In September 2014, a photo of basketball superstar Yi Jianlian and a strange woman holding hands went viral on the Internet, causing an uproar.
But unexpectedly, Yi Jianlian responded quickly and uploaded the group photo to social software, revealing the identity of the woman - Jing Ling, who has the reputation of "the football baby of the Brazilian team" in the football industry. Today, the couple has entered the palace of marriage, and after marriage, they have welcomed two lovely sons, and the family is happy.
Yi Jianlian's outstanding achievements in the basketball industry are inseparable from the influence of his family. His father Yi Jingliu and mother Mai Meiling were both elite players of the Guangdong National Games team, and when they represented Guangdong in the National Games in the seventies and eighties, they achieved quite good results.
Due to the dissolution of the team, their basketball career did not continue as hoped, but they injected Yi Jianlian with a love for basketball. Yi Jianlian has been nurtured by his family since he was a child, his parents are his role models, he has firmly liked basketball since he was a child, and due to inheriting his parents' height advantage, he has grown to a height of 1.94 meters at the age of 12.
He started playing on the street basketball court in Shenzhen very early, but due to the lack of systematic basketball training, he was quickly crushed by professional players. However, his exceptional talent impressed his future mentor, Dai Yixin.
Yi Jianlian's talent was favored by Dai Yixin, who had a long exchange with Yi Jianlian's parents, and finally obtained their consent to send Yi Jianlian to the CBA youth team. Yi Jianlian's entry into the CBA youth team can be said to be a major turning point in his professional basketball career.
The status of CBA youth training in China's basketball industry is unshaken, and Yi Jianlian can enter this training system is an extremely rare opportunity. He trained hard during his CBA youth training, dribbling thousands of times a day, and added extra training to his own in addition to the tasks assigned by the coach.
With the joint efforts of the coach and Yi Jianlian, his ball skills have been greatly improved.
In 2002, Yi Jianlian represented the team in the training camp event organized by Beiti, and his outstanding performance on the field earned him the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award.
This award made him famous. Later, he was selected for the national men's basketball team and became a seeded player.
In the 2004 CBA League, Yi Jianlian won the MVP award for his outstanding performance. This year, he was only 17 years old, making him the youngest MVP in CBA history.
After that, he excelled with an average of more than 20 points in more than 50 games and eventually helped the team win the championship.
Affectionately known to fans as "UAE", Yi Jianlian became a rising star in Chinese basketball.
Yi Jianlian's outstanding performance attracted the attention of NBA scouts, especially Yao Ming, who was shining in the NBA at that time. In 2007, he joined the Bucks before moving to the Nets.
However, he was unfortunately injured in training and had to say goodbye to basketball for a while. But after a short recuperation, Yi Jianlian returned to the CBA and helped Guangzhou Hongyuan team reverse from defeat to win the championship in a very short time.
Yi Jianlian became the second player in CBA history to score more than 10,000 points, as well as the CBA all-time rebounding king and the best defensive player, and won numerous MVP and championship awards.
He is known as "China's Top Ten Players" and "Global Outstanding Youth".
While succeeding on the court, Yi Jianlian's love life was not satisfactory. His first love is the well-known model Li Yahong.
At that time, he met her by chance at the gym and was attracted by her appearance and temperament, and the two quickly fell in love. However, due to career reasons, they chose not to make their romance public.
However, the media exposed intimate photos of the two, causing an uproar. In order to get rid of the media distraction, Yi Jianlian had to announce that the two had broken up, although they had planned to get married.
After that, Yi Jianlian was also rumored to have an affair with Liu Yifei, but these scandals eventually failed to come true. However, after Yi Jianlian's bumpy feelings, he found his happiness.
He met Jing Ling, also a famous model. The two tied the knot in 2014 and welcomed two lovely sons.
Jing Ling gave up her career for Yi Jianlian, focused on taking care of her family, and actively participated in public welfare activities. They have been using their spare time to keep in touch, and their children have grown up as an important support for their lives.
Yi Jianlian is not only successful on the basketball court, but also a qualified husband and father.
However, the years are not spared, and Yi Jianlian's body has also suffered many injuries.
In 2023, he officially announced his retirement and ended his basketball career. Although he left basketball, he promised that this was just the beginning of a new chapter and that he wanted to use his experience and knowledge to contribute more.
Yi Jianlian not only achieved outstanding results on the basketball court, but more importantly, he always maintained his care and loyalty to his family, and was not carried away by the temptation of the basketball world. His story teaches us that success is not just about personal glory, but that family support and happiness really matter.