“对于曾被人叫做东亚病夫的中国人,体育可以说是我们的国魂,它系着我们民族的自尊与屈辱,牵动着亿万人的心,我们人人都要拥抱体育。”当我与驰名中外画坛,新增补为政协全国委员的美术家韩美林先生谈及体育时,他认真而又兴致勃勃地这样说道。但是出人意料,这位体魄酷似运动员的艺术家马上又说: 我现在难于锻炼多么矛盾,然而生活本身就是矛盾的集合。年已五十的韩先生,在历尽生活坎坷之后,步入了他艺术生涯的金秋时节。用他自己的话讲:“现在正是鸡下蛋的时候,我的脑海里每天都有无数个新的作品构思在翻腾、涌现,不要说体育锻炼,就是吃饭,睡觉我都会忘记。”是的,在他家那间不大的工作间里,墙壁上 “For Chinese people who were once called the sick of East Asia, sports can be said to be our national soul. It is the national self-esteem and humiliation that affect the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, and we all must embrace sports.” When I When talking about sports, Mr. Han Meilin, a famous artist who made a name for himself as a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and who became a national member of the CPPCC National Committee, said this earnestly and in good spirits. But unexpectedly, the artist, who resembles a sportsman in his body, immediately remarked: How contradictory it is now that I can hardly exercise, yet life itself is a collection of contradictions. Fifty years old Mr. Han, after going through a rough life, entered the autumn of his artistic career. In his own words: “Now it’s the time for a chicken to lay eggs. There are innumerable new works in my mind every day. The idea is to tumble, emerge, not to mention physical exercise, to eat or to sleep.” Yes, In his small workroom, on the wall