Yan Ni, one of the most outstanding secondary offenses in the history of the women's volleyball team, is still deeply missed by fans even after retiring. Recently, Yan Ni rarely shared her recent situation on social **, which surprised many fans who love her.
Standing at 1.92 meters tall, Yan Ni started out as a beach volleyball player, however, this height problem limited her development in sand volleyball. At the suggestion of the coach of the Liaoning team, she decided to switch to the women's volleyball team.
Yan Ni's parents are both workers, she has been taller than children of the same age since she was a child, and at the age of nine, she officially entered a sports school to learn sand volleyball. In order to provide Yan Ni with enough tuition and living expenses, Yan Huiping often worked overtime in the factory.
Despite facing many difficulties, Yan Ni persevered and eventually achieved remarkable achievements in the field of volleyball.
Yan Huiping was tired for a long time, and there was an accident during the operation, and his left hand was injured and he had 12 stitches, although he was saved, he was left with a partial disability, unable to engage in fine labor, and it was inconvenient to complete basic movements.
The factory where Tian Guiqin works is not profitable and could be laid off at any time. After recovering from his injury, Yan Huiping drove a taxi for a living, and he drove it for more than 20 years.
Yan Ni's parents were both athletes in their early years, among which her father Yan Huiping was a football player, and her mother Tian Guiqin was also a basketball player. Their love and dedication to sports have deeply influenced Yan Ni.
Despite the family's financial pressure, Yanni's parents still gave a lot to her volleyball dream. Yan Ni knew that she had to make achievements to repay her parents. Even in the face of work pressure and family burdens, Yan Ni still maintains a positive attitude and firmly pursues her volleyball dream.
Yan Ni has shown an advantage in height since she was a child, and due to her parents' height genes, she quickly became the tallest child in the family. In order to develop her athletic talent, Yan Ni went to Shenyang Sports School to study with the encouragement of her parents.
At that time, her wish was to become a professional athlete. At the age of thirteen, Yan Ni joined the Liaoning Provincial Women's Volleyball Team and began her main offensive career. As she grew in height, she switched to the indoor women's volleyball team, and under the careful guidance of her coach, she showed excellent blocking and moving ability.
So, the coach decided to change her to a secondary attacker, and this decision finally made the "North Great Wall" of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In 2006, Yan Ni was thrilled and joyful because she was selected for the national second team, which made it difficult for her to sleep all night. "When I found out that I had been selected for the national team, I was instantly very emotional and I couldn't hold back my tears," she said.
I was very happy with the news, not only for my parents, but also for me when they heard the news. In the next women's volleyball Asian Youth Championship, Yan Ni performed well and even won the honor of the best blocking net of the year.
However, Yanni always seems to lack a little luck. Every three years, she is selected for the national team list, but always before the official start of the game, she will be beaten back to the Liaoning team.
During the period when Cai Bin coached the Chinese women's volleyball team, Yan Ni was always in a state of neglect, almost just a sparring partner. However, after Lang Ping returned to the helm of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Yan Ni's career began to take a turn for the better.
In the eyes of the outside world, Yan Ni is a very introverted girl. This kind of introverted may come from her years of experience in the arena, or it may come from the tenacity and tranquility in her bones.
Yan Ni is in her playing years, but she can only play the Chinese women's volleyball team on TV, and Yang Junjing, who is two years younger than her, emerged in the 2011 World Cup. In the years when the national team went in and out, Yan Ni was a little disappointed in her heart, but she was always responsible for herself, she understood that although she missed the national team, she had to continue to improve herself.
Wang Yimei went to Turkey to play, Yan Ni gradually emerged in the domestic arena, training and competition, she naturally took on many heavy responsibilities, and also achieved the highest score in the team on the field many times.
In the end, she, a thousand-mile horse, met her own Bole. Although she only came off the bench, Lang Ping and the audience were still attracted by her excellent performance and remembered the veteran in this team.
It was her tenacity and perseverance that led to her later fame. Since 2014, Yan Ni's strength has begun to explode and is out of control.
In 2014, she won the championship trophy as the Chinese team in the Asian Cup, and in that year, she won the best secondary attack and MVP awards. At that time, young players such as Liu Yanhan, Zhang Changning and Ding Xia were also in the women's volleyball team.
Yan Ni can win the honor of this MVP, which is indeed hard-won. In 2015, Yan Ni was still active in the Women's Volleyball Asian Championship and the World Cup. From her debut in the Asian Cup to her many appearances in the World Cup, Yan Ni has finally gained a firm foothold on the secondary offensive line.
Against Russia, she scored six points at the net and managed to suppress her opponent's attack.
Yan Ni showed a quality of humility in the interview, emphasizing that she is equally good in attack and back row defense in the number three position, which is due to her early experience in beach volleyball, as well as her own height and size.
Because her name is the same as "Yan Ni" (the actor of the shopkeeper Tong) in "Wulin Gaiden", she is affectionately called "Shopkeeper Yan".
Yan Ni is not a person of many words, but she can reveal great sincerity every time she is interviewed. Reminiscing about the nervousness of her first World Cup appearance, as well as the glorious moments at the Rio 2016 Olympics, are memories of Yanni's career.
Yan Ni, a women's volleyball player who only emerged at the end of her career, helped the Chinese women's volleyball team win the Olympic Games with her perseverance and excellent skills.
As a substitute for Xu Yunli and Yuan Xinyue, she played six times and won world recognition with her outstanding performance of 9 points in blocking, 5 points in serve and 19 points in smashing.
Despite approaching the age of 30, her career has only just begun, and her role in the team is becoming more and more evident, with two World Championship medals being a testament to her resilience.
Although Yan Ni was not a talented athlete to join the national team as a teenager, she only became a national team starter at the age of 28, but this did not affect the peak of her career.
Yanni's success does not stem from talent, but from her persistence and love for volleyball. In the face of several rejections from the national team, she did not give up on herself, but persevered to make up for the lack of talent through hard work and sweat.
That's why Yan Ni was able to reach the pinnacle of her career.
Yan Ni is an old female volleyball player who has experienced injuries, and every time she plays and trains, the gauze on her right arm is always entangled. She derided herself as a "big tape customer", revealing her indomitable will and love for volleyball.
When Yan Ni played the last few matches of the World Cup, she was in very poor physical condition and often needed to take painkillers and even take closed injections. However, no matter how painful her body is, she will show the most warm and affectionate smile to the reporters who interview her.
In 2017, Yan Ni had planned to retire, but due to an unexpected injury to Xu Yunli of the national team, Lang Ping invited her to stay in the team again. Yan Ni insisted on staying and won the title of the world's best secondary attack for two consecutive years, which is five years.
In an interview, Yan Ni expressed her deep respect and gratitude to Lang Ping. She considers herself an unparalleled blessing to be part of the team coached by Lang, and without Lang's guidance, she would not have achieved those glories at the World Cup and the Rio Olympics.
Lang Ping is a sacred existence in her heart, and no matter whether she wins or loses, she always maintains respect and admiration for Lang Ping. Lang Ping made her understand that the spirit of the women's volleyball team is not only the pursuit of the championship, but also a persistent and firm belief.
On November 13, Yan Ni announced her retirement, dedicating 20 years of youth to the Chinese women's volleyball team and receiving the blessings of many fans. After she retired, she immediately underwent shoulder surgery in the operating room of the Third Hospital of Beijing Medical University, and eight steel nails were implanted.
Yan Ni has always kept a low profile, and after retiring, the outside world knows little, and she only updates one news on her personal social platform every month.
On Yan Ni's social platform, we rarely see her **, more of her promoting sports events and the Chinese women's volleyball team. Her teammate Zeng Chunlei has retired and married, and Zhang Changning also announced her marriage at the age of 24.
Regarding Yan Ni's relationship status, some attentive fans found that in fact, her relationship has been traced on Weibo as early as possible. During that time, the content she liked on Weibo was all about emotional topics, but she didn't show her affection publicly like now.
Later, Yan Ni emptied the content about the relationship, and the relationship ended without a problem. Although Yan Ni rarely updates her news, we can often see her in her mother's **.
Now, she has more time to spend with her family and parents after retiring.
Under the lens of her mother, Yan Ni had a very comfortable life after retiring. In addition to her daily grocery shopping, cooking and shopping with her family, she also teases the family's puppies in her spare time.
Even when she appears in public, she is always related to volleyball, such as the brand invitation in July 2022, when she and former teammates such as Liu Yanhan, Lin Li, and Wei Qiuyue got together in Xinjiang, smiling kindly and dressing with her.
After retiring, Yan Ni's figure looks slimmer than when she was in the arena. Among her old teammates, some have started families, some teach and educate people on the podium, and only Yan Ni remains single.
When her former partner Zhang Changning held her wedding on July 30, 2022, people were surprised to find that Yan Ni was not present. In fact, that day was the day when Liaoning Province held the opening ceremony of the "Three Ball Games", and Yan Ni was invited to the stage as the only female guest to give a speech.
Yan Ni attended the appointment ceremony of the "Shenyang Cultural Tourism Image Ambassador" as the publicity image ambassador of the Liaoning Sports Bureau, which was her first important position after retiring.
In addition, Yan Ni also participated in the local Women's Day theatrical performance, and presented "Wind and Rain Rainbow, Sonorous Roses" to the audience with her moving singing. On social **, Yan Ni posted a video of the Shenyang Dragon Boat Grand Prix**, and sincerely invited netizens to go to Shenyang for sightseeing.
On the evening of June 10, the opening ceremony of the first municipal sports meeting in Shenyang was held, and Yan Ni, as the "image ambassador", recorded a blessing short video with Wang Jiao, Sun Yiquan and others, expressing expectations and blessings for the sports meeting held in Shenyang.
At the opening ceremony, Yan Ni advocated national fitness to the citizens and encouraged everyone to participate in the sports meeting with practical actions.
1] Yan Ni, the Olympic champion of the Chinese women's volleyball team, is a happy person who is needed by people. She has won people's respect and affection with her tenacity and outstanding performance.
2] Yan Ni, the "Northern Great Wall" of the Chinese women's volleyball team, is a late bloomer. Although she said goodbye at the age of 34 with a sad farewell, the spirit she represents will live on forever in people's hearts.
3] Women's volleyball player Yan Ni said goodbye in pain, but the spirit of the "Northern Great Wall" will be passed on from generation to generation. She is the pride of the Chinese women's volleyball team and a role model for everyone.