Yao Ming's roar, the girl's tears, the women's basketball team wrote a sentence: The strong country has us

When the final whistle of the tokyo Olympic women's three-person basketball three-four final sounded, Wang Lili clutched the basketball tightly and roared, and then plunged into the arms of her teammates and cried bitterly.

In the stands not far away, Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, watched them, raised his fists, raised his arms and shouted...

This is a picture that is enough to make Chinese basketball remember.

When three-person basketball officially ascended to the "Hall of Elegance" from the street, the Olympic debut of this sport, the girls of Chinese three-person basketball left a strong mark - this is the second time that Chinese basketball has stood on the Olympic podium after 30 years since the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games!

"For us, every game is unforgettable." Standing in the mixed interview area after the game, 19-year-old Yang Shuyu had a calm expression and spoke with a smile like gold, but every word he said was full of weight.

Behind this "unforgettable", there are too many touching stories - the team's main force withdrew due to injury, and the newcomers joined can only quickly adapt to the huge difference in three-person basketball in half a year.

But on this humid and hot Tokyo night, the persistence of the women's basketball girls in the past half a year, and even the efforts of Chinese three-person basketball in the past few years have paid off.

As Zhang Zhiting, a player from Shanghai, said, "We are all the best, and I believe that the people of the whole country are as happy as we are." ”

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The girl's tears and Yao Ming's roar

"The contingency of three-person basketball is too big, if the strength is similar, the moment you step into the court, who loses and who wins is not accurate." This is the feeling left by Wang Lili, who is called "female Jordan" by fans, after the game.

Indeed, whether it was the previous loss to the U.S. women's basketball team by two points in the round robin, or the 14-21 loss to the Russian Olympic team in the semifinals, the Chinese women's basketball team actually had a chance to overcome the enemy.

This is also why, when the Chinese women's basketball team once again encountered the defeated French women's basketball team in the third and fourth place finals, the team up and down, the three-person basketball team leader and even Yao Ming were extra cautious - after all, the French women's basketball team is still the world number one team in three-person basketball.

Almost half an hour before the game, Yao Ming sat in the arena early. Many officials passing through the guest seat and athletes from other countries recognized him at once and greeted him, but most of the time, Yao Ming put on a signature cheek gesture and thought a little.

Until the start of the game, Wang Lili, who was wearing the No. 23 jersey, played a "1+1" strongly to help the Chinese women's basketball team lead by 2 points, Yao Ming roared a low "good ball", and then kept clapping, gradually releasing his emotions.

However, three-person basketball, which walks from the street into the "Hall of Elegance", is a very special competitive sport. The colorful stadium and highly rhythmic hip-hop music stimulate the sensory nerves of every live audience, and the nearly "seamless" offensive and defensive transformation of each round can easily make the audience have a sense of "can't breathe" tension.

Just when the Chinese women's basketball team once stretched the point difference to 5 points, the French women's basketball team took less than 1 minute to narrow the point difference to 2 points. And when there was still 1 minute and 10 seconds left in the game, Yang Shuyu made a decisive shot on the outside line and hit a key two-pointer, Yao Ming on the sideline roared again, but Yao Ming's roar just fell, and the opponent immediately responded with a two-point salute.

Fortunately, the chinese women's basketball girl held the 2-point advantage - just in the last 3 seconds, when the French team made a mistake in the pass, the outcome of the game was difficult to change. However, at that time, Yao Ming still stared at the stadium motionlessly.

It wasn't until the moment when the final whistle sounded, Wang Lili grabbed the basketball and roared, and then plunged into the words of her teammates and cried bitterly, Yao Ming finally raised her fists and raised her arms and shouted.

In fact, not only Wang Lili, but Also Zhang Zhiting, who has a big grin, also cried. This is a release of emotions, a release of the pressure and grievances accumulated in the past few days of high-intensity competition, and even the past half a year of high-intensity preparation.

In the stands not far away, Yao Ming's roar is also a release — after all, for a long time in the past, Chinese three-person basketball, including Chinese basketball, has suffered too much criticism and doubt.

Too many tribulations and setbacks

Not far away, when the girls of the Chinese three-person basketball women's basketball team hugged and cried, enjoying the joy of the last victory, coach Xu Jiamin on the sidelines also cried.

"I was touched by this group of children." More than half an hour later, Xu Jiamin's eyes were still covered with blood, and when she was asked about the origin of this excitement, she left all her praise to the group of "children" in her mouth.

"As a coach, the greatest sense of accomplishment is to help them grow, to improve, to get closer to their achievements step by step."

For Coach Xu Jiamin and the current Chinese women's three-person basketball team, they have experienced too many twists and turns and tests in the past six months and along the way.

When the Tokyo Olympics had not yet been postponed, Xu Jiamin's three-man basketball team was once considered the biggest hit at the Tokyo Olympics. At that time, the Chinese women's three-person basketball team won seven games in the World Cup and won the first world championship in the history of Chinese basketball.

However, the sudden outbreak of the new crown epidemic caused the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the change in preparation time also made injuries entangled with this team.

"Our team did go through very big difficulties, if it was last year to play the Olympics, we have a very mature lineup, a very mature offensive and defensive system, but a one-year delay, there is an injury in our core, we can only quickly adjust, find potential players, help them adapt to the three-man basketball style of play."

Coach Xu Jiamin's "difficult experience" is actually the failure of the two core Wu Di and Jiang Jiayin during the World Cup - the former was operated on because of the meniscal cyst in his left knee, and the latter was accidentally injured in the preliminary round of the National Games, diagnosed with a torn forte ligament.

In the end, 28-year-old "female Jordan" Wang Lili and Yang Shuyu and Wan Jiyuan, who are also 19 years old, became Zheng Zhiting's new partners.

"Fat loss, physical fitness and anaerobicity are the things I remember most vividly." When Ms. Wang was asked after the game about the "key words" for preparing for and participating in the Tokyo Olympics, she only mentioned a few of the training programs that tortured her the most during the preparation.

Like Wang Lili, Yang Shuyu was originally a five-a-side basketball player, and it was not until the injury of the Chinese women's three-person basketball team appeared half a year ago that she and Wang Lili entered the field of vision of Coach Xu Jiamin and then were signed into the team.

"Playing three-player basketball is meant to be a challenge, after all, I've only started three-on-three this year." After the game, Yang Shuyu admitted that his biggest feeling was "too tired", "after half a year of contact, but without such a series of high-intensity competitions, the body is still very tired." ”

For every member of this team, one of the most important reasons for going through so many twists and turns and difficulties and persevering all the way to win the bronze medal is their optimism, positivity and belief.

"We have always been very strong in our beliefs. Anyway, we've made it great to be in the final four. Zhang Zhiting, who was once an important player in the Shanghai women's basketball team, told the surging news reporter after the game that after losing to the Russian delegation, they quickly made adjustments and maintained a positive attitude.

"We just think about fighting one fight at a time, and I don't think it matters how it turns out, we're all the best."

"A strong country has us"

Zhang Zhiting's cheerfulness and optimism after the game infected almost every reporter in the mixed interview area. But in fact, the moment she won the bronze medal, and the moment she won the World Cup two years ago, she was the girl who cried the loudest on the field.

For more than two years, along the way, 25-year-old Zhang Zhiting has become the only player in the team who has witnessed the glory of both ends, and has also become the spiritual pillar of the team.

Wan Jiyuan, a 19-year-old young general who stood on the Olympic field for the first time, said, "I am still a relatively introverted person, a little nervous and afraid of the unfamiliar environment, if there is Zhiting sister, you can take me up." ”

Just in the communication with the reporters, Zhang Zhiting's relaxation and calmness made the reporters a little surprised, "Your freedom surprised us, did not talk about any hard and difficult things? ”

"To this point, I think all the hard work is worth it. At the end of the game, I have released the emotions that should have been released on the field, and I just want to share this joy with my family and friends now. Zhang Zhiting said.

This is actually a spiritual force left by the Chinese women's three-person basketball team at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and it is also the most valuable asset needed by Chinese basketball.

When Coach Xu Jiamin was asked how much the difficulties along the way had affected them, Xu Jiamin pondered for a moment and said lightly, "In fact, it is okay, because we are competitive sports people." ”

Today, this heavy Olympic bronze medal is the best affirmation and encouragement for Coach Xu Jiamin and this group of women's basketball girls. However, for this three-person basketball team, their journey continues.

"Tomorrow is a new day, and I feel like there will be bigger goals waiting for me." Zhang Zhiting has begun to look forward to the future after creating the Olympic history of Chinese basketball.

Coach Xu Jiamin also has the same mentality, in her view, competitive sports can not always remain at the same height, the catch-up behind will continue to approach, "we must continue to break through and improve, must not be satisfied with the status quo." ”

As Xu Jiamin said, "The next second after taking this result, we have to prepare for the next cycle of preparation, competitive sports are like this, the results can only prove your past efforts and efforts, can not represent the next stage can still have such a level." You have to keep groping and improving, to strive for the next stage to go better. ”

But it must be admitted that this bronze medal shines with a more brilliant brilliance than the gold medal, becoming a light that illuminates the way forward for Chinese three-man basketball.

"Whether it is three or five people, the color of the medal is the same, with this bronze medal, the Chinese three-person basketball will usher in a good time." Chai Wensheng, director of the three-person basketball department of the Chinese Basketball Association, also revealed a good news to the surging news reporter after the game, "Whether it is a man or a woman, the professional event of three-person basketball, we will soon establish it." ”

What Xu Jiamin, Zhang Zhiting, Wang Lili, Yang Shuyu and Wan Jiyuan showed at the Tokyo Olympics won back not just a bronze medal, but a future. Of course, behind this breakthrough and victory, more people's efforts and efforts.

Just after winning the final battle, the women's basketball girls took out a jersey that had been prepared for a long time, with the names of all the three-person basketball training girls written on it, and on this court in Tokyo's Qinghai City Park, they hung medals and held the jersey and took a group photo with Yao Ming.

And just under every name worth remembering, this group of women's basketball girls also wrote a sentence - "The power has us!" ”

Author: The Paper's reporter Ma Zuoyu Pu Yaolei from Tokyo

Source: The Paper