1. Sun Jinfang still adheres to his sports career after retiring, but secretly fights leukemia
Once upon a time, Sun Jinfang was the leader of the Chinese women's volleyball team, sweating and winning honors on the court, and off the court was an idol star. Her keen insight and excellent tactical set-up have quickly made her one of the best setters in the world.
Under her leadership, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the championship five times, won the proud record of "three consecutive championships" and "five consecutive championships", and shined on the world stage.
Now, however, the former volleyball star has been away from the court for many years, and the years have carved a furrow and a ravine on her face. She is still at the forefront of her sports career, serving as the director of the National Sports Lottery Center, working every day and performing with ease.
Only she knows that behind the heroic figure in front of others, she is quietly fighting to the death against an invisible battle - a tug-of-war with leukemia.
In 1983, Sun Jinfang, who was riddled with a back injury, had to choose to leave her beloved arena and retire, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to her. It would be a lie to say that she was not sentimental, she was reluctant to leave the arena, and her heart must have been full of regret and melancholy when she retired.
2. Look back on the glorious past
At that time, there were not too many legends in Chinese sports, but Sun Jinfang was one of the bright pearls. In 1976, at the age of 21, she was known as the "soul of the court" and served as the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Her keen insight and excellent tactical set-up have quickly established her as one of the best setters in the world.
Under the leadership of Sun Jinfang, the Chinese women's volleyball team burst out with unparalleled power on the field. In the second Asian Volleyball Championship in 1979, she led the team all the way through and won the championship, which was the championship trophy of the Chinese women's volleyball team after many years.
In the next few years, under the leadership of this "soul of the court", the Chinese women's volleyball team continued to write brilliant and dominate the world volleyball arena. In just a few years, they have won the "three consecutive championships" and "five consecutive championships", which have attracted the attention and awe of the world.
However, this glorious period also left some flaws. In 1979, after the flamboyant Lang Ping joined the national team, his unique offensive style on the field did not cooperate well with his teammates.
As the captain, Sun Jinfang reminded many times that the two inevitably had some small frictions. Fortunately, the two sides then released their previous suspicions, and Sun Jinfang passed the fatal blow to Lang Ping many times, and the two fought side by side, creating the most glorious moment of their careers.
3. Illustrate your growth experience
Sun Jinfang's life story is actually not as glamorous as it seems. She was born in an ordinary family in Suzhou, Jiangsu, and is not a sports family. When she was a child, she was just a little girl with a weak physique, and she had no chance to contact professional sports training.
By chance, Sun Jinfang won two championships in a school sports meeting, which opened the door to her path to sports. After being spotted by a discerning coach, she entered the Suzhou Amateur Sports School and started her volleyball career.
After entering the sports school, Sun Jinfang trained hard day after day, although she once had the idea of giving up because of the defects of height and physique, but in the end she still relied on tenacious perseverance and self-motivation, under the guidance of the coach to continue to improve.
She chose a special setter position, used her wisdom to respond to her teammates' attacks on the field, and gradually became the star of the team.
As her skills improve, Sun Jinfang has become more and more fond of volleyball. In 1971, she was successfully selected for the Jiangsu provincial team and began to receive more systematic and professional training.
Five years later, this young gem finally shone brightly, and in 1976, Sun Jinfang became the captain and main setter of the Chinese women's volleyball team, starting the peak of her career.
Fourth, the low point of his career
However, an athlete's career will never last long. In 1983, Sun Jinfang, who was riddled with a back injury, had to choose to leave his beloved arena and retire. This decision is undoubtedly a huge blow to her, and the figure that was once forever swaying on the court can no longer stay in the most familiar place.
It would be a lie to say that he was not sentimental, and Sun Jinfang was very reluctant to leave the arena. The moment she retired, her heart must have been filled with regret and melancholy. The years she fought hard when she was young, the teammates she fought side by side, and every championship trophy she won would come to her heart at this moment, sourly stabbing her heart.
She must have sighed deeply, why did fate ruthlessly force her away from the arena like this? The punch attack of the opponent lingered, and those glorious days that were once dominating seemed to be reappearing in front of you.
However, for a professional athlete, it is helpless to say goodbye to the field in the face of injury, Sun Jinfang finally gritted his teeth and drew a somewhat unwilling but commemorative end to his sports career.
Fifth, the turning point is to start a new business
Fortunately, Sun Jinfang did not give up his sports career, but soon resurfaced after retiring and opened a new chapter in his life. At the end of 1983, she became the deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Sports Commission.
As a former athlete, she has great enthusiasm for sports, and she has been ingenious in her tenure to invent the Jiangsu Sports Lottery and inject a steady stream of funds into the local sports industry.
The outstanding work performance has brought more opportunities to Sun Jinfang. In 2001, she was promoted to director of the National Sports Lottery Center.
After grasping greater power in his hands, Sun Jinfang interpreted the wisdom and ability of an excellent leader with practical actions. Under her leadership, the issuance of sports lottery tickets has been rising, contributing a lot of wealth to the development of national sports.
6. Return to the status quo and face the disease bravely
But just when his career was steadily rising, fate played a big joke on Sun Jinfang. After entering the sixtieth year, she unfortunately suffered from leukemia, a malignant blood disease.
After learning the diagnosis, Sun Jinfang must have suffered a huge blow in her heart, once upon a time, she was infinitely beautiful, but now she has to compete with death and face the major test of life.
However, the former sports star did not settle for this, and still faced many difficulties with tenacious perseverance as he did on the court before. In order not to burden his relatives and friends, Sun Jinfang chose to bury his illness deep in his heart, bear the pain caused by the illness alone, fight alone, and fought to the death at work, and persisted for 10 years.
Even if the situation was so severe that he had to temporarily unload his job and enter the hospital for medical treatment, Sun Jinfang still did not give up. She copes with the difficult treatment process with a positive and optimistic attitude, even if she is a little tired, she always has a smile on her face, as if to say to the medical staff, "It's okay, I'm going to beat it".
Yes, this former "soul of the court" still maintains a tenacious character of never admitting defeat, and interprets his firm belief in life with his actions.
The journey of life is often full of twists and turns, but as long as we have hope, we will be able to overcome all obstacles and tribulations. Sun Jinfang is like this, she used her life to write a song of passionate fighting spirit.