The once highly anticipated national table tennis player Guo Yue was regarded as a "genius" at the same level as Deng Yaping and Liu Yining, winning gold at the London Olympics, but when her national team career was short-lived, she suddenly announced her retirement at the age of 24, which made fans feel regretful and confused, and the international table tennis world is still looking forward to her future impact.
She won international competitions at the age of 13 and was at the top of her game in every way, despite being widely praised at a young age.
However, her career was as short and brilliant as a shooting star.
So, why did she choose to retire in the first place?What is her life like after retiring?
Guo Yue became famous earlier than many table tennis players, and she was able to win international championships at the age of 13, which is a starting point that no one else can achieve.
However, behind reaching peak form too early is training that consumes all of your energy and potential day in and day out.
After winning gold at London 2012, she was supposed to continue preparing for the next Olympics, but the 2014 national team officially announced her retirement.
Initially, the reason was not explained, which confused many fan friends.
It wasn't until coach Liu Guoliang later gave an explanation that she realized that this was actually the result of her years of intense training.
As we all know, professional athletes often train hard and inevitably get injured.
Several of the current "main forces" of the national table tennis team have also suffered from varying degrees of waist or spine problems.
Guo Yue, a young star athlete who has become famous, may not be able to escape such pain.
Becoming an athlete can be a matter of pushing your physical limits and making a desperate bet, but the consequence is that you don't know when you're going to leave the game due to a lot of injuries.
Guo Yue suffered from a serious injury at the age of 24, and the nerves in his cervical spine have been compressed, and if he does not rest well, it will be difficult to achieve the invincible state he was in on the field before.
Guo Yue has always performed well, so he is highly anticipated, and he is the favorite to win every tournament.
The psychological stress made her even more tormented, and worries about her physical condition made her more focused on her performance, making it difficult to concentrate and stay in shape even during her daily training sessions.
The national team finally made the decision to allow her to withdraw from the break so that she would have a chance to catch her breath.
At first, both she and her coach Kong Linghui hoped that she would be able to rest and recuperate from her injury and eventually return to the court.
Guo Yue trained in the provincial team during her recuperation, but two years later, she not only failed to recover her form, but even suffered a significant decline in her function and level due to the fact that the training intensity and methods were not as good as those of the national team.
Despite his reluctance, Guo Yue had to admit that he was no longer able to return to the national team.
When the youth announces retirement, athletes may be confused, the glory of the past is a thing of the past, and there will be a new generation in any industry, and those who have withdrawn from the public eye may soon be forgotten, this feeling is not something that everyone can bear.
Guo Yue had already begun to think about the future development direction, and eventually became the nominal coach of the Liaoning provincial team, and his work was not very busy.
Having joined the national team as a child, she never seemed to have to think about her future career options, but now that she has retired, she has the idea of going to university.
She entered college at the age of 26, eight years later than the average person, but her years as an athlete have taught her a truth - as long as you put your mind down and keep repeating boring training, your hard work will eventually pay off.
At the age of 27, she received an MBA acceptance letter from the University of Hong Kong Chinese, marking the official start of her new life.
For some, 27 may not be the best age to go to college, but for the retired Guo, she is still young and full of energy.
Her once steady style of playing made her famous in the table tennis world, but now she has left this stage, grown long hair, and has become more and more life-like.
She began to explore a world she had never been exposed to before, away from the days of training with the national team.
However, instead of complaining about her past two decades as an athlete, she is grateful for the seemingly boring time that has shaped her into the resilient and courageous person she is today.
Guo Yue did not stop after completing her university studies, but decided on her financial direction, and then she continued to study for a master's degree. For a few years, she has fully adapted to her new life.
She now looks like a good, gentle white-collar worker, and it's hard to imagine that she was once an athlete.
However, her eyes still showed the same determined strength and determination as before.
Guo Yue is over 34 years old and has a stable boyfriend. Although there is no news of marriage yet, she believes that good things are coming and is willing to share the good news publicly.
She has not completely withdrawn from the public eye, she will attend some variety shows in her spare time, and has been paying attention to her table tennis career.
After years of recuperation, Guo Yue's injuries back then have basically **. Although her dream of becoming a professional athlete is no longer possible, she still keeps in touch with her former teammates and juniors.
She often shares her playing experience and skills on social platforms, and has become an "online coach" for many table tennis enthusiasts. Even after starting a new life, she has never forgotten the past, and she is still the one who loves table tennis.
Guo Yue is not trapped by a blocked road in her life, on the contrary, she now has more wonderful choices and new things in her life.
Without the pressure of training, everyone was surprised to find that she was good at many things, such as swimming, rock climbing, etc., and she had dabbled in many sports.
She shows us the diversity of possibilities in life, and that even when faith has been forced to leave, we can still shine in different trajectories.
The faith of the past will always shine through, and it will give us the courage and experience we need in our future lives.