I believe that there is almost no one today who has not heard of Liu Guoliang's name.
Since being selected for the national team in 1991, he has won several Olympic and world titles.
Liu Guoliang is the first "Grand Slam" winner in the history of Chinese men's table tennis.
After retiring, he served as the coach of the national team, and brought out famous table tennis players such as Ma Long and Zhang Jike.
However, what people don't know is that without the help of his brother Liu Guodong, Liu Guoliang would have almost impossible to achieve so much.
Liu Guodong was also a table tennis player at the beginning, and when he was training, he even often defeated Liu Guoliang.
But later, his younger brother Liu Guoliang shined in the world table tennis world, but Liu Guodong retired after his younger brother entered the national team.
For a long time, Liu Guodong was adrift and coached.
What's the secret in this?
In 2008, news from Beijing sent the whole country to rejoice.
At the Beijing Olympics, the Singapore women's table tennis team won the silver medal, beating all teams except China.
This medal means a lot to the country of Singapore.
The last time the country won a medal at the Olympics was in Rome 1960.
In order to allow the people to watch the game smoothly, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong even postponed his original speech plan.
Winning an Olympic medal for the first time in 48 years is an exciting experience for everyone in Singapore.
However, behind this achievement is inseparable from the contribution of a Chinese.
He is the head coach of the Singapore women's team, Liu Guodong.
Previously, many people preferred to call him "Liu Guoliang's elder brother".
In 2006, in order to prove his worth, Liu Guodong resolutely accepted the invitation from Singapore.
Moved to Singapore as the head coach of the national team.
In the years before that, the strength of the Singapore table tennis women's team should not be underestimated.
At the Sydney Olympics, the "first sister" of the Singapore team, Li Jiawei, even almost defeated Wang Nan.
But for some reason, despite the fact that some of the players are very strong.
However, the team's results in many tournaments have not been very good.
As a coach, Liu Guodong didn't long after he came, and he found out what the problem was.
That is, the management of the team is really a bit lax, and it seems to be a mess.
In order to change the status quo, Liu Guodong applied his experience of coaching in China to the Singapore women's team.
He began to strengthen the discipline of the ranks.
At Liu Guodong's request, the team's training time was extended, and the requirements for the team members became more demanding.
There are often players who are scolded after training.
At first, the players had a lot of opinions about Liu Guodong.
But watching the team's results improve day by day, they also have to start admiring.
Under the leadership of Liu Guodong, the appearance of the Singapore women's team has been greatly improved.
2008 was a good year for the Singapore women's team.
First of all, in the Asian Cup, Feng Tianwei defeated the big demon Zhang Yining.
Later, the Singapore women's table tennis team won a silver medal at the Olympics.
The whole country of Singapore is very proud of this hard-won medal.
As a coach, Liu Guodong is also very pleased.
At this moment, he finally fulfilled the promise he made to his younger brother Liu Guoliang before leaving.
He can finally get rid of the shadow of his younger brother Liu Guoliang.
The two brothers, Liu Guodong and Liu Guoliang, embarked on the road of table tennis entirely because they were influenced by their father Liu Zhansheng.
When I was young. Liu Zhansheng is also an excellent table tennis player.
After retiring, he began to work as a coach in the Xinxiang Sports Committee.
Just like his name, Liu Zhansheng is a very competitive person.
After the birth of his two sons, the idea of developing them into World Champions was born in his mind.
When they were a little older, the brothers Liu Guodong and Liu Guoliang began to train with their father.
No matter how cold or hot it is, the training never stops.
The two brothers naturally became each other's first opponents on the road to table tennis.
Perhaps because he is two years older than his younger brother, Liu Guodong often defeats Liu Guoliang in his usual training.
When he was 11 years old, Liu Guodong successfully entered the provincial team of Henan Province.
Seeing that his eldest son had settled down temporarily, Liu Zhansheng couldn't help but start worrying about Liu Guoliang.
He took Liu Guoliang to Beijing and visited Lu Jufang, the head coach of the Bayi table tennis men's team at that time.
Under the arrangement of the other party, Liu Guoliang played a few games with the members of the Bayi team.
As a result, Liu Guoliang's strength completely crushed these professional players.
Soon after, Liu Guoliang successfully joined the Bayi team.
Since then, Liu Guoliang's ball skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and they have been advancing day by day.
But his brother Liu Guodong seems to have lost his soul in the provincial team, and he has not made a name for himself in the past few years.
watched his younger brother join the national team step by step and win the world team championship.
Liu Guodong felt that his skills were beginning to drift away from his younger brother.
When he was 20 years old, seeing that he had no hope of entering the national team, Liu Guodong had to reluctantly retire from the provincial team.
ended his career as an athlete.
Although he is no longer an athlete, Liu Guodong chooses to continue to engage in table tennis in another way.
After retiring, Liu Guodong did not engage in other industries.
Instead, she entered the national women's table tennis team as a sparring partner.
At this time, his younger brother Liu Guoliang was already a world-renowned athlete and had won many championships in international competitions.
In addition to the women's team sparring, Liu Guodong also played the role of his younger brother's "nanny".
Although Liu Guoliang is a rare table tennis genius, his ability to take care of himself is very worrying.
often makes a mess in the dormitory, and every time it is my brother Liu Guodong who helps tidy it up.
Sometimes even the dirty clothes are cleaned by Liu Guodong for his younger brother.
The younger brother competes in the arena, but he is just a "nanny".
If you were someone else, you would definitely not be able to accept it, but Liu Guodong faced it calmly.
Many times when facing the World Series, the pressure of winning the championship will overwhelm Liu Guoliang.
On the eve of preparing for the Atlanta Olympics, the hot-tempered Liu Guoliang often quarreled with the people around him because of excessive pressure.
At this time, Liu Guodong not only had to nervously accompany the members of the women's team to train, but also had to calm his younger brother's emotions.
In the end, in this Olympic Games, the younger brother successfully won two gold medals, and the table tennis women's team also won the championship.
It's a pity that no one remembers him as a "nanny" and sparring partner.
In 1997, Liu Guodong ended his sparring career in the national team.
At this time, he came up with the idea of forming a table tennis club.
After learning of this idea, his father Liu Zhansheng and younger brother Liu Guoliang were very supportive.
In order to increase the popularity of the club, Liu Guodong deliberately named the club after his younger brother.
Two years later, the "Guoliang Club" officially met with everyone, and Liu Guodong naturally became the head coach.
In the early days of the club's establishment, there was a lack of funds, Liu Zhansheng didn't say a word, and directly took out all his pension money.
In the club, Liu Guodong used all his experience in the national team sparring.
He trained the players non-stop every day, and in just a few years, he led the team and won the table tennis championship.
Ma Long, who became popular all over the country in the future, came out of this club.
The club's excellent results are also seen by others.
Liu Guodong's ability attracted the attention of the Singapore table tennis team.
They took the initiative to throw an olive branch and invited Liu Guodong to Singapore as a coach.
At the beginning, Liu Guodong was very conflicted, he wanted to coach, but he didn't want to live separately from his wife.
Fortunately, his wife Ma Ping understood him very well and took the initiative to suggest that he accept the invitation.
In this way, Liu Guodong went to Singapore to coach.
Liu Guoliang, who had retired at that time, was serving as the coach of the Chinese team.
Before leaving, Liu Guodong found his younger brother, and he promised that he would definitely build the Singapore team into a strong opponent for the Chinese team.
In the three years that Liu Guodong has been the head coach, the results of the Singapore women's team have changed dramatically.
Although in the Beijing Olympics, the Singapore team still lost to the Chinese women's table tennis team.
But for a country that has not won a medal at the Olympics for 40 years, this is already a very gratifying result.
After the expiration of the three-year contract, Liu Guodong did not renew the contract for various reasons.
In the days that followed, Liu Guodong wandered around coaching.
Although his younger brother Liu Guoliang has a high status in China's sports world, he never thought of using his brother's fame to do anything.
Resolutely don't cause trouble to your brother.
In 2015, Liu Guodong became the head coach of the men's table tennis in Hong Kong, China.
During last year's Asian Games, Hong Kong, China's athletes talked about coach Liu Guodong, and their words were full of respect and admiration.
He told reporters that Liu Guodong's joining has created many opportunities for them to communicate with masters.
To this day, Liu Guodong still serves as the head coach of the men's table tennis in Hong Kong, China.
Although Liu Guodong's football skills are not as good as his younger brother Liu Guoliang.
But his coaching ability is actually no worse than Liu Guoliang.
Today, both are contributing to China's sports industry.
Their brotherhood is touching.
Their dedication to the sporting cause of our country is admirable.