Table tennis is known as the "national ball" of the mainland, and the Chinese table tennis team has won numerous honors in this sport, which is truly the world's first. Since the official establishment of National Table Tennis in 1952, some genius figures have appeared at every stage, and Guo Yue is such an athlete.
Guo Yue joined the national team in 1999, she not only has superb ball skills, but also always has a strength to never admit defeat, once considered to be the next "big devil" of the national table tennis women's team after Zhang Yining. During the national table tennis period, Guo Yue also proved his strength with results, but what everyone did not expect was that Guo Yue chose to retire at his peak. What is the reason for this? How is Guo Yue doing after retiring?
Genius ping pong girl
Guo Yue, a "genius girl" with a terrifying talent in the field of table tennis, was born in 1988 and her hometown is Anshan City, Liaoning Province. Guo Yue was actually very weak when she was a child, and she couldn't see any athletic talent at all, and even she first went to play table tennis not because of talent, but Guo Yue's father felt that the child was always so weak that he couldn't help it, so he took Guo Yue to play table tennis to exercise. At that time, Guo Yue was only 6 years old, and at that time she did not know what kind of fate she would have with table tennis.
In 1997, Guo Yue won the championship in the table tennis competition in Liaoning Province, and was successfully favored by the provincial sports school, inviting her to the sports school for professional training. After entering the sports school, Guo Yue's ball skills began to improve by leaps and bounds, and her talent in table tennis gradually showed, and among her peers, Guo Yue was almost a rare opponent. 1999 was the year that changed Guo Yue's life. This year, the national team organized competitions across the country and began to select powerful young players from all over the country to select successors for the future national table tennis. Guo Yue naturally also participated in this competition, and she defeated outstanding players from all over the country in the arena and successfully won the championship. In a joke, it's easy to win the world championship, but it's really harder to win the national championship.
Guo Yue's ball style is very fierce, and her eyes will become extremely sharp when standing at the table, which makes people shudder. This is the necessary temperament of an excellent athlete, with perseverance, not admitting defeat, not fearful. Guo Yue, who won the national championship, began to enter the second national table tennis team for intensive training, and in the same year she also participated in an Asian Invitational Tournament and successfully won the championship, this little girl who was only 11 years old successfully made everyone remember herself, at that time Guo Yue was already considered by many to be the most talented table tennis player in China in the future.
After entering the national table tennis Guo Yue's ability has been the greatest tap, she has a capable short hair, clean when playing, more capable than many young men, plus the personality is not like a girl, "tomboy" has gradually become what people call her. In 2004, Guo Yue finally had the opportunity to represent China in the World Table Tennis Championships, this competition directly determined Guo Yue's future development path, whether she is just a very good person in table tennis, or as people say, is a table tennis genius who can surpass age and experience. It turns out that Guo Yue did not live up to people's expectations, and she won the Doha World Table Tennis Championships in one fell swoop, becoming the youngest world champion. At this time, Guo Yue was only 16 years old, and if she had not played table tennis, she would still be a little girl in high school.
Unexpected retirement
She won her first Olympic gold medal in 2008 and another gold medal at London 2012. During her table tennis career, Guo Yue won a total of 30 doubles titles and 6 singles titles. At that time, many people thought that Guo Yue would be the next big devil of national table tennis after Zhang Yining, but in 2014, Guo Yue, who was still at his peak, suddenly retired all of them and became the coach of Liaoning women's table tennis in December of the same year.
Guo Yue's retirement is something that no one expected, table tennis players can be regarded as a golden period at the age of 30, why did Guo Yue, who was only 26 years old, retire? Later, someone gave the reason, although Guo Yue was not old at the time, her cervical spine had been severely damaged due to years of training, and her injury caused her to fluctuate and she could not continue to participate in the heavy table tennis competition.
Life after retirement
After retiring, Guo Yue did not completely break off from table tennis, she continued to shine in the coaching position, and for Guo Yue herself, she has another dream, that is, to make up for the shortcomings of her insufficient knowledge base by entering university. The best way to face the trough is to find a new exit and break through it, Guo Yue is also unambiguous on the road to study, her goal is very big, the finance department of Tsinghua University.
Whether playing ball or studying, it is a very testing thing, and Guo Yue is not lacking in the courage to fight to the end, in July 2015, a year after retiring Guo Yue brought good news, she successfully got the admission letter of the MBA in finance from the university.
Guo Yue, who was admitted to university, once again used her grades to tell people that gold can shine anywhere, and she still has many dreams that she can pursue after retiring from the front line. Because she doesn't have to train every day, Guo Yue also has more time to dress herself, and she has changed from a "tomboy" to a goddess of white rich beauty. She participated in some activities, during which she had long hair and elegant demeanor, and netizens shouted that Guo Yue seemed to have changed someone.
Later, Guo Yue successfully obtained a degree and found a high-paying job at a well-known banking regulatory institution, and will later show his value in other fields. In terms of feelings, Guo Yue also met a boyfriend who is also a research institute, and the two have a good relationship and develop and progress together. When asked if she has any plans to get married in the near future, Guo Yue said that she is not in a hurry to get married now, and will wait until she gets better before considering marriage.