In the early 1980s, the study of electronic piano became popular all over the country. At that time, Dānlín was in preschool, and all the students in the class were taken by their parents to learn electronic piano, and Dānlín was no exception. Mother bought him a "Casio" electronic organ, which is worth one or two hundred yuan. The price was already high at that time. However, such an expensive electronic organ failed to attract little attention. Sitting in front of the electronic piano every day, I just move my fingers and suffocate the active little Lin Dan. Just after playing for a while, he wanted to get down from his chair and stroll around the west. As a result, he only practiced for a week, and then he refused to practice again. Dānlín's father and mother are both sports lovers. My father likes playing table tennis and volleyball, and my mother likes swimming and playing basketball. She often represents Shanghang County in Longyan to participate in competitions. Mother thought her son didn't want to practice the electronic piano, but had to practice something else. So, when she plays basketball, she takes Dānlín and lets him run and play on the court. At that time, there was amateur badminton training for children in Shanghang County Gymnasium, and many children around Dānlín went there to practice. Once, Dānlín followed them to the gym, and he saw badminton for the first time. Seeing the children running around, swinging and catching the ball, Dānlín was immediately attracted, as if he had found a sense of taste. That year, Dānlín was five years old.
Soon, Dānlín entered the training class. But because it is an amateur class, I actually play more. The children practiced basic skills such as clenching fist, swinging and skipping rope together. While the coach was not looking, Dānlín secretly played games with the children. It was a happy and carefree time.
At that time, when he was young, Dānlín showed strong self-esteem and refused to admit defeat. In the training plan at that time, the only thing that frightened Dānlín was leg press. At first, the child's ligament didn't pull open and his leg couldn't be pressed down, so the coach helped him press it. Xiao Lindan cried out in pain and pressed it while crying. After returning home, his mother will continue to press him. However, no matter how painful it was, my mother never heard him say that she didn't want to practice. On weekends, the training team will run long distances and run around Shanghang County for two laps, at least several kilometers. Dānlín is the youngest on the team. He couldn't get ahead, so he ran with the older players. He must finish the race and never stop halfway. Besides, when you play on the team, if you lose, Dānlín will start crying before the coach says anything.
In the amateur class, Dānlín is the only child who plays with his left hand, so the coach pays special attention to him. Although Dānlín is not the best in his class because of his young age, his physical fitness is outstanding. At that time, his basic movements, footwork and front and back touch lines were among the best in his class.
When I was 9 years old, I grew up in tears.
1992, 9-year-old Dānlín successfully entered Fujian Sports School and came to Fuzhou, 600 kilometers away from Shanghang County. Dānlín spent her first semester in the provincial sports school in tears.
That winter, Dānlín entered the provincial sports school. Being always afraid of the cold, he is not used to dormitory life. Since his parents sent him to Fuzhou left, he began to cry almost every day. Sometimes, even during training, Xiao Lindan cries when he wants to get home. The coach watched it and let him stand and practice after crying. After the training, he returned to the dormitory. He often stays in a daze alone, and unconsciously starts to cry again. Later, Dānlín began to write home, one letter a day. The theme is basically: Mom and Dad, I miss you. Come and see me. To this day, Dānlín's mother still keeps some of these letters. Fortunately, grandma, grandpa and uncle are all in Fuzhou, which eased Dānlín's homesickness a little. Every weekend, Dānlín will go to grandma's house to eat something delicious, call her mother and go back to the sports school on Sunday. When I first arrived at the provincial sports school, Dānlín, who had never left her parents since childhood, was still unable to take care of herself. He doesn't know how to change clothes and make the bed, let alone change sheets and pillowcases. The whole person is sloppy. In the first week of sports school, he didn't take a bath for a whole week, because he was always homesick and crying in the dormitory. It was not until the end of the first semester that Dānlín's homesickness eased. I won't cry as before, and my letters from home are reduced to one a week.
After the initial adaptation period, Dānlín's indomitable and self-respecting character began to appear. Soon, he learned to change clothes and wash sheets, and his ability to live independently was obviously enhanced, especially in training. Dānlín's mother said that once, Dānlín had a fever and had intravenous drip, but he didn't want to delay training. He didn't ask the coach for leave, so he continued training when he came back from the hospital.
/kloc-was baptized into the army at the age of 0/4.
1995, in the national youth competition, Dānlín won the men's singles championship and was favored by the PLA. He was sent to the team for trial training 10 day. Shortly thereafter, Dānlín received an admission notice from the People's Liberation Army. 12 years old, he stepped into the door of the army and became a soldier. After the liberation of the People's Liberation Army, the team gave Dānlín a lot of new equipment, which seemed to be a shoo-in, including clothes and rackets. Dānlín is very happy to have these equipments. Because before that, he had been using a wooden racket and had never used such good equipment.
In addition to the new equipment, Dānlín has his own military uniform. At that time, he was very young, less than 1.4 meters. His hat like a pot was buckled on his head, the buttonhole of his belt was still loose, and his trousers fell straight down. Everyone laughed when they saw it.
From 65438 to 0997, Dānlín went to Hinan Island to experience the life of the army with the China People's Liberation Army. There, these professional badminton players do exercises and stand guard with the officers and men of the army every day, stand in the sun for dozens of minutes, and gather urgently at night. Dānlín has been through all this. In addition to training, they have to eat and live with the troops. During the training of the PLA, I always feel that the food is not delicious and I am picky. When we got there, when we were eating, everyone looked around, but we couldn't see the meat in the rice. According to Dānlín, the emphasis there is "eating depends on food", that is, if you don't have any food, you should eat more, even if you have food. Once, Dānlín had dinner with the company commander and monitor. There are only a few small salted fish on the plate. When Dānlín went upstairs, he put two in a bowl to eat. The monitor later asked him, "Do you know what it means to watch food and eat?" Sit next to the company commander! "When I first went to the army, Dānlín wanted to take a bath and asked where the bathhouse was and when there was hot water. The monitor told him that there was no need for hot water for bathing here. As a result, during his 20 days in the army, Dānlín took only three baths, that is, bathed in cold water, and then quickly put on his clothes. After training in the army during that time, Dānlín fully felt the difficulty of being a soldier, realized the value and respect of a soldier, and increased his sense of responsibility and pride as a soldier. This feeling was fully released in the military salute, the symbolic action after Dānlín's victory.
Dānlín said that he was born with the swagger on the court. In fact, this domineering attitude stems from his unyielding character since childhood. This indomitable spirit made Dānlín unwilling to bow no matter how hard and tired he was. From the local sports school to the army, his character has been better tempered.
At the age of 20, he became a "super Dan"
On August 22nd, 2002, Dānlín, who was less than 19, ranked first in the International Badminton Federation, although it only lasted for one week. Since winning the first Open Championship in 2002, Dānlín has won a large number of championships in the World Badminton Super Series and various international competitions. From 2004 to 2008, it occupied the first place in the men's singles world in almost four years, and was called "Super Dan" by the World Badminton Federation and the media.