First, early experience
1, Li Zongwei's ancestral home is in Fujian, and his grandparents went south from Fujian to make a living, and then took root in Penang, Malaysia's second largest city. Li Zongwei is the youngest child in the family, but he never grows up. In order to make himself taller, Li Zongwei fell in love with basketball and joined the national team. But his mother is very distressed that his son is tanned every day on the court and won't let him play basketball.
2. 1993, my father, who likes playing badminton, took Li Zongwei to his usual gym. Li Zongwei curiously picked up the racket and waved it a few times. The coach on the side saw this 1 1 year-old boy, and his manner was much more harmonious than that of ordinary children, so he immediately accepted Li Zongwei as an apprentice and asked Li Zongwei to go to the gym to practice every day after school. So Li Zongwei began to learn badminton formally.
3. It took only six years for Li Zongwei to learn badminton, from the national team (equivalent to the provincial team in China) to the national team. During this period, Li Zongwei was ignored by Malaysian youth team for three years, but fortunately, he was finally recommended by Malaysian national team coach Frost and entered the national team.
Second, sports career.
1, playing for the first time (1999 -2002)
At the age of (1) 1999, 17, Li Zongwei won the Malaysian national championship? .
(2) In June, 2000, 165438+ 10, the World Youth Badminton Championship was held in Guangzhou, and Li Zongwei, who had high hopes, lost to Indonesian rising star Sony in the semi-final, ranking third. At that time, Huang Zonghan was the "single brother" in Malaysia, and the coach only trained Li Zongwei as a new person with "comprehensive skills and boundless prospects".
2. Climbing the Peak of Badminton (2006)
In June 2006 1 and 1 October1,Li Zongwei ranked first in the world, becoming the third Malaysian men's singles player ranked first in the world after Rasheed Sidek and Roslin Hahin since the official ranking was established in the 1960s. In September, at the Madrid Badminton World Championships, Li Zongwei lost to China's Bao Chunlai in the quarter-finals, and then fell into a low ebb of his career.
On the eve of the Asian Games in Doha in June+February, 25438, Li Zongwei was unfortunately involved in a car accident and had six stitches on his head. After returning from the Asian Games, he took him from an ordinary player to Li Mao, the world's number one, and replaced him with Misborn Sedek. Since then, Li Zongwei has also participated in training more and made a qualitative leap in speed and attack.
3. Low valley period
(1)20 16 On June 5th, at the Indonesian Open of the World Badminton Super Series, Li Zongwei defeated Danish player Jane Joergensen by 2: 1 and won the championship in Indonesia for the sixth time;
(2) On August 5, at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, Li Zongwei, who fought in the Olympic Games for four times, was the flag bearer of the Malaysian delegation for the first time;
(3) On August 19, Li Zongwei beat Dānlín 2- 1 in the men's singles semi-final.
(4) On August 20th, Li Zongwei lost to Chen Long in the badminton men's singles final of Rio Olympic Games and won the second place in the Olympic Games for the third time.
(5) At noon on June 19, Li Zongwei held a special press conference, at which he announced that he had officially ended his career in 19.
Third, character evaluation.
1, Li Zongwei is an excellent player, he has his own personality. (Former Li Zongwei China coach Li Mao commented)
2. Li Zongwei is a master influenced by typical oriental culture, and his personality is very introverted and modest. Li Zongwei, who holds the racket in his right hand, is a top player in Malaysian men's singles with good assault explosive force, strong speed-changing ability and outstanding consistency. (Netease Olympic Review)
3. Li Zongwei's greatest technical feature lies in his exceptionally steady defense and sharp counterattack. The world number one Malaysian player has extraordinary calm and stability on the court. No matter what kind of attack the opponent has, Li Zongwei can always rely on his excellent defensive skills to firmly stabilize the situation, and then rely on his sharp counterattack to kill the opponent. (Comment by the State Sports General Administration)
As the top player in Malaysia, Li Zongwei is a very popular figure. When Wang Danlin met him that day, he would also encounter stubborn resistance on the road to victory. In recent years, Li Zongwei has made outstanding achievements and maintained a relatively stable state, and has always been one of the strongest opponents in men's singles in China. (Tencent Daxie Network Review)