At this year's Tokyo Olympics,
Malone won two more Olympic gold medals.
So
He became an unprecedented five-time champion in the history of national table tennis.
[Thanks Yao Ming!] Ma Long admitted for the first time that the operation before the Olympics was successful, and the biggest contributor was not Liu Guoliang but Yao Ming.
But if you put it three years ago,
As for whether Malone can play in the Tokyo Olympics,
I'm afraid that Liu Guoliang's people will not have firm confidence,
Even Malone himself would not have firm confidence.
That's because in 2018,
At that time, Malone was seriously injured in his left knee.
Eventually got away from the field,
Although after the comeback in the spring of 2019,
He still won the World Table Tennis Championships with serious injuries.
And it's a three-game winning streak in singles,
But by August 2019,
Malone returned injured again,
I had to go to surgery.
Malone revealed that there was no other choice at the time.
If surgery is not performed,
And then it may be difficult to be able to maintain a good state of mind.
So he chose to travel to the United States for surgery.
He revealed that the training status at that time had been greatly affected,
And Yao Mingding, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, who played in the United States at the critical moment, helped him.
Introduced him to the surgeon.
After the chief surgeon saw Malone's film,
It means that Malone only needs to undergo surgery,
After three months, you can quickly recover and compete,
So after Ma Long also communicated with Liu Guoliang and the national table tennis coaching team and team doctors,
The decision was made to travel to the United States for surgery.
What happened next was seen by everyone.
At the end of 2019,
At that time, Malone came back,
As a result, in the World Cup singles match in Chengdu,
Eliminated by Zhang Benzhi and did not reach the final,
At that time, Malone's situation was pinched by everyone.
However, it turns out that
That's when Malone, who was just in recovery, had just recovered.
The loss is excusable,
Adjusted thereafter,
Malone began to shine again at the Tokyo Olympics,
Finally successfully defeated Fan Zhendong,
Won two Olympic gold medals,
An unprecedented glory.
So from that point of view,
He really should thank Yao Ming,
Because at that time, if it were not for Ma Long and Liu Guoliang immediately consulting Yao Ming's opinion to make a decision,
If this surgery dragged on a little later,
By the beginning of 2020, when a group of people are in a more dangerous situation,
Malone may not be able to go again,
Three months of surgery and postoperative recovery,
It's really easier to do in the U.S. than it is at home.
In this way, Marlon returned to the field after the lightning end of the operation,
Only to let everyone witness the strong nirvana of a five-crowned hero.