Author: An Qing
Pioneer Valley
Halfway through the Olympic Games.
There is no doubt that the most discussed is the national table tennis.
Watching Wang Chuqin get out of the game, Fan Zhendong stuck to the arena alone.
Many people can't help but think of the "dragon mastiff python" back then.
However, the honor of national table tennis was first borne by Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui.
The brotherhood of "Gemini" is rare in the world.
But today, 37 years later, the two who have been going hand in hand have "separated".
Compare this pair of "twin stars" together, and the gap comes out.
A fat man who doesn't understand the ball
In recent years, Kong Linghui can be described as very low-key and basically did not show up.
One of the few times he was photographed was at the beginning of the year.
I have to say that the previous high-spirited spirit is gone.
On the other hand, Liu Guoliang is really a heaven and a low.
In the past Olympic Games, Coach Liu always rushed to the front line.
He will always accompany the players to play and give technical guidance.
But this year, his name did not appear on the list.
To this, his response was that he did not want to grab a spot.
It's really reliable, very stable, and very reassuring.
It is precisely in this way that the audience at the scene will always look for him in the arena.
But none of them were found.
It wasn't until the mixed doubles semifinals that he was seen in the audience.
Sure enough, it will appear when it should be.
People at the scene revealed that there was a "fat man" in the stands at that time who had been pointing fingers.
As soon as the camera zoomed in, it was Liu Guoliang.
Netizens also quickly changed their faces: That's fine.
Coach Liu has also been paying attention to the game.
When "Shatou" was at a disadvantage, his expression was like this.
After the two won the championship, he couldn't hide his smile.
It didn't take long for him to change into "adult clothes" and become the guest of honor.
Looking at Sun Yingsha's expression, I can laugh for a year.
Is this what it's like to see an acquaintance in formal attire?
is worthy of being the biggest comedian in national table tennis.
As long as Liu Guoliang appears, it will bring infinite joy to everyone.
Let's take a look back at his famous scenes.
In his eyes, a group of champions is worthless.
Recently, there is a special Zhang Jike and a Xu Xin, and it is very dangerous to go on like this.
Shake your head, don't pay too much attention, if you can't get out.
One Xu Xin, one Fang Bo, the basic skills are not good, it is the same with you or not.
You don't have any titles other than the number one ranking in the world right now......
Although the team members are not very comfortable.
But this also invisibly put pressure on them.
Aside from the entertainment effect, this is also the reason why Liu Guoliang can go further.
Whether it is playing ball, falling in love, or dealing with people, he pursues stability.
And this is exactly what Kong Linghui lacks.
The gap between the two is also widened in this way.
Grow up together
In 1987, in the dormitory of the national table tennis men's team, the two met.
That year, Kong Linghui was 12 years old and Liu Guoliang was 11 years old.
The two spent 10 years of dormitory life together.
It has never been separated.
Since they grew up together, the relationship between the two parties is very deep.
When Kong Linghui asked him not to put things there, Liu Guoliang was not angry.
It's just that no matter how much the other party teaches him to tidy up, he is unmoved.
looked at the neat bedding on his side, and then glanced at Liu Guoliang's disorganized.
Kong Linghui couldn't help it, he could only help sort it out.
Sometimes, he would help the younger brother with his laundry.
By Thursday, the two would take all the money out to buy snacks.
If the money is not enough, he will exchange it for Kong Linghui's hawthorn.
Once, in order to be lazy, Liu Guoliang was also lied to him by his brother.
After being discovered by the coach, both were relegated to the second team.
It was only after the two admitted their mistakes that the coaching staff took back their fate.
There are things to eat together, there are prizes to receive together, and there are punishments to suffer together.
This kind of friendship is also rare.
But competitive sports are bad, and there is only one champion.
At that time, the most fearful thing for the two was to be placed in a group.
But with the improvement of the skills of the two, such a thing soon came
At the 1995 World Table Tennis Championships, Liu Guoliang reversed and successfully advanced to the semifinals by reversing the way of reversing the glue serve.
Kong Linghui, who was not favored, also defeated many famous generals and met in the finals with his good brothers.
Before the game, he also joked: Why don't we all abstain, this is a double championship.
But where can the national team let the two of them come around?
In the finals, both men were quite humble.
The usual ruthlessness is gone.
But there is always a result in the game.
In the end, Kong Linghui won.
But he was not happy at all.
When he returned to the dormitory, he hugged Liu Guoliang and cried bitterly.
But that's just the beginning.
There is another question, how to divide the prize?
At the beginning, the two of them were also five or five points like the Phoenix Legend.
But the competition is not singing, there is no motivation, how to improve?
Liu Guoliang didn't want to, after all, Kong Linghui had always won, and he was very unhappy.
But he thought about it too much, Kong Linghui didn't think of money at all.
Friends shouldn't be so much concerned with each other.
In the end, the two came up with a compromise, the winner gets 6, and the loser gets 4.
Sure enough, as Father Kong said: better than brothers.
Get fat together
Since winning the Olympic title in 1996, Liu Guoliang has embarked on his Grand Slam journey.
In the same year,世界杯的金牌也被他收入囊中。
At the 1999 World Table Tennis Championships, he narrowly defeated Ma Lin and became a superstar.
Kong Linghui is not inferior.
He also achieved the feat of Grand Slam in 2000.
But at this time, Liu Guoliang's mentality collapsed.
Since the introduction of the new rule of uncovered serve, his results have not been as good as before.
It is reasonable to win the third place in the Sydney Olympics.
But in multiple tournaments in 2001 and 2002, he barely won.
I couldn't adapt to the new rules, so I had to retire.
In this way, the identities of the two became coaches and players.
For the matter of the partner's retirement first.
Kong Linghui also expressed his understanding and will help manage the team.
Liu Guoliang also believed in his brother very much, and directly helped him to the position of captain.
Of course, he didn't show favoritism.
As a Grand Slam player, Kong Linghui deserves this title.
But in 2004, the brotherhood between the two was questioned like never before.
The reason was that Kong Linghui was not selected for the singles quota in Athens.
Before the announcement was made, he could read from his brother's gesture that he had lost the election.
In this regard, Kong Linghui was not discouraged, but chose to practice hard.
But the outside world spread the news that Liu Guoliang was afraid that his brother's grades would surpass him, and then suppressed him.
Fortunately, Kong Linghui was not affected by public opinion.
The brotherhood between the two is still the same as it was at the beginning.
In the second election, Kong Linghui was finally selected for doubles.
In this regard, Liu Guoliang is also very happy.
Head coach Cai Zhenhua also revealed that Xiao Kong was the first to decide, and his strength with Wang Hao is the strongest in the team.
But in the eyes of those who have a heart, it is Director Liu who walks through the back door for his good brother.
It can only be said that those who are clear will clear themselves.
In 2005, Kong Linghui won the World Table Tennis Championships again.
It was also his 11th gold cup, which is exactly the same as his good brother.
The following year, he retired with no regrets.
Under the influence of Liu Guoliang, he also became a coach.
After many competitive positions, he finally became the head coach of the women's team in 2012.
In the second year, Liu Guoliang, who has 11 years of experience in leading the team, concurrently served as the head coach of the men's team and the head coach of the national table tennis team.
The two can be regarded as meeting at the peak in another way.
It deserves to be called "Gemini".
It's just that after becoming coaches, both of them have gained a lot of weight.
As netizens said: The most romantic thing is that the two of them can get fat together.
Before 2017, the two had always been a good story in the circle.
They won almost every tournament with both the men's and women's teams.
But during Kong Linghui's foreign competition with the women's team, he was sued in court.
One star shines, one star falls
The other party also wants to recover more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars owed to him in Field D.
Kong Linghui's response was that he did not participate, and he was affected by relatives and friends.
But the stakes are very high, and the national table tennis officials dare not let him continue to lead the women's team to play the World Table Tennis Championships.
A statement called him back to the country.
It is reported that this move does violate the provision that state public officials are prohibited from entering and leaving the D field.
It doesn't matter anymore whether you are involved or not.
Therefore, the only thing that awaits him is to be fired.
Since then, he's kept a lot of the low-key.
It is said that after Liu Guoliang became the chairman of the Table Tennis Association, he invited his friends to return.
But so far, Kong Linghui has not acted.
Some people say that he is still angry.
Some people also say that today's Kong Linghui is thinking about his purple clay pot career and has no time to separate.
But it is certain that the friendship between him and Liu Guoliang is not weak.
After the Tokyo Olympics, he posted a post.
The accompanying picture is a photo of him and Kong Linghui.
It seems that he has never forgotten this good brother from beginning to end.
But different personalities determine that the two have different lives.
As Liu Guoliang said, he is more stable than Xiaohui.
And the actual situation also confirms this, whether it is feelings or careers.
In terms of feelings, Liu Guoliang settled down early.
He was only 16 years old when he fell in love with Wang Jin, who is also a member of the national team.
After selecting the target, he shot directly, like creating a chance encounter, which was left over by Director Liu.
After falling in love, the two are also very low-key.
In 1995, in order not to disturb Liu Guoliang to participate in the Olympic Games the following year.
Wang Jin chose to play in Japan.
It is because of her sacrifice that this relationship can blossom and bear fruit in the future.
In 2006, the two who had been in love for 14 years finally entered the palace of marriage.
Looking at this photo closely, Kong Linghui smiled happier than the groom's official.
However, he does not need to envy others.
After all, I also have a girlfriend who has been talking for 4 years.
Later, he also expressed his intention to marry Ma Su many times.
But in 2010, a photo of him holding hands with a mysterious woman came out.
In this regard, Ma Su also directly supported her boyfriend.
But the relationship left her exhausted.
So, she announced her breakup on a show in 2013.
As a member of the national team, it is really not good to be active in the entertainment section many times.
Of course, this is not the first time.
His reputation was ruined by one wrong thing after another.
Looking at Liu Guoliang again, he made remarkable achievements in service.
After remaining as a coach, he has brought out 14 world championships.
From Chen Xi in the early days, to the "Three Musketeers" we are familiar with, and then to the current "Little Fat".
All of them are powerful.
As long as he is there, netizens think it is stable.
He also said that he would never panic.
As Ma Long said, just by using his mouth, he can help the team members resolve some mental problems.
In the team, he will always be the backbone.
This is also understandable after his dismissal, many athletes withdrew from the competition just to keep him.
epilogue
Liu Guoliang once said that without Kong Linghui, he would not be where he is today.
Vice versa.
The two are friends and rivals, and they can only succeed by motivating each other.
These 37 years of friendship are also rarely matched.
Some references:
"Luyu has an appointment with a big coffee for a day"|Liu Guoliang 20170412
"Interview with Yang Lan"|Liu Guoliang 20120810
"My Olympics": Sports No Idol|Kong Linghui 2009