In a flash news report on Qilu.com, we learned about a household name - Dong Jun, "Big Sister Dong" in the mouths of fans. Her soccer love affair, like her weather-beaten life, has experienced wind and rain, bathed in sunshine, and even been scorched by the hot sun. No matter where the national team or Taishan team goes, you can see her firm figure.
When the Enthusiasm Years program team entered the home of Big Sister Dong, the yellowed medals, soccer balls, jerseys, and countless old photos seemed to tell of the countless good times she had spent with soccer.
Among these collections, a yellowed notebook stands out. It was in 2001, when Peijia, Santellacci's assistant coach, was about to leave China, and Ms. Dong made a special trip to see him off. Pejia left her this notebook, in which he recorded all the details of his coaching period at Luneng. Although Dong could not read the words on it, she could feel the warmth and splendor behind the words.
Ms. Dong said that whenever she was feeling down, she would look through these "treasures", and those warm memories could always bring her back to happiness.
In 2015, Ms. Dong signed up for the "Dragon Team" to go to Bhutan to support the national football team. However, before the trip, she was found to have a malignant tumor, and the doctor recommended that she be hospitalized for surgery. However, Ms. Dong, who was determined to go to Bhutan to cheer for the national football team, strongly disagreed with the surgery and even went so far as to have a standoff with her family and the doctor. Eventually, in a phone call from Dragon Team leader Ajen, she learns a secret - it was an agreement between her son and Ajen. In this issue of Passionate Years, Sister Dong will tell us this touching story.
Today, Ms. Dong has gone through seven surgeries, but she has never been afraid of the pain of her illness. Her only fear is that one day she will not be able to go out to watch soccer again, and that is her greatest pain. In her opinion, it is soccer that has given her a second life and allowed her to be the same happy, joyful Big Sister Dong.
Tonight at 21:00, the fourth installment of the Passionate Years, let's get close to the fan Big Sister Dong, enjoy her soccer collection, recall her soccer memories and feel her soccer life.
We look forward to meeting you in the year of enthusiasm, in the flash news client, Qilu network and Shandong sports + all-media platform, every Wednesday at 21:00, do not see you!
