Preface
In 1971, the U.S. table tennis team was invited to visit China, which is also known as "small ball pushing big ball".
It was also at this time that table tennis entered the public's field of vision, and it set off a national table tennis sport.
A pair of rackets, a table and a table tennis ball, as long as you want to play, you can play a game with friends at any time.
Because of this, many people came into contact with table tennis, and even changed their fate through table tennis.
And Lu Lin is one of them, he became a world champion through his own efforts, so how did he do it?
Lu Lin
The golden partner was born
In 1988, Lu Lin joined the national team with his own efforts, and it stands to reason that those who can join it must be athletes with excellent results.
Indeed, he is often at the top of the provincial team rankings, but after coming to the national team, he found that his strength seems to be a little weak, and even often appears at the bottom of the rankings!
Lu Lin
This is mainly because the strategy of men's table tennis at that time was mostly based on men's singles, supplemented by men's doubles.
Although Lu Lin's singles ability is somewhat weak, his doubles results are still relatively good, and he can even rank in the top few.
Lu Lin
In his second year of entering the national team, that is, in 1989, the national table tennis fell into a five-year trough.
That year, Cai Zhenhua gave up Italy's high salary, chose to return to China to coach, and served as the head coach of national table tennis.
Cai Zhenhua
And the first thing he did when he came back was to change the strategy of men's table tennis, and he decided to use men's doubles as a breakthrough, after all, there were many top singles players in the world at that time, but few people paid attention to doubles.
At the 1991 World Championships, this was the first time that Lu Lin and Wang Tao appeared together, and they tacitly cooperated and went all the way to the finals.
Lu Lin and Wang Tao
Although he only won the runner-up in the end, it was already the best result for the men's table tennis at that time.
It was also during this match that the "newcomers" were confirmed on the doubles list for the 1992 Olympics.
Wang Tao and Lu Lin
Combined with their performances at the World Championships, they are also the most promising pair to win the title at the Games, and they have lived up to the expectations of their teammates and fans to reach the final.
Zongren hugged Cai Zhenhua
There was also a small episode here, according to the original plan, they had to come to the competition site in advance to get used to it, but the Olympic car that came to pick them up was late.
They were almost disqualified because of the Olympic car, but they were able to catch up half an hour before the start of the race.
Lu Lin and Wang Tao
But this did affect the performance of Lu Lin and Wang Tao, they felt unprecedented tension, but they still defeated each other 3:2 and won the only gold medal won by men's table tennis at that Olympics.
After the game, the two hugged each other excitedly, and that picture also remained deeply in the hearts of fans.
Wang Tao and Lu Lin
It was also at this time that the combination of Lu Lin and Wang Tao became the "golden partner" in people's mouths, and those two years became their peak in doubles, and the doubles championships in the World Table Tennis Championships were won by the two.
Until the Atlanta Olympics, the "golden partner" lost to the Liu Kong combination, and this also means the replacement of new and old players and the continuation of dreams.
Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui
And Lu Lin and Wang Tao also completed the task assigned to them by the national team, that is, not to let the title of doubles champion be handed over to foreigners.
It was also after this game that Lu Lin watched the emergence of outstanding athletes one after another, and he gradually germinated the idea of retiring.
Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui
In 1997, with the official rise of national table tennis, he also chose to retire, and under the arrangement of his superiors, he went to a club in Japan as a coach, by the way, he relaxed here, and on the plane to Japan, he recalled his previous life.
Japan Table Tennis Club (Scenario Simulation)
The birth of a doubles genius
Lu Lin was born in 1969 in a small mountain village in Zhejiang, where his parents were both teachers in a local primary school.
Lu Lin grew up in this environment since he was a child, and his daily entertainment projects are also very limited, and he can play whatever he can.
Dredging (Scenario Simulation)
By chance, at the age of 6, he came into contact with table tennis, and before he played twice, he was already attracted to this project, and even if he didn't play for a day, he would always feel that something was missing.
However, the school is relatively remote, and there is no full-time physical education teacher, and the only teacher has not yet touched table tennis.
Lu Lin (right)
The father also saw his son's love for table tennis, so he came to the county seat alone, found a local physical education teacher he knew, and borrowed a textbook from him.
After returning home, he became an unprofessional table tennis coach according to the content of the book, and Lu Lin also learned quickly, and it didn't take long for him to become a local table tennis expert.
Lu Lin
In order to improve Lu Lin's arm strength when playing, his father even found someone to customize a pair of iron rackets, and the effect was also very obvious, and he improved quickly, especially in terms of flexibility.
Because of this, he was exceptionally admitted to the sports school, you must know that the lower age limit for general sports school enrollment is 11 years old, and Lu Lin was only 7 years old at this time, which shows that his talent is extraordinary.
Lu Lin
The so-called poor people's children are in charge of the house early, which is vividly reflected in Lu Lin, at a young age, he solves all the problems by himself, even if he suffers, he does not trouble others.
He knew that his father sent him here to let him practice well and use table tennis to change his life.
Lu Lin
After systematic training at the sports school, he made rapid progress and developed a style of play that suited him, and soon stood out among the players. In 1979, Lu Lin was selected for the Zhejiang Provincial Team.
In 1983, another player named Wan Fangfang came to the provincial team, she was 3 years younger than Lu Lin.
Lu Lin and Wang Tao
After they met, they had a lot of common topics, often playing ball together, helping each other bring food, etc., and they were even called brother and sister for a time.
But with more and more contacts and age, this emotion is slowly changing, and it begins to develop towards love.
Lu Lin
One day in 1991, Lu Lin expressed his heart to the other party, Wan Fangfang was very excited, and in this way, the young man and woman came together.
In 1993, Wan Fangfang was diagnosed with myocarditis, and after Lu Lin learned the news, he made up his mind to take good care of her and didn't want her to get sick again.
Lu Lin and Wang Tao
In 1995, Lu Lin and Wan Fangfang embarked on the palace of marriage, and even at the request of relatives and friends, they came to a table tennis battle.
After marriage, the two of them were extremely happy, and it didn't take long for them to give birth to a child, and the birth of the child made the love between them even stronger.
Lu Lin's family
And on this coaching trip to Japan, Lu Lin brought his wife and children with him, because he didn't want to be unable to take care of them because of separation.
In 1998, Lu Lin received a phone call from China, and after answering the phone, he immediately terminated the contract with Japan and returned to his motherland with his wife and children.
Lu Lin (left)
The son inherits the father's business, and the dream continues
A few years after returning to China, Lu Lin became the head coach of the second team of the national table tennis women's team, and during this period, he also trained many famous players, such as Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and so on.
Later, with his own efforts, he became the deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau, contributing his own strength to the local sports industry.
Ding Ling
Since Lu Lin is the coach of table tennis, his son Lu Xiang also fell in love with this project, and he was determined to become a world champion like his father.
In 2012, Lu Xiang was selected for the national second team, which is also where his father's dream began.
Photo of Lu Lin and his son
In 2014, he and Wang Hao won the Open doubles title, but it was also his best result.
But he did not give up his table tennis career, although his achievements in the national team were not outstanding, so he changed places to continue to shine, and then he chose a club where he continued to realize his table tennis dream.
Lv Xiang
His son is playing in the club, and Lu Lin is not idle, he has made great contributions to the sports industry in Zhejiang Province, and has cultivated many championship winners.
In fact, through his thinning hair, you can see how attentive he is to his work.
Lu Lin
Now, he has stepped down as the deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau and served as the vice chairman of the Zhejiang Disabled Persons' Federation, starting a new career.
Lu Lin
epilogue
Lu Lin walked out of a small mountain village, stepped onto the highest podium in his sports career, and became a management position in the provincial government through his own efforts.
He is using his deeds and actions to tell everyone that a person's background does not matter, only real efforts are the way to change reality.
After his success, Lu Lin did not forget his original intention, but wholeheartedly cultivated outstanding talents for the country and selflessly helped those in need.