's Laureus Award belongs to the person who was crowned king at the Olympics.
When the last video collection of Zhang Huasong was broadcast, the familiar BGM "Victory" sounded, and the audience applauded.
"Victory" has only been out for a few days, and Zhang Huasong's video collection must have been prepared a long time ago, but the Lawrence Organizing Committee is willing to temporarily replace this new song by Zhang Huasong as the background music, which shows that the organizing committee also attaches great importance to Zhang Huasong.
In the passionate background music, Zhang Huasong continued to break indoor and outdoor world records in 2008, constantly won the Olympic qualification, and then won the Olympic Games ten times, even Zhang Huasong's opponents Nadal, Messi and others were excited and convinced, not to mention other guests and Zhang Huasong's fans and compatriots in front of the TV.
Sure enough, in the end, the award presenter took the envelope, took out the award card, and read out the name, which did not surprise everyone.
"I announce that the winner of the 2009 Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award is: Zhang Huasong from Huaguo!"
Zhang Huasong won the 2009 Laureus Male Athlete of the Year Award for his outstanding performance from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and also broke Roger Federer's four-year monopoly on this award.
The applause at the scene was thunderous, and Zhang Huasong took the stage to receive the most important sports award every year under the gaze of hundreds of millions of viewers around the world, and swiped the screen in front of countless viewers around the world.
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