Table tennis fans over 50 years old must be familiar with the name Ni Xialian. Forty years ago, Ni Xialian was a well-known existence in the mainland table tennis arena. Together with Cao Yanhua, Geng Lijuan and Tong Ling, she is also known as the "Four Masters" of Chinese women's table tennis. However, what is amazing is that for other teammates of the same generation, when table tennis has long become a distant memory, Ni Xialian is still competing in the table tennis field at the age of grandma, and the technique and action are not inferior to the young players. She really managed to enjoy ping pong.
Ni Xialian
30 years ago, Ni Xialian and her husband Lin Hongwei went to Germany and signed a contract with Bayer AG Club, playing invincible hands in Germany. Ni Xialian received invitations from many European countries, and finally she chose Luxembourg. He also represented Luxembourg in international competitions with a brilliant record. The most recent competition was the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, where she and her teammates worked together to win a valuable bronze medal, which is also the first World Table Tennis Championships medal in the history of Luxembourg table tennis.
Ni Xialian
Recently, a reporter interviewed her at her home in Luxembourg
Ni Xialian lives in a villa
Located on a scenic hillside in Luxembourg, Ni Xialian's home is a villa of more than 700 square meters. The villa has a total of five floors, because the villa is built by the mountain, there are two floors below the door, a spacious and simple living room, not gorgeous but very warmly furnished, very homely. On the second floor there is a spacious ping-pong practice room, which is of course essential, and the entire wall is covered with photos of her past competition awards.
Spacious living room
Spacious living room
Table tennis room
Collectible wine ware glass
Fine porcelain
During the interview, Ni Xialian spoke her hometown Shanghainese to introduce to the reporter the functions of each floor of her home, the large cabinet, all the collection of wine cups, and all kinds of exquisite porcelain. It can be seen that Teacher Ni's life is still very exquisite.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
She and her ex-husband's teammates chose to settle in Luxembourg after careful consideration. Luxembourg is a small European country with a beautiful environment, developed economy and little competitive pressure. Moreover, the Luxembourg government is also thirsty for sports talents, and the conditions are also very good. In Luxembourg, Ni Xialian is regarded as a national treasure athlete. She also really fought for the invincible hand in Europe. When it came to going abroad, it was also a helpless but wise choice. Chinese table tennis players are full of talent, and the top players behind her put a lot of pressure on her, seeing that it is difficult to compete for the national team, but she refuses to accept defeat. I had to choose to go abroad.
Ni Xialian
Ni Xialian
Ni Xialian began to practice table tennis at the age of 13 when she entered Shanghai Sports School, and went abroad at the age of 26 and is still 60 years old. Whether it is a game or personal emotions, it can be regarded as going through ups and downs. After going abroad, for various reasons, she divorced her ex-husband, until she met her foreign coach and began her second marriage life, and now she has a happy family and a successful career. It was all earned by her wisdom and sweat. Let's all bless her!
Ni Xialian and her husband