From 65438 to 0984, Guo Yuehua, who was only 28 years old, was appointed as the deputy director of the Provincial Sports Commission by the Fujian provincial government. This also caused a sensation at that time. Think about it, it is very rare to become a CPC cadre at the age of 28. 1. Six years of "foreign jumping the queue" life
When he was still in college, Guo Yuehua had already started to go abroad to make money. At the invitation of a Japanese table tennis equipment company, Guo Yuehua went to Japan to give lectures and play ball three times. The generous salary and relaxed working environment have strengthened Guo Yuehua's idea of going abroad. 1In July, 987, Guo Yuehua left Germany through his own contacts and began a life of "foreigners jumping the queue" for six years. Choosing to play in Germany is one of the main reasons. In 1980s, Germany had the most perfect table tennis league system in the world, and Guo Yuehua's income from playing in Germany for one month could reach that from China for several years.
2. "I am easy to satisfy and not suitable for being a businessman."
After returning to China, Guo Yuehua's first commercial project was to run a seafood restaurant in Xiamen. As soon as the restaurant opened, it caused a sensation in Xiamen. Deng Yaping, who just won the Barcelona Olympic Games, is here, and the legendary Zhuang Zedong is here. The celebrity effect of table tennis makes the restaurant famous and crowded. Guo Yuehua changed from a table tennis player to a businessman.
1996, the clothing and equipment of "Yuehua" brand table tennis was officially listed, and it was immediately loved by consumers for its popularity and good product quality. The patented "Yuehua brand" flying shoes (a kind of shoes with wheels on the sole) were immediately sought after by teenagers, not only selling well all over the country, but also having many fans in Taiwan Province Province. The success of the original brand made Guo Yuehua feel a different kind of joy-the joy of being a businessman.
Guo Yuehua has experienced ups and downs in the business sea of 10 years, and has both failed lessons and successful experiences. "My heart is too soft, not dark enough, easy to satisfy, and not suitable for doing business." Now, recalling his own way of doing business, Guo Yuehua is filled with emotion. "Doing business is not about whether you are smart or not, but whether you insist. With a good partner and a little luck, you can succeed! " Since Guo Yuehua, Chen Xinhua and Xu Zengcai retired, Fujian table tennis team has fallen into a trough. At present, the men's team in Fujian Province can only participate in the competition of A and the women's team can only participate in the competition of A and B, and only one player is selected for the national team training. By chance, the boss of an enterprise in Fujian met Guo Yuehua. Out of love for table tennis, the other side is very willing to sponsor Fujian table tennis team and badminton team. In the next eight years, the company is willing to provide 6.5438+0.5 million yuan of sponsorship for the table tennis team and Guo Yuehua himself every year. The other side only has one condition, that is, Guo Yuehua must be the head coach, because Guo Yuehua is the best table tennis player in Fujian Province. On March 7th, 2006, Fujian Provincial Sports Bureau officially appointed 50-year-old Guo Yuehua as the head coach of Fujian Table Tennis Team.
"I'm out of the mountain again, both internal and external. Seeing that Fujian team has been wandering at a low level for many years is just an opportunity for the other team to name me, which really makes me feel bad, "Guo Yuehua said. "Fujian table tennis is not without talents. There are problems in training in recent years, so we need to focus on thinking and training style. My important task now is to pave the way for the next coach. If someone remembers me and misses me after I leave this team, I will be satisfied. "
After Guo Yuehua took office, he first focused on ideology and training style. "My job is to clean up the mess and form a new team." Due to the long-term low level, Fujian table tennis team lacks the confidence to win and the motivation to move forward from top to bottom. At the beginning of his tenure, seeing the players' fragile training state, Guo Yuehua strengthened his determination to grasp thoughts and training style. He took pains to tell the athletes the purpose of training in each class. "Only by understanding why to train, what to practice, what to achieve, and how to adjust oneself to training can we get twice the result with half the effort." Now, over three months have passed. In Guo Yuehua's eyes, "this team at least looks like that, and it has such a vigorous momentum."
The cultivation of reserve talents is a problem that Guo Yuehua has been thinking about since he took office. The biggest problem of Fujian team is that it is old and small and lacks high-level athletes. There used to be an excellent player like Lin Ling in Fujian, but she left the team early. Guo Yuehua said, "It's a pity that Lin Ling has left. It was all wet. Without the guidance of excellent players, it is not surprising that the Fujian table tennis team has fallen into a trough. "
Guo Yuehua, who once lived in a two-story villa, can only live in an apartment in Fuzhou at present. In addition to daily training, Guo Yuehua gradually moved away from the noisy life in the past. Because of the long distance and busy training, Guo Yuehua can only go back to Xiamen once every two weeks to reunite with his family. For work reasons, Guo Yuehua even plans to move his family from Xiamen to Fuzhou as the head coach.
"Striving for development in stability" is the general requirement of Fujian Sports Bureau for Guo Yuehua to be the head coach. There is no pressure on grades, and there are no specific indicators. On the contrary, Guo Yuehua is very devoted to this job. Guo Yuehua said: "The existing coaches are working hard, and everyone hopes that Fujian table tennis can turn over as soon as possible. But it is not easy to make achievements in table tennis. It takes at least 8 years. 10 years. My predecessor didn't leave me a good team. I may become the head coach with the least achievements, but as long as I am in any day, I will be responsible for Fujian table tennis.
● Mending socks is his specialty.
Guo Yuehua, who has been in business for more than ten years, now has his own brand. He makes sports shoes and table tennis clothes. My friend commented that Guo Yuehua was not a good businessman and was still thinking about the ball. Nowadays, the living conditions at home are much richer than before, but he knows that a happy life is hard to come by. He never coddles his children and teaches them to be hardworking, frugal and thrifty. No, he invited his mother home, took out his broken cotton-padded jacket and told the children the story of that year. Guo Yuehua also set an example for children. He also has a unique skill in life that has amazed his family and friends so far, that is, mending socks. He said that now that life is rich, we must not forget that there are still many poor people.
● Home care
Xiamen is close to the sea, and children like to fight the wind and waves in the embrace of the sea from an early age and exercise their brave, tenacious and dexterous characters. Ten-year-old Xiao Yuehua swam across the Xiamen Drum Strait with the students of the large class of the municipal sports school shortly after learning to swim. For safety, the coach specially brought two floating basketballs, but Xiao Yuehua didn't even touch them. He followed the crowd and swam back and forth in the Xiamen-Zhangzhou Strait, which was nearly one kilometer wide. Every time Guo Yuehua comes to the seaside, he has a habit. He likes to look at the national flags on warships. Xiao Yuehua is a bit like king of the children. At that time, everyone had a good time. When he got to the mountain, he wanted to pick up some branches and go home to make a fire. It turns out that Guo Yuehua is still a man with a little family.
● No training, no eating.
Forrest Gump's persistence is well known, and Guo Yuehua was impressed by his enlightenment coach because of his persistence when he was young. One day, Tang, the first coach of Guo Yuehua, went to Guoxia Experimental Primary School to choose materials. He asked more than 60 students who like to play table tennis to play in four classrooms. Gradually it was getting late, and the students went home one after another. At home, coach Tang suddenly found that he had forgotten his schoolbag and turned back to school to get it. Tang suddenly heard a banging sound coming from the classroom. Following the sound, Tang came into the classroom and saw a short and fat boy still weighing the ball seriously. Don asked him, "Why don't you go home?" He said solemnly, "The coach said not to go home until the end of training." Then coach Tang remembered that he had just forgotten to inform the students in this classroom to go home. But the other 14 students have already left. This serious little boy is Guo Yuehua. Guo Yuehua, who is serious and persistent, also has a habit of giving the coach a headache during training, and he doesn't eat after training. Many years have passed, and people still keep asking Guo Yuehua, "If you have the chance to participate in the Olympic Games, will you be invincible?"
In 1980s, Guo Yuehua had almost no rivals in the world table tennis. But for various reasons, he didn't have a chance to show his skill in the Olympic Games.
At that time, Guo Yuehua was in the prime of life. In his brilliant sports career, he won three World Table Tennis Championships men's team championships, two World Table Tennis Championships men's singles championships, one World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles championship and two World Cup men's singles championships. 1983 When he retired, he was the male player of China table tennis team who won the world championship the most times.
Guo Yuehua, who achieved great success, left the national team. After returning to Fuzhou from Beijing, I wanted to end my table tennis career early, but I didn't expect the last shift to be required by the organization. After representing Fujian Province in the 5th National Games of 1983, Guo Yuehua officially bid farewell to table tennis, which he has been fighting for for for more than 20 years.
Now, 52-year-old Guo Yuehua will take part in his first Olympic Games in a brand-new way: in his hometown, he will carry the Beijing Olympic flame.
"Holding the Olympic Games at home, many people can only meet once in their lifetime, and it is even luckier to be an Olympic torchbearer." Guo Yuehua said: "The Olympic Games are held in my own country. Although I can no longer win glory for my country on the field, it is very meaningful to participate in and feel the Olympic Games as an Olympic torchbearer. "
Now Guo Yuehua is not only the head coach of Fujian table tennis team, but also the consultant of the expert group of the national table tennis team. Guo Yuehua expressed the hope that the China table tennis team can achieve good results in the Beijing Olympic Games and that his disciples can appear in future Olympic Games.