Zhu Ting said that he would also relax during non-training time, such as finding a team doctor for massage.
Xinhua News Agency, Sapporo, Japan, September 28th issue: Zhu Ting: no one has too many medals!
Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Hua Yan Lei
“The biggest goal of this year is the world championship. It has been a few days and time is very tight.” Looking at the slogan of “fighting hard and winning honor for the country” on the wall of the volleyball training hall, Zhu Ting sighed with emotion to the reporter after the training class before the women’s volleyball world championship.
In the world championships in Italy in 2014, Zhu Ting, who was still a newcomer at that time, made great achievements. Now after four years of experience, she has grown into the core of the Chinese women’s volleyball team and one of the hottest stars in the world. From the World Cup champion to the Olympic gold medal, from the best player to the most valuable athlete, behind Zhu Ting’s bright honor book is her two point one line “from dormitory to training hall” vegetation day after day.
“We usually eat at 07:10 in the morning and train at 8:30. Most of them are technical classes in the morning and continue training in the afternoon. In fact, it hurts us to be hit by the ball, that is, we get used to it.”
Zhu Ting entered the sports school in 2007. In fact, her original dream was only to enter the second team in Henan. Compared with the achievements made now, Zhu Ting said, “I think the so-called ideals and dreams will change a little bit with my age. Now I want to go up to this point.”
“Training is very hard every day, with tears and sweat. No one has too many medals, because this is a reward for efforts, and the champion will urge us to work harder.”
Zhu Ting said frankly that without volleyball, there would be no her now, and volleyball also changed the life of herself and her family by “99%. Recalling the reason why she chose volleyball at the beginning, she said, “one of my class teachers, his classmates do sports, and suggested me to practice volleyball during the summer camp. Maybe it is human or God, which is also a foreshadowing for the achievements now.”
Since Lang Ping took over the Chinese women’s volleyball team in 2013, the team’s performance has been rising all the way, and Zhu Ting is undoubtedly the key player for the women’s volleyball team to rise again in recent years. Lang Ping once said that Zhu Ting’s level had exceeded that of himself. However, Zhu Ting was still very modest about this evaluation: “The era of Lang’s guidance is different, and the requirements and achievements are also different. I need to do better.”
In addition, many fans have posted on the Internet, hoping that Zhu Ting can become the first person in the history of the women’s volleyball team when he retired. For such a requirement, Zhu Ting’s expectation is still more down-to-earth: “I still hope to go step by step, naturally. In fact, the process is more important. I am want to play more games while keeping healthy. This is my goal and expectation.”
Zhu Ting also has leisure time. Besides training, what else will Zhu Ting be busy? Zhu Ting said that he would also relax during non-training time, such as finding a team doctor for massage. “Generally, when you relax, you go after a play or something like that. I am watching” Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace “now, and I think it is OK.”
Zhu Ting’s former teammate Hui Ruoqi has already got married, and Zhang Changning also announced his good news not long ago. As for personal problems, Zhu Ting said that his focus might still be on volleyball. There was no plan in this respect, but he also revealed his own concept of spouse selection: “I think it is still a bit more serious, I have a heavy sense of responsibility. I hope it is the kind with many brothers and sisters. Because there are many sisters in our family, I think such children have a sense of responsibility.”