This is a growth epic that spans more than 20 years and is based on the table tennis legends of Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin. Seven-year-old Sun Yingsha clutched her racket and sweated in the morning mist of Shijiazhuang, and eight-year-old Wang Chuqin made a youth oath against the wall. The two children with table tennis dreams started from a small training hall in their hometown. After training with the provincial team and competing with the national team, they first met at the training hall on Tiantan East Road. The gears of fate have been closely connected since then.
They are teammates who fight side by side and witnesses of each other's growth: Sun Yingsha twice fell into the lonely predicament of "no coach", but with the stubbornness in her bones, she polished herself in the training hall at 6 o'clock in the morning, transforming from an ignorant girl to a world champion who emerged from her cocoon; Wang Chuqin shed his youthful rebellion, settled in injuries and doubts, and shouldered the important task of national table tennis with his fierce playing style. Through the tacit cooperation in the mixed doubles arena, the pinnacle showdown in the singles arena, and the glory and regret of the Olympic journey, they worked hand in hand through youth and confusion, overcame injuries and troughs, shined at the Durban World Table Tennis Championships, and finally realized their dream Grand Slam at the Los Angeles Olympics, winning three gold medals and creating a table tennis legend.
The story not only outlines the growth trajectory of the two from teenagers to leaders, but also hides their persistence in dreams, persistence in love, as well as the friendship and inheritance that spans the years on the table tennis court, writing a silver ball as a matchmaker and a passionate chapter of immortal youth.
Reader comments
I've finished reading it, and it's pretty good, except for a few passages. It's too long and it hurts my eyes when I look at it. Overall, it's pretty good.
I've finished reading it, and it's pretty good, except for a few passages. It's too long and it hurts my eyes when I look at it. Overall, it's pretty good.