Beijing, 17 Jun (Xinhua) -- Chinese badminton stars Zhang Ning, Cai Yun, and Fu Haifeng were officially inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame a few days ago.
The same game is mentioned invariably
Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, and won the World Championships four times in an unprecedented number of times.
Because of the epidemic, the ceremony of their induction into the Hall of Fame had to be held online, and the "wind and clouds" were also connected in the air, but the two were still very tacit. When the reporter asked, which game was the most impressive in my career? Both mentioned the home defeat in the men's doubles final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In that final, "Fengyun" was reversed by the Indonesian combination Quito/Setiawan in two consecutive sets with the first set to win the first set. "The loss of that game was a very big blow to me and Fu Haifeng, which made us very regretful, very sad, and even a little desperate, but it was this defeat that made us realize that only by challenging the difficulties and facing the difficulties in a braver way could we solve the difficulties, so in the next three times to win the World Championships, including the London Olympic Games, I think this defeat is crucial for both of us." Cai Yun said.
"This ball greatly affected the badminton path of the two of us." Fu Haifeng said, "It is a very, very big regret that I did not win the game at home, but because of such a big regret and high-pressure environment, I became more mature and able to face the series of games that followed more calmly." ”
However, shortly before this interview, the opponent of that match, Quito, died of heart problems at the age of 36. "Fengyun" expressed great sadness about this, hoping that Quito's family would come out of the shadows as soon as possible, and also called on everyone to take care of their health.
What do you miss the most?
After Cai Yun retired, Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan formed a partnership to win the gold medal for the second consecutive time at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Fu Haifeng said that the two gold winning experiences in London and Rio felt different. "Because with the old Cai to win the championship, it is really from our original dream slowly step by step up, after the loss in 2008, this championship is really different." In 2016, I went back to this road with Zhang Nan and re-scored points, our ranking was not particularly good, and I thought it was an accident that I could finally win the gold medal. Fu Haifeng said.
The picture shows Cai Yun (right) / Fu Haifeng celebrating after winning the championship. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Zhenglai took the photo
Looking back on what he misses and regrets most in his career, Cai Yun admitted that because competitive sports have to pay their hearts, they have left home to play and train everywhere since they were young, and regret that they did not have much time with their families. He also hopes to take the middle school entrance examination and college entrance examination like many children of the same age, and enter the university campus to study together, "Maybe this is also a pity."
Fu Haifeng said that he missed the alarm bell in Guoyu the most. "After I retired, I missed the alarm clock in the morning even more, because I hadn't heard it for a long time, and now this sound is getting farther and farther away from me."
It is expected that The national feather will achieve a new breakthrough
Today, Cai Yun is committed to promoting the sport of public badminton, and Fu Haifeng is helping Kuniyu prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. Some fans once called "Fengyun" and Lin Dan and Bao Chunlai the F4 of the Chinese badminton world, and now with their retirement, Guoyu is calling for a new leader.
Fu Haifeng said: "[Guoyu] every event has excellent players, we hope they will break through in their own projects, because you want to be a leader, to be the leader of a team, or to use the results to speak." ”
At the Tokyo Olympics, only Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen qualified for the men's doubles event, and the rest of the men's singles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles all won full seats. "Fengyun" said bluntly that the pressure on the men's doubles in Tokyo will undoubtedly be greater.
Under the epidemic, the national feather players lack the training of international competitions, but "Fengyun" said that this is equal to all participants. Cai Yun said: "There are many coaches in the team who have participated in world competitions such as the Olympic Games, and teammates can communicate with them and release their pressure. There is also the major game is more important than determination, technical and tactical is important, but determination and confidence are the first. ”
Fu Haifeng also suggested that in the sprint stage of the Tokyo Olympic preparation, we should try to simulate the rhythm of the Olympic Games, including life, training and competition management, so that when it comes to the official competition, it will be calmly faced.
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