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A gift of fate
Feng Tianwei, who was born in an ordinary working family, started her dream journey of table tennis when she was 5 years old. At that time, she was still young, and her height was not even as high as the height of the table, so she could only step on a small bench and practice on the ground.
Whenever she saw the little yellow ball flying in front of her eyes, she always felt joy from the bottom of her heart.
In this way, with the encouragement and support of her parents, Feng Tianwei, who was only 11 years old, was selected by a sports school in Heilongjiang and opened a new chapter in her career.
Although leaving her parents will face many tests, Feng Tianwei is full of infinite longing and expectation for the future. She knows that only by doing her best and being diligent can she get the due reward for her parents' efforts.
After entering the sports school, Feng Tianwei had to bear various expenses that increased sharply, which made the situation even worse for the family. However, despite the difficulties at home, the parents gritted their teeth and persevered, worked silently to make money, and paid for their daughter's training and equipment.
Every time she saw her parents working day and night for her dreams, Feng Tianwei was extremely moved in her heart, and she worked harder, determined to do her best on the court, lest she live up to her parents' expectations.
The ruthlessness of fate
However, just when Feng Tianwei's career is getting better, fate often hides mysteries. Frustratingly, her dearest father unexpectedly developed severe muscle sclerosis.
This has undoubtedly added to the already difficult family economy and put it in an even more difficult situation.
In order to allow her beloved daughter to devote herself to training, Feng's mother had to scrape together alone, looking for all kinds of odd jobs that could barely make ends meet.
The hard work day after day was really an ordeal, Feng's mother's back gradually became rickety, and her body became thinner and thinner. But she never confided in anyone about her family's predicament, for fear that it would bring additional psychological pressure to her daughter's training.
However, Feng Tianwei at that time was completely unaware of the difficult situation at home, until one day, she accidentally bumped into her mother's tired figure, and suddenly realized that everything was silently paid by her mother for her dream.
What's even more chilling is that at the same time as the family suffered a heavy blow, Feng Tianwei herself suffered a health blow - she suffered from myocarditis. As a professional athlete, every weakness in your body can have a direct impact on your performance.
Sure enough, a series of injuries made Feng Tianwei's competitive state plummet. She used to be full of confidence, but now she also began to feel confused about the future and full of hesitation about the future.
The heavy blow to the family and his own injuries, all of this hit like a storm, completely stunned Feng Tianwei, who was once full of longing for the future. She began to wonder if she was still qualified to continue her dream, and whether she should give up her long-cherished table tennis career.
The light is back
Just when Feng Tianwei was about to give up her dream, a mysterious figure appeared in her life, bringing her new opportunities and hopes.
In 2007, Feng Tianwei, who was a world-renowned "evergreen in the table tennis world" at that time, suddenly received an invitation from Liu Guodong, a well-known domestic coach. Liu Guodong hopes to recruit Feng Tianwei and let her become a Singaporean citizen and play for the Singapore team.
This is undoubtedly a major turning point in Feng Tianwei's life.
Although she was a little nervous about leaving her familiar hometown and playing for a foreign team at that time, Liu Guodong's warm invitation still allowed Feng Tianwei to regain her enthusiasm and fighting spirit for table tennis.
After weighing it repeatedly in her heart, she finally made up her mind and resolutely accepted Liu Guodong's olive branch.
Leaving her hometown and leaving her hometown for the unfamiliar world of Singapore is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the young Feng Tianwei. But she didn't hold back because of this, but embarked on a new journey in life with the determination to start over.
Under Liu Guodong's careful guidance, Feng Tianwei soon regained her peak condition. With her steady style of play and extraordinary perseverance, she won back-to-back matches in successive matches and raised her eyebrows for the Singapore team.
What is even more exciting is that in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Asian Championships, she successfully defeated China's "table tennis king" Zhang Yining with her calm performance! This victory is undoubtedly the most brilliant moment of Feng Tianwei's career.
In the next few years, under the guidance of Liu Guodong, Feng Tianwei continued to work hard and made persistent efforts. Finally, in 2015, she defeated Japan's Ai Fukuhara and won the Asian Cup women's singles championship!
Ill-fated
However, just when the outside world was expecting Feng Tianwei to continue to win championships in the future, the Singapore national team made a shocking decision in 2016 - to remove her from the team!
Feng Tianwei, who was past the age of standing, was obviously not as good as in her prime at this time, coupled with the old injuries and old injuries accumulated on the court over the years, her overall competitive state showed a plummet.
The Singapore team's decision to take her for granted seemed to her, but for Feng Tianwei, who is concerned about table tennis, it was a bitter medicine that was hard to swallow.
However, the obsession with loving table tennis and her enthusiasm for hitting the ball have always driven Feng Tianwei to not give up. Although she has suffered a lot on the court, she still works hard, like a tenacious table tennis steel girl standing on the court, never giving up.
Year after year, although Feng Tianwei has rarely won the championship on the field, she still gritted her teeth and persevered, vowing not to give up until she achieved her goal. Every time I saw her struggling on the field, the audience at the scene was all moved - this persistence and persistence in her dream is really admirable.
When many people thought that she was about to take a curtain call and quit the stage, Feng Tianwei survived with a tenacious and tenacious spirit. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, although she was once three games behind in the first round, she finally managed to turn the tide with amazing perseverance and fighting spirit, writing a new legendary chapter in her life.
Winners in life
For Feng Tianwei, who was born in an ordinary working family, table tennis is not only a sport in her youth, but also her lifelong perseverance and pursuit, and the source of her never-ending enthusiasm and motivation in her life.
In this way, with the support and encouragement of her parents, Feng Tianwei gradually mastered the essence of ball skills, and was finally discovered and cultivated by a sports school in Heilongjiang at the age of 11, opening a new chapter in her career.
Although leaving her family will face many trials, Feng Tianwei still has infinite hopes and expectations for the future.
However, fate is like a double-edged sword, giving her dreams and ruthlessly making her go through hardships again and again. The serious illness of his father, the family's financial difficulties, and the blow to his own health all made Feng Tianwei at that time increasingly confused and hesitant, and almost gave up the dream in his heart.
Fortunately, just when she was at her most desperate, the appearance of coach Liu Guodong brought her new opportunities and rekindled her love for table tennis.
Under the guidance of Liu Guodong, Feng Tianwei quickly regained her peak state, defeated Zhang Yining, a "big demon in the table tennis world" in one fell swoop, won the Asian Cup championship, and became a new generation of table tennis heroes.
But just when people were full of infinite expectations for her future, the Singapore national team suddenly ruthlessly eliminated her. In the face of this major blow, although Feng Tianwei was once depressed, the fire of love in her heart was always burning.
Despite her growing older and her physical condition deteriorating, she still insists on fighting, like a tenacious table tennis steel sapling, never giving in.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games is the latest footnote to Feng Tianwei's life winner. When others thought that she was about to come to an end, she shined again in adversity with amazing perseverance and fighting spirit, and left a legend for herself with her character of never admitting defeat.
For Feng Tianwei, table tennis is not only a competitive sport, but also represents her belief in life and even all her passion for life. Her life's hard work has been condensed in this sport, and she has inspired countless young people with dreams to do their part for the country with her own journey.