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Malone
Ma Long is the king of table tennis, winning the men's singles championship of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. He is the first Grand Slam player to combine the Olympic Games, World Cup, World Championships, Asian Games, Asian Championships and National Games table tennis men's singles champion.
What is even more valuable is that Malone also won the men's singles triple crown at the World Table Tennis Championships. So far, Ma Long's total number of world championships has reached 26, surpassing Wang Nan's 24, and he can be called the first person in the world table tennis world.
Malone won the Men's Singles Championships at the Age of 27, and in the eyes of coaches and the media, he is a late-blooming player. Fans think that Malone's victory is a probe, but they don't know that behind his gold medal is condensed hardship and tears.
In 2017, Malone and his wife Xia Lu's son was born, and Malone, who was a father, is still fighting on the court, and he feels guilty about his family...
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Childhood Marlon
Ma Long was born in 1988 in Anshan, Liaoning Province, his father Ma Yujun was a middle-level cadre in a public institution, and his mother worked in a factory.
Anshan is a famous table tennis city in The country, and many children play table tennis from an early age. In order to keep his son fit, when Ma Long was 5 years old, his parents sent him to play table tennis at the Qianshan District Sports School in Anshan City.
Jiang Wenkun is Ma Long's enlightenment coach, giving him one-on-one coaching. During this period, Ma Long also practiced table tennis with coaches Shi Haimei, Song Shouzhi and Bai Xiaodong.
Maroon has a good sense of ball, excellent table tennis talent, flexible pace, and training is quite hard. The coach arranged for him to practice 200 table tennis at a time, but Malone had to practice 400 at a time, twice as much as other children.
Several times Ma Yujun came to the sports school to pick up his son and take him home, and he saw that his son's arm was swollen and he was still practicing with tears in his eyes, and he was particularly distressed.
Malone as a child
At the age of 6, Malone attended a math class and a Chinese class at Shahe Central Primary School every day from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., and then his father or mother sent him to the sports school to play table tennis.
During this period, Ma Long participated in the National Doll Cup Table Tennis Competition and won the singles and team championships. In 1999, 11-year-old Ma Long was selected by the Liaoning Provincial Sports School to leave Anshan to play in Shenyang.
Ma Yujun and his wife did not trust their son to go out alone, and after the couple discussed, Ma Long's mother put down her work and went to Shenyang to take care of her son.
Ma Long has to pay all kinds of fees, his mother has to rent a house in Shenyang, and there are all kinds of expenses, Ma Yujun is not easy to raise a family by himself, and the sensible Ma Long trains very hard. But for various reasons, Malone did not have a good life and once faced being eliminated.
He and his parents were confused and didn't know where to go.
Guan Hua'an and Malone
In the spring of 2001, Guan Hua'an, coach of Beijing Xicheng Sports School, came to Liaoning Province to pick up seedlings and brought Ma Long to Beijing to play, and his mother followed Ma Long to Beijing. Ma Yujun works in Anshan and continues to live separately from his wife.
In order to play for himself, his parents have paid a lot, and although Malone does not say it, he is very grateful in his heart, and he repays his parents with hard training. Half a year later, Ma Long entered the Beijing Xiannongtan Sports School for his good performance.
Ma Mu has been renting a house since coming to Beijing, and there are many hardships in life. Malone usually eats and lives in the sports team and only goes home on Sundays, but he also only stays at home for half a day before returning to the sports team.
Ma Mu was alone in the rental house, and she felt lonely in Beijing without relatives or friends.
In order to save the fare, Ma Yujun usually comes to Beijing to see his son once every two months. Once, he got off the train and went directly to the Xiannongtan Sports School to see Ma Long.
Malone in the early years
Malone said hello to his father and continued practicing his serve. Ma Yujun sat on the side of the court for more than two hours, until Ma Long finished practicing a basket of table tennis, and then came to his father.'
Although his parents did not give Malone a clear request to how far he would play, Malone knew what his parents expected of him. The hardships of his parents' perennial separation have also become the motivation for his struggle.
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In 2003, Malone joined the second national table tennis team. Every once in a while, there are promotion and relegation competitions in the team, and the top two can be promoted to the national first team.
Soon after joining the team, Malone won the second place in the promotion and relegation competition participated by 12 people, and successfully entered the national first team. At this time, Ma Long was 15 years old and able to manage himself, so he let his mother return to Anshan.
Ma Yujun finally ended his 4-year separation from his wife.
Ma Long and Qin Zhijian
The national table tennis team brings together a group of geniuses, and competition is everywhere. Malone's head coach is world champion Qin Zhijian, and his evaluation of Malone is: well-behaved, obedient, let the coach worry. But he also has another side to his personality, that is, hesitation, lack of self-confidence, and suffering from gains and losses.
Malone answered any questions, saying "it's possible, it's OK, it's OK", and his teammates nicknamed him "Ma Maybe". Qin Zhijian said in an interview: "You ask Ma Long whether he wants black or white, he will not give you the answer directly. ”
Teammate Chen Xuan called Ma Long "Tangled Little Prince". For example, everyone went to the canteen to eat together, and the teammates cooked well, but Malone was still struggling with what to play.
Usually go out to compete, the general team members are to bring two rackets, Malone to bring 3 pieces, 3 rackets in turn. In an interview, Malone was also distressed by his hesitation.
When Liu Guoliang commented on Ma Long, he said that he was comprehensive in technology and strong in strength, but his personality restricted his growth. In the eyes of the coach, Malone belongs to the late maturing players.
When Ma Long first entered the team, there were three mountains in front of him, Wang Liqin, Wang Hao, and Ma Lin, who formed the core of "two kings and one horse". Although Ma Long's technical strength is comparable to theirs, there is a gap in comprehensive quality.
Later, Wang Liqin and Ma Lin retired, Wang Hao still remained in the team, who knew that Zhang Jike rose again, and the growth rate exceeded that of Ma Long.
In 2009, in the men's singles semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships, Ma Long lost to Wang Hao. At the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships, Ma Long lost to Wang Hao again and still did not reach the final.
In fact, from 2011 to 2012, malone was at his best, and he set a record of 56 unbeaten games in 224 consecutive days. However, most of these competitions are open tournaments, and the gold medal is not enough.
At the 2012 London Olympic Games, the national table tennis coaching team repeatedly weighed and chose to let Wang Hao and Zhang Jike participate in the Olympic men's singles, and Ma Long only participated in the team competition. It was a big blow to Malone.
Ma Long (right) poses with teammates who won the gold medal in the men's team at the London Olympics and coach Liu Guoliang
In the team competition, Ma Long played perfectly, and the world famous players such as Nick Ochalov, Pol and Liu Chengmin won the men's team championship together with Zhang Jike and Wang Hao.
Malone made 6 appearances and did not lose a set. At the London Olympics, Zhang Jike defeated Wang Hao to win the men's singles gold medal and became a Grand Slam winner.
And Malone still doesn't have a weighty world singles champion to add to his body. Ma Long has been delayed in achieving results, and the head coach Qin Zhijian is also under great pressure.
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At that time, Malone became a training maniac, and practicing him would be troubled.
Malone's sleep also has a disorder, often having all kinds of nightmares, dreaming that he loses, and even the young players who are more than 10 years younger than himself can't beat it. He also sleepwalked twice, knocking on the door of the team's dormitory in the middle of the night to get them up and go out for morning exercise.
However, this all ended in 2015. At this year's Suzhou World Table Tennis Championships, 27-year-old Ma Long participated in the men's singles competition, and he thought: if he loses again, he will retire. He deliberately left a handsome hairstyle to make a good impression on the fans.
In the final, Malone played against teammate Fang Bo. Fang Bo reached the final by defeating Zhang Jike, who had the highest demand for winning the championship, and the momentum was in full swing.
Malone wants the title, and So does Fang Bo, who was born in 1992. The competition between the two was white-hot, and in the end, Malone defeated Fang Bo 4-3 to win the Men's Singles Championship at the World Championships.
In fact, Malone's championship winning process is not easy, he was won by Fang Bo in two sets in a row with a 2-0 lead. Malone lost again in the fifth set and he was forced to the edge of the cliff. In the end, Malone withstood the pressure to win two consecutive sets and win the championship with difficulty.
In an interview with the media, Malone said: "If I lose again that time, maybe I will retire." After breaking through this layer of window paper, Malone broke out in full swing.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Malone won two gold medals in the men's singles and men's team, becoming a Grand Slam winner.
At such a high position, Malone became the target of the opponent's impact. Although the technical strength is strong and experienced, Malone does not dare to slacken off. Like a small team member, he also arrived at the playground at 7:30 every day to do morning exercises.
A friend gave him a piggy bank, and Malone deposited money in it to decompress himself. The steel hammers around him were all thrown in, and he also ran to the bank to change the steel hammers.
After years of conquest, Malone has left a lot of old wounds on his body. In August 2019, Malone went to the United States for knee and wrist surgery under the team's arrangement.
Surgery was risky at the time, and if he didn't recover well, Malone might have to retire. Malone decided to take a gamble, and it turned out that he had made the right choice.
Ma Long and Liu Guoliang
His parents and family were going to the United States to accompany him, but Malone did not agree, and he did not want his family to follow him under pressure. After the operation, Ma Long returned to Beijing and entered a long period of rehabilitation.
At that time, he would be woken up in the middle of the night every day, sitting on the court during the day to watch his teammates train, and his heart was extremely anxious.
In December 2019, Malone basically recovered from his injuries and returned to the field. One Sunday, Liu Guoliang went to the training hall for a walk and saw Ma Long practicing alone. Witnessing the piercing scar on Malone's left knee after surgery, Liu Guoliang's eyes were moist.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed to July 2021, which brought a buffer period to Malone.
In July 2021, at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Ma Long once again won two gold medals in men's singles and men's team. Malone's men's singles final opponent is teammate Fan Zhendong.
Fan Zhendong is 9 years younger than Ma Long and has risen to prominence in an all-round way, and Ma Long has previously been at a disadvantage in his previous matches. But on July 30, 2021, Ma Long defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2 to win the men's singles gold medal. Malone also became the first athlete to win a men's singles gold medal in table tennis at the Olympic Games.
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As early as January 2017, Ma Long was married by a license, and his wife was named Xia Lu, who worked at a bank in Nanjing.
The two fell in love in 2008 and it was not easy along the way. Xia Lu is pure and beautiful, graduated from Hohai University, and is recognized as the school flower.
Xia Lu
Marlon and Xia Lu
In December 2017, Xia Lu gave birth to a son in Nanjing, and 29-year-old Ma Longxi became a father. After becoming a father, Malone still plays in the national table tennis team.
Many people think that the identity of the father will distract Malone, who knows that Malone's career is not only unaffected, but the results are getting better and better.
Ma Long once said on Weibo that after becoming a father, he has a more sense of responsibility. In order to set a good example for his son, he dared to fight even more.
Due to professional reasons, Malone can only be reunited with his wife and children once every six months. After the baby was born, Malone's mother came to help take care of her grandson, and Xia Lu and her mother-in-law created a solid rear for Malone.
Malone's father has not yet retired and has begun to live separately from his wife. Every two months, he would also come to see his grandson and reunite with his family.
Marlon with son
His wife and parents never let the chores at home disturb Marlon. What difficulties encountered in life, Xia Lu and her mother-in-law solved them by themselves, and did not let Malone know at all.
Sometimes Malone called and asked if there was anything wrong with the family, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went home in unison: "Everything is fine at home, you can train with peace of mind." ”
He is a husband, a father, a son, but he can't do a small thing for his family, and Malone feels guilty. He thought: When he retires, he must make up for his family.
In January 2022, Malone is 34 years old, and in two years it will be the Paris Olympics, and if Malone chooses to continue to play, his family will still support him unconditionally.
"Savor Celebrity" Reviews:
The athletic achievements achieved by Malone are difficult for ordinary athletes to surpass. It is difficult for a table tennis player to win a Grand Slam, but Malone has won a double Grand Slam, and fans call him "Superman".
Malone and badminton Olympic champion Chen Long
From the article, we can see that behind Malone's brilliance there are ups and downs and tears. His athletic career has not been smooth sailing, and the coach considers him a late-ripening athlete.
Indeed, he won the Men's Singles World Table Tennis Championships at the age of 27 and the Olympic Men's Singles Title at the age of 28. Liu Guoliang won the Olympic men's singles championship at the age of 20, Kong Linghui was 25 years old, and Zhang Jike won the Olympic men's singles championship at the age of 24.
Because of his late maturity, Malone's athletic life was also longer, so that at the age of 33, he won the men's singles championship at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Malone is so brilliant that he has condensed the efforts of several generations of coaches, and his family has made great sacrifices for it.
Therefore, the birth of a champion is not easy, I hope that athletes can prolong the life of sports as much as possible, take more championships, and win glory for the country to tap their greatest value!
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