Peng Shuai was interviewed at the US Open
Xinhua News Agency, New York, September 6 Title: There is a glimmer of light in the darkness, and I want to go forward along it
——The desire and persistence of tennis Golden Flower Peng Shuai
Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jimin
Compared with the past, Peng Shuai's suitcase has a large number of acupuncture needles. At the end of each game, she would have the physiotherapist do acupuncture for her to get her stiff lumbar spine back to recover as quickly as possible. It used to take more than twenty stitches, but now it's a lot less, but the pain is still strong.
"Now I have a lot of tolerance and I don't feel too much pain." Peng Shuai smiled and said as if he were talking about someone else's business.
Serious injury surgery, long-term away from the field, after returning to Peng Shuai is still the Peng Shuai who loves to talk and laugh, but no one can feel the pain and suffering in that dark years, let alone replace her to endure that pain.
"I really didn't think I could come back now. I told my friend that as long as I could go back to the top 100, as long as I could participate in the main selection of the four major open tournaments, I would be OK. ”
Looking back now, Peng Shuai's persistence has won her a new future.
In the second round of the women's singles of the 2017 US Open, Peng Shuai served as a photo by Li Muzi, Xinhua News Agency
Two years ago, no neurosurgery doctor dared to return to the field after the ticket to Peng Shuai, and the doctor even said that under normal circumstances, this operation should not be done, the lumbar spine is interlaced, there will be unpredictable risks, and even if it is successful, Peng Shuai is only 50% likely to return to the field.
At first, Peng Shuai under the guidance of the doctor for conservative treatment, but the effect was not great, and finally "one bite of the teeth and one stomp", he went to the operation. "I told the doctor, you did it for me, I can't come back, I don't regret it."
However, the operation is not only not the end, but the beginning of the test. Although the operation was successful, it only made Peng Shuai's injury recovery faster, rather than completely solving the problem. Peng Shuai needed to undergo continuous rehabilitation treatment in the past two years, and also underwent two minor surgeries in order to restore his lower body to normal consciousness and be able to run and jump as before. But this requires a process, when she just came back last year, Peng Shuai still couldn't do a lot of actions, or slow half a beat, which made her very frustrated.
In an international tennis federation match last year, Peng Shuai cried. She paid so much to return to the game, but in the game, it was still difficult for Peng Shuai to control her body as freely as before.
Peng Shuai returned the ball during the match and was photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ying
"I can't win a game in half a year, I didn't play in the International Tennis Federation for the past ten years, but now I can't even win against such a low-level opponent." I was ready not to come back, I worked hard, but many were not within my control, "Peng Shuai's initial comeback days, really can't look back."
Entering the new season, Peng Shuai's efforts have finally paid off, more and more games can be won, and her self-confidence is getting stronger and stronger.
"I could feel my body recovering, like there was a glimmer of light in the darkness, and I just followed it. I don't set rules for myself, I don't know what the future holds, I just have to work hard to do it. ”
Peng Shuai has experienced many hardships, from the heart surgery when she was a child, to the later solo storm, and now to the waist injury, will this make her feel that fate is unfair?
"I'm still here." Peng Shuai spread his hands and smiled, "What if I was born 60 years earlier, what if I was born in a place where I had no conditions to play?" There is no so-called fairness in life, some people are born with a golden key, some people are born beautiful, and some people are born without soundness. Hardships and hardships have made me learn to be grateful and cherish what I have now. Life is only once. It may be difficult to choose what you like, but since you have chosen, you dare to go on. ”
Peng Shuai celebrates scoring in the game xinhua news agency reporter Wang Yingying
If you don't pay attention, it is difficult to find that Peng Shuai is 31 years old. Peng Shuai also sniffed out the change in the title of her by the fans. "The fans asked you to sign, at first they called you 'Babe, Babe', then 'Sister, Sister', now 'Come, let Auntie sign a name', but I don't care, although I am 31 years old, I am still a 20-year-old mentality." 」
"Li Na and Yan Zi are already mothers, so fast, where has the time gone?" The people around me have started to discuss parenting, and I am also happy, and I will learn from them how to have children. I'm sure I'll live like this one day too. Peng Shuai said with a smile.
Peng Shuai's friends and family around her are no longer expecting her to have good results as before, but will persuade Peng Shuai not to fight, afraid that she will be hurt again. However, Peng Shuai still hopes to challenge himself and set himself a small goal, such as breaking through his career-high 14th place, such as sticking to Tokyo.
"It's going to be tiring, but at least you have a choice now, like when I was just injured, there's almost no choice."
"For more than twenty years on the tennis court, I have paid a lot of feelings, and it has changed my life, and my joys and sorrows are all brought by tennis."
In the second round of the 2017 Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada, China's Peng Shuai (right) and India's Mirza celebrate scoring
Peng Shuai occasionally looks forward to the future retirement time, she said that even if you think about it, it feels beautiful, which is more like a psychological adjustment after a tense game. "I like travel and food, I will discuss gossip with my friends outside of playing, I will also chase dramas, and I will do what you do." What to do when you don't play? I said play for two or three years, I like to travel, I hope to live in a place for a longer time, I hope to go to Canada to find friends to eat sea urchins, I hope to learn to bake bread and make cakes, but now I still want to play, playing ball is a part of life after all. ”
Peng Shuai has witnessed the golden decade of Chinese tennis, is proud to be a member of the old golden flowers, and has left his mark on history. However, even as the leader of China's new generation of golden flowers, Peng Shuai, who inherits the past and the future, cannot always stand in the center of the stage and finally have the end of the curtain.
"Seriously don't fight, it will definitely be a bit unwilling." The feeling of being able to take it and not being able to put it down. However, one day it will leave. ”
Video: Wang Jimin
Editor: Intern Li Jieyi
Issued: Xu Zheng