Darning likes sports a lot, so he pays attention to sports stars. Deng Yaping and Liu Xiang are his heroes. Deng Yaping is one of the best ping-pong players in the world. At the , she was a ping-

pong player. Later, she Tsinghan University and then went to study . She says she is not than anyone else , but she has a very strong will(意志). She also helped make the Beijing Olympics a victory world sport. She is a true here. Another hero is Liu Xiang. The Chinese take pride in him. When he was a child, he was not very successful, but his noticed his ability in running and jumping and helped him change training methods. He won a of important races and became the sportsperson to win an Olympic gold medal for hurdling(跨栏). They are symbols of great courage and success.