1. After in-depth discussion, we found that her fate is as deeply connected to volleyball as the uneven ground of a volleyball court! The 47-year-old Ms. Qiu Aihua has now opened a volleyball studio in her hometown.
Although she and her husband Mr. Li Yang are temporarily separated, the relationship between the couple is as steady as a rock, recalling her life experience as if it were a legendary volleyball epic.
Ms. Qiu was discriminated against from an early age because of her outstanding height, and the gossip referred to her as a "monster." Not to mention the chilling ridicule and exclusion when she was a child, and even when she entered the campus, the admissions teacher actually made things difficult for her on the grounds that "I am afraid it will frighten other children".
Fortunately, Qiu Aihua did not succumb to this, and she successfully entered the school with her own efforts and strength.
Despite her tall stature, Qiu Aihua has always maintained excellent academic performance, and her academic performance is always at the top. However, the turning point of fate came in 1988, when she was only 12 years old.
It was this year that she was recognized by the teacher of Nantong Sports School and was recruited into the volleyball team, and since then, her life has started a new chapter.
Her tall figure, strong waist strength, and excellent explosiveness made her stand alone after only half a year. Especially in the jump serve and back-row attack, she showed amazing talent.
However, fate always seems to play tricks on herIn 1998, Qiu Aihua rose to fame at the World Championships, but the following year, due to Lang Ping's departure, she lost the opportunity to represent the Chinese national team.
Although the new coach Hu Jin tried to reuse her, in the end he chose Li Shan and others. In 2001, after Chen Zhonghe took over the Chinese women's volleyball team, he also did not give Qiu Aihua a chance because her "physical fitness is not good enough".
In this way, at the peak of her career, Qiu Aihua repeatedly missed the opportunity to represent the national team, and had no choice but to choose to go abroad for development.
She followed Lang Ping to Italy to play, and became a well-known player in Europe at that time with Sun Yue, Mao Julan and others. However, a long-term long-distance relationship has put her relationship with her boyfriend Li Yang into a crisis, and the two often quarrel over it.
Qiu Aihua was worried that Li Yang would find another love, and Li Yang was afraid that she would marry abroad, and in the end, Qiu Aihua chose to compromise and returned to his homeland in 2005.
Volleyball has become everything in her life, and even her lover Li Yang is engaged in volleyball-related industries. She rose to prominence at the peak of her career, but in the years that followed, she repeatedly missed the opportunity to represent her country and had to leave her homeland and wander overseas.
Now, at the age of half-hundred, she has returned to her hometown, and everything seems to indicate that she will continue to be closely associated with volleyball.
Second, the girl who was once regarded as a "monster" finally found her own way out - volleyball! Qiu Aihua has a height of 1.4 meters since she was a child, which was undoubtedly a problem in her childhood.
Her mother is a well-known "giant" in the township, with a height of an astonishing 1.8 meters, and Qiu Aihua seems to have inherited this gene from her mother.
Even enrolling in the kindergarten is also challenging! The admissions teacher looked at her tall body with strange eyes and questioned, "Why did you bring elementary school students to apply for kindergarten?" Faced with this, as a father, he resolutely showed his daughter's birth certificate, but the admissions teacher still had a cold attitude and unceremoniously told the truth: "Why do you need to study in kindergarten when you are so tall at the age of six?" I'm afraid it will disturb other children! "
In the minds of his classmates, Qiu Aihua is like a mysterious "giant". During the three years spent with her classmates, some of her classmates couldn't even call her name accurately, and the only thing they could remember was her "tall figure".
Despite this, Qiu Aihua has always maintained excellent academic performance and ranked at the top of the class with her perseverance.
It wasn't until 1988 that Qiu Aihua successfully completed primary school, and the sports school in Nantong, Jiangsu Province opened its enrollment work to the society, and she was discovered by teachers and joined the volleyball team. With her exceptional height, strong waist strength and excellent explosiveness, she was able to take on important roles on her own in just half a year, especially on the jump serve and back-row attack.
Finally, she found a new path forward.
3. The road to his career has been bumpy and tortuous, and he has passed by the national team many times
In 1998, Qiu Aihua showed amazing strength in the World Championships, and single-handedly helped the Chinese women's volleyball team win the runner-up and became famous in one fell swoop. At that time, she impressed a wide audience with her superb jumping serve skills and back-row attacking ability.
This is undoubtedly a great honor in the history of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
However, just when his career was about to usher in glory, Qiu Aihua suffered a major blow in his life. In 1999, after Lang Ping resigned as head coach of the women's volleyball team, Qiu Aihua failed to be selected for the new national team list and was quietly eliminated.
Although the new coach Hu Jin had intended to reuse Qiu Aihua, he finally chose Li Shan, Wu Dan and other players. In 2001, when Chen Zhonghe took over the helm of the women's volleyball team, Qiu Aihua was also not included in the new lineup, on the grounds that she was "not in good physical condition and often suffering from illness".
In this way, at the peak of Qiu Aihua's career, he repeatedly missed the opportunity to represent the national team and missed the opportunity. In desperation, she had no choice but to go overseas and devote herself to the fierce competition in the professional league.
She followed Lang Ping to Italy to compete, and together with Sun Yue, Mao Julan and others, she became a high-profile Chinese player in Europe at that time.
Fourth, the indissoluble bond with the "stunned green" Li Yang
In Italy, a distant foreign country, Qiu Aihua unexpectedly met a man who was inextricably linked to her - he was the "hot-blooded youth" Li Yang who worked CCTV!
Li Yang comes from an ordinary family and is full of desire and hope for the future. He was fortunate to be in the "Chinese Volleyball" column of CCTV Sports Channel, which was an opportunity he dreamed of.
Since then, Li Yang has traveled between Beijing and Qiu Aihua's Nanjing city every month, frequently visiting the offices of the rising stars of the beautiful competition.
At first, Qiu Aihua had a cold attitude towards Li Yang's enthusiastic pursuit, and she thought that they were just simple work partners. However, this tenacious "hot-blooded young man" showed amazing perseverance, and he did not hesitate to put all his salary into the pursuit of Qiu Aihua, whether it was flowers, movie tickets, or gourmet meals, he did not hesitate to offer them, as if he was in an "all-weather" passionate pursuit.
In the face of Li Yang's fiery love offensive, Qiu Aihua gradually took off his guard and accepted this hard-won sincere emotion. Since then, they have started a seven-year long-distance relationship, Li Yang even did not hesitate to spend a whole day taking the train to Nanjing to visit her, and their relationship gradually warmed up in the distant distance, and they were unswerving.
However, the difference in geographical location still caused a lot of trouble for their relationship, and they often quarreled over trivial matters. Qiu Aihua was afraid that Li Yang would find a new love, while Li Yang was more worried about her getting married and having children abroad.
However, love is great after all, and it overcomes all difficulties. In 2005, they finally entered the palace of marriage and began a new chapter in their lives.
5. Married life and new journey after returning to China
In 2005, Qiu Aihua ended his wandering years overseas and returned to the embrace of the motherland. Soon after, she tied the knot with her beloved Li Yang and settled down in Beijing together. Although Li Yang's personality is a little wooden, he cares for his wife Qiu Aihua, preparing a delicious breakfast for her every morning, and cooking dinner dinner in the evening, and they live a happy life.
Soon after the marriage, Qiu Aihua represented Jiangsu Province in the 10th National Games, and finally won the fourth place. Despite not being selected for the national team, her love for volleyball remained the same.
In the days that followed, under the kind invitation of her mentor Lang Ping, Qiu Aihua happily joined the Evergrande Women's Volleyball Club as a manager, and four years later, she was successfully promoted to the position of coach.
As a professional athlete, she vividly demonstrates the sportsmanship of "never give up" with unwavering determination.
The road of destiny destined to accompany each other
As early as his youth, he gave up his studies and turned to volleyball training for various reasons, and Qiu Aihua's life trajectory seems to have been deeply branded with this sport.
As she herself puts it, "If I didn't have volleyball, where would I go?" Even her husband, Li Yang, is also engaged in volleyball-related work.
Even after 1998, the most brilliant year of his career, Qiu Aihua has never been able to join the ranks of the national team and missed many valuable opportunities. In desperation, she had no choice but to travel to Italy to start a new career journey with her mentor Langping and her former teammates.
Qiu Aihua, who is now in her prime, has moved away from the peak of her career, but she still chose to return to her hometown of Nantong, Jiangsu, where she founded her own volleyball studio.
At the end of the day, volleyball is undoubtedly the main thread that runs through her entire life course, and it is her innate "mission"
Although the road ahead is full of gloom and has experienced countless setbacks, Qiu Aihua has always adhered to his ideals and beliefs, and finally successfully walked out of a unique road.
Whether it is the glory of the past or the trough of today, this may be what her life should look like. Volleyball has become the most sincere and profound part of her life.