Editor captain Zhang
"A good mother is worth a hundred teachers."
Ding Ning's mother is such a person.
She accompanied Ding Ning to grow sturdily and watched her daughter become the king of table tennis grand slam step by step.
On 202 1, Ding Ning announced his retirement, surpassing his former teammates Zhang Yining and Li to become the world champion with 2 1, thus drawing a perfect end to his table tennis career.
A slim lady, a kind gentleman, there should be many suitors around the world champion, but Ding Ning's mother is very worried, but along the way, Ding Ning has suffered and shed tears, and her mother has become her life mentor and the hero behind her sports career.
Ding Ning, 1990, a native of Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. Her father Dianguo Ding is an athlete of the speed skating team, and her mother Fengmei Gao is a member of the Heilongjiang women's basketball team.
Benefiting from his parents' excellent genes, Ding Ning showed amazing sports talent from an early age.
Because both husband and wife had to go to work at that time, and Ding Ning was left unattended, her mother Fengmei Gao had to take her to Daqing Gymnasium where she worked, and take care of little Ding Ning while working.
How can lively little Ding Ning just sit there and wait for his mother to get off work?
She often runs around the gym, and her mother has no choice but to play table tennis with a group of children in the Children's Palace opposite the gym, in order to consume the "little monkey's physical strength.
Unexpectedly, when Ding Ning came to the stadium and saw the round ball, he was deeply attracted and plunged into the world of table tennis.
She practiced for half a year, with flexible steps and vigorous skills. At the age of five, she has been able to beat her brothers and sisters in the sixth grade of primary school, showing extraordinary talent and having the reputation of "little caddy" in school.
Seeing Ding Ning's performance in table tennis, Fengmei Gao was very happy, because she thought that Ding Ning would learn from table tennis and become a basketball player in the future.
Fengmei Gao said in a recent interview:
But the process of life is like a maze, endless, colorful and unpredictable, just like you never know what is waiting for you at the next corner.
Fate pushed Ding Ning to the door of table tennis.
1in the summer of 1997, Tang Jingbo, a senior coach of Daqing Sports School, came to the Children's Palace to select young table tennis players and took Ding Ning to the sports school for training at a glance.
The mother originally hoped that her daughter would embark on the road of sports. She was overjoyed to see her daughter selected by the table tennis team. Since the child has this opportunity, it is better to let her daughter have a try.
As a result, Ding Ning, who was only 7 years old, entered the sports school and became the youngest member of the table tennis team in the sports school.
When the coach saw that she had talent, he intensified his training, and Ding Ning lived up to expectations. She has mastered all kinds of table tennis skills and made rapid progress.
Fengmei Gao's mother knows the truth of competitive sports that "one minute on the stage, ten years off the stage".
Even though I don't know much about table tennis, I believe that athletes must work hard to get something back, just like what they have along the way.
Therefore, in training, Fengmei Gao has never been "soft-hearted" to Ding Ning.
Every day before dawn, as soon as the sun comes out, she will wake Ding Ning up and go out for a morning run.
Even if Ding Ning's foot is worn out, she can't stop. She will keep running with tears in her eyes, because at this time, Ding Ning begins to understand that as an athlete, every day's efforts may give in.
On the court, in order to cultivate Ding Ning's endurance, even if Ding Ning accidentally falls too much, or his hands are bruised, Fengmei Gao will "pretend" not to know about it.
But as soon as she got home, she would immediately dress the wound for Ding Ning, and she couldn't help falling into her arms in tears. But at this moment, sensible Ding Ning said to her mother:
I heard that Fengmei Gao didn't want to give up.
In this way, Ding Ning practiced day after day and achieved good results. Her mother also sent her to Liaoning Table Tennis Institute for training. Coach's Zhen Jiuxiang also highly praised Ding Ning's performance.
1999, seeing that the time is ripe, as the mother of the coach, she thinks that it is not enough to compete only in the province. Athletes should go to bigger and more competitive places to further upgrade their skills to another level.
After consulting with her husband, Fengmei Gao decided to send Ding Ning to Beijing to apply for Shichahai Sports School.
This school has trained many sports stars, among which Zhang Yining, the Great Devil, and Feng Kun, the women's volleyball team, are all students.
At that time, Ding Ning was only 65,438+00 years old, and people around him questioned Fengmei Gao's decision. After all, the child is so young that he will leave his hometown. Does she really want to be a mother?
But she said firmly:
"If you eat hard, you are a master."
Fengmei Gao knows that with Ding Ning's talent and a little carving, he will surely shine in the table tennis arena.
At this point, Ding Ning and his mother's "road to drifting north" began.
Fengmei Gao rented a room of 10 square meter near Shichahai Sports School, which was barely sheltered from the wind and rain. From Monday to Friday, Ding Ning boarded at school and went home on Saturday and Sunday.
At that time, my daughter entered puberty and was growing up. Fengmei Gao didn't have the money to buy nutritional supplements for Ding Ning, so she tried to make something delicious for her daughter at the weekend to help her supplement nutrition.
This life lasted for six years. Fengmei Gao has no regrets, and Ding Ning can certainly tell.
She didn't live up to her mother's expectations. In 2005, she was selected for the national team, and she quickly emerged.
On June 5438+ 10, 2007, in the women's singles table tennis competition of the 6th National Games, Ding Ning defeated the World Table Tennis Championship in the semi-final with the appearance of a rookie of 18 years old, and won the gold medal together with the world champion Li in the final, which suddenly became a remarkable new star in table tennis.
My mother felt extremely honored to see her self-trained daughter gradually show her edge, because these years' efforts were not in vain.
The care of the national team also made Fengmei Gao no longer worry about Ding Ning's life, so he told Ding Ning to take good care of himself, pack his bags and go home with peace of mind, ending his eight-year wandering life with his daughter.
2009 was an amazing year for Ding Ning. In the trial of "Through Yokohama", she defeated Zhang Yining in the first round and Zhang Yining in the second round, becoming the champion and qualified for singles in the World Table Tennis Championships. At the World Table Tennis Championships in the same year, she won the first world champion in her career and became the main force of women's table tennis. The whole world noticed the potential rookie who defeated the "big devil" Zhang Yining.
However, Ding Ning is not complacent. In the national team, she and Zhang Yining have become good friends, studying together and making progress together, hoping to follow in the footsteps of this elder.
20 10, Ding Ning won the silver medal in singles in all the World Open and World Cup, and only the team or doubles won the gold medal.
Being only one step away from the championship aroused her exuberant ambition and she vowed to win the world gold medal.
With the support of faith, Ding Ning ushered in a "big explosion" in his life on 20 1 1.
At the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam, Ding Ning beat teammate Li to win the world championship, becoming the 13 champion in the history of the national table tennis team, and finishing the women's singles team in China for nine consecutive championships.
Then she won the British Open women's singles championship in succession; World Cup women's singles champion, women's team champion.
In June of the same year165438+1October, she became the world's first table tennis player with 3005 points.
With full expectations, Ding Ning was selected into the list of London Olympic athletes to represent the country in the Olympic Games.
20 12 London Olympic Games, Ding Ning lived up to expectations and won the gold medal.
This game is very important, because if she wins, she will finish the individual table tennis Grand Slam.
The battle of gold medal is the classic "Battle of China". The opponent was teammate Li, and both sides tried their best.
However, from the beginning of this game, Ding Ning was frequently beaten, and he was always convicted of a foul when serving.
Under pressure, Ding Ning became entangled with Li several times. In the end, Li won the competition, while Ding Ning only won the silver medal, which missed the Grand Slam of her life. After the game, even President ITTF felt wronged for her.
On the podium, Ding Ning fought back tears, but her heart was full of sadness.
After the singles competition, Ding Ning returned to the hotel to prepare for the next team competition. She hid in the quilt in her room and called her mother while crying.
Surprisingly, on the other end of the phone, my mother Fengmei Gao didn't cry at all, and her tone was particularly firm.
Fengmei Gao said:
As a former athlete, she knows that the road to sports can't be completely smooth, and setbacks can make people grow. She was injured once in her career as an athlete and missed the national team selection, so she can understand her daughter's feelings very well.
Hearing this, Ding Ning and Ding Ning were so stupid that they forgot to cry. He felt a warm force supported by his family.
She decided to pull herself together and finish the next game.
After returning home, Ding Ning worked harder and practiced twice as much as usual. She also calls her mother from time to time, and her mother always reminds her:
Fengmei Gao reminded Ding Ning that a man should not forget his roots and accept everything with gratitude. The lower he squats, the higher he jumps.
Encouraged by her mother, Ding Ning bravely faced the next severe challenge and was not knocked down.
20 13 May, Ding Ning participated in the 52nd World Table Tennis Championships as the defending champion of women's singles, which was unstoppable. Unfortunately, she still lost to Li in the championship.
To this, Ding Ning unhurriedly adjusted the rhythm. On March 23rd, 20 14, Ding Ning finally defeated Li in the women's singles final of the Asian Cup table tennis tournament, and also defeated London's lost demons.
In June 5438+ 10 of the same year, she defeated Li again in the women's table tennis world cup.
In the final of the ITTF World Tour the following year, Ding Ning did not win the women's singles title by accident.
20/kloc-in April, 2006, Ding Ning defeated Li Mingshun of North Korea in the Asian Table Tennis Qualifier of Rio Olympic Games. Get the qualification to participate in the Olympic Games.
In the same year, Ding Ning's opponent in the women's singles gold medal in Rio Olympic Games was Li. The game was "epic" and both sides did their best. Ding Ning finally had the last laugh and beat Li 4-3!
After winning the 20 1 1 and 20 14 World Cups, the only Olympic gold medal on the road to a "grand slam".
Ding Ning became the fifth Grand Slam winner after Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining and Li.
After winning the championship, Ding Ning didn't shout excitedly, but turned to hide his face and wept, full of moved tears. At home on the other side of the globe, Fengmei Gao also burst into tears in front of the TV, while his father hid in the bedroom and silently shed tears from men.
The tears of family members not only contain the joy of winning the championship, but also the release of hard feelings these days.
In the interview, my mother was full of praise for Ding Ning's performance:
In addition, don't forget to mention:
She hopes that Ding Ning can find a good family to marry.
Gao knows that Ding Ning is a filial child. She never thinks about the major events in life. These years of hard work also let her have no time to make a boyfriend:
After watching Ding Ning's north tour on the court for many years, the focus of his life is only table tennis, and his emotional life is completely blank. I feel a little indebted to her daughter when I think that Ding Ning was sent to sports since she was a child. Naturally, she also understands that it is not so easy for athletes to find a good home.
Look at Ding Ning's good friend Zhang Yining, and everyone can embark on the road to a happy marriage. As a mother, it is completely understandable to have the intention to urge marriage.
However, Ding Ning, whose private life is low-key, has never been in love, but continues to give orders on the court.
After winning the championship, she struggled for several years. 2065438+In February 2007, Ding Ning was elected as the captain of China women's table tennis team.
In the same year, the German Dusseldorf World Table Tennis Championships started the women's singles final, and Ding Ning defeated Zhu Yuling to win the championship.
This is the third time that Ding Ning has won the women's singles title in the World Table Tennis Championships.
On June 5th of the same year, Ding Ning and Liu successfully won the women's doubles championship in Dü sseldorf.
In this way, she became the sixth player in China to win the women's singles championship in the same World Table Tennis Championships.
On 20 18, Ding Ning was selected as the seventh in China's communication influence list and the best female athlete in ITTF.
Ding Ning became the pride of her mother and her family, and achieved fruitful results.
At home, Fengmei Gao no longer worries about her daughter's skills, but hopes that Ding Ning can find a good home.
20 19 years, Ding Ning has been single for 29 years. Maybe she is too busy with her career, so she has been single.
At this time, my good friend Zhang Yining had just given birth to a second child. Although there is a gap between Ding Ning and her age, in the eyes of her mother Fengmei Gao, she must be more anxious than anyone else.
In fact, an interesting thing happened in the women's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships this year. In the first round of the competition, Ding Ning, who was "awake", forgot to put on his dress and went directly to the competition in leggings, which stunned his opponents and referees.
After the game, Ding Ning grabbed his head and laughed at himself:
Such a lovely personality, although it didn't win the love off the court, it still gained a group of loyal fans.
When the epidemic broke out in 2020, the Tokyo Olympic Games was affected.
Considering the accumulation of physical illness for many years, Ding Ning chose to rest and adjust his state in the Olympic Mathematical Simulation Competition in the same year and did not participate in the competition.
This year, many athletes chose to retire because of the postponement of the Olympic Games, which made it impossible to maintain the original adjusted peak state of the competition. At that time, there is also uncertainty whether the Olympic Games can be held as scheduled.
Watching the athletes retire one by one, Ding Ning began to think about his future in view of his injuries.
After several precipitation, Ding Ning made a bold decision.
On September 6th, 2002/kloc-0, Ding Ning, aged 3/kloc-0, announced his retirement on social platforms.
She is about to enter Peking University for further study. After retiring, she will follow in the footsteps of her predecessor Zhang Yining and continue to challenge herself in the temple of knowledge.
She chose to try new possibilities and see something different from table tennis.
At the age of 3 1, she may be regarded as a "veteran" in an athlete's life, but I believe that her life has just begun.
Now that she has retired, her table tennis ranking is still very high in the world, which shows that she no longer needs to rely on technology to prove her achievements. She bravely took a new step and expected her to continue to shine in new fields.
In the education of parents, trust and encouragement played a key role in the growth of Ding Ning. Every setback is a nutrient. They have always been with her, especially her mother is willing to pay, and it is the teacher who enables Ding Ning to reach the peak of her life.
Perhaps my mother has long understood that "urging marriage" is useless, and Ding Ning had better find someone suitable for her.
Just like the road to the Grand Slam is always full of twists and turns, it is not easy to win the Grand Slam of Life, but time will tell.
I wish Ding Ning can find her happiness. I believe we will hear good news about her in the near future.
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