LiuXiangwasthefirstAsiantowinthemen's110mhurdlesattheOlympicsinAthens．Afterthathebecameanidol（偶像）totheyoungpeople．"IneverthoughtIwouldrununder13secondsandbreaktheOlympic（56）___（记录）．

　　Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win the men's 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens．After that he became an idol （偶像） to the young people．

　　"I never thought I would run under 13seconds and break the Olympic（56）___（记录）．"said Liu Xiang in tears，"I am very very excited．I'm proud not just for myself and for Chinese but also for Asia．My race went （57）___ （wonderful） from start to finish．"Liu added．"It is（58）___ amazing experience being the Olympic champion．I want to thank my coach and my friends for（59）___their help．I think today we Chinese have showed the world we can run as fast as anybody else．"

　　Since his return from Athens，Liu Xiang has been at the （60）___ （中心） of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings．（61）___ Liu thinks 2004is just the beginning，and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008Beijing Olympics．Liu said，"For some players，it's just a job．For me，it's （62）___ I love．"