1981may, on behalf of the CPC central Committee and the State Council, comrade Wan Li commended the China table tennis team for its spirit of "caring for the motherland, looking at the world and winning glory for the country"; The spirit of hard work, self-reliance and hard work; Perseverance, diligence, continuous learning and innovation; The spirit of collectivism of unity; Revolutionary optimism and revolutionary heroism spirit of winning without arrogance and losing with grace. "Wan Li also summed up the above points as" ping pong spirit ". For 20 years, it is this "ping-pong spirit" that has always inspired table tennis players to train hard, innovate constantly and climb the peak bravely.