Pi Hongyan is a legendary figure in the history of Chinese sports badminton. He started badminton at the age of 8, entered the national team at the age of 18, and won the world championship for the country at the age of 20.
However, at a time when she was expected to make a big impact on the sporting world, she returned to the provincial team, accepted an offer from Denmark and eventually joined the French national team. Pi Hongyan's story shows us that courage and determination can help us persevere in the face of difficulties and pursue our dreams.
With her outstanding performance, Pi Hongyan represented France in major competitions, won 14 gold medals, won numerous honors for the French badminton team, and made it stand out in the world badminton rankings.
However, why did she retire from the national team to the provincial team? And why did he not shine in the Chinese sports arena as he wished, but chose to win honors for other countries?
Pi Hongyan has been frail and sickly since she was a child, her parents are busy with work, and her grandmother is too old to take care of her, so she always spent her time in illness when she was young. After returning to her parents, in order to strengthen her physique, her father began to let her try various sports.
Pi Hongyan is interested in sports, especially badminton, and her father provided her with opportunities. While playing with her peers, she has begun to focus on badminton and has shown great enthusiasm for the sport.
In order to give her a better training environment, Pi Hongyan's parents decided to send her to a professional training class despite their busy schedules. Here, her talent gradually revealed, from love to mastery, and then to winning awards, she put in unimaginable effort, sweat and pain in exchange for precious opportunities, and she successfully entered the national team.
In 1997, 18-year-old Pi Hongyan successfully entered the national team with her outstanding performance and began her official national team career.
Pi Hongyan realized that it would not be easy to get the chance to get the national team, so she put in more intense training. In two years, Pi Hongyan won the World Badminton Championship with her excellent skills and won a precious gold medal for China, and she was very excited.
When she returned from the competition, she excitedly went to the coach with the medal to share the joy, but she didn't expect it, and before she could express her gratitude, she was interrupted by the coach. The coach did not give any congratulations or praise, but told her indifferently that the national team was no longer her training ground and that she had been transferred back to the provincial team.
She looked at the coach in surprise and asked the reason in confusion, and the coach did not hesitate to say a sentence that deeply affected her life: "You are not tall enough, and this will affect your future." ”
This reason was something that Pi Hongyan had never thought of, she froze in place, indeed, her height is a challenge for professional athletes, and in order to skillfully use various playing styles, she needs to put in ten times more effort than others.
But she firmly believes that with hard work, the problem of lack of height can be overcome. She was eager to show her coach that she was determined to make up for her lack of height, but the coach left coldly before she could say anything.
When she was in a desperate situation, Pi Hongyan chose to return to the provincial team. Despite the verbal blows from her coach, she still firmly believes that height is not the only factor that determines victory or defeat, and everyone has the potential to win glory for their country on the field.
With the encouragement of her family and friends, she was determined to prove herself once again and return to the national team. However, she didn't know that the environment of the provincial team had changed.
Due to her changing identity and the rise of young talent, the attention and guidance of her coaches seemed perfunctory.
During Pi Hongyan's training, the coach strictly required her movement standards, pointing out that many of her playing styles were "wild ways" and lacked competition principles. Although the coach was concise when guiding Pi Hongyan and only let her practice by herself, he was extremely patient with other teammates, explaining in detail and demonstrating in person.
Although Pi Hongyan felt a huge gap in her heart, she chose to accept it, turned this grief and anger into the motivation to work hard, and desperately improved her strength.
Don't waste everyone's time. In addition to sitting on the cold bench on the training ground, Pi Hongyan is occasionally sent on by the coach when the game is understaffed. However, no matter how big or small the competition is, she was not allowed to sign up, and even if she did, she couldn't pass it, and as the days passed, Pi Hongyan went from full of confidence to only fragments of courage and confidence.
Pi Hongyan once cherished her love for badminton and dreamed of being able to shine in this vast sky. But when the future became blurred, her heart began to grow heavy.
Her parents are getting older, and they still can't achieve anything, and they even need their support. At this time, the racket in her hand became a pain in her heart, making her feel painful.
However, at her most painful and confused time, a badminton club in Denmark extended an olive branch to her. It was a moment of opportunity and a moment that would determine her future.
She is faced with a choice, do she stick to her dreams, or give up? It was a difficult decision, but she knew that no matter which direction she chose, she needed to give it her all because this was what she loved, and this was the stage of her dreams.
The moment Pi Hongyan received the invitation, she did not feel joy, but felt lost. She has always adhered to the belief that badminton is to win glory for China as a Chinese.
If she accepts this invitation, even if she wins the world championship in badminton, she will no longer represent the country she loves. She immediately told herself in her heart, "No, no. ”
She looked down at her embarrassed appearance and smiled self-deprecatingly, now she doesn't even have the opportunity and qualification to participate, and she is still delusional about winning glory for the country. The deadline is approaching, and an agreement with the Danish team is imminent, but Pi Hongyan is still unable to make a decision.
Xu Huaiwen anxiously asked Pi Hongyan and told her that although the current situation is difficult, she can still have the opportunity to participate in Denmark, and if she doesn't go, she will say goodbye to badminton forever, and she can't just give up after ten years of persistence.
After Pi Hongyan returned home, she thought about Xu Huaiwen's words repeatedly, yes, she didn't want to give up, after all, she couldn't stop because the scabbard didn't come out after ten years of sharpening a sword. So, she replied to the Danish team on the same day and agreed to go.
In Denmark, Pi Hongyan was warmly welcomed by the club's players, and the coach also paid her handsomely, so that she could support her elderly parents and devote herself to badminton training.
After Pi Hongyan solved her worries, she had more professional and detailed guidance and training time, her strength improved rapidly, her potential was constantly tapped, and competition opportunities followed.
Therefore, the coach signed her up for all the competitions, so that she could finally have the opportunity to show her talent.
Pi Hongyan, the shining star of the European stage, has not only won 4 league titles and 6 championship titles with her unremitting efforts and outstanding performances, but also attracted the attention of the French team.
The sincere invitation of the French coach made her fortunate to be a member of the French team, and promised that the cooperation between the two sides would bring a win-win situation. In the French team, Pi Hongyan is also highly regarded, and she will be sent on the field whenever she has the opportunity to play.
After becoming a French citizen, Pi Hongyan won many gold medals in world competitions with her fearless courage in various competitions. The period from 2003 to 2005 was when she became a back-to-back champion of French badminton.
During her time with the team, she won 14 gold medals for the French team, which gave the discerning French team a reputational boost. Now, the French team in the world of badminton has risen from obscurity to the top three positions, and Pi Hongyan's contribution is indispensable.
Pi Hongyan, once a famous badminton player in France, stood in opposition to her country and her former compatriots at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Despite this, she still said that she will do her best no matter what, which is not only an affirmation of her years of hard work, but also a respect for the strong opponent against her.
Although Pi Hongyan lost to Zhang Ning in the game due to physical exhaustion, she was not unwilling. On the contrary, she was proud and proud of Zhang Ning's performance, because she knew that Zhang Ning's strength surpassed her own, and losing to her was a reflection of her lack of skills.
Pi Hongyan's heart was full of sourness, and the first badminton racket given to her by her father when she was a child sowed the seeds of her dream in her heart - to win glory for the country. Although the professional training is rigorous and the efforts are huge, she has never felt tired, and standing on the world stage to represent China has always been her ideal and belief, and it is also the belief that supports her to move forward in the most difficult times.
Although she was unable to win glory for her country again, she believes that being defeated by her former teammates may also be a way to clear the way for China to challenge for the World Title.
Later, Pi Hongyan retired early due to injury and returned to her family. Although she has become a French citizen, she still returns to her home country regularly with her family.
When Pi Hongyan won the championship in a foreign country, her heart must have been full of mixed emotions. We can't know exactly what she's thinking, but there's no doubt that sourness and regret are part of her heart.
Although she has performed well for France in European competitions, her heart has always been attached to her country and she is looking forward to winning glory for her country one day. Although she regrets it, she still hopes that her country can get better and better.
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