Chinese women's volleyball team, a well-known name. The name conjures up images of a strong team and an award-winning Olympic event. Today, the Chinese women's volleyball team seems to have become a spiritual symbol, representing bravery, facing difficulties, perseverance and so on. These words have become labels for women's volleyball players, and their spirit continues to inspire the country. However, success is often accompanied by sorrow. The strength of the Chinese women's volleyball team is undoubted, but the price paid is also huge. As a team, every member of the team gives 100% of the effort to the collective. Today, let's talk about Wang Yi, a former member of the Chinese women's volleyball team, whose glory and criticism constitute the story of the first half of her life. Wang Yi was born in 1973 and is a native of Shanghai. From a young age, she grew up in a family of sportsmen. Her father was the coach of the basketball team and her mother was the coach of the volleyball team.
In such an environment, Wang Yi naturally developed a strong interest in sports. And, thanks to her mother's excellent genes, she showed extraordinary talent in volleyball. At the age of 12, she was selected for the Shanghai women's volleyball team, and with her height advantage and superb skills, she has been serving as the main assistant attacker. The next few years can be said to be the beginning of her glorious years. In 1991, her volleyball team participated in the Women's Volleyball World Cup, showing excellent cooperation with her teammates in the game, and finally won the runner-up. The following year, Wang Yi was called up by the national team to represent the country in the Olympic Games, and finally achieved an excellent result of seventh place in the competition. Wang Yi really became the focus of attention in the 7th Women's Volleyball World Cup. In a match against Croatia, she became famous for stopping the then world No. 1 attacker Barbara with one arm. Subsequently, she participated in the first league of the Shanghai women's volleyball team, performed well in the game, once again attracted the attention of the world, and finally helped the team win the championship.
However, perhaps because of the influx of fame, Wang Yi gradually became proud, and began to become careless about daily training, sometimes even arguing with the coach. Respect for the coach is a must in any team, let alone in the national team. There are still two theories circulating today, and there is much debate about what happened after that. The story between Wang Yi and Lang Ping has caused widespread heated discussions among the public. There are different theories about the reason why Wang Yi left the Chinese women's volleyball team. One theory is that Wang Yi found that he was not included in the training list and felt unacceptable, so he resolutely left the team to study at Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityAnother theory says that Lang Ping was worried that Wang Yi might damage his reputation, so he talked to her personally, and eventually Wang Yi also apologized and expressed his desire to go to university. As the coach at the time, Lang Ping also understood her thoughts, so he agreed to Wang Yi's request to leave temporarily. Either way, Wang Yi basically ended her career in the Chinese women's volleyball team.
After the delisting turmoil, there is indeed a reason why Wang Yi was removed. This happened in 1998, when there were some problems with the Chinese women's volleyball team. The main assistant attacker Lai Yawen was hospitalized due to illness, and the importance of this position is self-evident, and it needs an experienced and skilled volleyball player to take on it, but at that time, except for Lai Yawen, no one else in the national team dared to try it easily. Lang Ping was anxious when he remembered Wang Yi, who was studying at school at the time, although her attitude was not correct, her strength should not be underestimated, and she had served as the main assistant attacker before. So, Lang Ping went to the school to find Wang Yi, hoping that she could return to the team to participate in the training camp. Wang Yi agreed at the time, but said that he still had the exam and would not be able to go back until the exam was over. Lang Ping understood her situation, so he returned to the team to train while waiting for news from Wang Yi. However, what Lang Ping didn't expect was that when he heard Wang Yi's news again, he learned that she had chosen to study abroad and might even have gone to the United States.
Wang Yi's sudden departure made Lang Ping feel very sad, but the game was approaching, and it was too late to find someone to replace him. A foreign volleyball player heard about it and wanted to rush back, but time didn't allow it. In the end, Lai Yawen could only play with illness and was not in good shape, and the result can be imagined, the most ......If Wang Yi chooses to stay in China, Lang Ping firmly believes that she will achieve great success. However, everyone has their own ambitions, and Lang Ping also knows that Wang Yi has not been willing to suffer too much since she was a child, which makes her feel very distressed and regretful. Today, Wang Yi has traveled to the United States to study at the University of Notre Dame in California, majoring in business administration, and has been doing so for four years. Because she had been playing volleyball before, Wang Yi was eager to continue her volleyball career even in the United States and successfully joined the volleyball team of the local university. With her excellent experience and technical skills, she has always played an important role in the team, and even represented the team in the NAIA National College League, where she won the All-NBA honor twice in a row.
In 2003, Wang Yi officially became a volunteer assistant coach of the women's volleyball team at PUS University in the United States, and is still engaged in this job in the United States. Maybe Wang Yi will return to China after retirement, and I believe she will miss the time in the Chinese women's volleyball team.