Zhu Ting felt that his award benefited from the glorious group of Chinese women’s volleyball team.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 28 (reporter Wang Jingyu, Wei Hua) Zhu Ting, captain of the Chinese women’s volleyball team, said on the 28th that she felt very glorious to win the “May 4th Medal of Chinese youth, it is also a spur to oneself. She said that her growth and progress cannot be separated from the collective cultivation. Today’s achievements are dominated by volleyball, and she hopes to drive more young people to enjoy the fun of sports.
Zhu Ting said: “The May 4th Youth Medal is the highest honor award jointly awarded to Chinese youth by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation. I feel very honored to receive such recognition when the May 4th Youth Festival comes. It should be said that as the captain of the Chinese women’s volleyball team, I am accepted this honor on behalf of this united and struggling group.”
Zhu Ting felt that his winning this time benefited from the glorious group of Chinese women’s volleyball team.
“Director Lang has told me many times that we are all inseparable from the team. No matter how outstanding a person is, her growth and progress cannot be separated from the collective cultivation. We can have today’s result, which is in the light of volleyball, thanks to our glorious group of Chinese women’s volleyball team. Seeing that those who won the May 4th Youth Medal with me were all young people who worked hard for the construction and development of the motherland in all walks of life, which made me realize that as a member of the Chinese women’s volleyball team, at ordinary times, it is the significance of practicing hard, overcoming difficulties, stepping on the field to unite and fight hard, and striving to win honor for the country. As a Chinese youth in the new era, we can only work harder and make continuous progress.”
In the 1980 s, the Chinese women’s volleyball team won five consecutive championships, and the spirit of the women’s volleyball team inspired countless Chinese. Since then, the “golden generation” led by Chen Zhonghe and the Chinese women’s volleyball team led by Lang Ping have won the World Championship five times in succession. Zhu Ting and other Chinese women’s volleyball team members have become idols of many young people.
Zhu Ting hopes to drive more young people to enjoy sports. She said: “Maybe from the role of athletes, it will make people feel that our life is a little far away from everyone. In fact, taking part in sports, learning to master sports skills, improving sports ability and performance, polishing and exercising yourself in sports, and forming good habits while strengthening your body and enjoying fun, everyone can do it. So first of all, I hope that more young people will be driven by us to join the sports and enjoy the fun of sports while paying attention to our pursuit of ‘faster, higher and stronger.”
In her view, the Chinese women’s volleyball team tries hard to show the fighting spirit of being more frustrated and more brave and never giving up on the court, which is also a good drive for young people.
“The key games our team has experienced over the years are like the concentration of a life. I myself often think about how to treat difficulties or even desperate situations, what kind of mentality to use and what kind of spirit to break free from shackles and become impossible, why do you say that only by defeating yourself can you defeat your opponent. Therefore, I think every move we make in this process is a good drive for the young people who pay attention to and support us. We can achieve no fear under heavy pressure. The more frustrated we are, the more brave we will never give up. More Chinese youth will believe in the value of hard work and the significance of persistence.”
In the introduction of the 24th “China youth May 4th Medal” shortlisted individuals, Zhu Ting was praised as the “God needle of Dinghai” of Chinese women’s volleyball team “. Zhu Ting said: “I am certainly very happy to say I am ‘dinghai God needle. However, volleyball is a collective project. I can make a decision without the cooperation between teammates. Therefore, I would like to say that this is everyone working hard together and achieving each other.”
Due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, many national teams, including the Chinese women’s volleyball team, are actively training and preparing for war in a closed environment, zhu Ting also paid close attention to the efforts of all sectors of society to fight the epidemic together after training.
She said, “it is really necessary to overcome many difficulties to complete the training under the background of” anti-epidemic. However, considering the medical workers who fought in the front line of “anti-epidemic” and those who gave or even sacrificed silently, our difficulties are nothing at all. Director Lang often encourages us: work together on different fronts!”
The Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled to be held in July this year was postponed to next summer due to the epidemic, and some other events of the Chinese women’s volleyball team this year were also canceled or postponed. Zhu Ting said that when he heard the news that the Olympic games were postponed, there would be some fluctuations in his heart. But then I thought about it, in fact, this is also a part of competitive sports. “If it is difficult, it is a difficult problem for everyone. If it is an opportunity, it depends on who can cope with the change, strengthen the short board and seize the opportunity. At this stage, or this year, I think the most important thing is to withstand loneliness.”
25-year-old Zhu Ting became famous as a young man. So far, Zhu Ting has won an Olympic champion and two World Cup champions with the Chinese women’s volleyball team, he also won the title of “most valuable player” in competitions attended by national teams and clubs many times. After winning the new honor this time, she turned her eyes to the future.
“The most striking banner in the training hall of our Chinese women’s volleyball team is: walking down the podium, everything starts from scratch. I have always used this sentence to encourage myself. Champions and awards only represent the past. I will get inspiration from it, make unremitting efforts, keep climbing up, and always be full of motivation to walk on the way forward.”