China women's volleyball team celebrated winning the 2003 World Cup.
Zhao was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu 198 1. She was selected for the national women's volleyball team at the age of 18, and her height of 1 m 97 won her the reputation of "the highest women's volleyball team in China" at that time. During more than ten years' national team career, Zhao won the women's volleyball World Cup in 2003 and the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 with his teammates, and was one of the representatives of the "golden generation" of women's volleyball in China.
After retiring, Zhao left the field, but he didn't leave volleyball. In her opinion, volleyball players have so many wonderful stories that everyone's experience is worth writing a book. She should do something to record these stories. To this end, she determined the interview objectives in advance and planned the interview itinerary. Because there are many people to be interviewed and the location is not concentrated, in addition to home visits, she also took advantage of the women's volleyball party or the opportunity of being invited to watch the game, and used the undisturbed time in the evening to have an in-depth conversation with the interviewees. After traveling all over Beijing, Hong Kong and Hangzhou, Zhao completed in-depth interviews with several generations of volleyball players such as Yuan Weimin, Lang Ping, Feng Kun and Wang, recorded their emotions and stories, and interpreted the volleyball spirit from the perspective of witnesses. 202 1 This year marks the 40th anniversary of China women's volleyball team winning the world championship for the first time. The publication of the book "The Soul of Volleyball" is not only a review of the past glory, but also the inheritance and promotion of the volleyball spirit.
Lang Ping and Zhao were in the Olympic Village in Athens in 2004.
Talking about the material collection process in the early stage of Soul of Volleyball, Zhao said frankly that it is not so much an interview as a pure chat and reminiscence, and at most he will ask some questions when reminiscing. "In the whole recording process, my biggest feeling is sincerity and trust. Every one of them spoke freely to me without reservation, without any doubt or worry, and never had the slightest concern or hesitation. Out of trust in me, they didn't even need me to promise anything, so they talked to me directly. What moved me most was everyone's tears. Everyone was red-eyed during the interview, and many people shed tears in front of me. The tears of those unknown inner worlds roll down with them, which always hurts me. "
At this time, there is always a sentence in Zhao's mind-there is no fate for no reason, only diligent and silent cultivation.
Zhao Hezhou is a roommate for many years, taken in 2003.
In the process of writing, melancholy and sadness are often a sudden emotion. "Because almost everyone of them has a vague feeling about the memory of that year, especially when they hear the predecessors of the old women's volleyball team recall the past, they are all talking, but no one can describe the past bits and pieces completely and accurately. Watching them talk happily every day and laugh as brightly as children, my heart is extremely painful and complicated. Many details are no longer elegant, not only events, but even the initial mood may be dusty with the passage of time and buried with all precious memories. "
I don't know when, from the beginning, Zhao simply wrote for the record, and gradually realized that this was not a simple record task, but an inexplicable and strong mission. She said: "When I typed the last chapter in the computer, I took a deep breath unconsciously. The feeling of relief is subtle and makes me proud. Although, from the interview to the recording, recording every word on paper and then sorting out the essence into words, the whole process is a very hard thing for me. But when I watched each of them show their little-known side in front of everyone under my pen and ink, I felt that everything I paid was worth it. "
In the summer of 2009, Lang Ping took a group photo with Zhao and his family.
Starting from the materials obtained from the interview, Chair Zhao wrote the past events of volleyball as a witness, not only recalling the glory of China women's volleyball team's five consecutive championships, but also struggling to climb the top of the world together with coaches and teammates: Yuan Weimin devoted all his enthusiasm and enthusiasm to volleyball life, from the experience of sparring coach to "champion coach", Lang Ping's precious and wonderful coaching, and Sun Yue's insistence on his responsibilities and obligations. Hao Yang's persistent heart because of deep love, Feng Kun's transnational love caused by volleyball, Zhou's unwilling personality as a "cannon", Wang's unpretentious purity as a "small tail", and Tang Miao's painful but optimistic recovery. ...
Zhao recorded many details of the training competition in the book, which most of the audience didn't know. Only those who really experienced it could write it down. For example, head coach Chen Zhonghe "criticizes more than praises" in daily training. With a kind face, he always "attacks the players in various ways" to sharpen their minds. It was not until the team was dissolved that he personally praised the players, and the players knew his good intentions. After coaching the American women's volleyball team, Lang Ping deeply realized the differences between Chinese and American players in training and competition attitudes. When he took over the China Women's Volleyball Team again, he understood the mission and pressure of the players ... Chair Zhao wrote all aspects of volleyball players from the perspective of "players in the game" and told many unknown details, showing readers a more real and three-dimensional image of volleyball players.
China women's volleyball team won the World Cup for the first time.
Yuan Weimin is a legend of volleyball in the world and a sports leader in China. I have been a coach of China Women's Volleyball Team for eight years, and achieved results in the fourth year. But after that, it became out of control, vigorous and famous all over the world, making the "women's volleyball spirit" a symbol of the times. In The Soul of Volleyball, Zhao not only describes the retirement life of an 80-year-old man to readers, but also recalls Yuan Weimin's extremely strict training. The book says, "Be hard on yourself, be hard on yourself." At this moment, I remembered what Chen Zhonghe said when we were so tired that we almost fell down. If you want to find the source of this statement, you may be able to trace it back to Yuan Dao. People born as athletes have a natural stubbornness and stubbornness in their bones. In the era when the old women's volleyball team is scarce in all aspects, the spirit of "being hard on yourself" is particularly radiant, touching and admirable. Director Yuan is extremely strict about spirit and style. Since 1976 joined the team, he has paid close attention to the training style, starting from everyone, every class and every ball, and asked everyone to have a sense of urgency in daily training. When you enter the stadium, you must be full of energy. You can't practice standing up. The quality is not up to standard, so you can't pass the exam. If you don't meet the indicators, you won't finish class. Take such a trivial matter as picking up the ball. Director Yuan asked all the players to finish the race. Not everyone can meet this requirement at first. Some players are tired and slow to pick up the ball, so Yuan Dao is doing ideological work and reasoning while making mandatory regulations. Sometimes in high-density training, only a dozen balls are deliberately used for training, and uninterrupted ball supply is required at the same time. This strategy makes no one idle, everyone is active, focused, and the training rhythm is compact and orderly. This not only cultivates mutual concern, but also strengthens the good idea that everyone is a collective. "
Details determine success or failure. From the small matter of picking up the ball, it not only reflects the meticulous attention to details, but also respects and insists on team cohesion. Why do so many people love China women's volleyball team? In Zhao's view, it is not only because China women's volleyball team always brings glory and surprise to Chinese people, but also because she pursues the ultimate purity in the ordinary.
Zhao He, taken in the summer of 20 18.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Soul of Volleyball also contains 60 photos of Zhang Zhengui, most of which were provided by the interviewees and have never been published before. These photos include not only those of the five-time champion women's volleyball team when it won the World Cup for the first time, but also those of China women's volleyball team after it won the World Cup in 2003. They also recorded the fighting spirit and heroism of several generations of volleyball players in the training ground and on the field.