Why is Liu called "jujube"?

In all kinds of game commentary, we often hear the host or commentator call Wei Liu Xiaozao. In fact, the nickname "Zaoer" was given to Liu by Guo Yan, former captain of China women's table tennis team and champion of women's singles in the World Cup. Because Liu's teammates thought Liu Gang's face was chubby like a jujube when he joined the team, he gave her this nickname. At first, Liu didn't like it very much. Later, everyone called him and he got used to it. Now, "jujube" has become a nickname for Liu fans and teammates.

In fact, not only Liu, but also most of the main players of the national team have nicknames. For example, ZhangJike's nickname is "Tibetan Mastiff"; Malone is often called "Dragon Team"; Xu Xin is a "big python"; Ding Ning's nicknames are "Gangning" and "Big Baby"; Li, the former captain of the women's table tennis team, also has nicknames such as "Li Yuanba" and "Li Dashui".

Players have different nicknames. For example, ZhangJike's nickname comes from Liu, the former head table tennis coach. He said of ZhangJike: "He belongs to the kind of person with great contrast and great mood swings. When he is good, he is like a Tibetan mastiff, and tigers are not afraid. Anyone dares to bite; When it is bad, it is dull, like a big stupid dog. It is slow, stupid and heavy, and the contrast between the two sides is extreme. " This is also the origin of ZhangJike's nickname "Tibetan Mastiff". Xu Xin's nickname "Python" also comes from Liu. Because Xu Xin is tall and long-armed, he can often save the ball in COSCO Taiwan and cling to his opponent, so he is described by Liu as a very clingy "python" to describe Xu Xin's tenacity. Compared with the first two, Malone's nickname source is relatively dull. From April 2065438 to April 2004, Malone became the new captain by voting in the team, so he was called "Dragon Team" by fans and commentators.