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Table tennis world: Zhang Yining's self-reported growth story under competition (from shock to transcendence-Zhang Yining's self-reported growth story under competition with Wang Nan)

Zhang Yining sat quietly on an iron box behind the stage curtain, holding a PSP game machine in his hand and playing tennis with rapt attention. Zhang Yining's mother stood by and watched her play ball. Both mother and daughter are absorbed, and the staff are walking around. This day is March 7, 2007, 500 days from the countdown to the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games. Zhang Yining was invited to visit CCTV. She has left the stage, waiting for the curtain call in 40 minutes.

On the other side of the curtain, the "500-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games" party was in full swing under colorful lights, and a number of Olympic champions, world champions and sports celebrities appeared one after another, separated by a curtain. All this seems to have nothing to do with Zhang Yining. Her world is the little game machine in her hand.

"Will you be tired if you play too many fingers?" I asked.

"Yes!" Zhang Yining replied.

"Will it affect playing?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yining looked up at me wittily: "So I won't dare to fight more!"

Suddenly, a group of people broke the silence. Singer Wei Wei, surrounded by four bodyguards in black suits, went backstage to wait for the scene, and another black suit followed him with DV. At the end of the party, Wei Wei was arranged to sing the finale song. When she hurried past Zhang Yining in a long skirt and black suit, she wouldn't notice the little girl playing video games in the corner, the Olympic champion, the world champion and the world cup champion. ...

I think, assuming that Wei Wei is the yardstick, Zhang Yining's brilliance is ten thousand times brighter than her, and Zhang Yining's tranquility is ten thousand times quieter than her! This is the difference between sports circle and entertainment circle!

After the party, I drove Zhang Yining and her mother, first sent Zhang Yining to Tiantan apartment, and then sent her mother to her home outside the East Third Ring Road. To this end, the mother and daughter said thank you many times in a row, which made me the person who invited them to CCTV extremely embarrassed. In fact, what we see is the real Zhang Yining: quiet, smart, simple, unguarded and educated!

Wang Nan helped me a lot.

There will be an important person in everyone's life, not necessarily your relative or your best friend, but it will directly lead you to the most brilliant moment of your life! For Zhang Yining, this person is Wang Nan. Every time they meet in recent years, it is the peak of women's table tennis. And these two people who often stand on both sides of the table in the finals of large-scale events have lived in the same room for several years.

Sometimes you will be surprised at the role change between them. For example, today they are still fighting hard in the singles final, and tomorrow they will fight side by side for the women's doubles gold medal. It is conceivable that in those countless gold medals, how many wronged tears are hidden? I asked Wang Nan how he felt about Zhang Yining a long time ago, and Wang Nan's answer was simple: "Zhang Yining is quite simple and a good man!" Ask Zhang Yining the same question, but she can't sum it up in one sentence.

When I first joined the team, I was the youngest and played older. People haven't noticed me yet, but I can see every main force! At that time, Wang Nan was the main force, along with Li Ju, Angelababy, Wang Chen and Wang Hui. When Deng Yaping retired, they were all on the same starting line. I didn't see that Wang Nan always lost in the era of Li Ju, but that Wang Nan won in the era of Li Ju.

As soon as I entered the first team, I felt that Wang Nan's training was the most practical. Why do I pay more attention to her? Because she is also a member of Li Zhi's team. Li Zhi often feeds her a lot of balls, and sometimes she brings them to me to practice more, or gives them to Wang Nan first and then to me later. At that time, I felt that Angelababy's skills were exquisite, and Li Ju was a little masculine in women's skills, with excellent development conditions and strength, but I always thought that Wang Nan was the best. At that time, I told other players that I liked watching Wang Nan play, and they said, "Huh? Do you like to watch her play? " They always feel that Wang Nan is wriggling around on the court like a big bug, which makes him unable to get up. But I think she is very strict with herself when she trains.

I have been in the national team for 10 years. At first, people said that the national team is not very good, not what you think, but I think playing well is enough. What else can make you uncomfortable? A particularly simple person. After two or three years, I began to feel really uncomfortable, and many things influenced you subtly. You are robbing the class to seize power, and people are staying there. Sometimes you should not only act well, but also be a good person. Small players must learn to resist interference.

When joining the team, the goal is to win the big players bit by bit; Rushed to the main floor, such as Wang Nan is the absolute main force. Since then, Wang Nan has become the goal I want to surpass. At that time, we lived in the same room under the control of the same coach. She told me, "actually, I quite understand what you children think, because I came from your time." In this case, as long as I play my own ball well, she always feels much more mature than us.

Wang Nan is a perfectionist, and his requirements for training are much higher than mine. For example, we are very satisfied with our 80% achievement, and she has to practice 100% to feel that she is practicing well today. The closer she gets to closed training, the higher she demands of herself! Sometimes I wish Li Zhi could teach me more in the afternoon training class and make time to take care of me, but there is no way. He can only improve Wang Nan's grades, stabilize Wang Nan's grades, and cultivate me. Because I am an upward age, my ability to analyze and consider problems is not particularly strong, and I always count on the help of others. The first is to rely on Li Zhi, and the second is to climb to the top slowly by yourself, but you say how slow this method is!

Sitting next to Zhang Yining, I heard her review of that history for the first time. This typical Beijing girl, with a big smile, talks about her past helplessness and speaks quickly, like jumping beans. I believe that she would never have said this a few years ago. All the confusion and grievances can only be released at the moment of winning the Olympic gold medal! I think all Olympic champions have the same personality, Rainbow men and Zhang Yining, two very different girls. Speaking of table tennis, they exude the same charm!

During that time, about four years, Wang Nan and I were both coaches. I always feel that Li is not with me when I need him. I am really lonely! What is particularly unbalanced is that, for example, Li Zhi is in a bad mood today, or has poor communication with Wang Nan, or is tired. There must be times when he is in a bad mood, and then he will practice with me, so he will take it out on me. I really don't like it, and sometimes I don't want to do it. Because I finally waited until he taught me once, and then he was so angry and in such a bad mood. Of course, I hope he can give me a heartfelt investment. He can't do this. You said even if he was in a good mood today, he should be tired. The regular class was over, and he didn't start teaching me until six o'clock. How much do you think he can teach? Half an hour at most, forty minutes, he has reached the limit. Besides, he is in poor health and always has problems.

1996 until 2000, we lived together and had the same coach, but from 2000 to 2004, we were in the same room. In 2000, she was assigned to other coaching groups, and Li Xiaodong was in charge of Wang Nan. I felt at that time that I had opened a window and could finally see the sun! Li Zhi can finally spend all his time on me! I haven't asked Wang Nan, and I don't know what she thinks. She probably thinks Lee cares more about me than she does!

Zhang Yining said this, has been laughing. Many things can't be seen clearly until the past. We can also learn from this feeling of relief that two top female table tennis players in China had this experience.

On the first day after the separation, Li Zhi said to me, "Are you happy this time?" I said, "Yeah." On the first day, I started practicing with men and women. I practiced well that day, with great strength, speed and good condition. This feeling is different from the previous mood swings, and I feel that I can breathe fresh air. From then on, I realized that I had too much to learn. ...

Many times when Li Sun mentioned Zhang Yining's success, he used the word "naturally". He said that before the Athens Olympic Games, Zhang Yining had made all the mistakes she could make and tasted all the failures. It's her turn to win the championship! In the process of Zhang Yining's growth, the higher the level, the closer it is to the top of the mountain, and the more uncontrollable it is. Table tennis weighs only a few grams, but any slight fluctuation in my heart can be reflected through it. 200 1 9th National Games broke out in Zhang Yining.

I thought I had a chance to beat her in the 200 1 9th National Games. Later, I thought it would be a fairy to win her at that time! Why? Because at that time, my mentality was particularly distorted! From the beginning, I was particularly eager to win this championship. I didn't watch the rest from 64 to 32 to the semi-final. I can't wait to go straight to the final and win the championship. Everyone is a stumbling block to me, and I am almost bloody! It really shows that I was too immature at that time.

In the final of the Ninth National Games, the fifth game was 5: 2 1 lost. At 5: 20, she served and I didn't even catch the ball. I just waved and went down! I was in the same state as a normal person when I came down, and I was crazy when I went up to the game! Before the final, Li Zhi also reminded me that you should pay attention. You've been targeted by the referee, so you can't fight like this again. I'm a little competitive. I won't fight like this. I have to fight like this. I also compete with myself! Sometimes I like to make this mistake, especially when I lose control. Before the team competition started, when Zhou Shusen was on the sidelines, I was impatient, throwing rackets, kicking baffles and throwing bath towels.

After the Ninth National Games, I wrote a check for the table tennis team, and the international and domestic competitions were suspended for three months. After the game, Li Zhi said, I'm telling you now anyway, you can't control yourself. Do you know that you have influenced the all-women team? All women's groups will be criticized? Fortunately, it is still a domestic competition. If the word "China" is behind you, why don't you go out and try it? You can't do whatever you want, you should be responsible for your image! Later, I calmed down, started to break through from this point, and slowly learned to analyze problems by myself.

Time passed slowly. Until 2002, Zhang Yining gradually grew into a rising star comparable to Wang Nan, but she failed to break this window many times. It was not until Zhang Yining smiled and kissed the racket in his hand at the Busan Asian Games that people were convinced that Zhang Yining could really beat Wang Nan!

I think Wang Nan's singles are much smoother than mine. Hyong Hui Kim, who lost the team competition in the Asian Games, won the singles competition 4-0. And her toughest opponent, Li Jiawei, won 4-0. My side is different. When I just lost the doubles, I was particularly depressed. I always feel sorry for Li Nan and the women's team. After losing my team, I lost my first individual gold medal, which hit me hard. I lost the doubles for almost an hour, so I immediately played singles. Li Xiaodong told me the tactics, but I didn't listen at all.

Against Wang Nan in the final, it seemed that I was 2- 1. Later, she chased it to 2-2, and she scored 9 points in the seventh game. I picked a sideways position for the last ball, and then she was out of bounds. I was stunned. Did I win so soon? Unexpectedly! My expression has just been particularly involved in the game, and suddenly it is finished at once, and I can't change it. I don't know if anyone else has this kind of situation, that is to say, it is too sudden to reverse the expression on her face to the one in life.

This is a detailed explanation of Zhang Yining's classic smile after he defeated Wang Nan in Busan Asian Games. It is very simple and true. A few years after Busan beat Wang Nan, Zhang Yining gradually became equal to Wang Nan, and then surpassed it in Athens Olympic Games. She no longer looks up to Wang Nan. And she has gradually become the target that the little players look up to. For this process, Zhang Yining admits: "Wang Nan has helped me a lot!"

Two years after winning the gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in Wang Nan, all the way was smooth, and suddenly there was a trough, too far from the climax! It has a great psychological impact on her, including her own position. After the Athens Olympic Games, I didn't feel very good when communicating with Li Zhi. Maybe Li Zhi grasped it well at a critical age. I think we must cherish every opportunity. It's hard to get to this position, how can you just throw it away? After playing for so many years, the coach friend also helped you play together. Good things seldom come together. After four years of reincarnation, you should be the hero in Zhang Yining. Don't come back and let yourself play. I just think more about this aspect.

I've been with Wang Nan for too long, so what do I believe? What kind of person to be and what kind of ball to play! Although I have been playing with Nanjie for so many years, I am an opponent on the field, but I am particularly clear off the field. For example, she knows very well what is black and what is white! She knows who I am and what I'm thinking. She is sincere!

I have a dream!

Since winning the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, Zhang Yining seems to be the benchmark of China table tennis team. This thin and tall girl frequently appears in various commercial and non-commercial activities, and her unique trademark smile also appears in various advertisements. Success is reflected in this overwhelming way!

I heard from Li Sun a long time ago that the only thing that can make Zhang Yining happy in this world is to win the Olympic champion! To borrow Li Sun's original words: "I have never seen such a big-hearted girl!" Now, Zhang Yining is wearing the aura of a grand slam. Listen to her talk about her past dreams. These stories may be a reference for those who are eager to win this honor.

1997 when I first joined the national team, I just dreamed of winning the world championship. At that time, I felt that the Olympic champion was not realistic for me! I set a very specific goal, that is, I hope to win a single world champion! The specific implementation steps, first strive for the team competition, and then look at it step by step. At that time, Director Lu was the head coach of the women's team. He doesn't want me to take it by car, he wants me to take it myself, and he wants me to play in the finals!

At this time, Zhang Yining explained to me the definitions of "take it by car" and "take it by yourself"-every two years, there are always five people participating in the team competition, but only three people play in each competition. Whether they play in the semi-finals or not, as long as China wins, these five players will become world champions. In Zhang Yining's dictionary, those who don't take part in the finals are called taking the bus, and only when they play in the finals can they be real world champions. In this expectation of world champion, Zhang Yining came to 2000. That year, 18-year-old Zhang Yining lost the Sydney Olympic Games.

After losing the Sydney Olympic Games, I counted the time myself. I was 22 years old in 2004, so I must seize the opportunity at that time, otherwise there would be no chance! From then on, I began to carry a heavy load! My heart is getting heavier every year! Didn't you think I played well in 2002? Busan Asian Games won Wang Nan, and by that time in 2003, my strength was no less than her. So at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, I think I have an excellent opportunity, but having an opportunity does not mean winning! Wang Nan is also trying to win the championship! Who can sit there and wait for victory? At that time, the guidance of the media was to let me win more, hoping that I could win the elder sister and surpass her! Of course, the media is always like this. You see, now, the media is also willing to let Li He beat us, which is normal.

A person is too eager to get something, but it causes a great psychological burden on himself. I know all about the training in those days, and I slept badly! Sleeping at noon is not very important for athletes. I can't sleep every day. I came to see this ball in Phnom Penh this afternoon! Just sleep at night, every day!

I remember dreaming about table tennis every day, dreaming about table tennis three days a week, and always dreaming about playing games with people. Did you win your dream? I feel that many of my skills have not been brought into play and I am not satisfied! And not a world champion, not satisfied! When I lose my dream, why do I feel that it is useless to practice so many things? What a pity! Dreams are always immersed in a state of losing and winning.

In fact, we all know that winning or losing always depends on the process, but saying it is one thing and doing it is another. It's easy for you to get into that whirlpool. This is a psychological suggestion. You should hint at yourself all the year round. The first sentence when you get up every day and open your eyes is: "Come on, Zhang Yining, believe in yourself!" I'm used to it. Open your eyes and shout slogans first!

At that time, Li Zhi gave me an example. 1999 At the World Table Tennis Championships in the Netherlands, Wang was in a particularly good technical state, and the media speculated that Wang Neng would win the world championship or something. As a result, Wang did not rule out this kind of interference and lost to the Frenchman Ehlova early! Li Zhi warned me never to be disturbed by this. I must control myself and my emotions. I'm just afraid of being Rainbow Li Qin, where things are good. Don't lose to foreigners! How long do you think it will take me to get used to this mood? The more excited, the easier it is to think of the future results! I think the game is so crucial, we must control ourselves, including reporters' interviews, pay special attention and keep a low profile!

When I arrived in Paris, they helped me watch the lottery. It was absolutely amazing. I didn't meet any opponents I hoped to meet! The contest must be a little confrontational, but I didn't. I met Fukuhara Ai when I was 8 to 4 years old. At that time, Fukuhara Ai was a kindergarten student. She just started, 15 years old! The ball is far from what it is now! I hope to reach out to Li Enxi and Li Jiawei, and she won them all! What are you talking about? I met Li Ju in the semi-final. I beat her technically and tactically. I haven't lost to Li Ju since I joined the national team! 4-0 all the way, and finally met Wang Nan in the final. But Wang Nan's lines were different. She stumbled on the ground. When you say you want to choose a partner, you want to choose someone who has gone through a lot of hardships. Or should we choose people who are smooth sailing and have never encountered setbacks? I'm sure you want to talk to the first one?

4-0 win all the way. I shouldn't be in such poor health, but I was too tired before playing! Even the water is too lazy to drink! What does this mean? Psychological pressure is too great. Li pointed out that we went, that is, we met before the game, that is, we talked all the time. He also knows that the tactical preparation is quite detailed, so he simply said a little. The situation of that day was later written into Table Tennis World. When he saw me, his heart was half cold. Why? Because when he talks to me, I always sit there and listen, but I was lying there listening that day!

When I entered the pavilion and played the final with Wang Nan, I was 3-0 behind and couldn't get through. I also feel that I can't compare with others in any tactics. They play very actively and always wait for me in front and hold me down! I don't care if I play from above, from below, from short ball or from long ball, I can't get through! When I picked up the ball, I felt my legs were too heavy for me to jump! That loss is inevitable!

After that match, the next day, Wang Nan and I participated in the doubles semi-finals, but sometimes the matches with Li Enxi and Eun-Mi Suk were interesting. The table tennis team is so delicate, if I put aside the psychological state of 200 1, I won't be able to play the next day, but I changed that day. I told myself that losing was the result and I would swallow my tears in my stomach. I should eat something before playing games. I should be ready. I should communicate with Wang Nan and Wang Nan. If people want to grow up, they must learn to solve difficulties. I can't escape! The doubles match that day was particularly exciting. Li pointed me off the court and felt like I had grown up!

After the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, it is ok to say that the world is second in the eyes of others, and it is not beyond the imagination of the coach. It's hard to predict the first and second place, but this competition makes me very depressed, but I still feel that it has not achieved the expected results. Next year, the Olympic Games will be held. How can we surpass ourselves? I'm still not at ease with myself in this state. What can I do to win the gold medal? This is what I want, but only a gold medal can make me happy!

In 2003, I was uncomfortable and dissatisfied with nothing. Later, I thought, even if I won this championship, what would happen? It's not the Olympics! I feel sad every year, and I can't feel happy at all! At that time, Li Zhi accompanied me, and the more he accompanied me, the more I felt sorry for him! Even if he caught a cold, I think it's all because of myself! I think he is too kind to me. It is not easy. When can I give him a reward? The more you think, the greater the psychological pressure and the more unhappy you are. At that time, I always asked Li Zhi quietly, "Do you think I am all right? Can I win the Olympic champion? " He didn't give me any other ideas at all, but said to me, "All right!" But he didn't say it so seriously, because the more serious he is, the greater the pressure in your heart, so I am very grateful to Li Zhi.

Chatting with Zhang Yining is inseparable from her coach Li Sun. After the final of Athens Olympic Games, Zhang Yining ran to the stands and hugged Li Sun. I believe it is still deeply engraved in everyone's memory. At the subsequent press conference, Zhang Yining said: "I thank my coach Li Sun. Without him, there would be no me! " This sentence also touched everyone.

In fact, I think it can be said that he is my lifelong friend. Because this kind of tacit understanding is too rare, as people say, there are many friends, and it is difficult to find a bosom friend. There are too many friends with such a friend! He can help you solve too many things, and he can also help you carry too many things, and he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. You can ask him many things! I feel that I have such a big backer in my life, so I am determined with him.

I don't want to be a strong woman, because I am not a strong woman either! I hope to be a person who values life in the future. I want a job, a family, a husband and children. This is my biggest goal. After finishing my job in 2008, my next goal is to find a better job, not necessarily how much money I earn or how high my position is. I want to be such a perfect woman!

Reporter's notes

The reporter has great feelings for Zhang Yining. For example, although she has no expression on the court, she likes laughing very much off the court, especially when she is with Li Nan. When they appear in any space, this space will be full of happy laughter. I tried to ask them what they were laughing at, and even they couldn't tell me why. Anyway, they are happy to see anything! I can't express the appeal of their laughter in any words, which makes me very painful.

On the other hand, Zhang Yining is a polite and educated girl. The first time I interviewed Zhang Yining was in the Table Tennis Super League in 2004, and the second time I saw her was in a city in Guangdong. I remember it was a summer morning and it was a little cold. Seeing that I only wore a shirt, Zhang Yining said with concern, "Are you wearing less?" Stop catching a cold! "

Before the 500-day countdown to Zhang Yining's participation in the Olympic Games, Zhang Bin, director of our sports news department, once asked Li Wujun what Zhang Yining was like.

Li Wujun gave an example.

In 2006, when the man of the hour in sports awards, athletes will walk on the Avenue of Stars with special reporters. Before that, Wu Jun asked Zhang Yining, "Do you want me to hold your hand? Or are you holding me? " Zhang Yining is particularly generous: "How can you go according to the director's arrangement?"

I think the example of Wu Jun is very appropriate, because this is Zhang Yining, an open and generous Beijing girl! (The special correspondent of Table Tennis World is thoughtful)