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In 2023, a sudden lawsuit will once again push Wang Yimei, the majestic "ultimate weapon" on the volleyball court, to the world's field of vision.
Looking back on her magnificent and colorful life course, let us start with the story of an ordinary but not ordinary Dalian girl.
Wang Yimei was born in the beautiful port city of Dalian in 1988, although the family environment is not wealthy, but the genes of her parents are outstanding.
His father, Wang Jianguo, is burly, reaching a height of 1.93 meters, and his mother, Zhang Fengying, is strong and powerful, reaching a height of 1.75 meters.
Under the dual influence of such excellent genes, Wang Yimei has shown a unique physical advantage since she was a child. According to her father, Wang Jianguo, "When I was a child, Yimei was already much taller than her peers, and I could see her tall figure at a glance on the playground."
By the time she was 6 years old, her height was close to that of a junior high school student. Her mother, Zhang Fengying, still vividly remembers that whenever relatives and friends come to visit her home, they are always shocked by her daughter's "little giant" momentum, and they all sigh for her brilliant achievements in the field of sports in the future.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Wang Yimei's parents decided to lead her into the palace of sports, hone her physical fitness, and tap her potential talents. They carefully selected the first sport for Wang Yimei - swimming.
Swimming, as a sport with high requirements for visual and limb coordination, perfectly fits Xiao Wang Yimei's natural and sensitive physique.
So, Wang Yimei bid farewell to the carefree game time of ordinary children and embarked on the journey of realizing the first sports dream in her life. With unwavering perseverance, she practiced a variety of strokes in the pool, even at the expense of her leisure time in order to excel in the sport.
At the age of 7, Wang Yimei finally got her wish and stepped into the door of Dalian Sports School and began to receive professional swimming training. She was born with excellent hand-eye coordination and was able to swim in the water with ease, which amazed her coaches.
At that time, Yimei was like a free little fish in the water, with smooth and natural movements, clean and neat. "We are excited about this rising star and are determined to develop her into a future swimming great."
In a blink of an eye, she has stepped into the threshold of 10 years old, Wang Yimei joined the Liaoning Provincial Sports School with enthusiasm, and began to receive more professional and comprehensive swimming training.
In the new training environment, she confidently regards the "diving queen" Fu Mingxia as her endless pursuit of goals and a model to follow, whenever she witnesses Fu Mingxia sweating on the springboard, Wang Yimei's heart is full of hope that one day she can be equal to the heroine.
Unexpectedly, fate poured a basin of cold water on Wang Yimei at this moment. During puberty, her height soared to an eye-popping 1.8 meters, which was an insurmountable obstacle for swimming events that require a high degree of flexibility and coordination.
After repeated discussions and in-depth analysis by the coaching staff, they finally made a difficult decision: Wang Yimei was not suitable to continue swimming.
Faced with years of hard work about to come to naught, Wang Yimei burst into tears and felt extremely heavy.
However, with the careful guidance of her coach and the unwavering support of her family, she quickly adjusted her mentality and rekindled her fighting spirit. The coach recommended a new sport for her that was more in line with her body shape - volleyball.
Although she was full of doubts about this completely unfamiliar sport, Wang Yimei did not hesitate and showed determination and perseverance to move forward.
As a result, 11-year-old Wang Yimei once again embarked on a new journey in life. She threw herself into volleyball training, quickly mastered the basic techniques of serving, smashing, and blocking, and quickly integrated into the heart of this team program.
In 2003, for Wang Yimei, who was only 15 years old at the time, it was undoubtedly a major turning point in her life. After years of hard work in Liaoning Provincial Sports School, she finally won the appreciation of Chen Zhonghe, the head coach of the national women's volleyball team, and successfully ranked among the top teams in China.
Since then, Wang Yimei has opened a new chapter in her life and started a training career that is more rigorous than ever before. Chen Zhonghe had high hopes for this talented recruit, but at the same time, he was worried about her sturdy physique.
"Wang Yimei, how powerful her body is! If she can't accurately control her weight, she may become a heavy burden in the competition.
Chen Zhonghe fondly recalled, "So, I had to put strict demands on her, forcing her to control her diet and improve her endurance level."
In the face of the coach's harsh standards, the young Wang Yimei did not show any dissatisfaction, but strengthened her determination. She is no longer obsessed with those delicious foods, and even in the morning every day, she is sweating hard to train herself, looking forward to showing the best results to the coach in every training session.
After nearly a month of hard work, Wang Yimei finally managed to control her weight below 90 kilograms, and her explosiveness and endurance have also improved significantly.
This kind of dedication has been richly rewarded in the official competition.
In 2005, in a friendly match with Poland, Wang Yimei successfully disrupted the opponent's offensive rhythm with a shocking roar, and the audience applauded her outstanding performance.
This year, she began to make her mark in the national team and became a high-profile new star.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, in 2006, Wang Yimei followed the team to Qatar to participate in the Doha Asian Games, and won the all-around championship in one fell swoop, achieving the first heavyweight championship in his life, and climbing to the peak of his career.
At that time, many people regarded her as the new generation leader of the Chinese women's volleyball team after Lang Ping.
However, just as Wang Yimei's career was in full swing, some discordant voices quietly grew in the shadows. In the 2011 World Cup, her powerful slam slammed her power to 150 kilograms, amazed the audience and was hailed as the "ultimate weapon" by the Japanese media.
This amazing strength is certainly admirable, but after Lang Ping took over as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, she faced new challenges. In 2013, Wang Yimei was ruthlessly abandoned and fell suddenly from the throne of the main force of the national team, and this sudden change undoubtedly made her feel lost.
Despite suffering a heavy blow from abandonment, Wang Yimei did not give up her volleyball dream. On the contrary, after a short period of low points, the indelible fighting spirit in her heart was rekindled and illuminated the way forward.
In 2013, Wang Yimei decided to leave the embrace of her motherland and devote herself to professional volleyball in Turkey. In this land full of unknowns, Wang Yimei has always stood proudly on the court with fearless courage and strong strength, and has continuously won the glory of victory for her club.
At that time, Yimei was like a brave lion, every time she stepped on the net, she would not hesitate to smash madly. Her teammates fondly recalled, "We all affectionately called her 'Sister Yimei', and the audience was often thrilled and cheered enthusiastically by her shocking heavy artillery smash."
In many exciting games, Wang Yimei showed amazing strength, turned the tide three times in a row, and successfully reversed the unfavorable situation of the team by herself, and finally achieved a thrilling turnaround.
After the game, the audience burst into thunderous applause and cheers, and everyone was deeply impressed by the tenacious "lion".
From the hard work of her youth, to the glorious peak of her career, to the forgotten trough, and finally to complete her self-transformation, Wang Yimei has perfectly interpreted the firm will and tenacious spirit that an outstanding athlete should possess with her own life history.
In 2019, after a successful career in Turkey, Wang Yimei officially announced her retirement and started a new chapter in her life.
Leaving the game does not mean that she will say goodbye to volleyball completely, on the contrary, Wang Yimei has transformed her love for the sport into a new career direction.
She returned to her hometown of Dalian and served as the legal representative of Liaoning Huajun Women's Volleyball Club, using her personal experience to inspire young people to chase their dreams bravely.
Entering a new stage of life, Wang Yimei chose to return to her hometown Dalian and embark on a new career journey. Since then, she has ceased to be the leading scorer on the pitch and has instead moved to working behind the scenes at the club.
As the legal representative of Liaoning Huajun Women's Volleyball Club, Wang Yimei turned her love and pursuit of volleyball into practical actions. She uses her own experience to inspire the younger generation, so that those athletes who are on the road to pursue their dreams understand that no matter how tortuous and difficult the road ahead, as long as they have a firm belief, they will be able to overcome many difficulties and reach the other side of success.
Although the time after retirement was relatively quiet, it was understandable that there would be occasional twists and turns. Recently, the Liaoning Huajun Women's Volleyball Club, where Wang Yimei, a former Chinese women's volleyball player, played, was suddenly sued by teammate Hu Mingyuan, accusing the club of long-term salary arrears.
This sudden lawsuit undoubtedly put Wang Yimei in a rather passive situation. It is reported that at that time, she also had feelings of anger and helplessness in her heart.
Thankfully, however, a settlement agreement was reached after private negotiations between the two parties, which temporarily prevented the situation from deteriorating further.
However, this turmoil undoubtedly brought a haze to Wang Yimei's new life after retiring.
However, despite such a setback, Wang Yimei's personal reputation and lofty status in the volleyball world have not suffered any substantial damage due to this turmoil.
As a legendary superstar in the history of the Chinese women's volleyball team, her tenacious spirit of daring to face challenges and never giving up has long been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the majority of people.
Looking back on Wang Yimei's bumpy life journey, she has interpreted the most precious qualities of an outstanding athlete with practical actions: she left home to devote herself to sports career since she was a child, until she was honored as a member of the national team, and she has achieved many great achievements;
There is nothing more memorable than the scene in the 2011 World Cup. In the face of the Japanese team's tight defensive line, Wang Yimei wielded countless sharp smashes with her own strength, which can be described as invincible.
One of them had a staggering 150 kilograms, which caused the audience to marvel and was praised by the Japanese media as the "ultimate weapon".
Although it created brilliant results that year, it was ruthlessly abandoned by the new head coach Lang Ping, and fell from the main position to the bottom. In the face of this sudden and heavy blow, she chose to face it bravely.
Resolutely decided to leave his homeland, switch to the Turkish league, and continue to write his own legendary chapter in that strange land.
In 2019, Wang Yimei officially announced her retirement, which is just the beginning of a new journey in her life. Today, she has transformed into the club's management, turning her love of volleyball into action, using her own experience to inspire the younger generation to never give up and chase their dreams.
Just as she was hailed as the "ultimate weapon" at the peak of her career, Wang Yimei's responsibilities and bravery, persistent pursuit of ideals and never-ending enterprising spirit will undoubtedly become an eternal brand of the times, shining on the road of athletes to continue to move forward with bright light!