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Ding Song's happy life now
Ding Song is currently working in the Department of Physical Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he is a teacher. In this prestigious institution of higher learning, he has always been a strict teacher and a student who has carefully cultivated batches of young table tennis players, guiding them and opening the road to success.
At the same time, he also serves as the head coach of the table tennis team of Shanghai Jiaotong University, giving full play to his professional advantages.
Under the leadership of Ding Song, the table tennis team of Shanghai Jiaotong University began to enter a new glorious era. Between 2013 and 2018, he led the team to four consecutive table tennis events at the Summer Universiade, winning the men's team championship by an undisputed margin each time.
In the following 2019, at the "Belt and Road" International University Table Tennis Invitational Tournament, his team once again won the men's singles and men's team championships.
In the same year, Ding Song accompanied the Chinese student delegation to the 30th Summer Universiade, and won the gold medals in the men's team, men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles events again, which can be called a comprehensive absolute domination.
These brilliant achievements all demonstrate Ding Song's outstanding talent and rich experience as a coach. He not only cultivated a strong team with his excellent strategic vision and strict coaching style, but also always gave comprehensive and detailed guidance to the players as a senior coach.
Ding Song always has an extremely patient attitude, repeatedly analyzes the technical and tactical points for them, and personally demonstrates the essentials of the movements for them, so that every player can fully grasp the essentials of table tennis.
At the same time, he also pays great attention to physical training, often going into battle and training with his team members to show them what true professionalism is.
It is with these outstanding teaching achievements and excellent management skills that Ding Song was finally appointed as the vice chairman of the table tennis branch by the Chinese University Sports Association in 2019.
This is undoubtedly a high affirmation of his great contribution to the cultivation of talents in the Chinese table tennis world over the years.
In terms of private life, Ding Song has also successfully found his own happiness. In 2019, he entered the palace of marriage again and married an intellectual woman who loves table tennis as much as he does.
This lady is proficient in cooking, always cares about Ding Song's daily life, and when he goes out to compete, she will always carefully pack his bags for him in advance, so that he can devote himself to the competition without worries.
In the daily relationship, Ding Song also always learns how to be a competent husband. He always used great patience and thoughtfulness to resolve the differences between the two people, and persuaded each other with gentle and powerful words to make the relationship between the two parties more harmonious.
It is this kind of Ding Song, in the eyes of his wife and the people around him, who undoubtedly shows a maturity and stability that is completely different from that year, and he is really an admirable model husband.
Career development after retirement
In 2007, after nearly 20 years of brilliant table tennis career, Ding Song finally chose to stay away from the competitive stage that haunted countless audiences and ushered in his retirement moment.
After experiencing the ups and downs of life, he seems to have finally found a new direction in his life.
In that year, Ding Song resolutely applied for the physical education department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and became a full-time teacher at this prestigious institution of higher learning.
With his solid skills and unique insights honed on the sports field over the years, he quickly won wide recognition and respect among the student community. Not only that, Ding Song also served as the head coach of the Shanghai Jiaotong University table tennis team on campus.
Under his strict requirements, the table tennis team of Shanghai Jiaotong University has undoubtedly grown into a first-class team in the country, and can hold high the banner of the school in various competitions.
It is with these outstanding teaching achievements and excellent management skills that Ding Song was finally appointed as the vice chairman of the table tennis branch by the Chinese University Sports Association in 2019.
This is undoubtedly a high affirmation of his great contribution to the cultivation of talents in the Chinese table tennis world over the years. In the future work, I believe that this former national player will continue to give full play to his professional advantages and contribute to the sustainable development of China's table tennis industry.
Ding Song's brilliant table tennis career
In October 1994, in a magnificent and fierce table tennis atmosphere, the brave and fearless Ding Song stepped forward and participated in the 3rd World Cup Table Tennis Team Tournament held in Sweden.
With their outstanding individual strength and the full cooperation with teammates Liu Guoliang, Lin Zhigang and others, they finally created a historic moment and used their hard work to win this honor for the Chinese team.
For Ding Song, winning the World Cup table tennis team competition is undoubtedly an important milestone in his brilliant table tennis career. As a member of the Chinese national table tennis squad at that time, he played an extraordinary level in the competition, winning glory for the country while also winning unprecedented attention and praise for himself.
In the next year, Ding Song's popularity rose even more, and he became one of the hottest stars in the table tennis world.
It was in this context that the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships in 1995 was grandly staged in Tianjin, a bustling city in China. As an important main force in the Chinese national table tennis lineup, Ding Song will naturally not be absent from this event.
In that expectant May, he once again won glory for the country in the team competition with his outstanding strength, helping the Chinese team firmly grasp the top spot in the men's team championship.
In the subsequent singles match, Ding Song showed a brave strength that amazed the audience. With his incredible chipping skills and quick adaptability, he eventually won the third-place medal in the event, adding to his personal reputation once again.
Looking back on Ding Song's performance at the Tianjin World Table Tennis Championships, it can be said to be perfect. Not only did he win the title for his country in the crucial team event, but he also achieved such outstanding results in the individual singles tournament that he could be said to shine brightly in the center of the stage.
At that time, this young man from Shanghai, who was born in an ordinary working family, presented a wonderful performance at the World Table Tennis Championships in Tianjin, which not only attracted wide attention from domestic and foreign media, but also aroused warm applause from countless audiences.
Many senior commentators are full of praise for his winning achievements, and some people even hail this moment of his birth as another classic moment in the history of Chinese table tennis.
It is such a thrilling and outstanding performance that has made Ding Song's reputation in the table tennis world far-reaching and a well-deserved star player. After that, he participated in the 44th World Table Tennis Championships in 1997 again, leading the Chinese national table tennis team to win the men's team championship, which can be described as another brilliant achievement.
As a professional athlete, Ding Song has always maintained his pursuit of his career while winning glory for the country. He has never been satisfied with what he has achieved, but is always looking for progress and constantly pushing his limits.
Whether in the team competition or in the individual event, Ding Song always writes his legend with full fighting spirit and excellent skills.
It is this high degree of professional ethics and insatiable enterprising spirit that made Ding Song eventually become a hot star in the table tennis world. He not only contributed to the brilliant achievements of the Chinese team, but also became a table tennis idol admired by countless young people.
In him, he undoubtedly embodies all the qualities that a top athlete should have: superb skill, tenacity, team spirit and insatiable fighting spirit.
It is with these outstanding qualities that Ding Song left an indelible brilliant footprint in the table tennis world and became an important pillar of China's table tennis career at that time. I believe that as long as he is there, the Chinese table tennis team will maintain its status as the world's top.
Contradictions and reconciliation between Ding Song and his mother
For Ding Song, a table tennis superstar, behind his thriving career achievements, there is a little-known family story. The once shining star in the table tennis world experienced an unpleasant family encounter when he was growing up at a young age.
And one of the most important turning points happened to his dearest mother.
On September 5, 1971, Ding Song, who was born in Shanghai, has been dependent on a younger sibling since he was a child. My father was an honorable veteran, and after retiring from the army, he was arranged to work at the Shanghai Donghai Machinery Factory.
Her mother, Hu Meidi, used to be an intellectual youth, but later returned to the city and found a job in a paint factory.
However, Ding Song's father had to stay at home for a long time due to a long-term illness, which brought a greater burden to the already financially difficult family.
Both husband and wife are just ordinary workers, and their total monthly salary income does not exceed 80 yuan. In addition to raising a pair of beloved children, they also need to take on the obligation to support both relatives, and the financial situation of the whole family can be described as difficult.
Despite the extremely difficult family conditions, with the support and encouragement of his family, Ding Song successfully entered the Xuhui District Junior Sports School at the age of 8 and began to receive systematic table tennis training.
Her mother, Hu Meidi, rides her bicycle to the junior sports school every day to pick up her son from school, and in order to let Ding Song taste delicious food, she even brings two handmade steamed buns.
Such kindness is rare and touching.
In the small sports school, whenever other parents come to pick up and drop off their children, they often bring flashy snacks and drinks. In contrast, the food brought by the simple and simple Hu Meidi is more heartwarming in Ding Song's view.
All this reflects a mother's deep love for her child.
However, the good times were short-lived. In the spring of 1988, Ding Song was caught secretly smoking in the team, which led the coach to immediately send him back to the Shanghai table tennis team. Faced with the ardent expectations of his parents and the hard work of cultivating his children, Ding Song's heart was full of self-blame and pain.
He resolutely left home and embarked on a road of no return.
In this way, Ding Song failed to return to his hometown for six consecutive spring and autumn periods. During this long time, he devoted himself to training, but he never wrote a letter to his family, never dialed his mother's phone, and finally lost contact with his family.
This cold attitude made Ding Song, who was already a little introverted, more calm and silent.
For her mother, Hu Meidi, the torment in the past six years has been unbearable. She misses her son all the time, but she can't know how he's doing. In order to make ends meet, Hu Meidi had to choose to sell steamed buns on the street to make a living, relying on her hard work to maintain her family.
Even so, she still never gave up the idea of contacting her son, and wrote to Ding Song frequently, but never received any reply.
It wasn't until the 1995 Tianjin World Table Tennis Championships that Hu Meidi had the opportunity to regain knowledge of her son's recent situation through media reports. Seeing the news mention of Ding Song's brilliant achievements in the competition, she was so excited that she burst into tears.
Although she was not able to witness her son's game in person in the end, Hu Meidi's pride in her son reached its peak at that moment.
Ding Song also felt the deep longing for his mother, and a deep sense of guilt rose in his heart. With tears in his eyes, he wrote a touching essay expressing his deep apologies to his mother.
After seeing this article, Hu Meidi, who has always been strong, couldn't cry anymore, but she still forgave her son without hesitation.
After this reunion and reconciliation, Ding Song finally realized the mistakes he had made, and from then on he cherished the relationship with his family even more. This once lonely child has also become more active in caring about his mother's life.
He often sent condolences and encouragement to his mother, and after winning the competition, he gave her all the prize money he had received in the hope of helping to improve the family's financial situation.
It is this kind of filial piety and dedication that allows Ding Song to re-establish the image of an excellent child in his mother's heart.
Now, when he said goodbye to the competitive stage and became an excellent coach, this deep relationship between parents and children has also made Ding Song more mellow and wise when dealing with his family.
It can be said that it was this tortuous family experience that forged the key to Ding Song's future becoming an admirable man.