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Reeve was real-life 'Superman'Although he will always be remembered for portraying "Superman," the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve's life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord injuries(脊椎损伤患者中的斗士) and an advocate of stem cell research(干细胞研究)。 Unlike the man of steel, he wasn't f...全部
Reeve was real-life 'Superman'Although he will always be remembered for portraying "Superman," the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve's life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord injuries(脊椎损伤患者中的斗士) and an advocate of stem cell research(干细胞研究)。
Unlike the man of steel, he wasn't faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and he couldn't leap tall buildings in a single bound。
But the courage and determination Reeve displayed in trying to overcome his paralysis from a 1995 horse-riding accident far surpassed any of the feats of the comic book hero(连环画英雄)。
"He became a real-life Superman。 His heroism, his courage was extraordinary," Colin Blakemore, the chief executive of Britain's Medical Research Council(英国医学研究学会主任) said。
"Like many people who suffer some terrible injury, Christopher Reeve was reinvented(彻底改变) by that experience and brought the kind of energy and enthusiasm that made him successful as a film star to an entirely different issue, with huge effect。
" Reeve, 52, died on October 10 of heart failure(心脏功能衰竭) after having treatment for an infected pressure wound(伤口严重感染) without realizing his dream of walking again。
But in the nine years since his accident, he made personal progress to regain some feeling(重新获得了人们的尊敬和欣赏), established the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, a non-profit research organization, and used his fame to raise millions of dollars for research into spinal cord injuries。
He also provided hope and inspiration to other patients and lobbied for scientists to be allowed to conduct stem cell research in the hopes of eventually curing paralysis and other illnesses such as diabetes and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease(糖尿病、阿兹海默症和巴金森氏症)。
"He has been our champion。 If you think of spinal injuries you automatically conjure up(想起、回忆) a picture of Christopher Reeve," said Paul Smith, executive director of the Spinal Injuries Association in England。
It is because of Reeve that spinal cord injuries and stem cell research are so widely discussed, according to Smith。
The fact that it happened to Reeve showed it can affect anyone, even Superman。 Reeve did not live long enough to see whether stem cell research could help restore movement to the paralyzed。
The research is still in its early days and no one knows what advances it may bring。Hewitt: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered Lleyton Hewitt was born in Adelaide, Australia on 24 February, 1981。
His mother is a former champion netballer, his father is a league footballer, and his sister is already ranked number one in Australia for her age in tennis。
She has achieved already more in tennis than Lleyton had at the same age。 The Hewitt's have a grass court at their home。
This was where young Lleyton began his tennis career。 When Lleyton showed an unusual ability for a 4-year-old and he was hitting balls consistently over the net, his parents decided it was time to find him a coach。
“Rather than get into bad habits, it was best he learnt how to hit the ball correctly。” says his father。
Two years later, they got Peter Smith as his coach。 At the age of five, when most children that age are playing hide and seek or getting into all sorts of trouble, Lleyton and his family would make the trip to Melbourne for the Australian Open。
Lleyton would sit for up to 12 hours a day watching players practise。 Lleyton's career as a tennis player was planned by his parents who tried their best to keep him away from football。
Lleyton's parents thought it was too risky to play football since he might get hurt。 Had Lleyton played football, it is quite possible he may have ended up playing for his favorite team-the Adelaide Crows。
As his mother says, “I guess we've guided him into things we felt good for him before he did。” By the time Lleyton was eight, he was winning “under-10 games” and always won a year ahead of his age。
A professional career was looking very promising。 Lleyton officially turned pro in 1997。The flying Frenchman set to smash round the world recordThey are calling him the Bob Beamon of sailing。
And just like Beamon, who astonished the world with his record-breaking long-jump in 1968, the French sailor Francis Joyon is rewriting the nautical record books in an unprecedented fashion。
Joyon, 47, is now in the final stages of an incredible voyage and on course to smash the existing non-stop solo round-the-world record by 20 days。
Once he crosses the finish line off the Channel port of Brest on the morning of February 3, he will have completed one of the greatest feats of single-handed sailing in history。
Just like Beamon, whose leap at the Mexico Olympics in 1968 broke the world record by an almost unbelievable 21in - which stood unbeaten until 1991 - Joyon's expected time of 73 days for the 26,000-mile global course will have far exceeded what most thought possible for a solo sailor。
Joyon set sail in November on an adventure some predicted would end in disaster。 The father of four from La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany was undertaking the voyage in the 90ft trimaran IDEC, a boat of tremendous power with a huge rotating mast that had been built to be raced by a crew of up to ten。
Many were worried that Joyon would end up exhausted and IDEC would simply flip over as she ran out of control in the Southern Ocean。
Others predicted that Joyon would be unable to handle IDEC's enormous sails or that the boat could lose her mast in the rough conditions that any round-the-world sailor inevitably would face。
There were also all the usual dangers - collision with debris in the water, with ice around Antarctica or the possibility that Joyon would collide with a ship while sleeping。
When he set off, the solo record stood at 93 days。 Although Joyon was sailing a much faster boat than the previous record-holder, most saw little chance of him getting even close to 80 days。
Joyon had other ideas and over the past 71 days he has enjoyed good fortune with the weather, rarely running out of wind。
He has, however, also displayed extraordinary stamina, determination and seamanship in keeping IDEC running close to her full potential。
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