Li Na said, "At that time, I was a top student. The coach told me to lose weight for fear that I would gain weight. At that time, I was so young that my mother wouldn't let me eat. I feel particularly painful. Later, I saw diving at 1992. After reading it, I said, Mom, I will practice this, and I don't need to lose weight. " On the recommendation of a friend of Li Na's father, Yin Meiqin took Li Na to Beijing to visit Xu Yiming, then head coach of China National Diving Team. Xu Yiming made Li Na do some somersaults and appreciated her reaction ability, so she was recommended to the Beijing diving team.
Li Na realized her wish to practice diving. Everything is new to her, except that she still needs to lose weight like practicing skills. She said: "At that time, the Beijing team was training at the Navy Hall. I felt particularly bitter and homesick, so I ran out of the Navy Pavilion, but instead of going back to Anhui, I went to my uncle's house in Beijing. The second time I ran away. The coach said, oh, you have money on you. Take it away and see where you go. "
Li Na said that she admires her mother very much, and she may also need ordinary parents. She thinks that if the children are like this, don't practice, just come back. "But my mother can make up her mind to put me there. I cried every day, but I couldn't call at that time. After all, I have to pay for the phone call, so I don't have that much money on me, so I write to my mother. When I first came to practice diving, I had long hair because I had to cut it short. After I cut it, I left a pinch and sent it back to my mother. " After Li Na shed many homesick tears, after her mother Yin Meiqin ran to Beijing from Hefei, Li Na finally survived the hardships. 1In February, 1998, she was selected for the national diving team of China. That year, she won the final of the international grand prix and then won the national championship. 1999, she won the World Cup diving championship. In 2000, Li Na reached the peak of her diving career. As the leader of China diving team, Hua Dan went to Sydney Olympic Games to compete for two gold medals in women's singles and women's doubles. After some efforts, Li Na and Sang Xue won by an absolute margin and stood on the top of the podium of the synchronized platform.