We’re Going to Be Champions

There’s a saying in the national team: Winning a world championship isn’t hard. Winning a national championship is. It’s like crossing a single-plank bridge with ten thousand people, and only one can make it across. Wang Zhaozhao never understood that, until she experienced it for herself. The world of table tennis has always belonged to them. That’s because a world championship is won by one person out of a group of contenders, while at the National Games, a whole group of world champions compete for a single gold medal. If you can stand your ground, never back down. If you can win gold, don’t settle for silver. They all share just one thought: The championship is ours. Yet after another Olympic singles event, she came away with only a silver medal. Everyone thought she would be heartbroken, but in that moment she realized that her greatest enemy had always been herself. Years later, she would win the Grand Slam and become the undisputed queen of table tennis! Blurb Two: A reporter asked Wang Zhaozhao, “You could win with your looks and brains alone. Why choose competitive sports?” Wang Zhaozhao replied, “I have plenty of advantages, but I think the thing I’m proudest of is becoming a champion.” She may be a sweet, top-of-the-class girl, but on the court, she strikes fear into everyone’s heart. Her fans all say, “It’s not a top student with good grades you should fear. It’s one who knows how to control their score.” And at this very moment, that top student is facing an opponent in the arena with effortless composure, crushing them with ease. During the break, she even asks her coach, “Three points is my baseline. The real show starts below that.”