One day in 2009, Ma Wenge, who had settled in Germany, suddenly received a call from the other side of the ocean, which turned out to be his old leader when he played for the Tianjin men's table tennis team. Ma Wenge answered excitedly, but when the other party expressed his intentions, he was embarrassed.
His old leader wanted to invite him back to the Tianjin men's table tennis team as a coach. At this time, Ma Wenge had been living in Germany for fifteen years, and his two sons had also grown up in Germany. If he returns to China now, it means that he will have to give up everything he has worked so hard in Germany. What kind of choice did Ma Wenge make?What is the end result?
On March 27, 1968, Ma Wenge was born in a family of workers in Tianjin. Since he was a child, he has been athletic, responsive and extremely fond of sports, and table tennis has been the most interesting for him. Since he was a child, Ma Wenge often played table tennis with his family, and was selected into the table tennis team when he first entered primary school.
After graduating from primary school, the extremely talented Ma Wenge was caught by the coach of the Tianjin Sports Brigade, and since then he has started his professional table tennis career.
In daily training, Ma Wenge is always more diligent and serious than other friends, coupled with his extremely high understanding, he can always quickly learn experience and lessons in training, so his progress is amazing. Ma Wenge's excellent performance impressed the coach of the Tianjin Sports Brigade and entrusted him with important tasks.
In 1983, Ma Wenge, as a representative of Tianjin, participated in the National Table Tennis Junior Championship Competition, andTwo-time winner of the men's singles championship at the tournament。Ma Wenge, who was only fifteen years old, emerged early in the table tennis world.
In 1985, Ma Wenge ushered in another turning point in his career. He just turned 17 years old, in the National Table Tennis Championships, with his solid basic skills and calm mentality, he has defeated many strong playersWon the championship in one fell swoop.
His outstanding performance in this match attracted the attention of the coach of the national table tennis team. So three months later, Ma Wenge officially received the notice of joining the table tennis national team, and he finally realized his dream and became a member of the national team. However, Chinese table tennis at that time was at a low point.
In the first decade of the twentieth century, the Swedish men's table tennis team won the world championships and championships for three consecutive years, while the Chinese team lost again and again in international competitions. It turned out that the European horizontal boarders at that time had made great innovations in technology, and their strength had also been greatly improved.
This made Chinese table tennis players overwhelmed for a while, suffering setbacks one after another, low morale, and an extreme lack of self-confidence. Therefore, when Ma Wenge joined the national team, it was a critical period when Chinese table tennis was facing a bottleneck in its development and urgently needed to break through.
This is a huge challenge for him, but it also brings him unprecedented opportunities.
At that time, Coach Cai Zhenhua was ordered to lead in dangerMa Wenge, Liu Guoliang, Wang Tao, Kong Linghui and Ding SongFive players, forming a brand new team. They increase the intensity of training and constantly look for breakthroughs in strategy and technique in practice.
During this period, they also tried many new ways of playing, but they did not achieve much success in actual combat. As a result, Ma Wenge became more and more hardworking, whether it was in daily training or resting, he would always take the European players' competitions to study and think.
The hard work paid off, and a year later, he finally figured out a new way of playingThe cross-plate is reversed on both sides of the arc ball。This brings hope for the resurgence of Chinese table tennis.
In 1989, in the 40th World Table Tennis Championships, Ma Wenge, as the main force of the team, led the team to win the runner-up in the competition.
In the same year, Ma Wenge defeated the world's famous players Apeielen, Seifer, Persson and others in the Table Tennis World Cup, and finally defeated Gruba in the finalCaptured the first world title of his career. He led Chinese table tennis out of the trough, and in the next few games, all the way to the bustle.
In 1990, Ma Wenge won the men's singles and men's doubles championships in table tennis at the 11th Asian Games, and then won the runner-up in the 11th Table Tennis World Cup.
In 1992, in the 13th Table Tennis World Cup held in Vietnam, Ma Wenge defeated South Korean stars Liu Nam-kyu and Kim Taek-so to win the men's singles championship. In 1994, he won the men's singles title on the Table Tennis World All-Star Tour in South Korea.
In 1995, Ma Wenge and the national team ushered in a new turning point. This year, Ma Wenge gave up the World Star Tour with a high prize money, concentrated on recuperating from injuries in the team, and devoted himself to the preparation of the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships.
In the end, he and his teammates defeated the top players from various countries, such as Kim Taek-so, Yoo Nam-kyu and PerssonAfter a six-year hiatus, they regained the men's team championship.
This result not only made the majority of fans excited, but also made the national team players cry bitterly. All the hard work of the past has paid off in this moment.
During the trough of Chinese table tennis, Ma Wenge worked with his teammates and coaches to turn the tide, successfully defended the status of Chinese table tennis in the world, and made outstanding contributions to the country.
However, after experiencing long-term high-intensity training, Ma Wenge's body gradually appeared more and more painful. At the age of 28, he is at risk of retirement at any time. Just as he was worried, he stumbled upon a friend who learned that playing in Germany would be easier. After careful consideration, he decided to travel to Germany in search of new opportunities.
So,In October 1995, 28-year-old Ma Wenge and his wife crossed the ocean to a completely unfamiliar country. When they first arrived, they faced far more difficulties than they imagined.
First of all, the most immediate difficulty they face is the language barrier. If you don't understand the language, you won't be able to communicate with the people around you, and then their lives will be limited at every turn. For Ma Wenge and his wife, it was a challenge to suddenly learn a new language from scratch.
In addition, what made Ma Wenge feel most uncomfortable was the indifference of the Germans. In China, whether it's colleagues, friends or neighbors, everyone is very warm and takes care of each other in their daily lives.
However, in Germany, there is a general sense of distance between people, they have a very clear separation between work and life, and they are also very concerned about their privacy and space. People don't want to disturb other people's lives outside of work, and at the same time, they don't want to be disturbed. The huge cultural differences between the two countries made it unacceptable for the time being.
When he and his wife first arrived in Germany, there were still a lot of things they didn't understand, but they couldn't get anyone's care and help, which made them feel very disappointed and sad, and even often regretted their choice. And what happened next almost made Ma Wenge go home directly.
In 1998, Ma Wenge's newborn son suddenly fell ill, and the situation was very urgent and needed to be quickly sent to the hospital for treatment. However, they were not familiar with the German medical system and the terrain, so they had to seek help from their neighbors.
However, because they were not fluent in German and could not express their demands clearly, and because they did not usually interact with their neighbors, they did not get help from their neighbors. After several tosses, Ma Wenge finally rushed his son to the hospital out of breath.
However, just as he was relieved, he was told that it was time for the hospital to close and the doctor would no longer accept him. No matter how Ma Wenge pleaded, the hospital staff was indifferent. This made Ma Wenge angry, but there was nothing he could do.
Although his son was successfully treated in the end, this unpleasant experience remained in his heart and made him haunt him. It wasn't until many years later, when Ma Wenge fully adapted to the German way of life, that he truly understood the cultural differences between the two countries and gradually let go of his past experiences.
Ma Wenge has joined five table tennis clubs in Germany, and has achieved excellent results in all of them. According to himself, he competes in at least sixty races every year. At the age when he should have retired, Ma Wenge has repeatedly made brilliant achievements and maintained a high ranking in European clubs for a long time.
In this regard, Ma Wenge said that the reason why he can have his current achievementsOn the one hand, thanks to the cultivation of him by the state. He's built a solid foundation in the past training, and now he's eating his old book. Most of the European players have a rough style, and his style is relatively more delicate, so he has a certain advantage.
On the other hand, life in Germany is indeed easier. Here it isHe only needs to work three or four hours a dayThe rest of the time is spent resting or spending time with family. Therefore, he has always maintained a good routine and living habits, and his physical fitness has also been maintained very well.
By 2009, Ma Wenge had been living in Germany for fifteen years. In the past fifteen years, he once again relied on his own hard work and hard work to achieve his own place in a foreign country.
While his career is successful, he also has a happy and harmonious family of four. His two sons were born in Germany and grew up in Germany, where they were educated. They have already obtained a green card in Germany and become permanent residents of Germany.
At this time, Ma Wenge suddenly received an invitation from the Tianjin men's table tennis team. The other party wants him to return to China as a table tennis coach and bring out more outstanding athletes for the country. This invitation shattered his peaceful life and made him rethink his life plan.
The country has cultivated him, and now the opportunity to serve the motherland is in front of him, and he cannot turn a blind eye. So he resolutely made up his mind, gave up the high salary of the German club, and returned to the bosom of his homeland with his family.
After returning to China, Ma Wenge served as the head coach of the Tianjin men's table tennis team, and used his rich practical experience to sort out a new set of training programs and mechanisms, which quickly enhanced the strength of each player in the Tianjin team in a short period of time.
In 2012, Ma Wenge led the Tianjin team and successfully entered the top four of the Chinese Table Tennis Club Super League, setting the best result in the history of the Tianjin team. The following year, Ma Wenge led the Tianjin team to win the men's doubles championship in the National Games.
In 2018, the Tianjin team won the championship of the Chinese Table Tennis Club Super League under the leadership of Ma Wenge!
In an interview, Ma Wenge said:"I can't live without table tennis all my life. I used to be an athlete and now I want to bring out more good athletes, which is a continuation of my career. ”
Whether as a table tennis player or as a table tennis coach, Ma Wenge has lived up to expectations. Today, he is still active in the table tennis world and contributes his strength to Chinese table tennis.
In the Chinese sports world, there are countless people who work hard for their ideals and the country. They have dedicated their lives to their country and to the movement, and their perseverance and courage are admirable and admirable, and they deserve the respect of all.