92 Waldner claimed the first Olympic gold medal. Pictures from the Internet
Once Sweden who called him "table tennis child prodigy", Chinese people like to call him "old WA", who are all known as "ping-pong evergreen tree" of Sweden who finally put an end to his table tennis career.
Sweden local time on 11th, 50, of Waldner in Sweden's capital Stockholm City Stadium to participate in table tennis in the last two games of his career, subsequently declared officially retired.
Waldner, table tennis in the world's first Grand Slam player, he is alone against the country's table tennis for more than 20 years, contend with six Chinese table tennis player. As the international table tennis Federation assessment: "he was born to the historical person. "
Decommissioning ceremony just two Club matches
"Ever since I started playing since table tennis is a pleasure for me. If you don't like it, you couldn't have been for 40 years. "Waldner said. Dongfang IC
Waldner, the world's first set of Olympic and world table tennis championship, World Cup, European Championship table tennis Grand Slam champion in a player.
The decommissioning ceremony of the evergreen tree the night of 11th table tennis is very simple-the game. He represented the Club at home against Sweden players Arfvedsson and 3:2 win, Waldner superb ball control and variety of play to win the audience constantly applauded. Subsequently, he and 26 Sweden player tuoenkeweisite was a singles match, but rivals rapid offensive, Waldner losing in three sets to lose the last game.
Come to watch the game fans and friends lasting cheers on the Gallop of tennis for many years Sweden veterans honor and blessing. From child prodigy to the evergreen trees, 50, Waldner was finally stopped.
Ending a nearly 40-year career, Waldner after the match Sweden said in a television interview, and thank the audience for their enthusiastic support, the final game has been very interesting, "is to win the game, last game to take on the best player of great significance. "
Waldner in the Sweden national team the best partner-Sweden table tennis another veteran thought Persson, Waldner's achievements for all to see, "still has a lot of table tennis players regard him as a hero. "
1980 Shanghai "kicks Hall" tour changed his
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Waldner and Chinese Yuan, with Shanghai and he is indissoluble. In 1980, Waldner came to China for the first time in Shanghai to exchange training.
At that time, less than 15 years old blonde teenager and teammate invitation of County ping pong Association, Shanghai exchanges for 3 months. Strength differences so that he and Shanghai men only picked up the ball, even temporary guest volleyball coach are easily beat the 21:8 to him. Fortunately, at the age of 18 World table tennis championship women's champion Cao Yanhua is also willing to nudge him a few times, Waldner recognized the "Shanghai sister."
"His techniques at that time could not and Shanghai men's team against, is the women's team, according to we also carry forward the style of playing with him. "When spoke of the story, Cao Yanhua eyes always smiling, failing to hide her preference for Waldner.
A series of shellacking, it was Waldner having fun all day started in earnest. "Seems to me a really too hard to start, after a few days, a few weeks later, I learned that to be a good athlete, you need this training. "He began to observe the Chinese player, play, figure out how to beat them, this figure for decades," I know I will lose, then I have to train hard to become a top athlete. "
A person against a State
The afternoon of May 1, 2005, Sweden Waldner hold last-minute preparations for the 48th world table tennis championships men's singles matches. Oriental IC data
Laowa right hand hold a racket, running loop combination play, attacking and varied good brain, also known as Sweden table tennis "guerrillas". Starting from 1983 37th World table tennis championships, Waldner started his confrontation with the Chinese table tennis. That year, 18 years old, he lost in the final to world number two CAI Zhenhua. Then he experienced Chen Longcan, Jiang Jialiang; Ma Wenge, and Wang Tao and Kong Linghui, and Liu guoliang and Ma Lin, and Wang liqin and Wang Hao, and Malone ... ...
To the Deputy Director of the State General Administration of sport on CAI Zhenhua, main to active service under Guo ping Malone, only the old tile did "a person against a State." From 1982 to 2004, he took the 17 top-level events, large and small, have participated in six Olympic Games, one against six Chinese table tennis player, for more than 20 years.
"For I do not know is how many generations of Chinese players played. Some say five, six generations of seven generations of ... ... I think there should be six generations. "Laowa said that with so many great athletes playing a very happy thing, however there is a difficult thing," it's hard for me to answer in so many opponents who is most difficult. For me, I'm honored to have so many players playing the ball, can do this and so much more than a game. "
For 40 years, for take playing for fun
Table tennis Waldner evergreen tree to 11th in a gymnasium in Stockholm city took part in table tennis in the last two games of his career, subsequently declared officially retired. Dongfang IC
There has never been a player like Waldner, legend. Starting from 1980 to date, 30 years to remain in the top 100 in the world ranking. "If you ask the players are, who their contact with most players, then have a name will appear, that name is Waldner. "The ITTF once wrote in a report about Waldner," ask the other players, who can win over Waldner is not the most rewarding things in my career? It can be said that Waldner will never give the deepest feelings. "
But Waldner also has a simple recipe--as fun to play. "Ever since I started playing since table tennis is a pleasure for me. If you don't like it, you couldn't have been for 40 years. Top athletes are about 25 years old retired fun it means to play for me, of course we want to try. "
The ITTF website, Waldner is born table tennis arena players-"and the duck was born to swim, the athletes are born with a strong self belief, when they see the great prizes waiting for their time, everything will turn into a different story. "
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