Li Na 15 years' work and life, there are numerous highlights, nine WTA (International Women's Tennis Association) and 19 ITF (International Tennis Federation) singles champions and two Grand Slam champions.
She is still the first Asian athlete to be elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
There are too many dazzling auras in Li Na's body. What she admires most is her energy to face difficulties and pressures, forge ahead and win success.
As she wrote in her autobiography "Playing Alone", tennis is an independent sport. When you play alone, you start fighting alone. You need to face all the problems and solve all the difficulties alone.
Speaking of the name Li Na, it means success, perseverance, struggle and indomitable spirit. This woman brings people full of positive energy. Just think of the sweaty figure on the court, it seems that she is full of strength.
Today, we tell the story of Li Na.
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1982 Li Na was born in Wuhan, Hubei. Her grandfather is a middle school physical education teacher, and her father Li is an athlete of Hubei badminton team. Later, she left the team for various reasons and became a salesman in Changjiang Metal Products Factory.
Li Na was taken care of by her grandparents before she was 4 years old. After returning to her parents, Li looked at her daughter's chubby body and round face and sighed, "Girl, chubby is not beautiful."
Since then, Li has taken her chubby daughter for a morning run every morning. Wuhan is as hot as a steamer in summer and wet and cold in winter, which failed to stop the father and daughter from running in the morning.
At that time, Li Na's grandfather was still a physical education teacher at school and was catching up with amateur sports school enrollment. Grandpa thinks his granddaughter is strong and tall, so Li Na took the badminton exam in amateur sports school.
Li Na was successfully admitted.
It's just that it's fair for Li Na to play badminton, which worries the coach. Li Na always plays with her arms, not for badminton, but for tennis.
The unique fate is that when Li Na was 8 years old, she really embarked on the road of tennis.
This year, the amateur sports school tennis coach Xia passed by the badminton court. She had a reception with Li Na's badminton coach and asked, "Are there any good young people to recommend me?"
Hearing this, the coach called Li Na to her side and asked her to do some basic movements in front of Xia. Xia found that Li Na's legs are full of strength, and her footwork moves and returns the ball quickly.
Li Na's incarnation made Xia shine. She patted Li Na on the shoulder, asked a few questions, and then asked Li Na to join the tennis team of the amateur sports school.
At that time, Xia would never have thought that her seemingly casual words and resolutions changed not only the fate of Li Na, but also the fate of tennis in China.
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Eight-year-old Li Na became the youngest player on the tennis team of amateur sports school, and left her parents to start a group day, which was more homesick for an 8-year-old girl than the novelty at first.
At that time, Li Na only needed to go home one day a week. Usually, she has to practice hard in the team.
At that time, Li Na's happiest job was for her mother to come to the amateur sports school to accompany her after work. But mom has to catch the bus home at night 10, and Li Na falls asleep before 10 at night, so she can get away safely.
So Li Na lied to her mother by pretending to sleep, but after her mother left, she would hide in the quilt and cry.
After a long time, my mother wondered, "Why do I fall asleep so quickly every day?"
Once, the mother pretended to leave, and then quietly returned to the dormitory, quietly looking in, she found her daughter's little shoulder against the wall kept shaking, accompanied by depressed crying.
Seeing such a scene, my mother felt distressed, but she was helpless in every way. Mother and daughter are two people, one crying in the house and the other crying outside.
Life is like that song "How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain". On the way to success, it is necessary for Li Na to experience such a "separation".
It's just that she never thought that greater pain was coming to her.
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At the age of Li Na 1 1, Li was diagnosed with congenital vascular stenosis. He was afraid that his daughter would worry and delay the practice, so he asked everyone in the family not to tell Li Na about his illness.
Later, in the last few days of his life, he wrote a short letter to coach Xia: "Director Xia, I have been hospitalized for 2 months because of my poor health. Li Na should only be regarded as your big girl, but she didn't get the education she deserved in the local area. I only expect to complete my unfinished expectations on her, and the child will be entrusted to you. "
At that time, Li Na practiced as usual, called her father as usual to talk about the recent situation and practice, and every time Li Pengsheng advised Li Na: "Be conscious, work hard and win the national championship for my father."
Her father's words were engraved in Li Na's heart, and she made up her mind to give one of her national tennis champions to her father.
She practiced hard and 1997 joined the Hubei tennis team. Her father died a year before this.
Li Na knows very well that only by winning the national championship can her father feel at ease.
Finally, in the 1997 Qingdao National Tennis League, Li Na won the first national championship in her life and became the youngest adult national singles champion.
Li Na has fulfilled her father's dream, but she can no longer enjoy this great happiness with her father and daughter. This is the pain that Li Na can't say in her heart.
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In addition to winning the first national championship in her life, Li Na was selected by Nike to go to the United States for training soon after she joined the provincial team. Li Na, 15 years old, embarked on a journey alone.
During the trip, Li Na was put in a "little black room" because of the language barrier and incomplete procedures. Although she lived independently when she was very young, she had never encountered such a situation. Li Na was so frightened that she wiped her tears alone in the dark. About 20 minutes later, customs officers contacted the school and Li Na was released.
Such a resume constantly reminds Li Na that it is necessary for her to learn to face all difficulties alone, not to be afraid and not to back down.
After ten months in America, I not only improved my skills, but also improved my English. Ten months later, a little girl who didn't speak English when she first came to America can now communicate with the locals in English.
After returning from America, Li Na began to work hard everywhere. She is like a powerful female warrior. This also made her a part-time athlete in 1999, and won the first singles champion in her work and life in the ITF Challenge held in Shenzhen.
In 2000, Li Na and her partner from Li Ting won the WTA Tour women's doubles championship. 200 1, won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles championships in one fell swoop. In the same year, at the Guangdong National Games, Li Na won the women's singles and doubles gold medals together.
At that time, Li Na was becoming a rising star in Ran Ran in Ran Ran.
By 2002, Li Na's international ranking had risen to 296th. Li Na is not satisfied with this ranking. She wants to reach a higher ranking.
However, just when Li Na made up her mind to meet more challenges and honors, her health went wrong.
Long-term high-intensity training and great psychological pressure make Li Na's endocrine system disorder, and to deal with this problem, she needs to take drugs containing hormones, but Li Na is allergic to this drug, and the team doctor is helpless in the face of this situation.
One day, someone in the tennis center recommended a doctor to treat Li Na. After examination, the doctor said, "Her physical condition is really not ideal."
What caused Li Na's sensation was a sentence from someone in the tennis center. He said to the doctor, "You just need to give her an injection."
After listening to this sentence, Li Na's mood dropped to freezing point and she fell into a state of being at a loss again. She called her mother at once. When she learned of this situation, her mother said very firmly, "Let's stop fighting. Our health will last forever."
Without any hesitation from her mother, Li Na instantly became strong. At that moment, she really realized what it is: some people only care about whether you fly high or not, and only those who love you will care about whether you are tired or not.
Without any hesitation, Li Na put the written "Retirement Request" on the desk of the dormitory.
The days after retirement did not make Li Na feel any unaccustomed. Even she has never had such a relaxed and leisurely life for many years, especially her boyfriend Jison, who retired six months ago. Both of them are "returning to China".
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In September 2002, Li Na and Jison walked into the school gate of Huazhong University of Science and Technology together. Both of them chose journalism as their major, hoping to be sports journalists and report more negative stories about athletes in the future.
Everything about Li Na in college is so fresh and interesting. She is like a dry land, swimming in the ocean of common sense after a long drought.
Although she is not an activist in school, she often participates in various school activities with her classmates, such as dancing, playing badminton and practicing Taekwondo. She never leaves. Of course, the happiest thing is to take a walk in school with Jison.
But such a beautiful day did not last long. In her freshman year, Li Na represented Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Qingdao to participate in the National College Student Competition. Shortly after the game, some teammates found Li Na and said to her, "The team wants you back."
But at that time, Li Na was still immersed in carefree school days and didn't answer these words at all. These words go in one ear and out the other.
It was not until Sun Jinfang, the new director of the Tennis Center, talked to Li Na personally that she settled down and seriously thought about "starting all over again".
At that time, Sun Jinfang asked Li Na, "How did you accomplish yourself by playing ball? Why not fight yourself? " ? If you want to come back, I can give you a chance. "
This sentence touched Li Na's heart like never before, but it is not a simple matter to "come back" from the beginning. Li na has scruples. She went to consult Jison and got the answer: "No matter what decision you make, I will fully support you."
With a strong background, Li Na made a choice.
Li Na's first game after her comeback was not short-lived. Rumor has it that her opponent is fierce and she is under great pressure. This kind of pressure directly led to her physical problems again, and the early endocrine disorder struck again. And because of high-intensity training, her old back injury recurred.
At the beginning of the game, Li Na's situation made the referee think that she was giving up. Even he filled out all the abandonment forms and waited for Li Na to stop.
But Li Na didn't stop. She persisted, and the later she played, the better she played. After all, she won the game and unloaded her ideological burden.
This success gave Li Na a big decision and laid a good foundation for her to go to the top.
06
In the next few days, Li Na caught four games, all of which were champions. At that time, the headline of the media news was: Li Na made a strong comeback.
Li Na began her career as a goddess in tennis.
In September, 2004, at the International Women's Tennis Open (WTA) held in Guangzhou, Li Na played against the international champion and Slovakia's Socha. Li Na succeeded. She became the first WTA singles champion in China.
In 2006, Li Na reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, creating her own and China's best results.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Li Na won the fourth place. Although it missed the medal, it also created the best effect of China Women's Tennis Olympic Games.
June, 5438+October, 2009 10, with the approval of the Tennis Management Center, Li Na began to "fly solo" and embarked on a journey that China athletes had never set foot on. This is not only a test, but also an adventure. Surprisingly, Li Na is in a very good state after her solo flight, and her international ranking and effect continue to rise.
2065438+01June 4th is a good day. Tennis in China ushered in a historic day, and Li Na also embarked on the most brilliant moment in her life.
At the French Open, Li Na defeated defending champion Schiavone and won the first Grand Slam singles trophy in China and even in Asia.
That summer, CCTV Sports Channel changed its broadcast plan for two consecutive days, changed the original program organization, and focused on Li Na's game, which was watched by more than 654.38 billion people nationwide. Even the news broadcast rarely reported Li Na's heroic behavior of winning the championship.
After this war, Li Na's international ranking jumped from seventh to fourth, tying the highest record in Asia set by Japanese famous Kimiko Date Krumm.
07
When Li Na reached the peak of her sports career, she had to talk about her other half, Jison.
The two began to get to know each other in Hubei Province. Nan Li had just joined the provincial team. She is a young girl, but Jison is very famous.
At first, Li Na was a little girl fan in Jison. Later, they played mixed doubles together and had more and more contacts, especially in the days when Li Na's father just left, and Jison took good care of Yang Ge.
Although Li Na never cries in front of people, Jison knows the fragility and sadness opposite her.
Later, Jison and Li Na fell in love. Whether Li Na retires or comes back, Jison will accompany her.
On June 27th, 2006, Jison and Li Na entered the marriage hall hand in hand after a long love.
After the marriage, Jison fully supported Li Na. He gave up his pursuit and became Li Na's exclusive coach.
Speaking of which, Li Na has a wonderful habit. Whenever she feels that the situation is not good, or when she is not playing normally, she will lose her temper with Jiang Shan for no reason, and even "swear". What is even weirder is that every time Li Na "scolds" Jison, she will play better and better.
Interestingly, Jison also won the "first place in the world". After the 20 12 Australian Open, Jison won the title of "Top Ten Husbands" in the "Top Ten Husbands/Boyfriends" contest held in official website, Australia, beating golf superstar McRoy and NBA star Vujacic.
Jison won the prize because: "Jison is not only Li Na's happy husband, but also her coach on the sidelines. He is often hated by his grand slam wife and becomes his venting policy. "
08
20 14, Melbourne, Li Na reached the Australian Open final and won the championship successfully. She became the first Asian to win the Australian Open in a century.
Standing at the peak of sports livelihood again, Li Na has a deeper understanding of tennis. She said, "Tennis is played almost every week. I think what I earn the most is not the trophy, but the resume between losing and winning. "
After so many years of ups and downs, this calmness is commendable for Li Na.
It was also in September of this year 19 that Li Na officially announced her retirement due to injury.
After the first tennis grand slam winner in Asia announced his retirement, he began a happy three-year hug.
Now she occasionally goes to meetings with Jison to do some publicity work for tennis in China, and she doesn't update her social account. The last dynamic still stays on July 3, 20201.
I have to say that it is admirable that she can live such a low-key life in the spotlight in her early years.
Here, I also wish Li Na and Jison a better and better future.