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Ms. Cao Yanhua, who has entered the year of destiny, now has a happy married life, which is enviable. On major social platforms, we can always see a photo of her and her husband's sweet love, her little bird leaning in her husband's arms, with a bright smile on her face.
However, who would have imagined that the life path that Ms. Cao Yanhua, who is now much loved, has been so tortuous and difficult? She chose to retire when her career was in full swing, moved to Germany with her beloved, and opened the famous "Panda" restaurant there.
However, the good times are always short-lived, married life gradually falls into a trough, and the two eventually choose to part ways.
At that darkest moment in her life, Ms. Cao Yanhua once felt lost in the future and even lost confidence. However, it was precisely because of that deep love for table tennis that she reinvigorated herself, and finally founded her own table tennis academy, which ushered in a brilliant career again.
Now, Ms. Cao Yanhua has found happiness again, which is the fruitful result of her decades of hard work and perseverance. Looking back on her illustrious sporting career, it is not difficult to see that her life trajectory has been a challenging but legendary one.
At just 17 years old, Ms. Cao Yanhua won her first world championship title for her country. This young girl from Shanghai, with her exceptional talent and perseverance, has shown extraordinary style on the court.
In the following years, she stood on the top podium of the World Championships three times in a row, won the women's singles Grand Slam twice, and finally became the first Chinese athlete to win all the championships in the world table tennis event.
At that time, Ms. Cao Yanhua was undoubtedly the chief superstar and spiritual leader of the Chinese table tennis team. On the night of the final battle of a major event, the audience will be engrossed in the expectation that Ms. Cao Yanhua will be able to show her skills on the court.
Her unique and locally authentic style of play, coupled with her quick-reflex feints, often caught her opponents off guard, requiring her to leave the ring for psychological counseling after a round.
It was with her otherworldly skills and perseverance that Ms. Cao Yanhua won honors for the national team at the age of 17 and climbed to the top later in her career to become the leader of the national table tennis team.
Cao Yanhua's unique and excellent hitting skills and excellent competitive level on the court are due to her incomparable enthusiasm for the sport of table tennis and her almost crazy persistent pursuit.
Whether it is in daily training or fierce competitions, she always tackles every challenge with more than 100% perseverance and unwavering faith, so much so that the sneakers she wears are worn out after only three days.
Once, the coach was woken up by a sound of "ping pong" in the middle of the night, and when he looked at his watch, he realized that it was already more than 3 o'clock in the morning. He rushed to the training ground with a lot of anger, but what appeared in front of him was the petite but strong-willed Cao Yanhua, who was swinging her racket in front of the table, devoting herself to the extra training, sweat sliding down like raindrops.
It turned out that in the intra-team competition that day, Cao Yanhua was very frustrated because she lost to a teammate who was younger than herself, so she decided to work harder in the dead of night and train for five hours straight.
Seeing this scene, the coach was full of admiration and expressed his sincere appreciation for Cao Yanhua's persistent pursuit of his career.
In the daily rest time, Cao Yanhua also showed a different attitude towards life. She often gathers with the male team members at the food stall at the entrance of the training base, chatting and laughing, in order to relieve the physical and mental stress caused by long hours of training.
In the face of media skepticism, Cao Yanhua made no secret of it, frankly admitting that smoking and drinking can indeed help her stay in the best condition.
In addition to being diligent and hardworking, Cao Yanhua also has the spirit of innovation. She pioneered a new style of play of "women's straight board single-sided pull all over Taiwan", and this courage to break through the tradition won unanimous praise from coaches and teammates.
However, who would have expected that just as Cao Yanhua's career was booming and thriving, a relationship strictly forbidden by the national team ended her originally smooth sailing career.
At that time, Cao Yanhua fell in love with Shi Zhihao of the national table tennis men's team. Although they are teammates who fight side by side on the training ground, after getting to know each other, their hearts have long been closely connected.
However, this relationship was strongly opposed by the national team at the time.
Just as the final of the 36th World Table Tennis Championships was about to be announced, the coaching staff decided to hold an emergency meeting with Cao Yanhua alone, and made a puzzling and unreasonable request to her: expect her to "release water intentionally or unintentionally" at some key moments in the game, so that teammate Tong Ling can successfully win the championship.
Faced with such an absurd decision, Cao Yanhua's heart was filled with endless anger, however, recalling the national team's careful training and care for her over the years, she finally endured the humiliation and was forced to accept this unreasonable request.
On the day of the final, Cao Yanhua's performance was obviously abnormal and quickly lost to Tong Ling.
This incident undoubtedly became the fuse that detonated the contradiction, and in the next National Games, Cao Yanhua swept all kinds of strong opponents with his extraordinary strength, including Tong Ling, and successfully achieved the second Grand Slam in his career! However, just when her career was in full swing, Cao Yanhua made a decision that shocked everyone - she resolutely announced her retirement and took off the honorary jersey of the national team, just to be able to fall in love freely with her beloved Shi Zhihao.
After retiring, Cao Yanhua first moved to Germany with her lover Shi Zhihao to settle down. There, they co-run a Chinese restaurant called "Panda" and live a quiet and happy life.
However, the fiery passion and fighting spirit in Cao Yanhua's heart have never been extinguished.
By chance, Cao Yanhua was invited to return to Tianjin, China, to observe the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships. When she witnessed the young players sweating and doing their best on the court again, the memories of the past flooded into her heart, and she suddenly understood that it was not that she could not leave the Chinese table tennis team, but that Chinese table tennis needed her.
At this moment, a strong desire to return to the arena burned in Cao Yanhua's heart. She said goodbye to her life in Germany for a short time and returned to Shanghai alone, where she founded her own table tennis academy.
In the initial stage of the college, Cao Yanhua devoted herself to treating every student with the educational concept of "teaching without class", and was determined to pass on her own skills and ideas.
It is this unwavering belief that made Cao Yanhua rekindle his love for table tennis after retiring, and successfully cultivated many outstanding players such as Xu Xin, the current national player.
Although Cao Yanhua's life journey is full of twists and turns, she has finally achieved such a successful achievement in both career and emotion, and can be called the most legendary athlete in the history of table tennis!
At the peak of her glorious and honorable career, Cao Yanhua won as many as 59 heavy gold medals for her motherland, which not only broke the long-standing record, but also set up a monument that has been passed down for centuries.
She has won the top honour of the World Championships three times, won the singles crown twice on her own, and more importantly, she became the first Chinese athlete to win the World Table Tennis Grand Slam.
After retiring, Cao Yanhua was confused for a while, but it was her deep love for table tennis that made her regain her passion for struggle. She chose to return to her homeland without hesitation, and founded her own table tennis academy in Shanghai, successfully teaching her own philosophy and unique playing style to many outstanding young players such as the current national player Xu Xin.
Today's Cao Yanhua has entered the age of sixtieth year, and her married life is happy. On major social platforms, she often shares sweet photos with her husband, showing the world her extremely happy life.
This happiness is the fruit of her life after decades of hard work and perseverance, which undoubtedly makes her a legend in the history of table tennis, and deserves the warmest applause and praise from all of us.