1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 14th News Xue Qikun, a 62-year-old academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was interviewed by CCTV’s “Go Home”, saying that he was inspired by the national football team and the women’s volleyball team in college.
Xue Qikun is not only a physicist with an international reputation, but also a veteran football fan. He said that he had never seen football when he was in high school, but fell in love with the sport after going to college. Xue Qikun recalled: “When we were in college, we saw Chinese football teams beat Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Kuwait was still the Asian champion at that time. The spirit of the women’s volleyball team also went to the whole country, letting us know that the Chinese people should also work hard. We must break out of Asia, go to the world, and win glory for the country in our own careers!”