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Chen Yongyan, her husband Li Ning and a pair of children
Chen Yongyan, the wife of li ning, a gymnastics prince and entrepreneur, was born in 1962 in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In 1993, Chen Yongyan and Li Ning held a wedding, and after the marriage, they gave birth to a son Li Xiaoning.
In 2006, at the age of 44, Chen Yongyan ventured to give birth to her husband's daughter Li Xiaoyan.
From the prince of gymnastics to the famous entrepreneur, Li Ning has experienced too many ups and downs, and Chen Yongyan has witnessed her husband's tears and heartache...
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Chen Yongyan is 1 year older than Li Ning, and her parents are both intellectuals. She began practicing gymnastics at the age of 7 and was selected for the Guangxi Gymnastics Team in 1972. Here, Chen Yongyan met Li Ning, a lifelong confidant.
From left to right: Li Ning and teammates Tong Fei and Lou Yun
Born in 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Li Ning's father, Li Shibo, was a primary school music teacher and his mother, Qin Zhenmei, taught Chinese in primary school.
Li Ning, who has an older brother above and a younger sister below, was selected for the Guangxi Gymnastics Team in 1971, a year before Chen Yongyan. Chen Yongyan and Li Ning formed an unbreakable friendship.
In 1979, Chen Yongyan was selected for the national gymnastics team, and Li Ning remained in the Guangxi gymnastics team.
In order to follow in the footsteps of Chen Yongyan's career, Li Ning trained harder, and in 1980, Li Ning was also selected for the national gymnastics team, and the two met in Beijing.
Chen Yongyan is a beautiful and gentle personality, the main member of the national gymnastics women's team, and once served as the captain of the Chinese women's gymnastics team.
Chen Yongyan
In 1980, Chen Yongyan participated in the Hartford International Gymnastics Invitational Tournament in the United States, winning the third place in the all-around and the second place in the uneven bars.
In 1982, at the Gymnastics World Cup, Li Ning won 6 gold medals in the all-around, horizontal bar, parallel bars and other gold medals, shocking the world sports world, and the Chinese and foreign media praised him as the "prince of gymnastics".
In the same year, the 9th Asian Games started in New Delhi, India, and Chen Yongyan and Li Ning both played for the national team.
As a result, Chen Yongyan won the women's gymnastics all-around championship and was praised by the media as the "Asian gymnastics princess".
At the New Delhi Games, Li Ning also achieved brilliant results, winning the men's gymnastics all-around championship.
On a flight back to Beijing from New Delhi, Chen Yongyan and Li Ning sat in the last row of the airport. At this time, Li Ning was already 19 years old, and Chen Yongyan was also 20 years old.
Li Ning won the moment at the Los Angeles Olympics
Li Ning with his parents
In fact, the two have long admired each other in their hearts, but they have not broken through this layer of window paper. Li Ning was worried about missing Chen Yongyan and bravely confessed to her. Ten thousand meters in the air, witnessed the birth of the love between the two.
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Chen Yongyan, the captain of the Chinese women's gymnastics team, led the team members to win the team bronze medal.
Li Ning once again created brilliant, winning 3 gold medals in free gymnastics, hoops and pommel horse, as well as 2 silver medals in vaulting and men's teams, and individual all-around bronze medals, becoming the athlete with the most medals won at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
His 4 movements were named by the International Sports Federation: hanging ring Li Ning swing, parallel bar Li Ning big slalom and so on.
Due to his excellent results, Li Ning was elected as one of the world's top ten athletes in 1984.
Li Ning on the New Year painting
Bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, Li Ning became an idol of the whole people, and New Year paintings and postcards printed with his head were popular in the land of Shenzhou.
After the Olympics, the 22-year-old Chen Yongyan retired, and her relationship with Li Ning was also made public. Sports fans and the media blessed the "gymnastics princess" and "gymnastics prince", praising their love as the best combination.
After Chen Yongyan retired from the army, she entered the university for further study, and Li Ning still trained on the national gymnastics team.
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Due to his age and the old injuries on his body, Li Ning's body was sore when he trained at a large intensity, and his recovery was slow.
In 1987, Li Ning did not receive systematic training for 10 consecutive months due to shoulder and elbow injuries. However, in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, the relevant departments still let Li Ning, who was not trained systematically, play for the sake of safety.
They believe that the gymnastics referee scored impression points, and Li Ning was well known, as long as he did not make mistakes in the referee, he would score high scores.
Li ning
However, at the Seoul Olympics, the 25-year-old Li Ning made frequent mistakes. On September 20, during the ring race, Li Ning fell down, and one foot was still hanging on the ring. When Li Ning stood up, he still had a smile on his face.
Then in the pommel horse race, Li Ning fell off the saddle horse while doing the "Thomas full rotation" action. In the following men's team match, Li Ning and his teammates made mistakes.
At the Seoul Olympics, Li Ning did not win a medal. In fact, Li Ning's heart is depressed, and he shed sad tears when he is alone.
After returning to China, many sports fans frantically attacked Li Ning, and some accused Li Ning of falling off the hoop, why did he stand up and laugh? Say he has no shame. Some called him "gymnastics dead son".
There are also overly aggressive sports fans who send ropes and blades to Li Ning, and Li Ning is under tremendous pressure.
Li Ning with gymnastics coach Li Yuejiu
After the Olympic Games, when Li Ning returned to his hometown of Liuzhou, someone secretly smashed the window glass of his house. When Chen Yongyan came to visit her boyfriend, Li Ning shed tears of heartache.
Chen Yongyan did not know how to comfort Li Ning, at this time any language was pale, and she accompanied Li Ning to tears.
In December 1988, Li Ning regrettably retired from the national gymnastics team. At that time, Li Ning could be a coach, a civil servant, and a university for further study, but he chose to go to Jianlibao Company in Sanshui, Guangdong Province.
Chairman Li Jingwei admired Li Ning very much and asked him to be his assistant.
Chen Yongyan went to Los Angeles at the invitation of a friend to develop, where she founded the Li Ning International Gymnastics Academy and served as the general manager.
In the following years, Chen Yongyan and Li Ningju were less and more distant. In order to save money, they were reluctant to make cross-oceanic phone calls, and the two wrote letters to each other.
Li ning
Chen Yongyan encountered many difficulties in the process of starting a business in the United States, but she felt that Li Ning was not easy and never complained to her boyfriend in the letter.
When she was vulnerable, Chen Yongyan cried alone in the dark night, and after the tears vented her troubles and confusion, she had the motivation to fight again.
At that time, Chen Yongyan thought like this: If Li Ning's development in China is not smooth, let him come to the United States, and the two will run a gymnastics academy together.
After several years of hard work, Li Ning International Gymnastics Academy has entered a virtuous circle, and Chen Yongyan has a small surplus around her.
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In 1990, Li Ning offered his resignation to Li Jingwei to establish a gymnastics school in China. Lee proposed that he start a sporting goods company.
Li Jingwei said: The company is named after you, and no one in the world knows you, so even the advertising fee is saved.
Young Chen Yongyan (photo, 1993)
Li Jingwei's words reached Li Ning's heart, and a strong sense of national self-esteem surged into his heart.
In the past, Li Ning went abroad to compete, saw the sports clothing produced in China, was sold cheaply by foreigners on the street, 1 yuan 1 piece has not been bought, he decided to create a brand clothing.
In 1990, Li Ning established Li Ning Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. in Guangdong, but he had no funds around him, and Chen Yongyan gave all his savings to Li Ning, which was not enough to plug his teeth.
In this case, Li Jingwei invested 16 million yuan in Li Ning's company, and the company was finally officially launched.
In 1992, Chen Yongyan was 30 years old, and she belonged to the older youth in that era. The parents are very anxious and worried that their daughter's relationship with Li Ning will change.
Li Ning in the early days of entrepreneurship
The people around her were also anxious for Chen Yongyan and advised her to handle the marriage as soon as possible. Chen Yongyan understands Li Ning, the company has just begun to operate, he has to worry about all aspects, where is the time to consider marriage?
In 1993, Li Ning's company entered a virtuous circle, and he felt that it was time to give his girlfriend a wedding. So in 1993, Chen Yongyan and Li Ning held a wedding.
After marriage, Chen Yongyan still went to the United States to run a gymnastics college, Li Ning ran the company in China, and the couple lived across borders for many years.
In 1995, her mother-in-law died of illness, and Chen Yongyan rushed back to Liuzhou to mourn. Li Ning cried very sadly in front of the portrait of his mother, who was only in her early 50s and had left too early.
Li Ning left home since he was a child and did not perform filial piety in front of his mother, and he felt ashamed of his mother. After her mother left, Li Ning transplanted all the love for her mother to her father.
Chen Yongyan with Li Ning and his son
Chen Yongyan also treated her father-in-law kindly, and every time she returned to China, she had to bring gifts to her father-in-law and invite him to go out to dinner together.
The father-in-law's greatest wish is to see Chen Yongyan and Li Ning give birth to a baby early. In 1998, Chen Yongyan was 36 years old, and she discussed with Li Ning: the career can never be finished, and if it continues like this, we can't have a baby at the age of 50, so let's not let the old man worry about it.
In fact, Li Ning had long hoped that his wife would have a baby, but he knew that his wife's enterprising spirit was also very strong, so he did not give birth.
Now that Chen Yongyan had proposed it, Li Ning naturally couldn't ask for it. On May 18, 1999, Chen Yongyan gave birth to her son Li Xiaoning.
After becoming a mother, Chen Yongyan's thinking changed completely, and she did not want to take her son and her husband to live across borders. The son has been living abroad for a long time, and Li Ning is working hard at home, which is not conducive to the healthy growth of the son.
Li ning
So after becoming a mother, Chen Yongyan transferred the gymnastics academy in the United States, and she took her son to live with her husband in Guangdong, and the couple finally stopped living apart.
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In 2004, when her son was 5 years old and began kindergarten, Chen Yongyan was freed from heavy housework. She was originally a professional woman and was eager to re-enter the workplace.
So Li Ning asked his wife to enter the company to help, and Chen Yongyan had a lot of management talent and wanted to run the company with her husband.
But Li Ning has concerns: he has seen some couples jointly manage the company, and the two sides often disagree because of their work, some quarrel, and even divorce, and the company has fallen apart.
If a business wants to become bigger, it must not open a mom-and-pop shop. Li Ning told his wife truthfully about his concerns, and Chen Yongyan had a small pimple in her heart at first, and gradually she was relieved.
Li Ning lit the flame at the Beijing Olympics
In 2005, Chen Yongyan accidentally became pregnant. By this time she was 43 years old, pregnant in middle age, and there were huge risks for both adults and fetuses.
The doctor advised Chen Yongyan: It is best not to be a mother at such an old age. However, Chen Yongyan knows that her husband likes children and hopes to have two babies and let her son have a companion.
So Chen Yongyan decided to risk pregnancy. Li Ning was afraid of what accident his wife had, and said: If you are a few years younger, I support you in having a second-born baby, and now that you are 43 years old, I am not sure in my heart.
Chen Yongyan replied: I am an athlete, and my physical fitness is good, don't worry.
During pregnancy, Chen Yongyan's reaction was quite serious, especially the morning sickness was severe, and sometimes even the bile was vomited out. Li Ning is distressed about his wife, and as long as he is at home, he will patiently take care of her. Every other month, Li Ning also accompanies his wife to the hospital for a fetal examination.
Every time they get the normal examination report of the fetus, Li Ning and Chen Yongyan will have a little ease in their hearts.
Li Ning couple with baby
In 2006, Chen Yongyan gave birth to her daughter Li Xiaoyan. The wife gave birth to no small matters, Li Ning put down his busy work and took care of his wife at home for a week.
Due to the advanced age of pregnancy, the progesterone in Chen Yongyan's body dropped sharply, and her mood fluctuated. Li Ning learned all this from the obstetrician and gave his wife great tolerance.
Therefore, Chen Yongyan did not have postpartum depressive symptoms and smoothly passed this special period of life.
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After becoming a mother of a pair of children, Chen Yongyan devoted all her time and energy to the family to create a solid rear for Li Ning. Li Ning knew that his wife had sacrificed a lot for this family, giving her the greatest sense of security.
According to authoritative media reports, in February 2020, Li Ning's wealth reached 11 billion yuan, and he was successfully selected into the Hurun Global Rich List.
Li ning
Although he was well-worthed, Li Ning's attitude toward his wife did not change at all: if there was no special socializing, he insisted on going home for dinner at night. He was clean and never met alone with the opposite sex.
After many years of marriage, Li Ning has never had a scandal.
Sometimes important customers are invited, and Li Ning will let his wife accompany him to attend. Walking together, they will also habitually hold hands and clasp their fingers.
Many people say that Chen Yongyan married well, married to love, and married to happiness. It is undeniable that Li Ning is a good man with high character and a sense of family responsibility.
But Chen Yongyan also has her own charm and wisdom, and has paid a lot in marriage. In order to get love, you must first give love, there is never one-sided love, love is mutual.
Li Ning and his father
Li Ning with a pair of children
Chen Yongyan is not only a good wife, but also a good daughter-in-law. When her father-in-law was nearly 80 years old, Li Ning was busy at work, and she often took her children to Liuzhou to visit the elderly. After her father-in-law reached old age, she took her father-in-law to live with her.
The old man has his own living habits, loves to nag on weekdays, and Chen Yongyan never gets tired. To the eldest uncle and sister-in-law, Chen Yongyan also gave love. What economic difficulties encountered in their family, Chen Yongyan was more anxious than Li Ning, and tried to help solve them at the first time.
Sometimes relatives from the in-laws' family came to the house, and Chen Yongyan also treated them warmly, never letting her husband lose face. Therefore, the people on the in-law's side of the family respect Chen Yongyan, and all this has won Chen Yongyan the love of Li Ning.
In May 2022, their son Li Xiaoning has gone to college, and their daughter Li Xiaoyan has also gone to middle school. The marriage between Chen Yongyan and Li Ning has always been happy and stable, and the two can be called a real couple in distress and love.
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