Liu Xu is practicing playing table tennis.
Photo by Sun Tingting
China News Service, Jinan, October 30th, title: "Post-90s" one-armed retired female athletes take table tennis to see the world and interpret their charity life
Author Sun Tingting Yang Fei
"I always thought that my arm would be like the tail of a gecko, and it would grow out again." On the 13th, at the Liu Xu Table Tennis Club in Jinan, Shandong, the "post-90s" Liu Xuzheng and the coach in the arena Comparing skills.
Since retiring in 2015, Liu Xu brought a racket and came to Jinan alone to open an arena to popularize professional table tennis training knowledge. He used the ball to meet friends and made the sport of table tennis more popular while keeping fit. People like it.
A group photo of Liu Xu with the children in the arena.
Provided by Liu Xu
The reporter saw in the club that 12 table tennis tables were neatly arranged in an orderly manner.
On the wall on the side of the arena, there is a huge poster with two table tennis rackets painted on it, with a signature on the poster.
On the wall on the other side of the arena, there are photos of Liu Xu when he participated in the National Disabled Table Tennis Championships, the Asian Games and other competitions.
Liu Xu injured her right arm. When playing table tennis, she could only serve with one hand.
Photo by Sun Tingting
"I usually only bring a backpack when I go out. I only have table tennis and a racket in my bag. I can'play' with people wherever I go." Liu Xu told reporters that when she was 5 years old, she was choked by a rice thresher due to an accident. Hurt his right arm.
After her arm was injured, her mother encouraged her to learn to play table tennis, so she could have a good skill.
After the right arm was injured, all things Liu Xu encountered in life were done with his left hand.
After Liu Xu's mother took her 8-year-old to the table tennis hall, many children questioned "you only have one hand to play ball", and relatives and friends will feel distressed too.
After Liu Xu's arm was injured, his balance was poor, and he would often fall while walking, especially in the process of playing and running, his stability was even worse.
"I firmly believe that if you pay more, there is a chance to surpass. I only have one hand. In order to improve my technique, I practice extra when others are resting. Others practice 10 pots, and I practice 100 pots."
Liu Xu injured her right arm. When playing table tennis, she could only serve with one hand.
Photo by Sun Tingting
"There are also some difficult things in life, but there are always people helping me. Although my arm was injured, I was helped by tens of thousands of hands." Liu Xu told reporters when she first went to Jinan, Shandong for training camp in 2004 , Once climbed Thousand Buddha Mountain and got help from many people in Jinan.
After she retired, she chose to come to Jinan to start her own business.
"I don't want to just go to work, I still want to teach my table tennis skills to more people. Moreover, I also want to see the outside world by playing table tennis."
"Post-90s" Liu Xuzheng competed with the coaches in the arena.
Photo by Sun Tingting
Liu Xu came to Jinan to open a table tennis club in October 2015. It was not until May 2016 that he welcomed the first student.
"I met a friend when I was climbing Qianfo Mountain, and the young student is the child of this friend." Liu Xu said that she has opened five arenas in total and figured out a plan for teaching table tennis.
Among them, there is a comprehensive gymnasium with an area of 5,000 square meters, including basketball, table tennis, yoga, BMX and other sports.
"In the era of national fitness, people can try to dabble in multiple sports, and the experience of each sport is different."
"Post-90s" Liu Xuzheng competed with the coaches in the arena.
Photo by Sun Tingting
As a sports promoter, Liu Xu also led her coaching team into 7 campuses to do table tennis training for charity.
"When I had not retired, I went to primary and secondary schools to give inspirational speeches to students. At that time, I didn't teach ball games, but only talked about my own experience." Liu Xu said that during a speech, a student asked her if she could teach students at school. play table tennis.
"There are some campuses where the facilities are not perfect. I purchase table tennis tables, table tennis rackets, table tennis racks and other equipment and donate them to the school. These are all for public welfare, just to allow children to be exposed to formal professional training."
As the mother of a 2-year-old child, Liu Xu pays more attention to cultivating students' bright and sunny minds while the professor is playing table tennis.
"Many students think that playing table tennis can add points to their studies, so they practice utilitarianly. In fact, the most important thing about sports is to have a strong physique." In her view, the vitality of table tennis It's very long. A person can start playing at the age of 4, and if he learns this skill, he can play for a lifetime, which can "add points" to the whole life.
A group photo of Liu Xu with the children in the arena.
Provided by Liu Xu
"Playing is a kind of blooming. I love table tennis very much and I like to play. If I have the opportunity, I would like to hit the Olympic Games and stand on a higher stage." Liu Xu said that in the future, she hopes to be with more people. Popularize table tennis and let more people know about table tennis.
"Ping pong is an interactive project. Whether it is in family relationships or in work relationships, it can be a good entry point, allowing everyone to get along better." (End)