"Come alive! Free! After another Olympic tour, Shanghai aunt Ni Xialian returned to her home in Luxembourg a week ago.
Xinmin Evening News recently visited Ni Xialian exclusively, listened to her narrate the changes in her life after the fire spread at home and abroad, and recalled the various experiences and feelings of participating in the Olympic Games, and the reporter once again felt the special charm of this "living fossil" of table tennis.
Love can withstand the long years, and the persistent love and persistence of table tennis have made Ni Xialian receive such huge attention and love inside and outside the network. Always with a patriotic heart, who can not love such An Aunt Ni?!
Pictured: Aunt Ni Xialian suddenly became an internet celebrity Xinmin Evening News special reporter Qian Jun photographed
"Coke Grandma"
"Oops, this time I exploded! It's hot! Speaking of the video taken in an interview with Xinmin Evening News not long ago, Ni Xialian raised her eyebrows and danced with joy. She said that friends at home and abroad have forwarded it to her after seeing it, "Thank you Xinmin Evening News, and congratulations on doing such a good interview." Calling "Xinmin Evening News" her own family, Ni Xialian said that these two interviews with Xinmin Evening News brought her a relaxed and happy feeling.
Nearly a week back in Luxembourg, Ni Xialian was so busy that she didn't even touch the ping-pong racket – in addition to jet lag and complete relaxation, she spent most of her day dealing with media from all over the world.
At the age of 58, Aunt Ni, who is a man of temperament, has countless fans with her cheerful and straightforward personality. The video produced by Xinmin Evening News was taken into pictures by many self-media, and the text was transformed into 100,000+ pieces.
Pictured: Ni Xialian was previously interviewed by Xinmin Evening News Xinmin Evening News special correspondent Qian Jun
This time, Ni Xialian's opponent is Shin Yubin from South Korea, 17 years old, about the same age as Ni Xialian's young daughter who is still in high school. The picture of the two when they appeared was commented by netizens as "grandma with granddaughter". Ni Xialian won the first set 11-2. "It's a pity that the first set was won too easily, and the second set didn't come down with a bang, which is a bit of a pity." Calling her opponent a "child", Ni Xialian admitted that the one-year postponement of the Olympic Games has matured her opponents, and she can no longer "deceive" the other party with her old experience as in the past. "Not scaring Yi is equivalent to releasing a tiger." It's myself that's not good. Self-deprecating summary, Ni Xialian's good attitude is undoubtedly revealed.
There is also a story behind another picture that makes her hot out of the circle. Between the games on that day, Ni Xialian took a bottle of Coke in the hands of coach and husband Tommy, and dried half a bottle in one breath. This GIF was widely circulated on the Internet, and Ni Xialian also had a new nickname of "Coke Grandma".
Pictured: The picture of drinking Coke in the game made Ni Xialian gain the nickname of "Coke Grandma"
"Actually, I never drink Coke!" I only drink white water... Because, afraid of fat! She revealed that at that time, drinking Coke was to make herself excited, and the game performance was better, "Eat some sugar, add some nutrition, feel more powerful!" In his words, he carried a bit of the "shrewd" wisdom of Aunt Shanghai.
Immortal lovers
It is said that good love makes each other. For Ni Xialian, it is her husband's unrelenting support that has brought her to where she is today.
After 66 minutes of fighting, 3-4 defeat to the opponent, 58-year-old Ni Xialian lost. Walking off the field, Ni Xialian looked for Tommy to review the game, and when it came to going, Tommy only had one answer: "You have done a good job!" You are the best! The shadow of defeat dissipated, and the two held hands and returned to the Olympic Village.
"He's a very smart guy because he knows, what I need is this (comfort) and not blame." It is a coach, a husband, and a psychological counselor for Ni Xialian - at the age of 58, Ni Xialian was spoiled by her husband as a little princess.
Pictured: Ni Xialian and her husband at the Tokyo Olympic Games Xinmin Evening News special correspondent Qian Jun photo
Ni Xialian told reporters that she was not such a cheerful and indifferent personality, but her husband changed her - the tolerance of Eastern and Western thoughts is the key to making the relationship between the two stronger and stronger. "When I was young, I didn't understand it, but when I was older, I knew that I needed to have deep love." It was an unspeakable tacit understanding. Perhaps a look and an action can calm down the worried heart.
Since entering the professional team since she was a child, Ni Xialian's dedication to table tennis has long been engraved in the bones and blood. "In northern parlance, there's a bit of an axis when playing." Looking down on winning or losing, enjoying life, her husband's words and deeds have become the key to unlocking Ni Xialian's heart knot, and whenever asked what to do if Ni Xialian loses, Tommy said: "If you win, just continue to fight, lose, just take a vacation." ”
"Having been spoiled by him, I have the motivation to fight." If he doesn't have a good attitude towards me or doesn't appreciate my efforts too much, then what's the point of me insisting on playing table tennis like this?! Recalling her husband's various things, the tone was full of sweet disgust. Ni Xialian jokingly told reporters that the couple treated every competition as a honeymoon trip. Under Tommy's admiring gaze, Ni Xialian played "more and more vigorously, more and more excited" the more she played.
Bless the national table tennis
The background of the video call is a huge relief bamboo depiction. Under the simple brushstrokes, a diagram of summer water lilies is sketched out of the mud without staining.
Overseas, Ni Xialian is a "living signboard" of the general who always wins and the champion, but she still does not forget the grace of the motherland's cultivation. In a post-Olympic interview in Tokyo, she once again stressed: "I am Ni Xialian, a native of Shanghai. Without the cultivation of the Chinese team, there would be no me today. Standing on the olympic field, I feel honored to be able to show the style of Chinese with the Chinese team. ”
The picture says: Aunt Ni returned to Luxembourg and received a gift from the embassy
Not the opponent but the mother's family, for the national table tennis, Ni Xialian has always paid attention. In today's national table tennis, Ni Xialian is most optimistic about the young general Sun Yingsha. After watching the broadcast of the semi-final of Sasha and Ito, she repeatedly sighed, "It's not easy." ”
After years of traversing the table tennis world, Ni Xialian understands that behind Ito's rise is the all-out efforts of Japanese table tennis. "Ito has a huge team, and even has two ball pickers." Under such an inevitable situation, the impact on the Chinese team can be imagined.
Sun Yingsha, who has absolute strength and is young but calm, makes Ni Xialian praise, "She is too comprehensive, the first three boards are good." This child is quite good and will definitely get better and better in the future. ”
Blessings to the mother's family, Ni Xialian said, losing a mixed doubles gold medal is an accident, "the excellence of national table tennis is passed down from generation to generation, such a team can always remain strong." (Xinmin Evening News special correspondent Li Ranran, Tokyo Today)
Pictured: Ni Xialian (right) once played xu Xin Liu Shiwen in a mixed doubles match Full Sports Data Map
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The time difference between Tokyo and Luxembourg is 7 hours, and at 2 a.m., when Ni Xialian's phone is dialed, the window of her house is the most beautiful time of the day when the sunset is setting.
Many times, chatting with Aunt Ni will give the illusion that this is a familiar distant relative. It was only when she talked about table tennis tactics or the situation in the table tennis world that she suddenly realized that the other end of the microphone was a former world champion. Grounding gas is the reason why Ni Xialian is liked.
The golden sentences are continuous and there is no shelf, which is related to her own mentality.
Pictured: When Ni Xialian was in Tokyo, Qian Jun, a special correspondent of Xinmin Evening News, took a photo
In order to be interviewed, Ni Xialian specially changed into a red dress - looking a little better. He and her husband, Tommy, debugged the equipment early and borrowed headphones from their son. The focus on everything is careful and meticulous to every link, which may also be the secret of her activity in the table tennis world so far.
The international vision and the core of the Chinese heart are the key factors that she is loved by the majority of netizens. A leisurely and pure heart, two interviews, she has never forgotten to emphasize that "I am Chinese". Inside and outside the words, what is revealed is a strong attachment and longing for the hometown. Knowing that she cannot defeat her opponent, she still has to grit her teeth and fight hard, and what Ni Xialian embodies is the core of the Olympic spirit.
In the new Olympic spirit, "greater solidarity" is highlighted. The Olympics is a stage, the unity is the strength of the world, love regardless of age and borders, in Ni Xialian's body, the barriers between countries have been broken, and the power of sports has played a lasting strong sound of the years. (Li Ranran)