The Tokyo Olympics, which have been postponed for a year due to the pandemic, will officially open this month.
At the same time, the national table tennis team also ended the sprint closed training and was ready to officially embark on the journey of the competition.
However, the excitement of the moment can not help but remind people of Wang Liqin. He has won the men's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships many times, become the core of the "Horse King Era", won the world table tennis scene, and is known as an iconic figure in the history of national table tennis.
Although he was full of honors, he could not escape the end of his regrets in the Olympic Games and missing out on the Grand Slam.
In addition, his once-violent and violent relationship with Zhao Wei, which can only end in a breakup, is also lamentable.
How is such a legend living now?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="18" > self-disciplined life</h1>
In 1978, Wang Liqin was born into an ordinary family.
Although the family's economic conditions are average, but the parents are very loving, when Wang Liqin was born, his mother proposed to let the child follow his surname, and the father readily agreed without much thought.
Wang Liqin, who grew up in this harmonious atmosphere, has a much calmer personality than his peers.
When he was in kindergarten, Wang Liqin would dress himself, fold the bedding, listen to the teacher's arrangement, and be a good student with full self-discipline.
In addition, he has been particularly tall since he was a child, and he is a little taller than children of the same age, so he can always attract the attention of others.
At that time, the table tennis coach Shen Yimin was selecting children to enter the team, and when he came here, he selected Wang Liqin, who was very good in all aspects such as physical fitness and self-care ability.
Although many people think that choosing table tennis players does not have to choose such a high, Shen Yimin still insists on his own ideas.
As it turned out, he was right.
Wang Liqin, who entered the team, was very obedient during training and would always complete the tasks assigned by the coach to the letter.
When other team members are lazy, Wang Liqin will not relax himself with the current, but will increase his task on the side and break through the limit to do the best.
Some team members will refuse to eat the vitamin tablets issued to everyone by the team doctor, or even secretly throw them away, but Wang Liqin will always eat them all.
It is this high degree of self-discipline that makes Wang Liqin practice solid basic skills, stand out among a group of elite players, and become a key training object in the team.
He was born with very good conditions, and with the blessing of extraordinary efforts the day after tomorrow, he soon became the first place in the team.
In 1991, the 13-year-old Wang Liqin successfully entered the Shanghai team.
With strong self-control ability, he did not feel proud and conceited, but continued to practice diligently, and his level improved rapidly.
Two years later, Wang Liqin was selected to the national second team by virtue of his strength. At the age of 17, he won the men's singles championship in the national competition and successfully entered the national first team.
Since then, he has won numerous awards.
For example, in the 1998 World Championships, he won the third place in mixed doubles, the third place in men's singles, the second place in men's doubles, and the mixed doubles championship in the Chinese Grand Prix.
In 1999, Wang Liqin won the MEN's Doubles Championship of the ITTF Tour for the first time. In one fell swoop, he became one of the most outstanding young players in the history of Chinese men's table tennis after Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui and others.
However, although he was very good at that time, Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui, who were known as the first twin stars of national table tennis, were at the peak of their careers.
Although Wang Liqin was considered a gifted junior, he could only be under their aura.
Therefore, at the Sydney Olympics, Wang Liqin could not participate in the men's singles competition, but participated in the men's doubles competition with Yan Sen.
Fortunately, he and his teammates were very competitive, and won the championship title in one fell swoop, and since then they have been a blockbuster.
After the end of the Olympic Games, the International Table Tennis Federation carried out a major reform, which was a fatal blow to Liu Guoliang, the main force of the country at that time.
Subsequently, Liu Guoliang's state began to plummet, and Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and others gradually became the new main force of national table tennis.
In 2001, Wang Liqin won three championships in the World Table Tennis Championships: men's singles, men's team and men's doubles. In the following two years, he ascended to a number of championships and began to jump to the top of the world.
With a variety of honors, Wang Liqin naturally won the place at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
However, he defeated teammate Wang Hao in the semifinals and only won the men's singles bronze medal in the end, which disappointed many viewers.
After all, he has become the world table tennis champion, and few people believe that Wang Liqin will actually lose.
After this game, the rumors about "Wang Liqin conceded the ball to Wang Hao" were boiling over and the doubts were getting louder and louder, so the loss of the Olympic Games also brought him a heavy blow.
Fortunately, Wang Liqin still retains his fighting spirit and strength.
In 2005, he won two gold medals in men's doubles and men's singles at the National Games, and his opponent in the men's singles final was Wang Hao. The following year, he helped the Chinese team win the championship at the Men's Team World Championships.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Liqin won the men's singles championship of the 2005 and 2007 World Table Tennis Championships for two consecutive years, becoming the core of the "Ma Wang Era" in one fell swoop.
However, the hero also has a twilight day, and so does Wang Liqin.
After the Beijing Olympic Games, Wang Liqin is 30 years old, whether it is physical strength or age, his state is in a serious downward trend.
As a result, in the next few years, Wang Liqin gradually receded from the position of the main layer and rarely participated in the competition.
In February 2014, he announced his retirement along with 11 athletes, including Marlene.
After that, he returned to the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau to be responsible for local table tennis and badminton work, and in 2018, he took over the position of vice chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association.
Interestingly, many male athletes will gradually become blessed after retiring, so the ping-pong circle is also known as the "fat circle".
However, Wang Liqin, who has always been self-disciplined, is an exception, and after retiring from the army, he still maintains a good routine and daily fitness, and maintains a very good figure.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="116" > ups and downs</h1>
When it comes to Wang Liqin's uneven career, we have to mention his "stylistic love" with Zhao Wei.
These two people seem to be unable to fight together, but in fact they met because of fate more than 20 years ago.
In the autumn of that year, Wang Liqin was attending the Sydney Olympics celebration banquet and met the popular actress Zhao Wei.
At that time, Zhao Wei was well known to many people because of the role of Xiao Yanzi in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", plus her personality was as lively and cheerful as Xiao Yanzi, and she was eccentric.
Therefore, Wang Liqin, who first met Zhao Wei, was attracted by this exquisite and transparent little girl in front of him.
It's just that he himself is more generous and honest, and he is not very good at communicating with girls, so the two are just a few simple and polite, leaving contact information, and there is not much contact.
After this, Wang Liqin was busy stepping up training, and Zhao Wei was busy filming around, but they occasionally contacted online.
They really knew each other after the Athens Olympic Games, when Wang Liqin was in the pain of defeat, and Zhao Wei also broke up with Wang Yu and was in love.
The two injured men confided in each other, accompanying each other to slowly emerge from the shadows.
Gradually, the two found snuggle and warmth in each other, and naturally came together, becoming a beautiful story.
With Wang Liqin, who loves to lean forward, he works harder on the field and has made greater breakthroughs in his career.
Seeing that he and Zhao Wei were about to go to the point of talking about marriage and getting married, when Wang Liqin wanted to have a double harvest of career love, they encountered many obstacles.
Although they hid this relationship well, Zhao Wei was too famous at that time, and was still pulled out of their relationship by some pervasive media.
For a moment, the online insults were like a flood of beasts, overwhelmingly smashing at the two people.
While under the pressure of huge public opinion, Wang Liqin also has to face the double intervention of the national team and his parents.
On the one hand, his parents firmly disagreed with the two of them, on the other hand, as a seed player, the constant love affair would only affect his preparation for the game.
In the end, the two were overwhelmed and could only regret breaking up.
Sister Rice said earlier that after the Beijing Olympic Games, Wang Liqin was 30 years old, his state was seriously declining, and after a few years, he gradually withdrew from the main position.
Therefore, at this time, as the big brother of the national table tennis team, he can begin to fall in love naturally. So, in 2010, someone introduced him to a beautiful female host: Liu Yanchi.
This female growth is Peugeot, generous, knowledgeable, very likable.
The two developed a good feeling in the process of getting along, and it didn't take long to talk about love, and the two sides also met their parents, and both families were very satisfied, and they began to discuss marriage as soon as they came and went.
However, at that time, Wang Liqin's whole mind was on the game, and he was not in the mood to get married, which also made Liu Yanchi feel a little unhappy.
Coupled with the fact that they often get together less and leave more, and there are many differences in personality concepts, this love has no end.
After retiring from the army, Wang Liqin returned to Shanghai to work, and he was usually not as busy as usual in training, so someone re-found him.
Under the introduction of acquaintances, he fell in love with Liu Jia, an outsider. Wang Liqin, who has experienced two failed relationships, attaches great importance to this relationship, and the two begin to plan marriage after they understand it thoroughly.
In 2015, they held a wedding in Shanghai, and Wang Liqin, 37, finally found his life's belonging.
I have to say that Wang Liqin has done a good job in protecting his wife, rarely talking about this matter on the Internet, and basically will not disturb the normal life of the family.
But from the daily dynamics, it can be seen that the little two are indeed very loving.
You don't look at Liu Jia's social media introduction is written in Wang Liqin iron fan, in fact, she is recognized as Wang Liqin's "number one black powder", always love to send some spit on his content.
She gave Wang Liqin the nickname "Wang Big Goose", and from time to time she would come to a "flying kiss in the air".
Even when ordering takeaway, the name of the note is this word, and as a result, he fell asleep and did not receive a call, and the takeaway man could only shout in the corridor who Wang Ge was.
Sister Rice thinks that she has a sense of picture, it is really funny.
On the surface, it is too boring to say that it is bland, but in fact, the show is "only once a year to quarrel".
Okay, Sister Rice has shed the tears of lemon essence, and she understands everything.
Even the portrait should add Wang Liqin's wrinkles, which is called "the details determine success or failure."
There is also the matter of illness, harm, and my sister-in-law does not treat us as outsiders.
It is no wonder that netizens collectively believe that Wang Dali took a black powder home (Sister Rice actually thinks so HHH).
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="207" > conclusion</h1>
Of course, these things aside, the little two mouths also have real moments of love.
In June 2017, Wang Liqin was promoted to a grandfather, and he immediately reported the good news online, sharing his joy with the public and expressing gratitude.
Two years later, Liu Jia gave birth to a second baby for him and was willing to become a full-time mother. Wang Liqin once again sent a message of congratulations and also sent a message of gratitude.
Secretly poke and poke the gifts sent by fans, and show off your love by the way.
From time to time, I also share my child's daily routine.
It is not difficult to see that Wang Liqin, who has a family, has become more tender and more responsible.
While the family is harmonious and happy, he still has not forgotten his duty and is committed to Chinese table tennis.
In April this year, in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the "ping-pong diplomacy" between China and the United States, the International Table Tennis Federation Museum held a theme exhibition, and as the vice president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, he appeared here, handsome and compelling, and it was not at all obvious that he was a 43-year-old person.
On June 18, the birthday of Wang Liqin, the core main force of the former national table tennis, was ushered in, and the World Table Tennis Federation WTT also sent him birthday wishes.
On June 24, all the soldiers of the national table tennis team appeared collectively and held the activity of "Ode to D by Olympic Athletes", and Wang Liqin appeared here again.
Various phenomena show that although Wang Liqin left the arena, he never left sports and table tennis.
At that time, he also clarified the matter of "giving the ball" that year, deeply expressing that this was a pity, but there was no such thing as a handicap.
It can be seen that no matter in which aspect, Wang Liqin is an extremely self-disciplined and responsible person, and his life is now extremely warm.
Thinking like this, even if the Olympics did not qualify for a Grand Slam, it may not be a pity.
Sister Rice hopes that he can pass on his good qualities to more juniors in the future, promote the beneficial development of the ping-pong career, and hope that he can always be happy.
Author: Fried Hu Card
Editor-in-charge: Zeria
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