Common interests and topics are important factors in love and marriage, so that both parties have more opportunities to communicate, so as to better understand and accept each other. When many athletes choose a partner, they also choose someone who is also an athlete.
In the Chinese table tennis team, there are also many couples who are in love and married internally, including Liu Guozheng and Lu Lu, a table tennis couple. At the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Guozheng saved seven match points in a row and finally defeated the South Korean team to win the championship, which also made "marrying Liu Guozheng" a popular slogan.
Although Liu Guozheng was once hailed as an "anti-Korean hero" and won the love of many women, it was Lu Lu of the Beijing table tennis team who really turned this slogan into reality.
Although Lu Lu's sports career is relatively uneventful, their husband and wife are loving, and now their lives are very happy.
Lu Lu is undoubtedly a leader in table tennis, but in the Chinese table tennis team, her skills are relatively ordinary. Despite this, she has become the "No. 1 Goddess of National Table Tennis" with her outstanding appearance and figure.
Lu Lu was born in Baoding, Hebei Province, smart and clever since childhood, with good coordination of limbs, she began to learn dance in elementary school, and cultivated a beautiful figure and temperament. However, after only two years of dance study, she was spotted by the sports school coach.
When Lu Lu was just seven years old, she had a choice in front of her: she could choose to continue dancing, or learn piano. However, in the end, she decided to follow the guidance of her sports school teacher and start her table tennis path.
Since then, her relationship with table tennis has begun. In the sports school, the coach tailored the training plan according to Lulu's personality, which made her skills improve rapidly.
The coach also quickly discovered Lu Lu's talent in table tennis and gave her careful guidance. Two years later, Lu Lu was recommended by the sports school for her excellent technical performance and went to the Hebei team, Bayi team and other table tennis teams for trial training.
It is said that Lu Lu originally had the opportunity to stay in the Bayi team and wear a military uniform, however, due to various coincidences, she did not join the Bayi team in the end, but chose the Beijing team.
11-year-old Lu Lu passed the assessment of the Beijing team, officially joined the ranks of table tennis, and began his table tennis career. Different from the sports school, the Beijing team has gathered many table tennis masters, and their skills and style of play are extremely excellent, which makes Lu Lu feel great pressure.
However, Lu Lu quickly adapted, accepted the reality that her skills were not as good as others, and trained harder, hoping to stand out in the Beijing team. Her hard work paid off, and she won the women's team title, the women's doubles title and the women's singles individual title at the 2002 Beijing Games, which gave her initial confidence to build up.
In 2003, Lu Lu was lucky to be selected into the national team with her unique straight board play to prepare for the 2004 Athens Olympics for the Chinese table tennis team. However, looking back, some people question whether she made the right choice.
After all, the national team has gathered China's top table tennis talents, including Zhang Yining, Wang Nan and other table tennis talents"Genius"。In this environment, Lu Lu's technique seems relatively mediocre.
In addition, her purpose in entering the national team is not to become a main player, but to serve as a sparring partner to simulate the opponent of the straight board long rubber play.
At that time, Lu Lu's style of play was not what the national team coach expected, and they hoped that she would be able to quickly adapt to the new style of play and take on the role"Sparring"role. However, time is of the essence and her opponents are strong, and despite Lu Lu's hard work, she is often beaten to the point of being defenseless in matches with Wang Nan and others.
In the end, she failed to make the main training list and returned to the Beijing team. Lu Lu was devastated by this experience, and after returning to the Beijing team, she trained harder, hoping to one day actually enter the national team.
Although she ultimately failed to fulfill her wish to enter the national team again, thanks to her efforts, she still won the women's team championship at the National Championships and the women's team championship at the National Games.
Lu Lu's table tennis career has attracted much attention, however, her love life has attracted people's attention. Her boyfriend is Liu Guozheng, an outstanding table tennis player who turned the tide at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships and helped the Chinese team win back the championship medal.
In that war, Liu Guozheng became an "anti-Korean hero", and his name also spread throughout the country because of the sentence "marry someone to marry Liu Guozheng". At that time, there were many female fans across the country who wanted to marry him, but Lu Lu, a table tennis player, was not optimistic about Liu Guozheng when he first met him, let alone the idea of marrying him, and he didn't even have the idea of falling in love with him.
At the beginning of 2008, a friend tried to introduce Lu Lu to Liu Guozheng, but Liu Guozheng just met Lu Lu with a try-and-see attitude. The first impression of the two of them on each other can be said to be very different.
At that time, Liu Guozheng felt that Lu Lu was so quiet that he didn't look like a table tennis player, but he was good-looking and in good shape, so it can be said that he fell in love with Lu Lu at first sight. However, Lu Lu felt that Liu Guozheng was not tall and did not fit the image of Prince Charming in her mind, and she had no feelings for him.
There is another point that also makes Lu Lu feel dissatisfied, Lu Lu once said in an interview that at the beginning, it was obvious that Liu Guozheng wanted to ask himself to dinner, but he always asked his friends to send him a message and ask him to go to dinner.
Although Lu Lu had heard the phrase "marry Liu Guozheng", she thought that Liu Guozheng had been famous for a long time and should be very old. And she was only in her early twenties at the time, and she didn't want to find a man older than her, so her attitude towards Liu Guozheng was not enthusiastic.
Liu Guozheng did not give up because of Lu Lu's coldness, he often chatted with her after training, and the two gradually became familiar with her. As time passed, Lu Lu gradually realized that Liu Guozheng was serious, reliable, gentle and kind, and began to accept this person who looked different from the image of "Prince Charming" in her heart.
In fact, when the two officially fell in love, Liu Guozheng was at a low point in his life, because he was affected by injuries and had already undergone two surgeries, and doctors believed that it was basically impossible for him to train intensively, which meant that he may have to choose to retire.
The appearance of Lu Lu made Liu Guozheng's trough period change. With her strong will and warm words, this quiet girl encouraged Liu Guozheng to start over and choose a new path.
Liu Guozheng also came out of the trough from her support, chose to retire and stay in the national team as a coach, and at the same time entered the sports university for further study, opening a new stage in his life.
This difficult period also deepened the relationship between Lu Lu and Liu Guozheng, and Lu Lu decided to spend the rest of her life with Liu Guozheng.
Liu Guozheng has made a lot of changes for Lu Lu. According to Lu Lu, Liu Guozheng used to be a person without romantic cells, and he didn't know that Valentine's Day had to book restaurants and send flowers in advance.
They once queued up to change restaurants three times on Valentine's Day, and they didn't eat until 9 p.m., and Lulu was so hungry that she almost pressed her chest to her back. However, under Lu Lu's education, Liu Guozheng immediately recognized his mistake and corrected it, he learned to send flowers, and gave her 99 roses on Lu Lu's birthday, giving her a big surprise.
In addition, Liu Guozheng is also very considerate and careful, even if he gathers with friends, he will think about whether Lu Lu has already eaten and whether he needs to bring her something to eat.
When traveling abroad, I always don't forget to prepare gifts for Lu Lu, such small details move Lu Lu, and Liu Guozheng's unromance is no longer a problem. After a period of getting along, both parties felt that they were very suitable for each other, and Lu Lu also relieved Liu Guozheng who was 9 years older than him and only 1 cm taller than him, and the relationship between the two naturally developed into a marriage.
At the end of 2009, Liu Guozheng and Lu Lu received a marriage certificate, and the next year, they held a wedding, and Lu Lu finally turned the phrase "marrying Liu Guozheng" into reality.
After getting married, Lu Lu and Liu Guozheng are not only a loving couple, but also have a common past - they are alumni of the Sports University. At that time, one of them was confused about the application of theoretical knowledge, and the other was anxious to find a job.
Through the experience of trainee coaching, Liu Guozheng experienced the importance of theoretical knowledge in coaching work, so he began to actively study, hoping to gain more knowledge.
This experience has also deepened their relationship as husband and wife, as they grow and progress together.
Liu Guozheng understands Lu Lu's urgent need for work, but he advises Lu Lu to strengthen the foundation first and then consider work. The two of them study together, which has a unique flavor. Liu Guozheng and Lu Lu also participated in the ** event together, and everyone thought that their relationship was very sweet.
Once, a ** family planned a plan of "beautiful women teaching table tennis", and asked Lu Lu to shoot a set of table tennis technical movements to facilitate fans to learn, and Lu Lu readily agreed.
On the day of the shooting, Lu Lu arrived at the scene ahead of schedule and was very cooperative, and the whole shooting process was very smooth. Towards the end of the shooting, Liu Guozheng also came to the scene and joked "Don't be tired of his daughter-in-law", and the staff of the editorial department were all shown a wave of affection by their sweetness, and also called it "husband and wife".
The relationship between these two people is so sweet that it can't be hidden, they are not only willing to share this sweetness with the outside world, but also show a truly beautiful love. In 2010, Lu Lu went to the United States for exchange and study, and had an in-depth understanding of foreign advanced sports systems, concepts and sports teaching experience.
Lu Lu's life focuses more on her family, which is related to her and Liu Guozheng's previous plans. As the coach of the national team, Liu Guozheng often needs to lead the players in training camps and games, so he has relatively little time to take care of his family.
The couple had two daughters after marriage, and Lu Lu took care of the family wholeheartedly in her spare time. She has a gentle personality, although she may seem a little reserved on the court, but in family life, she is an excellent good wife and mother, who can not only take care of Liu Guozheng and her daughter, but also handle the affairs of the family.
According to Lu Lu, Liu Guozheng is in charge of the family's finances, while she is in charge of taking care of the family's trivial affairs.
Liu Guozheng once laughed and said that he had to listen to Lu Lu about what clothes he wore on many occasions, at first Lu Lu patiently explained the matching to him, and then Lu Lu directly commanded and did not explain more.
Now, they have been married for 12 years, and their relationship is like glue, and they are known as "table tennis couples". With the full support of Lu Lu, Liu Guozheng fought hard outside without worries, and was promoted from the "trainee coach" of the national team to the coach of the national men's team, cultivating many table tennis experts.
Although he is in the national team, as long as Liu Guozheng is free, he will go home to accompany his wife and daughter and enjoy the good time of the family.
In September 2022, Liu Guozheng ended his career with the national team and switched to Tsinghua University, where he became a university physical education teacher. Regarding some people's doubts that his change from national team coach to university physical education teacher is "low", Liu Guozheng himself does not think so, but feels that this is a new starting point "from low to high".
There is speculation that Liu Guozheng left the national team in order to be able to spend more time with his wife Lu Lu and children. In fact, Liu Guozheng is no longer young now, and he hopes to live a stable life and spend more time with his wife and daughter, which is also human nature.
It can be seen from the ** posted by the couple on social platforms that their daughter is very lively and cute, and Liu Guozheng must have missed many moments of his daughter's growth, which made him feel very regretful.
Spending more time with them now is also a way to make up for this regret. This time, Lu Lu and Liu Guozheng have more opportunities to get along, I believe that their relationship will be deeper, and I wish them that their future life will still be full of sweetness and happiness.