Wang Tao's father: "Wife, if we have children in the future, the boy will let him learn table tennis with me, and the girl will let her learn to sing with you!" ”
It was a simple joke, but he didn't expect his son Wang Tao to really win a table tennis world championship for him!
Wang Tao, who entered the national team at the age of 21, is still a major general, and what are the sad life experiences behind his such brilliance?
Wang Tao who overcame all obstacles
When Wang Tao was a child, he showed amazing table tennis talent, but a natural defect hit his weak heart hard!
Because he wanted to make his own career in the table tennis industry, there were strict requirements for height, but Wang Tao was only 165 meters when he measured at that time.
For this reason, the table tennis skills he has practiced for ten years seem to have fallen short at this time, which is like a thunderbolt from the sky to him, which hits his self-confidence!
When his father learned of this, he told his son that we must not give up any opportunity until the last minute.
Then he and his father began the journey of finding a coach, because of the height problem, it was naturally very difficult for Wang Tao.
In this process, he was rejected countless times, even though he has his own unique style of play, but in the eyes of the coach, height is always a hard injury!
In order to find a good coach for Wang Tao, his father also asked for it, but no matter how hard he tried, the final result was still two words "refuse"!
Because in the eyes of these coaches, even if he plays table tennis well, the problem of height will never allow him to survive in this field.
But Wang Tao's heart that is unwilling to give up has been burning in his heart, although the flame is very weak, but he believes that one day, he will be able to succeed!
Sure enough, the hard work paid off, because his unique style of play was favored by the "middle training team" in the army, and he was very happy when he learned the news!
He happily put away his luggage, because he was not able to participate in any sports training outside because of his height.
This is the best platform for him to show his ability, so he trains and practices his table tennis skills at the same time, because he has loved this sport since he was a child!
His father was very supportive, and even when he was young, because there was no suitable place for him to train at home, he would ask a coach to come to the house to train him individually.
Therefore, Wang Tao has been in this process, constantly updating his technical capabilities, and believes that one day he will be able to win glory for the country!
But the good times didn't last long, and in just one year, the training team was facing disbandment for special reasons, and there were only two ways to choose in front of him!
The first is to go to Xinjiang and continue to follow the training team, so that he can still continue his table tennis dream!
The second option is to leave directly, but if he leaves the training team at this time, he will completely lose the opportunity to learn and play on his own.
When he returned home, he communicated with his father for a long time, and his father was also very supportive of Wang Tao's decision!
In the face of the child who has grown up, his parents also want to respect the child's opinion, and in the end they can only agree to his request to go to Xinjiang, because this is the first time they have been separated from their child for so long!
Rush to the next mountain and sea, Wang Tao
When Wang Tao left his parents, whenever he was wronged, he would also think of his home and his parents!
Because every time he can't hold on, almost his father is by his side to accompany and comfort him, but now that he is alone in the field, this may also be the most difficult time for him to be outside!
When he came here, he continued to learn more techniques and techniques, so that one day he could stand on the stage of the competition and play his glory!
When he was training here, he trained hard, and he usually held his racket when he had time, practicing his skills, and soon his behavior was also valued by the "Bayi team"!
And he was directly admitted to him, because his tenacious spirit has been guiding him, and the fire in his heart has been burning at this time!
Because he can only qualify to participate in the table tennis competition through the Bayi team at this time, this is the salvation in his life for him, guiding him to the way forward!
At this moment, his table tennis road is also directly opened, and he continues to work hard in the Bayi team, in order to get a place to enter the national team!
But what he never expected was that no matter how hard he tried, he still lost above his height in the end, but the skin of his body and his parents, he didn't blame his family for this!
Instead, all the results are attributed to their own lack of effort, if they are stronger, maybe they will have the opportunity to join the ranks of the national team!
He never gave up for this, and after a long period of study and hard work, he finally successfully entered the ranks of the national team at the age of 21!
officially stepped into the threshold of the competition, and when he entered the competition, everyone gave him a thumbs up, because of his years of study.
His table tennis skills can be said to be perfect, even in the face of some foreign veterans, he does not seem to be the slightest loss!
even won their gold medal with their partner Wang Tao, and also won glory for the country here, so that those coaches who had rejected him slapped in the face!
Now we look at Wang Tao, he is 57 years old, obviously a lot thinner than before, although the age has gone up, but his spirit of continuous struggle has always existed!
He has won countless glory for the mainland, and here I still hope that he can spend his life in good health and peace, even if he has withdrawn from the front line!
He has also cultivated many outstanding talents for our country, Fan Zhendong is one of them, as Wang Tao's apprentice, he also won many good results on the battlefield!
Champion apprentice Fan Zhendong
In the 2022 championship, Fan Zhendong has won a lot of glory for our country with his outstanding strength!
It was the most crucial two points for us at the most tense moment of the game, because he has always been proud of his master as Wang Tao's apprentice!
He led the Shanghai team all the way through the competition, and in the semi-finals against Heilongjiang players, he gave full play to his skills for many years!
In order to be able to win a gold medal of his own, I believe that Fan Zhendong will be able to continue his glory after this, when asked how he feels about this competition.
He also said: "For this competition, although it is a pity to lose that crucial point in the team competition, but in the end we still won the game!" ”
He is very happy and happy about this, and he is grateful to his teammates for helping him when he feels lost, without them helping each other, he would not be able to be who he is now!
For this reason, we are also very happy to see this young player riding the wind and waves in the game, and the indomitable spirit is worth learning from everyone of us!
Although there have been defeats in the competition, as long as you can do the best in the process, it is enough!
epilogue
Wang Tao's current achievements are completely inseparable from his firm confidence, which has achieved his current brilliant life.
This time, Fan Zhendong also came to the Olympic stadium in Paris with a mission, and I believe that he can still maintain his initial mentality in this competition and get a good result.
Let's look forward to his good news here!
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Information: Wang Tao Douyin Encyclopedia
China Military Network: Wang Tao
Guangming.com: It's hard to say that Wang Tao is retired
Documentary TV series "Behind the Gold Medal"
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