Beijing, Beijing, March 14 (reporter Xing Rui) on May 8, 1995, in the newly completed Tianjin Gymnasium, the Chinese table tennis team, which had been away from the sweslin Cup for 6 years, defeated Sweden in a thrilling way. The “invincible loneliness” played overture from that night.
With the movie “The Jedi counterattack of Chinese ping-pong” released before, this arduous but exciting past once again slowly unfolded in front of the audience. As a witness of this period of history, Ma wenrevolution, a famous Chinese table tennis player, said bluntly: “This is the best sports movie I have ever seen.”
In the film, Big Brother white people are good at horizontal plate arc circle fast attack. As the “killer” of the national team, he is a little “drag” and a little cute. The scene of his roaring review in the heavy rain can be called a movie-famous scene. The prototype of the white people and the white people was the world champion Ma Cultural Revolution.
Since the film was released, Ma Wenge has watched it five or six times. Looking at the young “self” in the film, those people and those things in those years related to Guozhen kept flashing in his mind. During the recent conversation with the reporter of zhongxin.com, he slowly revealed the unforgettable years.
“In order to win, I fought hard”
The old fans who are familiar with Guozhang may still remember that in the 1990 s, Chinese table tennis once fell into a desperate trough. European forces represented by Waldner rapidly swept the world table tennis. Under his leadership, the Swedish team achieved three successive championships success in the World Table Tennis Championships.
The Ma Cultural Revolution at that time was the “weapon” that the national silk men’s team could compete with the strong European teams “. In the men’s group finals of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1995, the national team and Sweden met again. Ma Wenge was arranged to play in the second place against Persson. Before him, his teammates Wang Tao and Waldner fought hard for three games and finally lost 1:2.
Although in the previous record of confrontation with Persson, the Cultural Revolution of Ma did not fail. However, standing on the court at the door of the House and shouldering the hope of winning the swaisling Cup, a huge pressure hit him: “If I lose, (win the World Table Tennis Championship again) basically, I have to wait for another two years.”
With the lead in the first game, Ma Wenge was reversed by Persson. “There was a little blow at that time, and then there was an idea, that was to fight.” After adjusting his mind again, Ma Wenjin entered the state of selflessness, shielding all the noise on the field, and he released himself to his heart on the field.
The ups and downs of the game finally ended in the reversal of Ma Cultural Revolution. This victory also saved the hope of winning the crown for the country. In the final round, Wang Tao won Pelson again, and the National Court completed the Jedi counterattack at home.
“Did not live up to the coach’s expectations”
When Wang Tao scored the last point, he threw the racket into the sky, the whole person lay on his back, and the horse Cultural Revolution and others rushed on the court, like the overlapping arhats, they pressed on Wang Tao to celebrate crazily……
Standing on the podium, Ma wenrevolution’s eyes were moist, and there was only one thought in his heart: “At least I didn’t live up to the coach’s expectations of me.”
Actually, just the night before the final, the coaching team was still discussing whether to let Ma Cultural Revolution play. According to the memory of Ma Cultural Revolution, his state was no longer at the peak at that time: “When I was in the best state in 92 and 93, it was the stage of climbing up the hill. But in 1994, my shoulder was accidentally injured, and my whole Technology dropped rapidly.”
After the injury, Ma Wenge didn’t play for seven or eight months: “You can only watch the ball and can’t touch the ball. You can’t lift your arms in serious cases.” At the critical moment, a doctor in Shenzhen volunteered to treat Ma Wenge. A week later, Ma Wenge’s shoulder injury improved. He slowly resumed training and concentrated on preparing for the World Table Tennis Championships.
However, the impact of injuries on him far exceeded expectations. In the semi-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships, Ma wenrevolution lost 2 points in a row, which also made the coaching staff have concerns about the platoon arrangement of the finals: “According to past experience, no team member lost two points in the semi-finals, the final can still be played. Therefore, many coaches still have great opinions on my playing this game.”
In the end, Cai Zhenhua, who was the coach of the men’s team at the time of the state administration, was the leader, and Ma Cultural Revolution also got the opportunity to prove himself.
“Tianjin Needs Me”
After the World Table Tennis Championships ended in 1995, Ma Cultural Revolution, who was close to retirement age, decided to play in Germany. “On the one hand, I am old and have injuries, so I can’t follow the team for high-intensity training. On the other hand, many young players come on top, and I think they should be given more opportunities. Personally speaking, I also want to continue my table tennis career.” One side of the small ball table carried the past and future of Ma Cultural Revolution, which always made it difficult for him to give up. He took his wife to a foreign country and continued to pursue dreams related to table tennis.
In Germany for more than ten years, the Cultural Revolution of Ma moved to four clubs. With his solid foundation in China, he also gained a group of fans in Germany: “I like to communicate with fans very much. After winning the game, we will also get together to drink and chat.”
Gradually, the Cultural Revolution of Ma adapted to life in Germany. But as a person from Tianjin, he has always been concerned about the development of table tennis in his hometown. At the 10th national sports conference in 2005, the 37-year-old Ma Cultural Revolution went back into battle and represented Tianjin team in the men’s group competition.
At that time, Tianjin’s table tennis performance was bleak and the reserve talents were insufficient. In 2009, the Cultural Revolution of Ma was invited back to his hometown to coach. When talking about the choice at that time, Ma wenrevolution said bluntly: “I didn’t think too much at that time. Director Cai mentioned to me before, would you like to teach in the second team of the national team, but I think Tianjin needs me more and I should come back.”
Under his leadership, Tianjin team won the first Table Tennis Super League championship in young pioneer team history in 2019. However, what makes people sad is that shortly after the Tianjin team won the championship, it was forced to transfer due to changes.
“As long as you can do it, you will continue to do it”
perhaps before returning home, Ma wenrevolution did not expect that the domestic coaching road would end in such a playful way. But most of his generation were flashing pure idealism and patriotism. Even if there is no club, he will pass on his love for table tennis.
Today’s Ma Cultural Revolution opened its own training base. His next goal is to send more talents to the country.
Staying with children all day long, Ma Wenge often recalled the pictures of childhood training. “At that time, my family lived far away, and I had to run two or three kilometers to school every day. The training didn’t stop during the Tangshan earthquake, so I practiced in the temporary shed. Sometimes I practice too late, so I sleep with some children for ball table.”
In his view, the training conditions of the child now have changed dramatically compared with his childhood: “I was reluctant to wear a pair of white sneakers when I was a child, and I had to paint the sneakers White with chalk, then stomping his feet, the chalk moths choked his nose.”
Although the days when I was a child were bitter, Ma Wenge thought: “Since I like table tennis, I have to play the ball well.” With this simple belief, he went all the way from Tianjin to the national team. After leaving the stadium, all his choices were also related to table tennis. Just like the theme song of the movie-
facing the sky, facing the light,
it’s OK to be covered in mud.
Who can stop the power of love…… (Finished)
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