China's Zheng Jie made tennis history as the first Asian woman to make it to Wimbledon semi-finals. She did it as an unseeded player ranked 133 in the world in Singles, overcoming 3 seeded players including Anna Ivanovic, ranked #1. She did it as one the smallest players on the tour at 1.65m, beating girls far taller than her in a tennis world dominated by big players. That makes her a hero for millions around the world, especially Chinese and Asians.
Yet, the most amazing action she took was to donated ALL of her personal winnings at Wimbledon to the Sichuan Earthquake victims. This is by far her biggest tournament win in her career; and she will not take a cent from it.
Some people make the world a better place just by being in it. This week, in this world, Zheng Jie is one of them.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showsports.aspx?id=SPOEN20080055437
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