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原文： Reporter: That moment when youre lining up to start the 110 meter hurdles final in Athens, what was going through you mind? Liu Xiang: To be honest, my mind at the time was a complete blank. I wasnt thinking about anything because I already felt like Id achieved an important breakthrough. Until then, there had never been an Asian in the final of that event in the Olympics, so that was already an accomplishment. I just wanted to make sure I did the best I could, run as fast as I could. That was all I was thinking at the time. Reporter: That moment when you crossed the finish line and you realized youd won -- what was the feeling? Liu Xiang: As I said, during that entire time, my mind was blank. When I won, everything felt surreal. Its hard to describe -- I felt like I was floating, that all my actions and my words...they werent coming from me. It was like I was watching someone else doing those things, saying those things. I really couldnt express myself because I was too happy and excited. I couldnt take in everything that was going on. It was as if the whole world had turned upside down. Reporter: You say the world had turned upside down, well it certainly turned upside down for athletics, youd broken through the barrier, an Asian man had won a major sprint event at the Olympics. How do you make sense of that? How do you realize the historical importance of that? Liu Xiang: It was important because in the past, the Europeans and Americans used to think that Asians werent good enough to succeed in track and field events, that we werent a threat. Especially in the mens events. And we ourselves... we used to think that because were Chinese, track and field wasnt something we could do. And we thought we should stick to events that we were traditionally good at -- table tennis, diving, badminton, the technical sports like gymnastics. So I think that by winning, I achieved something for Asian athletes...I gave them the message that as long as we show dedication and