Li Ning, a Zhuang nationality, began to practice gymnastics at the age of 8, joined the Guangxi Gymnastics Team at the age of 10, was selected to the National Gymnastics Training Team at the age of 17, and retired at the age of 26. In his gymnastics career, Kloc-0/8 won three gold medals in Olympic gymnastics, three gold medals in World Championships 1 0, three gold medals in World Cup 10 and four gold medals in the world's highest level competition. Together with the gold medals won in other major competitions at home and abroad, a total of * * * won 106 gold medals. Li Ning initiated an era of gymnastics, which is an unsurpassed record for future generations.

Liang Wenjie, Li Ning's first coach, said: "At that time, only players aged 10 were recruited, and Li Ning left at the age of 8. He is naughty and often gets into trouble, but he has extraordinary talent. At that time, he was only 1.24 meters tall and trained very hard. He often stays in the training ground after class to increase the amount of training. He won the first place in the national gymnastics competition for the first time. "

Li Ning's outstanding performance in Yugoslavia Gymnastics World Cup was impressive. After he became "Prince of gymnastics", he received hundreds of courtship letters, but he chose Chen, his childhood friend in his hometown. Zhang Jian, deputy head coach of the national gymnastics team: "Every time he goes to the training ground, he always leaves 20 minutes early, in order to go to the training ground with the coach." Li Ning: "1984 The gymnastics competition of the Los Angeles Olympic Games is to win the championship. The coaches all think so. As a result, I boarded the championship podium three times and raised the national flag three times. " Zhang Jian, deputy general manager of the national gymnastics team: "He 1986 won three more championships, so it's better to retire. At that time, I mobilized him to stay in the team and let him 1988 stick to the Seoul Olympic Games. He agreed. "

1In March, 999, Li Ning was named "the best athlete in the 20th century". There are 25 best athletes, only one of whom is from China. In June of the same year, when Li Ning went to Budapest, Hungary to receive the prize, he was the seventh athlete to walk on the podium. Many athletes are dead, and he seems to be the youngest. This trophy brought a happy ending to his sports career. Li Ning is also the vice chairman of China Gymnastics Association and China Sporting Goods Federation. His hobby is playing golf.