Source: China News Network
Liu Xu was practicing table tennis. Photo by Sun Tingting
Jinan, China News Network, October 30 Title: "Post-90s" one-armed retired female athletes take table tennis to see the world and interpret public welfare life
Author Sun Tingting Yang Fei
"I always thought my arm would grow like a gecko's tail." On the 13th, in the Liu Xu Table Tennis Club in Jinan, Shandong, "post-90s" Liu Xuzheng and the coach in the stadium exchanged skills. Since retiring in 2015, Liu Xu has brought a racket and came to Jinan alone to open a stadium to popularize professional table tennis training knowledge, and to meet friends with the ball, while strengthening the body, so that the sport of table tennis is liked by more people.
Liu Xu took a group photo with the children in the stadium. Courtesy of Liu Xu
The reporter saw in the club on the same day that 12 table tennis tables were arranged in a clean and orderly manner. On the wall on the side of the arena is a huge poster with 2 ping-pong rackets, with autographs on it. On the wall on the other side of the arena is a photo of Liu Xu when he participated in the National Para table tennis championships, the Asian Games and other competitions.
Liu Xu injured her right arm, and when playing table tennis, she could only serve with one hand. Photo by Sun Tingting
"I often go out with only a backpack, only table tennis and rackets, and I can 'play' with people wherever I go." Liu Xu told reporters that when she was 5 years old, she was strangled by a rice threshing machine due to an accident. After her arm was injured, her mother encouraged her to learn to play table tennis and be able to have a skill.
After injuring his right arm, everything Liu Xu encountered in his life was done with his left hand. After Liu Xu's mother took the 8-year-old to the table tennis hall, many children questioned "you only have one hand to play", and relatives and friends will also be distressed. After Liu Xu's arm was injured, his balance was poor, and he would often fall down when walking, especially during the process of playing and running, and his stability was even worse. "I firmly believe that with more effort, there is an opportunity to surpass. I only have one hand, and in order to improve my technical level, I practice when others rest. Others practice 10 pots of balls, I practice 100 pots. ”
"There are also some difficult things in life, but there is always someone to take the handle." Although I was injured in this arm, I was helped by thousands of hands. Liu Xu told reporters that when she first went to Jinan, Shandong Province for training in 2004, she had climbed thousands of Buddha Mountains and received help from many Jinan people. After she retired from the army, she chose to come to Jinan to start a business. "I don't want to just go to work, I still want to teach my table tennis skills to more people." Also, I'd love to see the outside world by playing table tennis. ”
"Post-90s" Liu Xuzheng and the coach in the stadium to compete in the game. Photo by Sun Tingting
Liu Xu came to Jinan in October 2015 to open a table tennis club, and it was not until May 2016 that he welcomed the first young student. "I met a friend when I was climbing the Thousand Buddha Mountain, and the little student was the friend's child." Liu Xu said that she has opened a total of 5 stadiums and worked out a set of table tennis teaching programs. Among them, there is a comprehensive gymnasium with an area of 5,000 square meters, including basketball, table tennis, yoga, BMX and other sports. "In the era of national fitness, people can try to dabble in multiple sports, and the experience of each sport is different."
As a sports promoter, Liu Xu also led her coaching team into 7 campuses to do table tennis training for public welfare. "When I was not yet retired, I went to primary and secondary schools to give motivational speeches to students, and at that time I did not teach playing, but only talked about my own experience." Liu Xu said that during a speech, a student asked her if she could come to the school to teach students to play table tennis. "There are some campuses where the facilities are not very well equipped. I purchased table tennis tables, table tennis racks, table tennis racks and other equipment and donated them to the school. These are all for the benefit of the children, which is to expose children to formal professional training. ”
As a 2-year-old mother, Liu Xu pays more attention to cultivating students' sunny and bright minds in the process of teaching table tennis. "There are many students who think that playing table tennis can add points to their studies, so they practice very utilitarianly. In fact, the most important thing about sports is that people can have a strong physique. In her view, the vitality of table tennis is very long, a person can start from the age of 4, learn this skill, can play for a lifetime, is to "add points" to the entire life.
"Playing is a kind of bloom. I love table tennis and enjoy playing ball. If I have the chance, I would also like to impact the Olympics and stand on a higher stage. "Liu Xu said that in the future, she hopes to popularize table tennis with more people and let more people understand table tennis." Table tennis is an interactive project, whether it is a family relationship or a work relationship, it can be a good entry point, so that everyone can get along more harmoniously. (End)