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Preface
National table tennis and national feather have always been the two most awarded sports in Chinese sports, and these two events are often full of talent, but "magical girls" like Li Xuerui are still rare.
In just one year, she completed the triple jump from the national junior team to the national youth team and then to the national second team.
After entering the national team, she won 30 consecutive games, defeated the veteran Wang Shixian and successfully appeared in the London Olympics, and finally won the women's singles gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
is such a talented player, but because of a competition changed her career path, but also made her family.
How is Li Xuerui's life now?
I stumbled into the badminton by mistake
Many parents will pin their unfulfilled dreams on their children when they were young, but they have not considered their children's feelings, and Li Xuerui is such a child who is pinned on by her parents.
Li Xuerui was born in a dual-income family, because her parents were too busy with work and had no time to take care of Li Xuerui, she was thrown to her grandparents to take care of Li Xuerui when she was very young.
Children who do not have their parents by their side are often easily pampered by their elders.
When 7-year-old Li Xuerui was picked up, she was already spoiled by her grandparents, don't look at it as a girl, she was naughty than boys.
In order to better discipline Li Xuerui, her parents sent Li Xuerui to a sports school, and she also chose badminton.
Why did you choose this project?
Because Li Xuerui's mother likes to play badminton very much, she thinks that Li Xuerui also likes to play badminton.
And Li Xuerui was too young to resist any decision of her parents, so she could only play badminton helplessly.
In the process of training, the coach also discovered Li Xuerui's rebellious psychology, no matter how seriously the coach taught, Li Xuerui just didn't practice seriously.
But the coach also found that Li Xuerui had a strong sense of competitiveness, so he used the agitation method to force Li Xuerui to take the initiative to practice.
The coach herself is to let Li Xuerui take classes well, but in the later training, the coach found that Li Xuerui is really talented, and many of the skills she teaches, she can flexibly use them in actual combat after practicing them once, which also makes the coach have more expectations for Li Xuerui.
Although Li Xuerui doesn't like badminton from the bottom of her heart, she easily won the first place in a youth badminton competition.
This sense of accomplishment is what Li Xuerui likes very much, and she slowly discovered that badminton is actually very interesting and can be practiced well, which is also the first time that Li Xuerui really began to accept badminton from the bottom of her heart.
With this qualitative change, Li Xuerui's progress can be said to be changing with each passing day.
Magical Girl is born
In 2002, Li Xuerui entered the professional badminton team, and after practicing for a period of time, she was transferred to the Chongqing badminton team.
During her time in the city badminton team, Li Xuerui can be said to be invincible, winning the National Children's Badminton Championship for three consecutive years.
Such dazzling results have also attracted the attention of the national team of the provincial team.
In 2006, Li Xuerui was transferred to the national junior team.
In just a few months of training, Li Xuerui can be unrivaled, how can such an anti-natural talent succumb to this, and then she was transferred to the national youth team.
As in the case of the junior team, Li Xuerui's talent not only surprised the players, but also embarrassed the coach, and she was transferred to the national second team after not staying long.
This kind of situation of jumping three times in a row is the greatest affirmation of Li Xuerui's talent.
This also made Li Xuerui more confident, and she set a goal for herself, she must enter the national team, stand on the international stage, and have a hearty game.
Li Xuerui's wish soon came true.
In 2007, the National Youth Championships came as scheduled.
As a genius in the badminton arena, this is undoubtedly a stepping stone for Li Xuerui.
In the competition, Li Xuerui won the team championship and women's singles championship of the National Youth Championships.
In 2008, Li Xuerui won the team and women's singles championships in the Asian Youth Championships.
In 2009, Li Xuerui cooperated with Feng Chen to win the double gold medal of the national badminton championship and the bronze medal of the women's doubles at the Asian Games.
In 2010, 19-year-old Li Xuerui won the Asian Badminton Championships and the first women's singles Asian Championships in the history of Chongqing badminton.
Li Xuerui can be said to be a breakthrough in the arena, don't look at her young age, but her confidence and momentum are enough to crush many experienced athletes.
In 2011, Li Xuerui continued to exert her strength, and won the women's singles championship of the Macau Badminton Championship and the Thailand Badminton Championship, and her world ranking also entered the top four.
But such results are not enough for her to become a fighter who carries the banner of the Olympic Games.
At that time, Wang Shixian and Wang Yihan, two experienced players in the proposed battle list of the national team.
But Li Xuerui has been practicing hard for so many years, she just wants to realize her dream of the Olympics.
In Li Xuerui's consciousness, as long as the final list is not announced, she has a chance to become a person on the list.
As a result, Li Xuerui successfully replaced the confirmed list of personnel in her own way.
In 2012, Li Xuerui won 30 games in a row in three months, winning the German, All England, Asian Championships, and India championships in a row.
At that time, the veteran Wang Shixian was confirmed to have won the World Youth Championships team championship and the All England Open women's singles championship.
Not only does she have a good record, but her boyfriend is also Chen Long, a three-time Olympic champion, and a top-ranked figure in the world (now Wang Shixian's husband)
It can be said that the old seniors have qualifications and have connections, but Li Xuerui actually replaced such a veteran.
And she lived up to expectations.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Li Xuerui eventually won the gold medal.
At this time, Li Xuerui was just 21 years old, her career was still very long, and her future achievements were immeasurable.
Just when everyone was waiting for this rising star to burst out with greater energy, Li Xuerui disappeared like an epiphany.
Around the corner meets love
In 2016, in the women's singles competition of the China Badminton Masters, Li Xuerui easily won the women's singles championship of the Masters, but in the semifinals of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Li Xuerui suffered a career Waterloo.
At the crucial moment of the final, Li Xuerui fell to the ground and suffered a torn cruciate ligament, losing the Olympic match, which also made her career turn around sharply.
But Li Xuerui did not retire directly, but is recuperating, looking forward to the opportunity to return to the game.
This injury hit Li Xuerui hard, from childhood to adulthood, nothing could stump her, but this injury made her very impatient.
Li Xuerui's depression was seen by Qiao Bin, so he often went to see Li Xuerui, told her about what happened around her, and occasionally told jokes to make her happy.
In this long-term companionship, Qiao Bin fell in love with such a resolute girl.
In the past, Qiao Bin only knew that Li Xuerui played well, but after contact, she found that she not only played well, but also had a kinder heart, and her eyes were pure like a child.
After confirming his intentions, Qiao Bin confessed like Li Xuerui.
Although Li Xuerui didn't hate Qiao Bin, she didn't like boys younger than herself, so she resolutely refused.
Actually, Qiao Bin is also a very good boy.
Like Li Xuerui, he is a badminton player, the only difference is that Li Xuerui is a genius player, while Qiao Bin is an acquired hard player.
He has won the men's singles championship of the Korean Badminton Super Championship, the men's singles champion of the China Badminton International Challenge, the men's team champion of the 13th National Games in 2017, and was awarded the title of international athlete by the General Administration of Sports of China.
After retiring, he took up the coaching whip and became the coach of the national feather team.
Although Qiao Bin was rejected, he did not give up.
After Li Xuerui recovered from her injury, she returned to the arena again, but her leg eventually became a stumbling block on her way to success, even if she tried hard, she could not reach her peak state.
Every time Li Xuerui was in a lost mood because of the competition, Qiao Bin was by her side to encourage her and comfort her, so that Li Xuerui went through the most difficult period.
Li Xuerui saw sincerity, responsibility and sincerity in this little boy, and then the two were together.
In 2018, at the BWF World Tour US Open, Li Xuerui defeated Zhang Beiwen of the United States to win the championship after a fierce battle, which comforted Li Xuerui's heart.
In the following games, Li Xuerui couldn't counterattack every time because of her injury.
But after having a home emotionally, Li Xuerui is no longer entangled in her career.
So in 2019, Li Xuerui applied for retirement.
She drew a sentence for her career, and also opened a beautiful relationship between her and Qiao Bin.
On December 16, 2019, Li Xuerui and Qiao Bin got married.
After marriage, Li Xuerui returned to her hometown in Chongqing, while Qiao Bin worked as a coach in Beijing.
Although the two have been separated for a long time, it has not affected their relationship.
In 2021, the two ushered in the crystallization of love, and the family of two successfully became a loving family of three.
epilogue
After Li Xuerui retired and returned to Chongqing, she was hired as an associate professor at Chongqing University.
And Li Xuerui also wanted to contribute her strength to the country's badminton cause, and later opened a badminton school.
In 2023, Li Xuerui will serve as the deputy secretary of the 6th Chongqing Committee of the Communist Youth League.
Li Xuerui's career is not legendary, although her career is short, but the miracle she has created is also greater, comparable to Lin Dan.
Although she fell off the altar due to injury, Li Xuerui's achievements cannot be erased, and she has become a good example to inspire Yutan people.
I wish this "magical girl" happiness in her later life.
Finally, I would like to bless every athlete who has contributed to the country in the sports arena!
Resources:
Sina Sports: Li Xuerui
People's Daily Online: The first championship of the comeback, Li Xuerui won the championship of the Lingshui Badminton Masters
NetEase: Badminton Bull Women's Singles "Playing Women" Li Xuerui won the championship, and the Olympics were "black to the end"