刘翔,1983年7月15日出生于上海市普陀区一个普通工人家庭,身高1.90米,体重78公斤。他起初是练跳高的,曾因跳高这个项目上人才济济而一度回家。后来方水泉、孙海平等教练员慧眼识珠,将这名当时只有15岁的普通少年招至门下,练习跨栏仅3年,就奇迹般地开始出成绩。刘翔性格开朗,活泼,好胜心强,渴望挑战。 Liu Xiang, born July 15, 1983 in Putuo District, Shanghai, an ordinary worker’s family, 1.90 meters tall and weighing 78 kilograms. He was a high jump athlete at first, returning home for a while with his talent on the high jump. Later, Fang Shui-chuen, Sun Hai-ping and other coaches Huiyanshizhu, then the name was only 15-year-old ordinary boy recruits to the door, practicing hurdles only 3 years, miraculously began to score. Liu Xiang cheerful, lively, ambitious and eager to challenge.