封页前言

为什么一位残疾运动员能取得体育赛事的最高成就?
是慈善、是坚持、还是力行赋予了他胜出的机会?
残奥冠军是可以创造的吗?
他的成功是信念、是意志、还是命运所赐?
侯斌在《残奥冠军的第一本书》中,
与大家共同分享奥运成功之道,
讲述一个引人深思的故事--什么造就了残奥冠军?
序: 成就人生的冠军
在全国人民还沉浸在2008北京奥运会圆满结束的喜悦中时,残奥会的圣火已经在北京天坛点燃,各国运动员将齐聚北京,阐释生命的另一种美。值此历史性的时刻,三届残奥会跳高冠军侯斌先生推出了他的第一本书《什么造就了残奥冠军?》,并邀我为该书作序。我为此感到十分荣幸,翻看着这本书所记录下的冠军成长的点点滴滴,感动于他的自强不息,我答应了他的邀请。
我与侯斌先生初次谋面,是在8月初由北京大学举办的2008奥运·冠军论坛上。作为奥运会的官方文化活动,冠军论坛以“什么造就了冠军”为其核心的意旨,试图在各个领域中冠军们巨大成就的背后寻找到某种共通的因素:是文明的塑造,时代浪潮的冲击还是个人意志的高扬?侯斌应邀担任最后一个分论坛“做你人生的冠军”的主发言人,事实证明,他是这一命题最佳的诠释者。发言开始前播放的短片截取了侯斌在1996年残奥会上拔地而起跃过横杆的镜头,令在场所有观众都为之动容。他那单腿支撑下强有力的助跑,和他身披国旗登上领奖台时所绽放的标志性笑容,都给人留下了深刻的印象。这短暂的瞬间,比千言万语还要有说服力。他虽身有残疾,但是他的生命多么强健!当侯斌走上讲台,他张开双臂,给世界一个大大的拥抱,全场响起了暴风雨般的掌声,向他的自信与坚强致敬。北大的学生素来善于独立思考,在思想上并不轻易服膺谁,但是他们都为侯斌的微笑与乐观所征服。他昂然挺立的伟岸身躯,已然说明了在钢铁般的意志面前,没有人所不能企及的高度。
侯斌以他掷地有声的演讲,为冠军论坛的人文内涵做出了最好的诠释。作为一名大学校长,我对侯斌的精神深表敬佩。大学之道,除了传授给学生实用的知识之外,还要让他们获得思想上的修养,养成高尚的品格,从而能够抵抗各种利益的诱惑,克服生命中的困厄和逆境,不断地向前进发。而侯斌的人生轨迹告诉我们,冠军不在于名利与地位,不在于奖牌和头衔,甚至不在于他人的承认,冠军应该是一种心灵的洗礼与锻炼,是在命运面前扬起高昂的头,是人性的自我求证与曲折展开的过程。你能达到怎样的高度?你是否能做命运的主人?侯斌在拷问自我的过程中摆脱了生理的桎梏,实现了精神的飞跃。他是生活的强者,也是当代大学生的榜样。他的传奇人生,堪为广大青年所借鉴。
侯斌值得我们尊重的另一点,是他从不在个人意义上理解自己的成功,他时时刻刻谨记自己身为残疾人运动员,有义务向世界说明这个特殊群体的尊严,这是体育赛事人文深度的展现。他凭借自己广阔的胸怀和高远的视野,借助残奥会的平台向世人传达积极向上的生活理念,也吸引社会公众对残疾人的关注。他的乐观开朗,他享受体育的快乐过程,在我们健全人与残疾人之间架起了沟通的桥梁:我们同在一片蔚蓝的天空之下,享有同样丰富多彩的情感世界。正如一滴水只有融入大海,方才显其壮大。侯斌因为将个体价值的实现归属于群体的荣耀,从而折射出更大的人性光辉,这也正是人文奥运的意义所在。
透过这本优秀的传记,你将走进侯斌的心灵世界,了解到心胸和毅力、泪水与汗水如何铸就这位冠军的辉煌。本书出版之际,侯斌将作为今年残奥会的首位形象大使,再次披挂出征。这将是他第四次冲击新的高度,我预祝他再创佳绩,在跃过跳竿的刹那画出美丽的生命弧线!
A Champion of Life
When China is still immersed in the afterglow of the 2008 Olympics, the flame of the Paralympics has already been lighted in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Athletes from all over the world have gathered to display a unique aspect of the beauty of life. To coincide this historic moment is the publication of What Makes a Paralympic Champion., the first book by Mr. HOU Bin, a three-time Paralympic high-jump champion. After learning what this one-legged champion has been through, I feel deeply touched and am more than pleased to write a foreword for his new book.
I met Mr. Hou at the 2008 Olympics-Champion Forum held at Beijing University. As an official activity organized for the 2008 Olympics, the theme of the forum is to appreciate the qualifities that champions share, and to celebrate the reasons that form such qualities. Mr. Hou was invited as a key-note speaker. His speech is entitled “Be the Champion of Your Life”, a title which best summarizes his own life experience. Before the actual speech, Mr. Hou showed the audience a video clip of himself at the high jump final during the 1998 Paralympics. The audience was deeply moved by the power and beaufity of his sprint and jump, and relived the moment of pride and joy when the Chinese national flag was raised and the national anthom played when he was receiving the gold medal. The short video clip is more eloquent than any words can be in the telling of his strong will and perseverence in life. Losing a leg has never made him lose confidence or hope. At the forum, Mr. Hou walked to the rostrum with arms wide open as if to embrace the whole world. The audience, made up of students of Beijing University, well known for being critical and for defying authorities, applauded and hailed to his confidence, his optimism and strong determination. He is a living example of the saying “Where there is a will there is a way”.
Mr. Hou’s eloquent speech also echoed the true essence of the forum. As President of Beijing University, I admire his personnal strength. The job a university and that of a university president is not only to provide students with practical knowledge, but to cultivate their soul, and help them form good character, so that they can be strong enough to resist temptations and surmount difficulties. Through his own stories, Mr. Hou tells us that being a champion is not about fame or title, or the gold medal and the acknowledgement of others, but about the cleansing and strengthening of one’s soul, about feeling proud when overcoming ordeals presented by fate, and
Another reason why Mr. Hou desearves our admiration is that he never interprets his success at a personal level. He sees himself a spokesperson for the disabled community and considers it his responsibility to show the world the dignity and strength of this special group of people. With his openness and insightfulness, through competing in the Paralympics, he has conveyed to the world a thoroughly optimistic attitude toward life and has helped to draw huge attention onto the disabled community. He is like a carefree child, enjoying the happiness of sports, serving as a bridge between the disabled community and the rest of the world. Living under the same blue sky, we share the same feelings and emotions. Drops of water can become formidable only when hundreds and thousands of them are joined together. Mr. Hou sees himself a small drop of water in the big family of the disabled community. And that is at the heart of people’s Olympics.
Through this well-written autobiography, readers will get an glimpse of the inner world of Mr. Hou, and come to understand how his will and strength, his smiles and toil have forged a champion like himself. With the publication of this new book, Mr. Hou has embarked on a new journey as the first ambassador for the Paralympics. This is yet another new height for him to surpass. I wish him every success!

序:冠军精神和企业文化
一个高贵的人,自有与之相匹配的品格和修养,否则不足以高贵;一个优秀的企业也自应有与之相适应的企业精神和文化内涵,否则难以基业长青。企业要发展,其企业精神也需不断升华和提炼,直到最终确定下来成为青春长在的核心精神。
亿阳集团就是秉承奥运精神,经过二十年的锐意进取、真抓实干、励精图治和顽强拼搏,从一个研究所发展成为以电信、交通、能源、投资为主要业务领域的高科技产业集团。开发出了具有自主知识产权的十大系列100多种产品,实现了电信网络管理技术的领先度和市场份额名列全国第一,占中国移动90%以上市场份额,中国联通50%以上市场份额;在高速公路机电工程上连续五年保持市场份额领先地位;在城市智能交通工程领域,取得国内前三名的市场份额;在民营石油企业中,具有较强的国际能源市场开拓和石油勘察开发技术工程能力;天然气仪表的出口销量,连续多年保持中亚市场份额第一;风力发电多年来一直保持国内民营企业在装机容量和经济效益等方面的前三名……在企业自身快速发展的同时,亿阳人还不忘回报社会,近10年来,亿阳集团及其控股公司上缴税金累计超过16亿元人民币,社会公益事业捐赠累计超过1亿元人民币,显示出全面、协调、可持续的发展后劲……
装上义肢的侯斌,走的更稳、更快、更高、更远了,他的足迹已留在了德国、美国、澳大利亚、希腊、日本、韩国、泰国等许多国家的土地上。而这些足迹,既有残奥冠军的,也有形象大使的。但不管怎样,所有的足迹都被拼搏与辛勤的汗水浸泡过。
从一个残疾幼童,到残奥三届金牌获得者,再到国际残奥委第一位“形象大使”,侯斌的事业已足够辉煌,经历也足可以炫耀。但是,他依然还是那样的谦卑,舍我其谁的霸气永远只是在赛场上。
由于项目的调整、合并,本届北京残奥会没有跳高项目,侯斌的四联冠梦想无法实现了;要在北京的赛场上为祖国再一次升起五星红旗的美好愿望,成为了永远的遗憾。
不能在赛场上为国争光了,尽管此前侯斌一天也没有停止训练,但当他不得不脱下战靴的时候,他无怨无悔,依然是阳光的。于是,为残疾人事业的发展,他又义无反顾地站在了新的起跑线前……
这是侯斌“大使”的第一本书,但肯定不会是最后一本,因为他已开始向新的“高度”冲击!相信,他会以另一种辉煌书写新的篇章!









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