Qiangqiang｜Competitive Sports｜Bamboo Horses and Horses
Genius boy x grassroots player
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Ling Xiao first met Zhang Yingming after morning exercises.
Director Ling led a boy in. The two looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
It's so earthy. Ling Xiao thought to himself.
So pretentious. Zhang Yingming thought to himself.
Ling Xiao is annoyed by the kind of people the most - the kind who work hard.
Because that makes him look like a jerk.
Zhang Yingming looked down on one kind of people the most - those who have talent but don't work hard.
Because that is the greatest insult to a person like him.
The boys' first reaction when they dislike each other is to compete.
Competition in training can lead to pushing and shoving without saying anything; fighting in the canteen can lead to fights; fighting over the faucet can lead to fights in the shower. They were punished every now and then, including running in circles, squatting, and writing self-reflections.
When writing the self-criticism, the two of them sat across from each other. Zhang Yingming wrote "I shouldn't have taken action" and Ling Xiao wrote "I shouldn't have taken action first."
After writing, they exchanged glances with each other and tore them up at the same time.
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Later, the coach asked them to play doubles.
During the first joint practice, no one said a word. When they lost points, they looked at each other with three words in their eyes: "It's all your fault."
Before the game was over, a fight almost broke out again.
Until his opponent hit a very tricky straight line that Ling Xiao couldn't reach, Zhang Yingming flew over and snatched the ball back, causing him to fall to the ground.
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously smashed and scored.
Then he walked over and held out his hand.
Zhang Yingming looked at him on the ground and didn't answer, "Don't you care?"
Ling Xiao squatted down and said, "You can't afford it."
In the National Youth Championship, I won the championship in doubles for the first time.
On the podium, Ling Xiao hugged Zhang Yingming's shoulders and couldn't hold his mouth shut.
Later, they entered the national team from the provincial team.
From domestic competitions to Asian competitions, playing in the World Youth Championship together, and attending the World Table Tennis Championships together.
Ling Xiao is no longer "that genius", no longer the young master who relies on talent to make a living, is lazy in training, and doesn't care if he loses. Zhang Yingming is no longer "that guy from out of town", no longer the boy standing alone at the door of the training hall with a broken bag on his back.
They are teammates, partners, and each other's right-hand men.
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A grain of ashes of the times falls on a person and becomes a mountain.
Reforms, changes in equipment, changes in playing styles, obsession with injuries... Some people retired, some changed careers, and some were swept away by the torrent without even leaving a farewell. The training hall is getting quieter and quieter, and some people's faces have been blurred in the championship photos posted on the wall.
But Ling Xiao and Zhang Yingming stood in front of the table, still behaved in the same way.
Ling Xiao asked: "Are you okay?"
Zhang Yingming smiled: "If you can do it, I can do it."
From the opposite side of the table to one side of the table, from boyhood to youth, from having nothing to carrying a mountain, from one era to another. It seems like everything has changed, and it seems like nothing has changed.
Many years later, someone asked Ling Xiao who his best opponent was in his life.
Ling Xiao lowered his eyes and looked at the old racket on the table, as if he had seen the training gym more than ten years ago and the boy who ran laps with him, "Zhang Yingming."
The reporter asked again, where is the best partner?
"It's still Zhang Yingming."
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If I love you - it will never be like a climbing flower.
We are two trees with our own roots, and our branches and leaves intersect in the storm.
Reading guide:
1, 1v1, double clean, HE
2. Emotions are the main focus, competition is the supplement, and daily life is preferred.
3. I am not a professional related to table tennis, but I will supplement the relevant knowledge. The article is for entertainment only, please do not take it seriously.
4. Some of the plots in the article are only for the background of the times and writing needs, and do not represent the author's views. The characters in the article have no prototypes. All events are privately designed. Please do not refer to reality.
5. One of my dreams is to write a competitive article. Not only Yingming and Lingxiao, I will also go all out and wish the national table tennis team a prosperous future.
Intention: Thousands of words can be said to thank you for your active service
