Text: Daji
Editor|Uncle Yu
Wang Chuqin lost in the "Table Tennis Men's Singles" round of 16 qualifying match and stopped in the top 32.
In the men's singles event of national table tennis, there is now only one lone seedling left in Fan Zhendong, and "Little Fat" has to move forward under huge pressure alone.
This can't help but make people nostalgic for the most glorious period of the "Three Musketeers of National Table Tennis".
So in the past two days, netizens have left messages under Zhang Jike's account:
"Brother, you must go to witness the Chubby Grand Slam!"
He is also a teacher, a friend and a brother
The reason why netizens say this is because according to the tradition of "one old with one new" in national table tennis, Fan Zhendong was led by Zhang Jike at that time.
At that time, Zhang Jike praised him without hesitation in front of the reporter's camera:
"Chubby must be a grand slam in the future, practice with me all day long, you can't not be a grand slam."
The early exit of his teammates doubled the pressure on Fan Zhendong.
The Olympics were the most crucial moment of his career.
As long as he wins the men's singles championship this time, he will become the fifth Chinese male table tennis player to complete the "Grand Slam" after Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long.
Whether it is to fulfill his personal dream, or because of the hope of shouldering national table tennis, Fan Zhendong's pressure is unimaginable.
Therefore, many people hope that the "master" who praised him at the beginning can go to Paris to watch the game, cheer him on the spot, and stabilize his mind.
Just like Liu Guoliang's role in the heart of the "Three Musketeers".
In fact, for Fan Zhendong, Zhang Jike is not just his predecessor.
Off the training ground, he's more like a friend, like his brother.
He will teach Fan Zhendong to snap his fingers and relax himself when he holds the racket and shakes his hands sorely.
It's just that Xiaopang hasn't learned it, and Xu Xin, who watched them play next to him, has learned to snap his fingers with his left hand.
Fan Zhendong also often mentioned in interviews that Zhang Jike's brother would talk to him a lot when he was okay and tell him about his game experience.
Such a person who is also a teacher, a friend and a brother has accompanied Fan Zhendong to many countries.
Now that Fan Zhendong is fighting alone in Paris, what is Zhang Jike busy with?
Returning to teach, teaching for a fee
In April this year, an account called "Zhang Directs Table Tennis Superstar Yang" updated Zhang Jike's current situation.
This is Zhang Jike's official public comeback after the "gambling debt dispute" turmoil that year.
The former world champion has now officially become the instructor of a youth table tennis club in Ningbo.
In addition to updating his daily routine when teaching children to play from time to time, the account will also conduct live broadcasts to show table tennis teaching.
Zhang Jike is mainly responsible for the advanced courses in the club.
This class enrolls 30 students at a time, and the tuition fee is 9,800 yuan per person per month.
In other words, relying on the tuition of one class alone, Zhang Jike can earn about 300,000 yuan a month.
Some people questioned that working at the club was to pay off "gambling debts".
Some people also questioned that teaching 30 students at a time was "foolish" and could not be seen.
In fact, after clicking on the account of "Zhang Guidance", you can see its latest updated video, Zhang Jike is very serious about teaching.
He trained one-on-one with four students in turn, and considering the students' age, strength and speed were limited, he slowed down significantly when he played.
Not only was there more patience and gentleness when fighting, but also a "touch of the head" to encourage them after the end.
This is in great contrast to people's impression that he is always unruly and a demon king of the world.
The staff of this club also said that Zhang Jike only has this one large class course.
Private lessons and small group classes are not available.
These students were taught by Zhang Jike to see that they were doing well in class, and took them to practice for free after work.
This makes the arguments of "debt repayment" and "fooling" self-defeating.
If it is to repay the debt faster, then Zhang Jike can naturally open more expensive one-on-one courses.
If it's a "fool", then he doesn't have to leave the students after work to do extra free training.
In any case, Zhang Jike, who has experienced a lot of twists and turns, can now be regarded as truly precipitating himself.
There is no anger, no distractions, only concentrate on table tennis.
It's just that netizens have different opinions on Zhang Jike's current "youth coach".
Netizens have their own opinions
Most people are in favor of Zhang Jike staying in China and teaching his skills to more people.
And there are many people who think that the price of Zhang Jike's course is "too conscientious", and he can play with the top world champion in table tennis for a month for 10,000 yuan.
There are also some people who think that Zhang Jike is "addicted to gambling" and will bring bad teenagers.
It is normal for parents to have this kind of worry, after all, the "Zhang Jike Gambling Debt Incident" was hotly discussed on the whole network back then.
As early as 2004, 16-year-old Zhang Jike was publicly reported by "Sports Weekly" for being involved in gambling.
At that time, he was expelled from the national team for "illegal sports betting".
Later, in 2015, when Zhang Jike participated in the competition in Germany, he was revealed by the German media, and slipped out of the back door of the hotel to the casino during the competition.
Two years ago, Zhang Jike's contract of "gambling debts" broke out on the Internet.
has been repeatedly exposed to "gambling", and it is normal for parents to have this concern.
After all, in the hearts of Chinese, "pornography, gambling and drugs" must not be contaminated.
Some people believe that Zhang Jike just "made a mistake" and should not be held on.
There are also people who believe that some mistakes with good character will not be made once.
But in any case, we are not qualified to judge Zhang Jike.
He is only sorry for himself and the people around him, and he is not sorry for the country and the people.
For most table tennis fans, in their hearts, Zhang Jike is "more meritorious than demeritorious".
Therefore, many netizens look at Zhang Jike more rationally, thinking that "one yard is one yard", and character should not be equated with ball quality.
It is true that Zhang Jike in private has a lot of flaws, but Zhang Jike in the court is absolutely flawless.
His dedication, love and persistence in table tennis are obvious to the whole world.
Now that the turmoil has passed, he has chosen to settle down and teach his skills, and of course we should support it.
If there is a new world champion in the future, who has benefited from Zhang Jike's training, he must be very pleased at that time.
is like Fan Zhendong today, the world champion he has led, and now he can fight alone in all directions.
We look forward to Fan Zhendong winning this Olympic gold medal this year, as his most respected brother said:
Chubby will definitely be a slam!
epilogue
Regardless of whether Zhang Jike will return to national table tennis in the future, we respect his choice.
work, we remember; In the future, we bless.
Some references:
Douyin account|Zhang guides table tennis superstar Yang 2024-08-01
Tencent Sports|The plot is not reversed! Zhang Jike may be sentenced to 5 years for gambling The Table Tennis Association came forward to clear up: he retired 2023-04-04
It is very rare! World No. 1 Fan Zhendong said: Zhang Jike has always been my big brother 2020-12-07
China News Network|(Paris Olympics) Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha passed the one-day double match, Wang Chuqin was upset 2024-08-01