体坛英语资讯：Feature: Football lovers bid farewell to Chinese star Zhang Ouying
<p><span word="SAN">SAN</span> <span word="DIEGO">DIEGO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 6-- <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>, <span word="California">California</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Ouying">Ouying</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Steel">Steel</span> <span word="Roses">Roses</span>" <span word="who">who</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 43, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Camino">Camino</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="coached">coached</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="respects">respects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="casket">casket</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Ouying">Ouying</span> <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Liju">Liju</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="Steel">Steel</span> <span word="Roses">Roses</span>' <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1999 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1998 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1999 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cups">Cups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="madame">madame</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Ouying">Ouying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="respectable">respectable</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CFA">CFA</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CFA">CFA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p>
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