She used to be the pride of countless Chinese people, and with her own efforts, she won the world championship trophy.
Such excellent results, for any athlete, have a bright future and will be valued by the high-level.
After winning the World Championship trophy, her career hit the pause button.
The coach told him he needed to quit the team, what happened in the meantime?
Later, she became a French citizen and won 14 gold medals for France, becoming the strongest opponent on the mainland.
This person is Pi Hongyan, an existence that countless Chinese people feel sorry for.
can't help but sigh, what has she experienced? Why was he kicked out of the national team? What was the reason for giving up his nationality and moving to France to become a fierce general?
In their own homeland, fight for others
The 2008 Beijing Olympics can be described as a high-profile event, with countless Olympic athletes preparing to sweat in the arena to win gold medals for their motherland.
But a familiar figure has sparked heated discussions on the whole network, she is Pi Hongyan.
Since she was a child, Pi Hongyan has had a strong interest in badminton and has extraordinary talent.
When she was 8 years old, she began to practice, and with her own efforts, step by step, she entered the Sichuan badminton team.
Later, Pi Hongyan was appreciated by the national team and became one of them.
But she was born in Chongqing, but she appeared in the French team.
For a while, all the fans were a little confused.
You must know that in 1999, 20-year-old Pi Hongyan won the gold medal of the world championship in the US Open Competition by herself.
She is the pride of the sky, and she once again appeared in front of everyone, but she was wearing the clothes of other countries and fighting for others.
The audience, who didn't know the truth, felt very disappointed and began to criticize it.
But those who have a heart find out that Pi Hongyan has long been not a Chinese nationality, she not only joined the French badminton team, but also became a real Frenchman.
The question is, what happened to her?
Why did a good world champion go to France and even change his nationality?
Back in 1997, Pi Hongyan entered the national team and began training with excellent results.
At the age of 19, she is not only outstanding, but also has a dream in her heart, which is to win the gold medal in every competition for the country through her own strength.
But for those who can get into the national team, everyone has two brushes.
Pi Hongyan was not discouraged, but trained harder, looking forward to the opportunity that would come to her head.
In just one year, she stood out from many competitors and got a spot to go to the United States to participate in the Badminton Open.
No one knows how happy and excited Pi Hongyan is, it feels like she has won the jackpot.
This is the first time she has participated in a large-scale competition.
In addition to being happy and excited, there is also an invisible layer of pressure that accompanies you.
After a simple adjustment of mentality, Pi Hongyan locked herself in the training ground all day to prepare for this competition.
As it turned out, hard work paid off, and she used her tactics flexibly on the field to win the gold medal and become a world champion at a super high level.
It stands to reason that such an outstanding talent will definitely be valued.
Unfortunately, Pi Hongyan's sports career in China came to an abrupt end.
The reason given by the coach is that she is too short to be 1.64 meters tall, and there is no need to continue training.
Pi Hongyan's heart was hit hard, and in the face of excellent results, she was denied because of her height.
In this way, she was transferred to the Sichuan Provincial Team and became an existence that no one cared about.
This was undoubtedly a well-known blow to Pi Hongyan at that time, because since she came into contact with badminton, her lifelong dream is to win glory for the country.
Suddenly lost her qualifications, or because of her "height", she felt lost.
And this is just the beginning, back to the Sichuan provincial team, Pi Hongyan can only participate in 2 games in a year, and the rest of the time is in training.
The meager salary of 600 yuan a month can be described as difficult.
Not to mention taking care of the family, even maintaining his own life is stretched.
Faced with the predicament in front of her, she fell into self-doubt and even had the idea of retiring.
At this juncture, a badminton club in Denmark found Pi Hongyan and extended an olive branch.
Recalling the days when she was not taken seriously in the provincial team at home, her heart was shaken.
In other words, Pi Hongyan, who became the world champion, was denied by the coach with "height" in China, and her words and deeds abroad attracted much attention.
Knowing that you can be on the field, you can continue to pursue your dreams.
After careful consideration, Pi Hongyan left the Sichuan Provincial Team and went to Denmark alone.
At this time, for domestic fans, they thought that this talented badminton player was training hard, and they could meet again in the next arena.
After Pi Hongyan arrived in Denmark, she practiced hard every day and participated in various competitions.
Gradually, she regained her self-confidence, and her skills became more and more exquisite, attracting the attention of the French national team badminton team.
The other party offered superior conditions and extended an olive branch.
Pi Hongyan didn't hesitate too much and happily agreed.
Why? The reason is very simple, in the past, she was full of sincerity and tried her best to fight to get back the gold medal and honor, and she was never taken seriously and taken seriously.
Therefore, the olive branch extended by the French national team is tantamount to affirming it.
In this way, Pi Hongyan gave up her Chinese nationality and joined the French nationality, becoming a real Frenchman, opening the second chapter of her life.
With a series of exciting duels, she has become a high-profile existence.
And domestic fans, don't know anything about it.
Until the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, everyone once again saw a familiar figure, but unfortunately things are not people, at that time, she had begun to overcome obstacles for other countries.
With these pasts, they are gradually presented in front of everyone, and fans feel very sorry.
And Pi Hongyan faced the overwhelming verbal criticism, which was completely indifferent, because standing in the arena again, no one knew what kind of struggle she had made in her heart.
For her, as long as she can compete, no one can influence her.
During that low period of her life, she endured too many grievances and injustices.
In the end, through her own practical actions, Pi Hongyan taught a lesson to the coach who had questioned herself: small people can also have their own future.
In a short period of time, she won 14 Olympic gold medals for the French team, and left a brilliant mark on the international stage.
In an interview later, Pi Hongyan said something like this: "All my choices and my motivation come from badminton."
The side can glimpse how lost she used to be.
Later, in the arena, Pi Hongyan met many acquaintances.
But instead of letting go of the water, she did her best to win the first place.
Because of this move, some people think that she is "ungrateful", and some people feel that without the suffering of others, do not persuade others to be kind, after all, there are some things that cannot be empathized.
Moreover, the competition is all about going all out, and "letting go of the water" is contempt for competitors.
As a professional athlete, Pi Hongyan knows very well what to do and what not to do.
Everyone is responsible for training, for themselves, and for sportsmanship.
On the other hand, is Pi Yanhong really ungrateful? No, her experience, the silent accusation, this Olympic athlete, because of the limitation of height, is not taken seriously.
She has worked hard and proved her strength with practical actions, but the results are unsatisfactory.
Later, with the growth of age, coupled with the old injuries accumulated after years of training, Pi Hongyan's body turned on the red light in 2011.
Finally, in 2012, she ended her career and chose to retire.
Pi Hongyan put the focus of her life on her family, and lived a sweet life with her French husband Nikolai.
The two have conceived a son and a daughter, the son is named Matisse, and the daughter has a Chinese name "Meiling".
It can be seen that although Pi Hongyan has too many "last resorts", the softest place in her heart still precipitates the cultural heritage of the East.
If she had been taken seriously, maybe life would be another trajectory, but there is no regret medicine in life.
Today, Pi Hongyan, with her husband and daughter, lives in France all year round.
After retiring, she is still working in the field of badminton to cultivate more fresh blood for this project.
In good conscience, this is a loss of talent for us, but who can blame it?
Pi Hongyan's road to the championship is bumpy, the experience of ups and downs, and the helplessness to open up a new path, this unswerving spirit makes people admire and appreciate.
And through her story, it also reminded everyone.
The loss of talent is undoubtedly a sad thing.
Whether it is a high-achieving student or an Olympic athlete, people who go abroad are becoming more and more frequent, and how to keep them is worth thinking about for everyone.
Finally, I wish Pi Hongyan to continue to shine in her favorite field, and fans will also look at it rationally, and think deeply about the deep meaning behind it through the appearance of things.
What do you think about this?