Title: Liu Shiwen's legendary road: regret four encounters, career peak and mental journey
Liu Shiwen, the pinnacle representative of Chinese table tennis, her career is like a legend, but behind the honor is hidden four times that she will remember for life.
The first time: Feng Tianwei's stumbling block
Back in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Liu Shiwen first emerged, but Feng Tianwei's two counterattacks made her lose the women's singles qualification for the London Olympics. This defeat became the first regret of Liu Shiwen's career.
The second time: Ding Ning's critical moment
In the 2015 Suzhou World Table Tennis Championships, when Liu Shiwen was leading, Ding Ning applied for treatment due to injury and finally won the championship. The defeat caused Liu Shiwen to miss out on the Olympic qualification again, and her career was overshadowed.
The third time: Mimato Ito's counterattack
Entering the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Liu Shiwen regarded it as the pinnacle of her career, however, Japanese debutant Mimato Ito defeated her twice, becoming a psychological insurmountable obstacle and once again disqualified her from the Women's Singles.
Fourth: former partner Zhang Jike
used to be partners Zhang Jike, and the two struggled together, but emotional entanglements and career twists and turns eventually led to the two parting ways. This past has become an eternal pain in Liu Shiwen's heart.
Liu Shiwen, with a legend of glory and regret, her persistence and perseverance will become part of the classics of table tennis. Her career may be over, but her wonderful story will leave an eternal mark on the table tennis world. In her future life, may she find more happiness of her own.