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After winning the women's singles table tennis championship at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the "big devil" Zhang Yining announced his departure from the team, and many Chinese people regretted the news.
But later, because no one in the women's table tennis team could come out to fill the vacancy of Zhang Yining's departure, resulting in a very serious decline in Chinese women's table tennis results, coupled with the London Olympics soon, many people pinned their hopes on Zhang Yining's comeback.
It's just that Zhang Yining had just been married for a few years at that time, and was busy giving birth, and he definitely couldn't respond to this call, but fortunately, later Chinese women's table tennis played well in the London Olympics, and this incident became a small episode in the history of Chinese table tennis.
Today, let's take a look at the athletes who have had the experience of "refusing to play for their country".
Zhu Ting
Recently, the Chinese women's volleyball team suddenly announced that player Zhu Ting could not return to the team temporarily, which caused widespread speculation from the outside world.
In fact, there are many reasons for Zhu Ting's departure.
First of all, Zhu Ting's old injury has not healed, and she has been recovering in Italy since the Tokyo Olympics.
A 29-year-old female volleyball player, after years of high-intensity training, physical injuries are inevitable, Zhu Ting this time the injury is more serious, at least two or three years to fully recover.
At present, she is still in the recovery stage and cannot return to the field immediately, and a smooth transition in the Italian league is Zhu Ting's best choice at present.
Secondly, the national team coach has been changed, Zhu Ting is no longer adapted to the new training system, and the new coach will bring new tactical ideas and training methods, which require athletes to adapt.
And Zhu Ting already has a stable life in Italy, and it is a better choice for her to adjust at this time and recover from her injuries in a familiar environment.
Moreover, the rise of newcomers has filled Zhu Ting's vacancy, and in the latest Women's World Volleyball League, newcomer Li Yingying has become the team's new core exporter.
She has the same position as Zhu Ting and has outstanding abilities, it can be said that Zhu Ting's departure provides her with space to play, and it is also conducive to the team to replace the old and new to prepare for the next Olympic cycle.
Finally, Zhu Ting was exhausted after many years of service for her country, and she made it clear that Italy was like a second home, where she had found a sense of belonging in life for many years.
Staying in the local league gives her the rest she deserves and stability in the long run, which will help smooth the transition to her career in the long run.
Therefore, Zhu Ting's temporary non-return to the team is not only for personal reasons, but also based on team and development considerations, and we look forward to her recovery from her old injury as soon as possible and return to the arena.
But no matter what the final choice is, Zhu Ting has already made great contributions to the Chinese women's volleyball team, and her glorious journey will forever be recorded in history, and I sincerely wish her all the best in the future and reach a higher peak.
Wang Zhizhi
In 1999, Wang Zhizhi was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the seventh pick in the second round of the NBA Draft, opening the door for Chinese players to enter the NBA.
But because there was no negotiation with China that year, it was not until two years later that 21-year-old Wang Zhizhi officially joined the Mavericks, becoming the first player in the history of China's men's basketball team to reach the highest hall of the NBA.
However, the realization of his dream was not easy, and in 2002, Wang Zhizhi's first contract with the Mavericks expired, but the team did not renew his contract, and Wang Zhizhi fell into the first low point of his career.
In order to continue playing in the United States, he decided to stay and play in the summer league, and according to the plan, he was supposed to return home in July to prepare for the World Championships.
At this time, an unintentional mistake changed the trajectory of Wang Zhizhi's fate, and during the training of the national team, an American female reporter interviewed the head coach of the national team and exaggerated the report that Wang Zhizhi "did not return to the United States".
In that era that was not open enough, this report caused an uproar, and negative words such as "lagging in the United States", "not returning" and "defection" became a fierce public opinion offensive against Wang Zhizhi.
Wang Zhizhi originally hoped to improve himself by playing in the United States and win a new contract, but because of the serious gap in communication with China, the major media actively played up this "escape" incident, which eventually led to the aggravation of the situation.
This dispute continued for several years, until in 2005, Wang Zhizhi finally contacted the head coach of the national team to express his desire to return to the motherland and the national team.
After many contacts, Wang Zhizhi officially returned to the national team in 2006, and with his blessing, the Chinese team won many championships such as the World Championships in Japan and the Doha Asian Games.
Wang Zhizhi's return repaired the rift between him and the national team, completed a magnificent self-redemption, and when he was in a dilemma between his personal dreams and the needs of the country, Wang Zhizhi chose to return, which is a manifestation of responsibility to the motherland and a story that will always be remembered.
Sun Yue
In the early days of basketball in China, there was a delicate rivalry between the league and the national team, and the experience of Beijing Aoshen and its player Sun Yue became a typical microcosm of this problem.
In 1999, at the age of 14, Sun Yue entered the Aoshen team to train, and in the following years, he grew rapidly within the Aoshen team, and gradually developed the strength to establish himself in the league and the national team.
At that time, Sun Yue was more than two meters tall and had superb ball control skills, which could be described as the best all-round guard in the history of Chinese basketball.
However, when the national team twice threw an olive branch to Sun Yue, hoping that he would represent the country, the owner of the Oshen team personally refused.
After owner Li Su acquired Aoshen at a high price in 1997, he invested hundreds of millions of yuan in the team and players every year, allowing Aoshen to have the most superior training facilities and conditions in China.
With his support, the Oshen team rose rapidly, defeating the traditional powerhouse Bayi team many times and winning the Asian Club Cup.
Sun Yue is Li Su's most valued star player, but also the representative of the success of the Oshen team, his excellent ball skills and appearance, so that countless fans are crazy for him, Li Su naturally does not want to let go of such an important star.
In 2004, Sun Yue, who had been selected for the national team, was called up for training by the national youth team for the first time, Li Su refused to release him on the grounds of injury, and after repeated fruitless coordination by the national team, he forced Ao Shen to withdraw from the CBA league as punishment.
In 2006, Sun Yue was selected for the national team for the first time and led the team to participate in that year's World Championship, and the following year, Sun Yue joined the Los Angeles Lakers through the NBA draft.
In fact, at all stages of the development of Chinese basketball, there are significant shortcomings in the relationship between the league and the national team, which also makes the overall development of China's basketball industry lack systematic and coordinated.
This situation continued into the 21st century, until the reform of the league system and the injection of new ideas into the national team in recent years, the flow of players was opened, and the relationship between the league and the national team eased.
It can be said that the past experience of Sun Yue and Ao Shen is a microcosm of the development of Chinese basketball that is worth reflecting.
This incident fully exposed the various problems in the basketball industry at that time, and also made people understand that in order to achieve the take-off of Chinese basketball, it is necessary to change the complicated institutional mechanisms of the past and establish a new pattern of benign interaction and coordinated development between the league and the national team.
epilogue
Some are because of family, some are because of injuries, and the reasons why these athletes mentioned above have not been able to play for their country are varied.
But in any case, they have achieved supreme honor for their country and have dedicated almost their entire career as athletes, and I sincerely wish them happiness and all the best in their future lives!
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