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By Xinhua Sportswriters Zhou Jie， Shen Nan， Lin Deren

BEIJING， May 12 (Xinhua) -- ""When I got tired， I slept. When I got hungry， I ate. When I had to go， you know， I went."" It could be the life philosophy of Chen Zhengrong， owner of a sports firm in Qingyang， a small city in Northwest China's Gansu Province.

Chen goes for jog almost every morning. He is always joined by a group of people just like Forest Gump is. However， he was alone in jogging in the small city about 20 years ago.

""My body has memories，"" said Chen. ""I have to go back and live in my hometown where I grew up."" In 1997， 35-year-old Chen suspended his business in Tianjin and returned home.

""I've always loved sports since I was a kid，"" said Chen. ""I just wanted to come back and make fun from sports， but I found no one cared about sports in my hometown. The locals were ignorant about it.""

Chen recalled that the locals looked so bored that they were either getting wasted by drinking or getting bankrupt by gambling. So he vowed to bring changes to his hometown and started doing his bit to attract people to sports.

FIRST CHANCE

Chen got his first chance when the State General Administration of Sports started to focus on public sports and ran the first fitness club on the top floor of Qingyang Sports Bureau. ""It was free to have fitness training at my club，"" said Chen. ""But how could I make ends meet? I ran fitness clinics.""

After first taste of success， Chen made a stride in sports business and signed a 20-year contract with Qingyang Sports Bureau for renting a basketball court at a cost of 62，000 U.S. dollars in 2003.

""I changed it into a badminton club. As badminton requires lots of exercises but fewer people， my club might have a better chance，"" said Chen.

However， things did not go according to his plan. ""It doesn't cost much to play badminton，"" said Chen. ""But people would rather drink and gamble.""

Chen said the venue was always empty and he felt lonely in the vast space of an empty gym. The first contract year brought him a loss of 1，600 U.S. dollars and even made Chen think about quitting for a moment.

FAST TRACK

Beijing's successful bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics became the turning point as the Olympics ignited the zeal for sports throughout the country， including Qingyang. Having heard of Chen about his sports enthusiasm， a regional mobile company in Qingyang asked him to help organize a badminton competition， which brought Chen his first bucket of gold.

Chen recalled， after that competition， sports ""zeal"" erupted in his small hometown， 1，300 kilometers away from the capital city of Beijing.

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