China: Liu Xiang is after all still a hero · Global Voices
John Kennedy

“There are heroes in this world, but there are no supermen.  And the hero is not necessarily the person who wins the gold medal.” My1510‘s Rose Luqiu looks at the psychology of Liu's withdrawal, both from the perspective of athlete and audience: Liu Xiang and the Media, translated by Roland Soong at EastSouthWestNorth.