China athletes' world champion story

China Badminton Team is known as the dream team of badminton in the world. There are many little-known stories behind this award-winning team.

Lin Dan is known as the "Super Dan". He is the first man's singles player in badminton. His love affair with Xie Xingfang became a much-told story. The Beijing Olympic Games made him get what he wanted, and he won the championship podium, which was the shame of defeating Athens. But behind Lin Dan's success, he made painstaking efforts.

The fans wish "Don't lose to Taufik again"

Before the Athens Olympic Games, Lin Dan had become the world's first badminton player and was recognized as a "super Dan". All he needs is an Olympic gold medal to be crowned king. But fate played a trick on him, and he was out in the first round of the men's singles in Athens Olympic Games. After the game, Lin Dan painfully said to the media: "Don't call me Super Dan again." Lin Dan recalled the lonely night four years ago. "At that time, I locked myself in my room in the Olympic Village and sat on the bed alone. At that time, the whole person was wooden, and I kept texting all night. It was not until the next morning that I realized that the Olympic Games had left me." Lin Dan looked at Xie Xingfang sitting beside him with tender eyes, and how to spend that tough night should be the clearest for badminton lovers.

The failure of Athens made the 21-year-old boy seem to have matured overnight, and he learned to be strong and patient. Lin Dan talked about an interesting detail: once he was recognized by the driver when he was in a taxi. The driver was a badminton enthusiast and immediately recognized Lin Dan. He told Lin Dan how to deal with foreign masters and what tactics to adopt.

This story later became a classic joke of China badminton team.

China badminton team often climbs mountains for training. Once Lin Dan was recognized by a tourist, the tourist shouted to him loudly, "Come on, don't lose to Taufik again." Up to now, Lin Dan still remembers this sentence vividly: "I made up my mind secretly that I must change my way of living and not let everyone down again!"

converge personality and shout "wrong" in front of the mirror

Lin Dan is a bloody man, and he is famous in the circle for his big temper. "I am a person with a good personality, but this year is very bad." Lin Dan's self-evaluation.

From the conflict with Li Mao at the beginning of the year to the beating of Ji Xinpeng, almost all the media pointed their finger at Lin Dan, who had a hot personality. "At that time, I was under a lot of pressure and criticism. Many media didn't know the truth. Some friends and fans may not support me as before through these two things." In the face of so many criticisms, Lin Dan learned to adjust his mentality to converge his personality. According to Lin Dan's self-report, in the process of preparing for the Olympic Games, he often broke his racket to vent his feelings. "But I left my broken racket in my room to remind myself not to do so, and told myself that the Olympic Games is getting closer and closer, and I must adjust my state and mood." Lin Dan revealed a way to release his stress. When he was extremely upset, he usually stayed alone in the room, shouting "Wrong" in front of the mirror or window to remind himself not to make the same mistake again. Before the Beijing Olympic Games, Lin Dan won 24 world titles, but none of them were Olympic medals. "The Olympic gold medal is my dream goal and the heaviest medal. I believe many people want me to win it." Lin Dan said.