张湘祥终于赢得了奥运会举重的金牌，他说也许今后不会再参加奥运会了。

Having finally won his Olympic weightlifting gold, Zhang Xiangxiang said he might never appear again as an Olympian.

张湘祥刚刚获得体育教育学硕士学位，并打算继续攻读博士学位。

Zhang has just received his master's degree in sports education, and plans to go on to a PhD.

他说：“我妈妈常说，不学习连看门儿都难。我现在想拿到博士学位，也非常需要掌握书法和英语。”

"My mom always said I wouldn't even be able to work as a doorman unless I studied. I want to get a PhD now, as well as a great command of calligraphy and English," he said.

很少有人知道大力士张湘祥在赢得首枚奥运金牌的道路上，跨过了多少障碍。

Few people know the obstacles strongman Zhang Xiangxiang had to overcome before finally winning his first Olympic gold.

更没有人知道这个25岁的人曾经在一起医疗事故中死里逃生。

Fewer still are aware that the 25-year-old survived a medical mistake that almost cost him his life.

在冲击到62公斤级以后，他背部严重受伤，医疗事故又使之恶化，从而导致他身体垮掉并险些丧命。

After being upgraded to the 62 kg category, he had a severe back injury, exacerbated by a medical mishap, which caused his collapse and near death.

医生告诫张湘祥，他的身体再也不适合参加举重比赛。

Doctors warned Zhang that he would never be fit enough to compete in weightlifting again.

但这位倔强的大力士执着依旧。

But the tenacious strongman held on.

用他自己的话说：“只要你还活着，就能干成任何事。”

In his own words: "So long as you have life, you can achieve everything."