She was described as "acting too aggressively and lacking in thoughtfulness", while her contemporaries "Ping Pong Queen" described her: "In daily life, she is a calm and unruly girl, and everyone calls her 'silly big sister'." ”
From the evaluations of these celebrities, it can be concluded that He Zhili is a person with a resolute personality and not to be outdone, and it is this character that has created her brilliant career, but it also dooms her to not enjoy a "smooth sailing" life.
He Zhili has been showing people with short hair since she first played, coupled with her tall figure and well-defined face, giving people a feeling of "majestic hair". At least when I saw her on TV and on the field.
He Zhili, a native of Shanghai, has been practicing playing since she was 4 years old. She was selected for the national team at the age of 17 and won her first Asian Championships at the age of 20, becoming the main member of the Chinese women's table tennis team.
Ho Zhili made her debut at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1985, where she won the women's team championship with her teammates, the first world title of her career. Reaching the top of the championship made her very happy, and she was even more eager to win the championship.
On September 30, 1986, He Zhili ushered in double joy when she participated in the Asian Games. First of all, this day is her birthday, and her teammates on the Chinese team bought cakes to celebrate her. Secondly, in the semi-finals, she defeated Japan's Mika Hoshino and China's Jiao Zhimin to advance to the final. In order to celebrate this victory, Ho Zhili specially went to the Asian Games Village to cut her hair, hoping to meet the next competition in the best condition.
As soon as He Zhili came out of the barbershop, the leader found her and told her: We studied it, and today you 'let' Jiao Zhimin!
He Zhili doesn't understand, these are the balls of the Chinese team, why should they be given to the other party? The leader replied: "It's okay, next time it's your turn to 'let'." ”
He Zhili still didn't understand, and even felt angry, but she did it anyway.
Jiao Zhimin stood on the left, and He Zhili stood on the right.
Soon after, in the Asian Championships, He Zhili and Jiao Zhimin reached the final again, but the leaders asked her to "let it" again.
Ho Chi-ri was confused and angry about this and decided not to put up with the situation anymore. She complained to her mentor Sun Meiying, who had always been respectful and distant, and Sun Meiying argued on the basis of reason, and finally the leader had no choice but to let Jiao Zhimin make concessions to He Zhili.
The result seemed to be a happy ending, and each person won a championship, but He Zhili had an unpleasant encounter with the leader because of this.
He Zhili showed great emotions and chose a straightforward way to concede the ball, while Jiao Zhimin chose to suppress his emotions in his heart.
Ho was confident ahead of the 1987 World Table Tennis Championships and ready to challenge for the pressure of the title. However, she was worried that she would encounter the dilemma of "handing" the ball again, so she took the initiative to seek guidance from her mentor Sun Meiying.
Sun, who has always been negative about "handicap", encouraged Ho to chase the title boldly, but advised her to take a roundabout approach and accede to their demands first, otherwise she would not be able to compete. She said that if they dare to retaliate against you afterwards, I will stand up**.
He Zhili, Guan Jianhua and Dai Lili successfully reached the semi-finals at the 37th World Table Tennis Championships and teamed up against South Korean star Liang Yingzi. In the game, Dai Lili first lost to Liang Yingzi 2-3, and He Zhili once lost to her. Therefore, the leadership made arrangements for He Zhili to "give up" to the chipper Guan Jianhua in order to defeat Liang Yingzi in the final.
Ho Chi-ri was already furious at the time, believing that she could defeat Liang Yingzi, but in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, she chose the strategy of her mentor Sun Meiying and acquiesced to the leader's request.
He Zhili was on fire in the first game of the semi-finals, leading Guan Jianhua 1-0. The leaders at that time didn't notice anything abnormal, and secretly applauded on the side: "Oops, it's a good performance!" It should be more intense. ”
The smile on the leader's face gradually froze, and he realized that He Zhili had no intention of letting the other party score points at all. Whether it is a glance signal or a timeout, it can't stop He Zhili's ruthless state of "killing" the opponent. When He Zhili defeated Guan Jianhua 3-0, the leader was extremely angry.
As a result, Ho faced a huge challenge, but she showed great mental acumen and comfortably defeated Liang Yingzi 3-0 in the final to claim her first and final singles world title.
High-ranking people were furious after Ho Zhili's return to China and decided to punish her severely. However, Sun Meiying stepped forward and supported He Zhili and received support from all walks of life. In the end, the country's leaders came forward to say that they could not be punished.
"Capital crimes" may be escapable, but "living crimes" are difficult to get rid of. As a result of her lack of cooperation, Ho lost the trust of the team, and although she was not expelled, she was marginalized and eventually unable to participate in the 1988 Olympics. He Zhili was disheartened and retired gloomily.
At the Seoul Olympics, Jiao Zhimin and He Zhili gave each other a handicap, and in the subsequent game, Jiao Zhimin was arranged to "handicap" again. Although she still did not resist, she was disappointed. After the Olympics, she announced her retirement and married away from South Korea. It is worth mentioning.
02 Years of migration, writing a new chapter in Japan.
By chance, He Zhili met the Japanese Hideyuki Koyama. At that time, He Zhili was going through a low point, and Hideyuki Koyama continued to comfort and enlighten her. The two gradually became acquainted and finally decided to embark on the path of spending their lives together.
Ji-ri's wedding photo.
The Oyama family is a prominent family in Osaka and belongs to the Kochi family. Sun Meiying was very worried when she learned that He Zhili was going to marry into such a family. She thinks that He Zhili has a strong personality and doesn't read much, so I'm afraid she will suffer a lot of grievances. But even so, He Zhili still married without hesitation.
He Zhili and Xiao Shan Ying held their wedding in Osaka and Shanghai, Japan in September 1989. During the wedding in Shanghai, Mr. Wang Daohan, the former mayor of Shanghai, and the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai served as the officiants. In Japan, the top official of Osaka Prefecture is the officiant. It can be said to be a grand occasion of "all the sages".
During the wedding in Japan, a Japanese reporter tried to find out whether He Zhili missed the Olympics, but He Zhili's answer was very appropriate. "I came to Japan to marry Mr. Hideyuki Koyama, and this trip had nothing to do with the Olympics and was purely for love," she said. ”
Many people thought that He Zhili would be like Jiao Zhimin, who quit the table tennis world and returned to the family after marrying South Korea. However, Ho Zhili was not satisfied with such an ending, she insisted on proving herself.
In order to continue playing, Ho Zhili rejected Hideyuki Koyama's desperate desire to be a father, and Hideyuki Koyama reluctantly agreed, which was the first time that the two sides had a disagreement.
He Zhili began to apply for registration as a foreign player in Japan in 1991, and went to the World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan with Hidehide Koyama that year to familiarize herself with her opponents and prepare for her comeback.
It was not until the end of 1992 that He Zhili obtained Japanese citizenship and officially changed her name to Koyama Zhili. However, she missed the pinnacle of her career by failing to compete in Barcelona 1992.
Despite this, Ho managed to show her strength in Japan. Since the end of 1992, she has won the Japanese table tennis women's singles championship for six consecutive years, and she is unrivaled in Japan, and has won the respect of the Japanese people with her talent.
In 1993, He Zhili represented the Japanese team in the World Table Tennis Championships, but due to a long-term truce, her performance was not satisfactory and she finally stopped in the top 16. At the same time, the tragic death of her mentor Sun Meiying sparked Ho's competitive spirit, and she trained even harder ever since.
When Premier Zhu Rongji visited Japan in 1994, he met with He Zhili's family twice and asked her about her situation in Japan. He said to Hideyuki Koyama's father (president of the Osaka-Japan Friendship Association, who has visited China more than 40 times): "If you marry one of our world champions, you have to give us back a world champion!" ”
At the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, He Zhili became the "host" player. However, the Chinese table tennis team did not pay enough attention to her, because they believed that a discarded player could not achieve much of a career. However, what is surprising is that He Zhili has created one of the most incredible miracles in the history of table tennis.
The "abandoned general" defeated 1988 Olympic champion Chen Jing, 1989 World Table Tennis Championships champion Qiao Hong and 1992 Olympic champion Deng Yaping in a row despite being questioned. These three players play completely differently, but He Zhili can deal with it with ease, which is really amazing.
The most memorable match in the final was against Deng Yaping. At that time, Deng Yaping was in peak condition, and her forehand smash was almost impossible to block, but He Zhili repeatedly defused Deng Yaping's offensive, and finally won 3-1 and successfully won the championship.
After the game, He Zhili was so excited that she shed tears, and she said with tears in her eyes: "My victory this time was not easy to come by. I've been fighting hard for six years to win today, and I'm very excited to be able to beat Deng Yaping. She is like a 'god' in the world, she is too arrogant. She told reporters: "Now it's a shame for you to lose the title of the 90s to the champion of the 80s. ”
Deng Yaping felt some agreement with Ho's caustic words, she said: "As far as athletes are concerned, I have great admiration for Tomoli Koyama, her unwavering pursuit and desire for success, and even left the national team for Japan at that time. ”
However, despite her victory, the Chinese fans were not happy for her. They only remember that in the match with Deng Yaping, she shouted "Yo Xi" every time she scored a point, and this picture became the reason why she was hated, so she was labeled as a "traitor" and "traitor".
When Ho Zhili was interviewed by a Chinese reporter, it was unacceptable that she first asked the interpreter to translate the question into Japanese, then answered in Japanese, and finally asked the interpreter to translate the answer into Chinese......
Ho Zhili was deeply saddened by being called a "traitor", and she once explained the problem of "yo xi" and the translation, pointing out that "yo xi" was just a modal word, and the choice of translation was due to the fact that the game was played at home in Japan, and most of the people on the scene were Japanese journalists.
However, Chinese fans don't care about that, and the only thing they care about is the one who caused the defeat to Deng Yaping"Japanese player"Bitter hatred.
03 You can't just play around, you have to get a divorce.
After defeating Deng Yaping, Ho's status in Japan rose dramatically and she became a highly respected figure.
Yingzhi Hill. Before that, Hideyuki Koyama was an introverted and taciturn person, but as Ho became famous, more and more interviews were required. Since Ho Zhili's Japanese is not very good, Hideyuki Koyama spoke in her place. Over time, Xiaoshan Yingyuki began to think very highly of himself, and claimed to the public that the reason why He Zhili achieved results was because of him, "Bole".
Ho remained silent at first, while Hideyuki Koyama became more and more arrogant. He often said in front of He Zhili, "You can win because I am here", and even began to look down on He Zhili, condescending to her: "You should thank me!" ”
What is Ho Chi Li's personality? For this kind of contempt, Shi Ke is unbearable, so there is a problem with the relationship between the two parties.
However, Ho didn't take it to heart, and continued to work hard to train her skills in the hope of fighting for another World Title shot, which also led to a gradual estrangement between them.
Hideyuki Koyama frantically brags about his talents, while He Zhili doesn't bother to explain to the outside world. As a result, Hideyuki Koyama packaged himself as an excellent head coach, even though his skills were not as good as those of junior high school coaches. So he started teaching externally, but in fact he could not provide effective guidance, so he could only sit in his chair and do nothing.
He may not have cared at first, but in fact, during his tenure, he began to care about the personal life of a female player and decided to "play around" with her, even using his ancestral DNA.
It was a coincidence that He Zhili actually found out about this. Hideyuki Koyama may just want to play, but He Zhili's fiery personality broke out directly, "You can play if you say play, when I don't exist?" Divorce, must be divorced. ”
Hideyuki Koyama was reluctant to leave, but He Zhili insisted on separating. So they got into a long divorce game. He Zhili also became ill because of this and missed the two World Table Tennis Championships in 1995 and 1997.
In order not to leave any regrets, Ho decided to participate in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She was 32 years old at the time, and it was unbelievable that such an outstanding athlete would not have the opportunity to compete at the Olympics until she was 32 years old. However, due to her emotional disputes, she was not in good form and was defeated 3-0 by Qiao Hong in the match. She has a special affection for the Olympics.
Ho Zhili officially moved out of the home in April 1997, accusing Hideyuki Koyama of extramarital affairs, cold violence and abuse, and filed for divorce. At the same time, she claimed that due to Hideyuki Koyama's extramarital affair, she was absent from several World Championships, causing losses of tens of millions of yen.
The local court in Osaka initially ruled that Ho's claim was unreasonable and rejected it, but Ho appealed to the Osaka High Court. The High Court found that Ho was ranked in the top 10 in the world at the time and had received a large prize money in the competition, so it finally ordered Hideyuki Koyama to pay Ho Chi-ri 6.5 million yen.
In this way, He Zhili completely severed ties with the Xiaoshan family, known as the "Japan-China Friendship Family".
China is still the best.
At the 1998 All Japan Open, Ho lost to Ai Sakata due to a relationship problem with Hideyuki Koyama, thus missing out on seven consecutive titles.
After solving the problem, Ho Zhili regained her strength, won the All Japan Open in two years, and successfully qualified for the Olympics. At the age of 36, she lost to the year's champion Wang Nan in the 1 4 finals, and ended up in fifth place.
Heading into the millennium, it wasn't easy for a world champion from the '80s to still finish fifth at the Olympics. Zhuang Zedong, a famous table tennis player, commented on He Zhili and said: "The heavier the setbacks you suffer, the more brilliant the sparks that burst out!" ”
He Zhili, who went out of the national team, went to Japan to get married, defeated Deng Yaping after setbacks, and then experienced a marriage change and still dominated the Japanese table tennis scene for nearly 10 years. Some of her actions may be unacceptable, but her indomitable spirit is worth emulating.
He Zhili suffered from white eyes and ** in her marriage to Xiao Shanying, and she did not hesitate to say that Xiao Shan's family was a "terrible family". After experiencing those sorrows, she sincerely sighed: Chinese men are still better.
Ho Chi-ri had tried to start a new relationship after the divorce, but due to the failed marriage, she was more cautious about her marriage, preferring to lack it to overuse. The famous writer Ye Yonglie revealed that He Zhili hoped to find a Shanghai man. He Zhili's mother often said to her: "He Zhili, you are wandering around like this, you must have a home!" ”
Since Ho lives in Japan most of the time, it can be difficult to find the right person. As she grew older, she gave up looking.
After retiring, Ho bought a four-bedroom house in Osaka. In her spare time, she cooks her favorite dishes, and thanks to her Shanghainese father and Cantonese mother, she is able to skillfully cook two different flavors of the dishes and has a soft spot for both.
Ho's younger brother later moved to Japan and married a wife from Shanghai. The family has a very harmonious relationship and often gets together to spend quality time, which also makes Ho Zhili no longer feel lonely in a foreign country.
In 2005, He Zhili was invited by the Organizing Committee of the World Table Tennis Championships and the Chinese Table Tennis Association to return to Shanghai as a guest. It was her first public appearance in Shanghai since leaving the country. Since then, she has put everything down and said, "I am no longer an 'overseas legion', but an 'overseas mission' and will work to promote table tennis." ”
Ho said she did not choose to become a table tennis coach, stressing: "I will never enter a professional team as a coach, but I will never give up table tennis." ”
Ho Chi-li has been instructing children to play table tennis, and she doesn't think that she has been misused, but feels that her ordinary life is better. "After all these years, the kids still enjoy playing with me, which makes me very happy. ”
He Zhili not only coaches the children to play in Japan, but also regularly returns to her alma mater in Shanghai to communicate with the children. According to an interview in 2023, she will become a Chinese table tennis promotion officer and will continue to devote herself to youth training and table tennis promotion in the future.
2024 has arrived, and He Zhili has entered the 60-year-old stage of life. She no longer has the mustard she once had, nor does she have the competitive heart of the past. Today, she is still alone, and although she lives in Japan, she returns to her home country frequently every year. She believes that China values the human touch most and is very different from Japan, so every time she returns to China, she feels warm and friendly.
He Zhili used to be known as He Zhili, and later changed her name to Xiaoshan Zhili, but now she has returned to her original name. She still uses the name He Zhili when signing autographs for fans, which shows that she has never forgotten who she is.
Perhaps Ho's previous actions have caused controversy, but as time goes on, many things may have been forced in those turbulent times. He Zhili has paid the price she deserves and has received the reward she deserves. Now it's pointless to dwell on who's right and who's wrong, she's just an ordinary person who retreats into the background, and doesn't say more.