Beijing, January 22 (Xinhua) -- The year 2021 that has just passed is of great significance to 19-year-old Wu Mengjie.
This year, she led the Jiangsu Youth Women's Volleyball Team to win the championship in the case of a knee injury in the preliminary round of the National Games, and helped the Jiangsu team of the "great change of blood" to get the runner-up in the Year-end Volleyball Super League.
The eye-catching performance has made many fans pay attention to this Jiangsu girl who has just emerged, and there is more and more discussion about Wu Mengjie's future development. She said her goal is to play a further game and compete to be the all-round attacker.
On December 18, 2021, Jiangsu players Wu Mengjie (right) and Ni Feifan celebrated during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Zhisen
Wu Mengjie grew up tall and arm-length, and has always been the tallest student in the class. On the recommendation of her elementary school physical education teacher, after consulting with her parents, she began to practice volleyball. "The original intention is very simple, it is to cultivate interest and strengthen the body."
With a pure love for volleyball, Wu Mengjie grew up under the training mode of sports and education integration, and is currently a freshman majoring in physical education at Nanjing Normal University. Busy training and schoolwork, which is more important?
"Learning and playing are two perfects!" Wu Mengjie said, "Athletes also need to have good cultural knowledge as a foundation. Although there are many training tasks now and there is less time to go to school, as long as it is a rest or when there is nothing to do at night, I will take out my books and read them, and usually try to go to school as much as possible. ”
In the preliminary round of the Shaanxi National Games, Wu Mengjie jumped from the fourth position and buckled heavily, and her knee was seriously twisted when she landed on one foot. "At that time, my brain was blank, and I later learned that my injuries were very serious. During my recovery, the coach and teammates gave me a lot of encouragement. ”
After returning to the National Games, the previous injury experience had a great impact on Wu Mengjie's psychology, resulting in "some balls still dare not do, do not dare to exert force." She said that after more than half a year of rehabilitation and the support of the team, the knee injury has recovered and stabilized, the psychological problems have been completely overcome, and the leg training is gradually being strengthened.
On December 12, 2021, Wu Mengjie (part 1) was smashed during the match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Zhisen
After the National Games, Wu Mengjie was promoted from jiangsu youth team to Jiangsu first team, and soon was selected for the starting lineup for the national league. Compared to nervousness, her heart is more of expectation. "Because it was the first time I was in the league, I wanted to feel the atmosphere of the league. I've been watching high-level matches before, and now I'm looking forward to and excited to be able to compete with my seniors. ”
Wu Mengjie said that after being promoted to the Jiangsu first team, whether in terms of training content or exercise focus, there is a big difference with the youth team, and she is also actively adapting to various changes.
She told reporters: "The youth team is more driven by momentum in the game, and the technology is not so meticulous, and the adult team pays more attention to the ability to adapt on the field and the ability to read the ball." As a young player, when playing in the league, the technology is actually unable to keep up, and it needs to be made up with momentum. ”
Wu Mengjie said frankly: "In fact, my performance in the league is not very good, psychologically and technically not mature enough, playing on the field is not stable enough, the ups and downs are very large, and I need to slowly adjust. ”
Speaking about the future development plan, she said: "My goal is to become a comprehensive attacker, and the small goal at this stage is to play every game well and strive to play a further game." ”
Wu Mengjie, who has emerged in the national league, has received more attention from volleyball fans. She expressed her gratitude to the fans for their support and love: "Sometimes I receive some news, I am very happy that people can like me, but also give me a lot of motivation to move forward, I want to continue to cheer." 」 ”
Editors: Ding Wenxian, Wu Bowen, Hu Jiali, Zhao Jiantong