As the former captain of the Chinese women's table tennis team, Ding Ning has now retired to Peking University and started a new life. When we see Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and other players on the field, there will still be many fans who recall Ding Ning's style. As the fifth Grand Slam winner in the history of Chinese women's table tennis, Ding Ning's career can be described as complete, but it is also full of ups and downs, and she has gained a lot along the way. A few days ago, after retiring from the army, Ding Ning reappeared, dressed in black, she boarded the podium of Peking University and told her own grand slam road. Dressed in black, he looks very capable and shows the style of a king.
Ding Ning is the 5th Grand Slam winner of Chinese women's table tennis after Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining and Li Xiaoxia, and the former captain of Chinese women's table tennis. But just as no one can succeed casually, in fact, before Ding Ning achieved a grand slam, she also experienced many setbacks. These include defeats at the 2010 World Table Tennis Championships in Moscow and losses to Li Xiaoxia at the London Olympics. Ding Ning also thought about giving up at one point, but she finally chose to persevere, and her efforts were rewarded. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ding Ning defeated Li Xiaoxia to become a Grand Slam winner.
Ding Ning's retirement basically announced the end of an era of Chinese women's table tennis, and her original teammate Liu Shiwen is still insisting, but has faced a situation in which the main team has declined. Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen represent an era, and the two also suffered defeats at the Moscow World Table Tennis Championships. But Ding Ning eventually became a Grand Slam winner, and Liu Shiwen missed the Olympic singles competition in succession, and it was difficult to complete the grand slam. Now Ding Ning has entered the university to start a new life, Liu Shiwen is still active in the arena, and the two have different life trajectories.
A few days ago, after retiring, Ding Ning appeared again and stepped onto the podium of the Champion Lecture Hall of Peking University. Dressed in black, she looks very capable, with a bit more mature female style. She shared with her classmates at Peking University her journey as a Grand Slam player, especially about her defeat at the Moscow World Table Tennis Championships and the confusion she felt at the time. But in the end, Ding Ning chose to persevere and reaped success. Ding Ning also talked about her pride as a member of the Chinese table tennis team and her thinking about her future life path, which has benefited everyone a lot.
Although he has retired, we can still see the kingly style exuded by Ding Ning. As the strongest person in the world table tennis arena, this domineering spirit cannot be hidden and will not disappear. Even Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, who are now the core of the national table tennis women's team, have learned a lot from Ding Ning at the beginning. Competitive sports are like this, there will always be new people to replace the veteran, but the wonderful moments that the veteran has had will not be easily forgotten. Although Ding Ning left the national table tennis, her achievements will still be mentioned by everyone at any time, and everyone will recall it from time to time.
As Ding Ning said, life needs to start again, and now she has bravely embarked on a new journey in life. Her former teammates Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu have also embarked on a new journey to prepare for the Asian Games and the Paris Olympic Games. Different stages, different paths, what remains unchanged is the spirit of courage to challenge.