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Wang Zhizhi
Wang Zhizhi is a basketball superstar with yao Ming, who won the eighth place at the Atlanta Olympic Games and the eighth place in the Beijing Olympic Games as the main center. He also won the basketball championship at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok with his teammates.
Wang Zhizhi has a flexible pace and a fierce attack, and is known as the "Moving Great Wall" on the basketball court with Yao Ming and Battle.
Wang Zhizhi is also the first player in Chinese basketball to enter the NBA and has been elected as one of the top 50 outstanding figures in Chinese basketball.
Wang Zhizhi had a failed marriage, and had a son Wang Xilin with his ex-wife Song Yang, and Wang Xilin, who is now 2.10 meters tall, is also a small giant in the basketball world.
In May 2019, Wang Zhizhi remarried with Zhou Lei, a post-90s beauty host, in Chengdu...
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5-year-old Wang Zhizhi (august 1982)
Wang Zhizhi was born in Beijing in 1977 and is 2.12 meters tall. He is the only son in the family, and his father, Wang Weijun, is 1.96 meters tall and was the main center of the Beijing men's basketball team. Wang Zhizhi's mother, Ren Huanzhen, is 1.87 meters tall and was the main player of the Chinese women's basketball team when she was young.
Wang Zhizhi inherited the excellent sports genes of his parents, and when he was two years old, he was taller than children of the same age, and everyone affectionately called him "Dazhi".
Wang Weijun graduated from Beijing Normal University in the 1960s, read a large number of Chinese and foreign masterpieces, and had a high literary accomplishment. In Lu Xun's article "On the Need to Slow Down the Journey of 'Fei Erpolai'", there is a word "Zhizhi", which means to govern the country to the extreme.
Wang Weijun especially liked this word, so he named his son Wang Zhizhi, implying that his son would make a difference in the future.
In 1985, wang Zhizhi reached a height of 1.52 meters at the age of 8 and showed great interest in basketball. At that time, Wang Weijun had long since retired from the military and worked as a coach at the Workers' Stadium Basketball Sports School, so he took his son to the sports school to practice basketball.
Early years of Wang Zhizhi (6th right)
Wang Zhizhi attends cultural classes at school in the morning and basketball in the afternoon. His family lives near the Xiannongtan temple in Beijing, and to go to the sports school is to go around most of the city of Beijing.
After Wang Zhizhi had lunch at school, Ren Huanzhen took his son to the bus station on a bicycle and asked Wang Zhizhi to take the bus to the sports school by himself, and he had to change the bus two or three times on the way.
After the evening training, Wang Weijun used a bicycle to carry his son home.
In 1989, the 12-year-old Wang Zhizhi had reached 1.96 meters in height, while the height in the bus car was only 1.90 meters, so it was difficult for him to take the bus, so he went to the sports school by bicycle instead.
Wang Weijun is particularly strict with his son, sometimes the children play together, or can not complete the training task, Wang Weijun will take his son to open the knife, smash him with the ball to run all over the field, and punish him for extra training.
After Wang Zhizhi returned home, he tearfully complained to his mother, and Ren Huanzhen and her husband had one heart: Since practicing basketball must be practiced well, it is better not to practice well than not to practice, and how can athletes become talents without suffering?
Wang Zhizhi and his mother Ren Huanzhen
After some enlightenment from his mother, Wang Zhizhi no longer resisted his father in his heart and trained more actively.
At the age of 13, Wang Zhizhi participated in the Beijing Amateur Sports School Junior Group B Basketball Competition and won the fourth place with his teammates. During the game, Wang Zhizhi accidentally broke his foot, and when he returned home, his parents looked at his swollen purple ankle and cried with pain.
Instead, Wang Zhizhi comforted his parents: Don't you always teach me to suffer? What's the point of this?
In 1991, at the age of 14, Wang Zhizhi was selected for the Bayi Youth Men's Basketball Team. At that time, the training base was in Hongshan Pass, Haidian District, nearly 30 kilometers from Wang Zhizhi's home. Wang Zhizhi also did not go home on Sundays, practicing long-distance shooting in the basketball gym alone.
Wang Weijun and his wife rode a bicycle to see him, saw their son shooting alone in the basketball hall, and the couple also went in to practice with their son.
In the early years, Wang Zhizhi
Wang Weijun patted the basketball to go to the basket, and was slapped by his son and covered his hat, and he shouted in applause. The couple practiced with their son for more than two hours, and the family of three went out to eat.
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In 1994, Wang Zhizhi was selected for the national basketball team. In July of the following year, at the World Junior Men's Basketball Championship in Greece, he finished 9th with the players.
Wang Zhizhi ranked second in total points among all the players, ranked first in the number of blocks, was elected as the best center, and was awarded the king of blocks.
In 1996, Wang Zhizhi accompanied the team to the Atlanta Olympic Games. At the age of just 19, he served as the main center of the Chinese team, and his performance was extremely eye-catching, and finally the Chinese men's basketball team achieved a good result of 8th place.
Wang Zhizhi at the Olympics in Atlanta
In the game, Wang Zhizhi also covered the hats of David Robinson and Kukoc, which attracted the attention of the world basketball world.
After the game, 6 universities in the United States issued invitations to Wang Zhizhi, expressing their willingness to provide him with full scholarships. Wang Zhizhi and his parents were not impressed and continued to work in China.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming went out hand in hand. Although the Chinese men's basketball team's performance was not ideal, Wang Zhizhi performed well, and in the match against New Zealand, he scored a game-high 19 points, and grabbed 5 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Two months later, in November 2000, the media suddenly broke the news of Wang Zhizhi's marriage, which surprised fans.
At that time, Wang Zhizhi was only 23 years old, why did he get married so early? Who is his wife?
It turned out that Wang Zhizhi's wife was named Song Yang, 3 years older than Wang Zhizhi, and was born in Haicheng, Liaoning In 1974. Song Yang had a failed marriage, and his father was a high-ranking cadre in the army. Song Yang runs a real estate business in Haicheng and is rich.
Wang Zhizhi and Song Yang
According to media reports at the time, the acquaintance between Wang Zhizhi and Song Yang was full of drama. It was May 2000, and Wang Zhizhi went to pick up a friend at the capital airport, and when he tried to call his friend, he found that the mobile phone was out of power.
Wang Zhizhi looked for someone to change his change to make a coin-operated call, and he locked his eyes on a girl dressed in red not far away. The girl was making a phone call with her mobile phone, and after the other party hung up, Wang Zhizhi offered to exchange change for her.
The girl graciously handed the mobile phone to Wang Zhizhi and asked him to call directly.
Wang Zhizhi called his friend, returned the phone to the girl, and said gratefully: Thank you for not treating me as a liar.
The girl smiled: Who doesn't know you, you are the famous Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi shyly said goodbye to the girl, and the two have never been in contact since.
Soon, Wang Zhizhi was invited to a friend's party and met the girl who lent him his mobile phone. Wang Zhizhi knew that the girl's name was Song Yang, and she was a cool and heroic business elite.
Wang Zhizhi and Song Yang
Song Yang was beautiful, lively and generous, leaving a good impression on Wang Zhizhi.
Wang Zhizhi is at the age of the beginning of his love sinus, and his inner love for Song Yang grows vigorously like a willow branch in spring. Then he began to pursue Song Yang. Song Yang also admired the basketball superstar, and the two soon fell in love.
After Wang Zhizhi informed his parents of the relationship, Wang Weijun and his wife were somewhat dissatisfied: first, the son was only 23 years old and fell in love a little early; second, Song Yang was 3 years older than his son and had divorced.
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Wang Weijun and his wife seriously had a conversation with their son: marriage is sacred, if you want to fall in love, you must run to get married, and you will be responsible for the woman for a lifetime.
Parents asked Wang Zhizhi: Do you really love Song Yang? Wang Zhizhi sincerely told his parents: Originally I planned to fall in love and get married at the age of 28, but now that I have met Song Yang, I want to get married early. Mom and Dad, I'm not an abusive person, please support me.
Wang Zhizhi played in the NBA
Wang Weijun and Ren Huanzhen have always been very open-minded, and since their sons are sincere to Song Yang, they in turn express their support.
In November 2000, Wang Zhizhi and Song Yang were married in Beijing.
The two did not have a wedding, and even their teammates did not know that Wang Zhizhi was married. Song Yang also did not appear in public at the same time as Wang Zhizhi, so not many people knew the fact that Wang Zhizhi was married.
In January 2001, the Dallas Mavericks in the United States issued an invitation to Wang Zhizhi, who had concerns, worried that going to the superstar-studded NBA would not adapt, and was afraid that he would feel lonely without relatives there.
Song Yang accompanied Wang Zhizhi to the United States to explore.
Wang's run in the NBA hasn't been very smooth, playing with the Dallas Mavericks for nearly two years and earning only $480,000.
Wang Zhizhi and his son
In 2002, Wang moved to the Los Angeles Clippers, where his revenue rose to $2.1 million.
Later, Wang Zhizhi transferred to the Miami Heat, and his income dropped to $600,000. In 2003, Mr. Wang bought a property in Los Angeles for $2.7 million.
In order to facilitate training, Wang Zhizhi also bought two high-end cars, and the money he earned from playing ball was basically spent.
In April 2004, Song Yang gave birth to his son Wang Xilin in Los Angeles. She took out her pre-marriage savings to keep the family running.
In Los Angeles, Wang Zhizhi and Jet Li were neighbors, and he had met Jet Li in the courtyard, and the two had a pleasant exchange.
In addition to not going well in the NBA, Wang Zhizhi has another center of gravity. As early as May 2002, according to the agreement signed between the Chinese Basketball Association and the American Mavericks, Wang Zhizhi should return to China to prepare for the World Championships.
Wang Zhizhi
But Wang Zhizhi was worried that he would lose the position of the American Mavericks after returning to China, and because others were very simple and thought things were somewhat simple, he did not return to China.
Soon, Vlad, a female reporter of the Dallas Morning News in the United States, wrote a fake report to attract attention, saying that Wang Zhizhi was stuck in the United States and wanted to confront the Chinese Basketball Association.
Although Wang Zhizhi immediately debunked the rumors through the Sports Weekly, the situation began to deteriorate. On July 17, Kuang Lubin, the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team, and Adi Jiang, the coach of the Bayi men's basketball team, rushed to the United States to persuade Wang Zhizhi to return to China.
As a result, Wang Zhizhi only met with Adi Jiang and asked him to hand Kuang Lubin a letter. After Kuang Rubin read the letter, he was a little angry.
On October 9 of this year, the Chinese men's basketball team expelled Wang Zhizhi from the national team. For a time, Wang Zhizhi was pushed to the cusp of public opinion, which was the price Wang Zhizhi paid in the process of growing up.
Wang Zhizhi and his mentor Kuang Lubin
After calming down, Wang Zhizhi felt that his approach was inappropriate, and he also regretted his original impulse, which became a knot in his heart.
In April 2004, after the birth of his son Wang Xilin in Los Angeles, Wang Zhizhi's psychology suddenly matured a lot.
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On May 17, 2005, Wang Zhizhi contacted his mentor Kuang Lubin through Xinhua reporter Liang Xiyi and expressed his desire to return to China to serve.
Kuang Lubin has already forgiven Wang Zhizhi, saying that the door of the national team is always open to you.
In July of that year, Wang Zhizhi's contract with the Miami Heat expired, and he rejected the olive branch extended by many NBA teams, single-mindedly wanting to return to China, but still had various concerns in his heart.
Wang Zhizhi and Battle
In February 2006, Li Yuanwei, director of the Basketball Management Center, rushed to the United States and communicated with Wang Zhizhi three times, dispelling all his concerns.
On April 10 of that year, Wang Zhizhi returned to China with his wife and children. The coach and teammates did not look at Wang Zhizhi differently and welcomed him warmly with open arms.
Wang Zhizhi burst into tears, and at that moment he felt that he had completely matured and grown up. He warned himself in his heart: We must cherish the opportunity and win glory for the country.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Wang Zhizhi cooperated sincerely with his teammates and dared to fight, and the result was that the Chinese men's basketball team achieved a good result of eighth place. Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming became the twin towers of the Chinese men's basketball team, which is well-known at home and abroad.
At the 2012 London Olympics, this was Wang Zhizhi's fourth olympic representation for the national team. Although the Chinese team did not perform well, Wang Zhizhi performed well and was highly praised by the fans.
Wang Zhizhi and his son
In July 2016, the 39-year-old Wang Zhizhi officially retired. In Wang Zhizhi's stormy sports career, Song Yang has always been with him.
When she gave up her career, she went abroad to accompany her husband. During his time abroad, Song Yang devoted himself to being a housewife and supported a family for Wang Zhizhi.
It should be said that Song Yang paid a lot in this marriage. However, love is easy to get along with, the distractions of life trivialities, the differences in educating sons, and the collision of personalities and life concepts have brought various troubles to Wang Zhizhi and Song Yang.
After Wang Zhizhi retired, his mood was once very disappointed, which brought greater estrangement to the couple. In the year of Wang Zhizhi's retirement, he divorced Song Yang, and his son was raised by the two of them.
In 2018, Wang Zhizhi accepted the invitation of the Bayi Nanchang team to serve as the head coach of the team.
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Soon, when Wang Zhizhi attended the party, he met the beautiful host Zhou Lei. Zhou Lei, 13 years younger than Wang Zhizhi, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan in 1990 and graduated from the School of Film and Television of Sichuan Normal University. During college, she hosted "One Horse First" on Chengdu TV.
Zhou Lei
Zhou Lei and Ma Weidu
In 2011, Zhou Lei joined Guangxi Television and has hosted many programs such as "Love is You", "Challenge the Champion King", "Collecting Ma Weidu", "The Forefront of the Rule of Law", "Happy New Challenge", "Guangxi Who Knows best" and so on, which has a certain influence in the industry.
Wang Zhizhi loves Zhou Lei's youthful beauty and liveliness and cheerfulness, and Zhou Lei worships the famous Wang Zhizhi, and the two have a good feeling for each other the first time they meet.
Wang Zhizhi was at the height of a man's youth, and after his divorce, his parents and relatives and friends wanted him to start a family again. After meeting Zhou Lei, Wang Zhizhi's desire to remarry became stronger and stronger.
Under his pursuit, the two soon fell in love. In the winter of 2018, Wang Zhizhi and Zhou Lei received a license to marry in Beijing.
In May 2019, the two held a low-key wedding in Chengdu. Wang Zhizhi's son, Wang Xilin, is 15 years old and did not attend his father's wedding.
Wang Zhizhi and Zhou Lei
Someone took a photo of Ma Weidu attending the wedding. I don't know if Wang Xilin supports his father's remarriage, and I don't know if there will be a gap between father and son?
After marriage, Zhou Lei entered the School of Arts of Peking University for graduate school, and Wang Zhizhi taught in Beijing, and the couple reunited.
In 2020, the Bayi Nanchang team was disbanded, and Wang Zhizhi entered the basketball teaching and research department of the Military Sports Training Center as a coach. Although these players are not professional athletes and have no performance requirements, Wang Zhizhi is still very responsible with his love of basketball.
In 2022, Wang Zhizhi's son Wang Xilin is 18 years old, with a height of 2.10 meters and a weight of 260 pounds, and is praised by the media as a "little giant in the basketball world".
Wang Xilin is also undergoing basketball training, and many fans have high expectations of him, hoping that he will be polished to become "Wang Zhizhi second".
Wang Xilin
Wang Zhizhi's career and life journey have been bumpy and tortuous, and he has experienced ups and downs along the way. Having had the pain of divorce, he gained a happy marriage when he reached middle age.
His son Wang Xilin is thriving, and Wang Zhizhi has good hopes for his son's future.
Wang Zhizhi's second wife, Zhou Lei, is a post-90s, and I hope that after he and Zhou Lei have a baby, they can manage the marriage well with heart and affection, and carry out the marriage to the end!
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