Xinhua News Agency, Budapest, April 28: be the strongest self-interview with Liu Shiwen
Xinhua News Agency reporter Su Bin Zhang Zhang
at the age of 28, Liu Shiwen broke the “window paper” of the world table tennis singles champion “. On the 28th, she said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency that she had thought of giving up, but the encouragement and confidence given by people around her kept her going.
In the women’s singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest on 27th, Liu Shiwen defeated his teammate Chen Meng with 4:2. After winning the championship, she burst into tears.
“I was a little embarrassed just after the last point. I felt very excited and excited. After a few seconds, I felt a little tired again. (crying is) the release of many emotions. After a dozen minutes of calm down, I feel that winning this championship is a affirmation of myself.” Liu Shiwen said.
She said that after working hard for so many years, including the whole process, she felt that she was worth winning the championship.
From participating in the world table tennis singles for the first time in 2009 to reaching the top of the dream in 2019, Liu Shiwen waited for 10 years for the Gester Cup.
Liu Shiwen said that he encountered different difficulties in each cycle and time period, and the most difficult period was from 2017 to 2018.
“With the change of rules, skills and tactics as well as people’s mood declined a little bit. At that time, they really had the idea of giving up.” Liu Shiwen said that there was a turning point at the end of last year. Ma Lin became the coach in charge. People around her gave her a lot of encouragement and confidence. She felt that there was still a lot of potential that had not been fully explored, so she had the belief to fight again.
In the semi-final and final, Liu Shiwen sent two teammates Ding Ning and Chen Meng 11:0 respectively, which seemed to be merciless, but proved her investment on the side.
“Ding Ning and Chen Meng are both very difficult opponents. They are on the I am side of the court. They dare not walk or even relax for a second, so they want to do their best to compare every point.” Liu Shiwen said.
Liu Shiwen, who entered the finals twice in 2013 and 2015 but missed the champion, said that after playing the semi-final, he felt that people’s emotions and Qi were a little upturned. “There must be an idea, because after entering the final, it is very close to the champion. But I try to be calm and suppress this idea. Having experienced so much, I know that I should keep a calm mind and mind at this moment. What is more important is the process of the competition. Only by doing all the processes well can there be hope.”
Liu Shiwen believes that the biggest change brought to her by Ma Lin is confidence and belief, which gives her a lot of encouragement. In terms of skills and tactics, both Ma Lin and the head coach of the women’s team, Li Falcon, gave her a lot of reminders. Many male players also helped her train. The change and improvement of her ability in about a month surprised her.
With four World Cup singles titles, now the World Table Tennis Championships are crowned women’s singles crown. Liu Shiwen is only the Olympic gold medal away from the “Grand Slam”, and next year’s Tokyo or her best chance.
“This (Olympic gold medal) is an ultimate dream.” Liu Shiwen admits that there are still more than a year before the Tokyo Olympic Games, and there are still many competitions and competitions. The main thing is to do yourself well and have a strong mentality and strength. This is convincing. I hope to win such an opportunity.
Liu Shiwen believes that the performance is not bad, but the ability and tactics have not reached their own goals, and there is a lot of room for efforts.
The Japanese team, the host of next year’s Olympic Games, is regarded as the biggest competitor of the national team. Compared with the strength of the Chinese team to win the top four women’s singles, the Japanese team’s performance in this project is average, and the positive dialogue between the two teams also ended with the victory of the national team.
Liu Shiwen said that the competition between the two teams between China and Japan will last for many years. Several opponents of the Japanese team are very powerful. There is still a long way to go more than a year before the Tokyo Olympics, the most important thing is to be the strongest one.