Senior Ni is a former national table tennis world champion. He is teammates with Guo Yuehua, Cao Yanhua, Cai Zhenhua, etc. He is the senior uncle of Liu Guoliang. The current national table tennis players are all juniors in front of Ni Xialian.
On this day, the World Table Tennis Federation officially issued a message: "Don't forget your original intention, move forward courageously, and love regardless of age. I wish Ni Xialian a happy birthday."
Some domestic media, sports reporters, and fans sent blessings one after another.
59-year-old Ni Xialian is from Shanghai. In 1983, when she was 20 years old, she won the world championship. Later, catching up with the trend of studying abroad, she went to Europe, and finally entered Luxembourg and became a national treasure there. athlete.
No matter where you are, you still care about your motherland. Ni Xialian is a typical representative. In recent years, through some competitions, interviews or details, it can be seen that senior Ni Xialian has a Chinese heart.
At the 2019 World Championships, she and her partner met Xu Xin/ Liu Shiwen in the first round of Mixed Doubles. They lost the match. When Senior Ni was visited, she said: "I came from the Chinese team. Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen are My junior sister, my skills were taught by Chinese coaches. "
"Although I can no longer win gold medals for the Chinese team, my words and deeds still represent the image of the Chinese people. "
There is full of patriotic enthusiasm in every word. In addition to playing basketball, she is also committed to acting as a cultural exchange messenger to let the world understand China.
During the World Championships last year, senior Ni Xialian and her partner Denut won the bronze medal in the women's doubles event. At the age of 58, senior Ni Xialian is very happy to still be on the podium of the world competition. When
received the award, she specially wore a mask customized by the Chinese team. Her teammate Denut also wore a mask of the same frame. It's a series, she thinks, and she's proud of it.
stood on the podium of the competition on behalf of the foreign association. At first glance, those who didn’t know better thought they were Chinese players? I have to say that Senior Ni never forgets his roots.
In the national table tennis, players over 30 years old are called veterans. So in front of Senior Ni, wouldn’t it be true that the veterans of the national table tennis are in their prime. I remember, a reporter asked Senior Ni when he would retire.
Senior Ni said: "To me today, the most important thing is to continue to enjoy the happy life that table tennis brings to me."
In Paris three years later, will fans still see Ni Xialian again? She said: " As long as you are healthy and playing happily, why should you set a deadline for your sports career?"
In Ni Xialian's view, playing ball is a hobby, a passion, and enjoying the happiness brought by table tennis. By the way, almost every game, he will be accompanied by his coach and wife, and he will show affection from time to time.
Dragons once said that his idol is senior Ni Xialian. When he reaches her age, he will probably only be able to play in the Senior World Cup.
Love can last forever. To borrow the words of the Dragons - as long as you have love in your heart, you will always be in your prime. Best wishes to Senior Ni and enjoy the happiness brought by table tennis.
