Five months before the start of the Olympic Games, Mariel lost the Olympic Games. But she didn't give up and continued to train hard. A few days before the competition, Mariel got a ticket for the Athens Olympic Games because an athlete retired due to injury. But no one expected that she finally won the first women's fencing championship for the US team.
Greenspan: Few people paid attention to fencers before. In the official Olympic film, this is the first time to tell the story of a fencer. I chose her because of her perseverance, knowing that the opportunity was slim, she still didn't give up her efforts, and finally got what she wanted and won the Olympic champion.
When choosing stories, I think stories that others find boring or useless are very valuable to me, because I find the beauty of human nature from them.
Story 2: Greek weightlifter dimas.
Dimas, the Greek weightlifting champion who won three Olympic Games, hopes to finish his sports career with a gold medal in front of his hometown elders. However, he only won the bronze medal. At the award ceremony, after his name and award were announced, the audience stood up and applauded for more than ten minutes to pay tribute to their hero. Dimas said, this time I won two medals, a bronze medal, which was awarded to me by the championship; My people gave me a gold medal.
Greenspan: When most people are chasing the championship, my camera is aimed at those who are frustrated on the field. I can proudly say that I have changed the way people look at sports and sports people. I found the spirit of persistence, hard work, unity and friendship from the stories of sports people, which is also the spirit respected by the Olympic Movement.
Story 3: Polish female athletes donate gold medals to help children with leukemia.
Otylia jedrzejczak, a Polish female athlete, won the women's 200m butterfly gold medal in Athens Olympic Games. She is also the first Olympic swimming champion in Poland. But what is more valuable is that she auctioned the gold medal and donated the proceeds to the Children's Hospital for the treatment of leukemia children.
Greenspan: Many people were moved to tears when they saw the rescued child hanging his paper gold medal around her neck. This is the most important reason why we chose this story. My movie is not a sports movie, but a story about people in motion. This is not just for sports fans, but for everyone. So many people don't like sports, but they like my movie very much because it can move them.
Story 4: Queiroy, a Moroccan track and field athlete who fought in the Olympic Games three times.
Queiroy is an excellent athlete, who has won the World Championships1500m championship for many times. He took part in two Olympic Games, but he missed the champion who was determined to win. At the Athens Olympics, he finally won the gold medal. After winning the gold medal, he rushed to the stands and kissed his two-month-old daughter.
Greenspan: His story is very dramatic. It was not until he participated in the Olympic Games for the third time that he finally overcame his psychological obstacles and realized his glory in the Olympic Games. The scene where he rushed into the stands was very touching, because such a moment was a happy moment that every athlete hoped for, and his persistence finally paid off.
Story 5: The American women's softball team that won three consecutive Olympic Games.
The story tells how Lisa, an old member of the American women's softball team, fought hard with her teammates and won the Olympic champion three times in a row. There is also the head coach of the team, who experienced the pain of losing his wife before the start of the game, but still led the team to participate in the game and led the team to victory.
Greenspan: Although we all know that digging up negative news will attract people, I always choose stories to find their beautiful side and show these beautiful things with my lens and language.
Story 6: Sister Maiers, an Australian cyclist.
A pair of sisters who have loved bicycles since childhood are both rivals and teammates. On the eve of the Olympic Games, my sister withdrew from the competition due to injury, and my sister continued to work hard to win the Olympic champion, realizing the common Olympic dream of the two sisters.
Greenspan: We paid attention to these two sisters before the Athens Olympic Games. They are all young, but they have achieved good results. It's a pity that my sister can't take part in the Olympic Games, but as long as she works hard for her dream, she is a hero in my eyes.
"I don't just pay attention to the players who won the first or second place because the media's attention is focused on them. I care about those athletes who can show the Olympic spirit and good humanity, although their performance is not very good. " Greenspan, who won an Olympic medal, has his own unique views on the production of official Olympic films. Greenspan said that he would be happy to contribute to the filming of the promotional film for the Beijing Olympic Games. "I'm always ready," he said.