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"In eight years of international competition, I conceded five times, so I didn't want to play anymore. ”
As the main force of national table tennis, Jiao Zhimin has defeated three world champions in a row and dominated the table tennis world.
If it weren't for her success, the first Olympic table tennis champion in history might not be Chen Jing, but Jiao Zhimin.
But after playing in women's table tennis for many years, Jiao Zhimin was disheartened, and finally left the country and became a Korean daughter-in-law.
retired at the peak, left his hometown, and never touched table tennis again.
What really happened back then?
Why did Jiao Zhimin make such a choice?
The past in sports
"Today's athletes are so happy, they don't have to concede the ball, they can compete for the championship with their own strength. ”
At the 1983 National Fifth Games, Jiao Zhimin suddenly made a force and defeated Geng Lijuan, Cao Yanhua and Dai Lili, shocking everyone.
Previously, although Jiao Zhimin's strength in women's table tennis should not be underestimated, no one knew that she had the strength to defeat the world champion.
Jiao Zhimin immediately became the main player of the Chinese women's table tennis team, and in the international arena, she is feared, and she is also recognized as the eldest sister in the team.
What is puzzling is that such a strong opponent has won very few awards in international competitions.
This not only makes the fans feel unacceptable, but in fact, even Jiao Zhimin himself feels uncomfortable.
In many international tournaments, Jiao Zhimin was asked to concede the ball when he made it all the way to the semi-finals.
Jiao Zhimin was willing to obey at first, but when she looked at her champion teammates who were wearing gold and silver and enjoying honor, she felt more and more uncomfortable.
Obviously, he has suffered the most in private, and he is the most qualified to win the championship, but every time he is so unsatisfactory.
In women's table tennis for so many years, Jiao Zhimin can be described as a "sweeping monk", when women's table tennis is advantageous, she can't be seen at all, but when women's table tennis is disadvantaged, Jiao Zhimin will stand up and turn the tide.
In the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, the Chinese table tennis team suffered Waterloo and almost failed to win a championship.
For other countries, it's not a big problem if you don't win the championship, but for us, you have to win the championship.
At this critical moment, Jiao Zhimin stepped up, and she defeated South Korea's Yang Yingzi in the match, leaving the women's singles title in China.
That scene is still unforgettable for many fans, and Jiao Zhimin's left-handed horizontal shooting style has also become her trademark.
After many years, Jiao Zhimin recalled the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, and he was still passionate.
She already had the strength to stand on the podium and the opportunity to win the championship, but for the sake of the collective, she quickly fell silent again.
In 1988, the Seoul Olympics were held, and Jiao Zhimin was selected, and the person who should have been selected was He Zhili, who won the world championship in 1987.
But what was unexpected was that He Zhili was brushed off because she refused to concede the ball at the World Championships, and the two people who were replaced were Chen Jing and Li Huifen.
This is the first time that table tennis has been added to the Olympic program, and it means a lot to every athlete.
He Zhili was finally haunted by this incident, and finally chose to retire and marry in Japan.
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Jiao Zhimin on the other side naturally knew He Zhili's grievances, but she didn't have any way.
But at this moment, she didn't know that this Olympics not only changed He Zhili's life route, but also changed Jiao Zhimin's entire life.
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Handicap storm
With the Seoul Games in full swing, Jiao Zhimin and others made great progress all the way and directly reached the top four.
In addition to Jiao Zhimin, the top four players at that time included Chen Jing, Li Huifen and Hrakhova from the Czech Republic.
Jiao Zhimin and Chen Jing have both lost to Khrakhova before, but in competitive games, victory and defeat are commonplace, and the game is also exciting because it is full of uncertainty.
In the group, Jiao Zhimin and Li Huifen were placed in a group, because Li Huifen had defeated Hrakhova, and Jiao Zhimin was once again asked to concede the ball to improve the winning rate.
This time Jiao Zhimin cried, before that, she had conceded the ball 4 times in international competitions, but this time in the Olympics, she never thought that she would be asked to concede the ball again.
The coaching staff on the other side also seems to be in a difficult situation, saying that everything is for the sake of the group, but they forget the principle of fairness in competitive games.
In the end, Jiao Zhimin chose to compromise and lost to Li Huifen in the game.
On the other side, Chen Jing also defeated Khrakhova.
The first Olympic table tennis champion finally stayed in the national table tennis, but all Jiao Zhimin's enthusiasm for table tennis was also exhausted.
In the bronze medal match, Jiao Zhimin defeated Khrakhova with devastating power, swearing that he was no worse than anyone else, but all this was meaningless to many people.
For the collective, it doesn't matter who the champion is, the important thing is that it must stay in the national table tennis, but for the athletes who are fighting, this is all it means.
After playing in the Seoul Olympics, Jiao Zhimin was completely disappointed in table tennis, and immediately chose to retire and never touch the sport again.
He started playing at the age of 7 and retired at the age of 25, and he has had a brilliant 5-year career day after day for more than ten years.
Even though the coach at that time tried every means to dissuade and retain, Jiao Zhimin had already made up her mind, and she immediately went to Sweden.
What's even more unexpected is that after studying abroad for a year, he married a Korean, and the son of the two later became a sensational athlete in the world.
Champion mother
In 1989, Jiao Zhimin quit the table tennis world, and then went to Sweden to study at her own expense, leaving the place that made her sad and starting a new life.
But what she didn't expect was that on the third day of her arrival in Sweden, Ahn Jae-hyung appeared in front of her.
Ahn Jae-hyung is a South Korean table tennis player who met on the court.
The moment he saw Jiao Zhimin, Ahn Jae-hyung fell, and since then, he has often written letters and gifts to Jiao Zhimin, and launched a fierce pursuit.
But between countries and countries, Jiao Zhimin did not agree at first, and Ahn Jae-hyung did not give up and began to learn Chinese.
Later, he learned the phrase "I love you", which he would say every time he saw Jiao Zhimin.
Jiao Zhimin was in her early twenties at the time, and she naturally blushed with shame, but she also remembered Ahn Jae-hyung in her heart.
After Jiao Zhimin later went to Sweden, Ahn Jae-hyung chased after him with the girl's wedding dress, which also greatly moved Jiao Zhimin.
After that, she called her parents to ask for their opinions, and after getting their consent, the two registered in Sweden and became a husband and wife.
Later, the two returned to South Korea, and the Korean sports world warmly welcomed Ahn Jae-hyung's friend with the warmest ceremony, and Jiao Zhimin has since become an authentic Korean daughter-in-law.
Although the cultures of the two countries are very different, Ahn Jae-hyung's family is very open and very tolerant of Jiao Zhimin.
After everything stabilized, Jiao Zhimin did not choose to play table tennis again.
South Korea's table tennis world has wanted to invite Jiao Zhimin to represent South Korea many times, but Jiao Zhimin has refused.
She didn't want to fight her former teammates on the field.
Since then, Jiao Zhimin has entered the Korean entertainment industry and become an artist.
In 1991, their child Ahn Byung-hoon was born, and no one thought at that time that this child would win countless honors for South Korea in the future.
Although both parents play table tennis, Ahn Byung-hoon studied golf and started playing when he was 7 years old.
When he was 17 years old and in high school, he won the U.S. Amateur Championship, becoming the youngest champion of the event and the first Asian in this field.
Recalling the night his son won the championship, Jiao Zhimin was so excited that he didn't close his eyes all night.
Later, she recalled that her son won the championship, which was not only the glory of South Korea, but also the glory of China.
In the depths of his heart, Jiao Zhimin is extremely eager to win glory for the country, although he is the daughter-in-law of South Korea, Jiao Zhimin has been in China since he became a businessman.
At the age of 24, Ahn Byung-hoon won the European Tour BMW Championship again, which was a sensation.
But for such an excellent talent, his parents are often no longer around, Jiao Zhimin will contact his son by phone, and Ahn Jae-hyung prefers to write letters.
On October 5 last year, Jiao Zhimin returned to China to gather with his former friends.
The past years were bitter and tiring, but Jiao Zhimin had already let go, and it was because of this mentality that Jiao Zhimin lived another self outside the arena.
postscript
Although he has stayed away from the Chinese table tennis world, Jiao Zhimin has been paying attention to national table tennis for so many years.
In some world championships, Jiao Zhimin will also cheer for the national table tennis on the spot.
Former teammates and coaches, Jiao Zhimin can be named, and when they met Cai Zhenhua, the two chatted very happily.
Cai Zhenhua knew that Jiao Zhimin had a child who played golf, and jokingly asked An Bingxun to change to Chinese nationality to win glory for the country.
In fact, in that era, many people couldn't help themselves, and there were very few people who could jump out of the limitations of the times.
Fortunately, Jiao Zhimin has not forgotten his original intention, has been working hard for his own life, and hopes that Jiao Zhimin can become more and more successful in the future!
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