From September, 20 10 to the end of February, 20 1 1, Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli won five individual champions, one team champion and one individual runner-up in the seven competitions they participated in together. This not only made the coaches see the role of painful separation in forming a "strong alliance", but also increased the confidence of the two sisters in fighting side by side in London.
Looking back 10 years ago, two strange faces met in the vast sea of people. At the 200 1 national championship, only 13 Wang Xiaoli saw Yu Yang for the first time. In her memory, this northeast girl with big eyes, fair skin and very beautiful left a deep impression on her. After observing for a while on the sidelines, I found that the girl played well, and Xiaoli secretly gave a thumbs up: Excellent! For this scene, forgetful Yu Yang simply can't remember any details. She only vaguely remembers that she met Wang Xiaoli in the national championship team competition in 2004. And then tied with the national team.
At the end of 2005, Wang Xiaoli officially entered the second national team. It was also that year that Yu Yang, who had been promoted to the first team, and her former partner Du Jing began to shine in the international arena-they beat Gao Kun/Huang Sui, the pillar of the national badminton women's doubles at that time, and won the first Masters championship in their careers. There is an objective gap in strength, so the communication between Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli is limited to small talk and gossip. About playing ball, about life, I basically fell into the "blind spot" of conversation.
However, Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli have always admired each other. Most of the "likes" between girls are emotional, and they can't say much: either because they are similar in personality or because they have the same hobbies, and sometimes they can even have a good impression on each other because of a very intimate sentence. The two of them belong to this type of "follow your heart".
Yang Yu has the habit of interacting with people and attaches great importance to first impressions. Although Wang Xiaoli in the national championship didn't leave too many marks in her heart, as Xiaoli entered the national team, they had more contact opportunities. After talking for several times, Yu Yang gradually felt that this careless and noisy Hubei girl had the same boldness and humor as a girl in Northeast China, and a kind of intimacy came to her. Wang Xiaoli, on the other hand, thinks that Yu Yang has always been like a big sister. Even after being crowned Olympic champion, she is still very easygoing. This sincere and undisguised temperament is exactly what Wang Xiaoli likes and admires most.
"If life is just like the first time", it is certainly a wonderful realm to keep all the initial surprises. However, in the darkness, fate opened a door for Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli. They had a good impression on each other and guided them to move towards each other gradually. Pairing again, the little girl is "silent"
20 10, Wang Xiaoli has completed the leap from the second team to the first team, which gave her a platform for further communication with Yu Yang. As an experienced "big sister", the content of Yu Yang's chat with Xiao Li is no longer limited to trivial gossip topics such as "What's the latest movie", "Where has a new restaurant opened" and "So-and-so star divorced again". When Xiao Li made some mistakes in training and competition, enthusiastic Yu Yang began to take the initiative to remind young players.
This year, for every member of the national space army, is an extraordinary year. In May, the women's team defeated Kuala Lumpur and lost the Uber Cup for six consecutive years. After learning from a painful experience, the coaching staff made a difficult choice: for the London Olympic Games, it must be split and reorganized. Considering that Du Jing is getting older, more and more injuries, and the threat of attack is gradually weakening, it is no longer suitable to continue to partner with Yu Yang. After research, the coaching staff chose Wang Xiaoli, who has outstanding offensive ability and mobility. Chen, the head coach of women's doubles, has high hopes for them: "If they cooperate well, they can form a fast, oppressive and sharp offensive combination, which will be very distinctive."
After clarifying the work priorities, the coaches began to think about how to communicate with the relevant players. Yu Yang/Du Jing and Wang Xiaoli/Ma Jin have been partners for many years, and they have known each other for a long time. Now I suddenly want to separate them, which will be embarrassing for a while. Moreover, although all the players are engaged in the busyness of Yu Chao after returning from the Uber Cup, the whole women's team is always filled with a gloomy atmosphere. Therefore, coach Chen and he decided to be a "good policeman" and a "bad policeman". One day during the League Truce, Pan Li called Wang Xiaoli, who had just returned to Beijing, to his room to talk. At first, Xiao Li felt that this conversation was just a "routine", which was nothing more than the coach regularly knowing the players' thoughts. After a few words, she became suspicious: Pan Dao, who has always come straight to the point, changed his temper today and his tone was not so firm and decisive. It was not until Wang Xiaoli clearly heard "If you are allowed to partner with Yu Yang, are you mentally prepared?" that she finally understood the purpose of the coach's conversation with herself. Wang Xiaoli froze, at that time I don't know how to answer. Although she had more or less caught some "wind" before, and her partner in the league happened to be Yu Yang, it was too sudden for Xiaoli to really get the information about the split and reorganization from the coach.
When facing the ocean again, an inexplicable pressure made her a little breathless. Xiaoli thought: This young Olympic champion is going to be my new partner. Will I hinder others? Once upon a time, she was my role model and goal, and also my opponent in the competition. Now she is a companion in the blink of an eye. What can I do to avoid disappointing her? Yu Yang also understands that Xiao Li has a sensitive heart under her cheerful appearance. She is so different from Du Jing that she needs to find new ways of communication.
In this way, they spent the whole league without knowing the result of the reorganization. On the surface, the two girls are still indifferent and laughing. But when it comes to issues on the court, Wang Xiaoli will keep silent. She will refrain from rushing to express her opinions, just listen attentively to Yu Yang's thoughts and analysis, and get to know her future new partner in this way. Of course, Do will not "pry open" Wang Xiaoli's mouth by force, but he will go deep into his thoughts and explain them like peeling bamboo shoots. She knows that Xiaoli needs some time to digest, and she is willing to wait for the response from her peers. The new partner opened his heart for the first time.
New partners should be familiar with the running-in process; The old partner is inseparable. 20 10 before the world championships in August, although the team had not officially announced the decision to split and reorganize, the girls knew it long ago. Du Jing/Yu Yang and Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli both want to use a gold medal in the World Championships as a parting gift.
Fate, like an urchin, played a joke on the girls at the most inappropriate moment: these two couples actually reached the final, standing across the net, vying for the glory that they both longed for. In the end, Du Jing/Yu Yang, who is experienced in the contest, was blessed by fate and won the only championship that had not been touched for many years. Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli cried after the game. Losing is only part of the reason, and more importantly, the girls are soberly aware that it is time to break up. After returning to Beijing, Zhen Chen, the "good policeman", announced his decision. His voice is powerful and his tone is beyond doubt. Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli will formally join hands from now on to prepare for the Changzhou Masters in the middle and late September. This is the first time they have participated in an international competition since their cooperation. They don't know what they can do.
If Wang Xiaoli has been playing the role of "listener" in the league, then in the Changzhou Masters, the tactics are more targeted, and she finally can't bear it. At this time, Yu Yang also saw her companion's thoughts, and she was very eager to hear Xiao Li's thoughts. However, after all, they have just officially paired up and played in international competitions. They didn't know what to say at that time.
The first two games, they played very conservatively. When they encounter problems, their first thought is whether they can solve them themselves, rather than finding a partner to coordinate. In Chen's words, "They are all doing their best. Where can they cooperate? " ? Instead of finding two players with high level and strong ability, it is called' strong alliance'. "
As the game goes on, the opponent's strength is getting stronger and stronger. Don't and Wang Xiaoli really tense. They can't remember who broke this enough paper first, only remember that the topic is like a flood that burst its banks, threatening and endless. At first, they just talked about their personal thoughts in a simple way, and gradually refined them to the point where they said details such as "Why do I serve like this?" "Why do I choose to hit this point?" "How should I prepare for my next shot?"
This heart-to-heart conversation lasted until four or five in the morning. Since then, the cooperation between Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli has gradually increased, which makes coaches and teammates feel refreshed. Join hands with the Asian Games, and good sisters trust each other.
After winning the Changzhou Masters, Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli won the Japanese crown. The experience of two open tournaments has given the new partner a deeper understanding.
Yu Yang found that whenever Wang Xiaoli was in a bad mood or upset, her ball would be aimless. "Follow your feelings a little and the ball will return to where it came from.". With her understanding of her partner, if she encounters such a problem in the competition, Yu Yang, who can talk, will become silent instead, and she will let Xiaoli think for herself. Because through this communication, Yu Yang knew that Wang Xiaoli didn't like to listen to his companions' "big talk" when he was blind. When Xiao's dream comes true, she will chat with her for the first time. One to two, the two have built a strong trust in more and more long conversations.
We arrived at 1 1 in the blink of an eye. Just as the two girls were determined to make a difference in the Guangzhou Asian Games, a small accident happened.
It takes about 50 minutes to drive from the Athletes' Village to tianhe sports center Badminton Hall. The day before the China women's team played against the Korean women's team, Yu Yang, who loves to sleep, took a nap on the bus. After getting up, he only felt that his waist was not strong. When he walked to the training ground, he couldn't stand it. Always do something rationally. She doesn't want to miss the "revenge" war against South Korea. If put in the past, Wang Xiaoli may also be anxious. But this time, she changed her old impulse and calmly said to Yang, "Don't worry, just have a good rest." There is no consideration for the problem that Yang can't play. Her intuition told her that her partner would definitely appear in the team competition. "Even if you can't, standing on the court, I can play alone!" Wang Xiaoli's words moved Yu Yang very much. Not only because of the comfort of peers, but also because this trust is really valuable.
Life is like a play, and a play is like life. Finally, of course, Yu Yang is like a hero in the movie. At the critical moment, if God helps, he will join hands with Wang Xiaoli to defeat the enemy. However, in the next single event, the story reversed-in the final, Wang Xiaoli accidentally sprained his ankle. This time, it was Yu Yang's turn to comfort his companion.
Despite losing the championship, the bitter experience brought the two hearts closer.
During the Asian Games, Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli often communicated through Weibo. Yu Yang chose this platform because he saw the difference between the new partner and the old partner: Xiao Li is very sensitive and cares more about other people's opinions. Whenever I see some comments that are not very "polite" on the Internet, I will be unhappy. Therefore, Yu Yang tried to write some words on the open platform of the Internet to help and encourage his peers. Wang Xiaoli is deeply grateful for this.