As one of the 25 best athletes in this century, his name, together with Pele, Ali and Jordan, was engraved on the sports monument of the 20th century. 1On June 26th, 1999, the award ceremony of "Best Athlete of the Century" selected by the International Sports Journalists Association, the most authoritative sports news organization in the world, was held in Budapest, Hungary.

Li ning 14 world gymnastics champion

1982 6th world cup (final): floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, horizontal bar, individual all-around.

The 22nd World Gymnastics Championships: Men's Team

1984 los Angeles Olympic games: floor exercise, pommel horse, rings

The 23rd World Gymnastics Championships: Rings

1986 individual all-around, floor exercise and pommel horse in the 7th World Cup (finals) were accepted as members of the Athletes' Committee of the International Olympic Committee and became the only representatives in Asia.

1999 was rated as "the best athlete of this century" by the International Sports Journalists Association.

In 2000, he was included in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame by the International Sports Federation and became the first gymnast in China.

There are only 25 "Best Athletes of the Century" this time, including Pele, Ali, Jordan and beckenbauer. Among these 25 outstanding people, there is "Prince of gymnastics" Li Ning from China.

For sports fans in China and all over the world, the name Li Ning means glory, success and pride. It was during his gymnastics career of 17 that he won 106 gold medals in major gymnastics competitions at home and abroad, including 14 gold medals in the world's highest level competitions such as the Olympic Games, the World Cup and the World Championships. The International Gymnastics Federation once named Li Ning on the parallel bars and Li Ning on the pommel horse after his movements. His achievements are unparalleled so far.

Li Ning 1963 was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi, and his father was a music teacher. When Li Ning was a child, besides being interested in music, he preferred "somersault". With the support of his father, he joined the school gymnastics team at the age of 6 and started systematic gymnastics training at the provincial sports school in Nanning at the age of 8. Although he is three or four years younger than most teammates, he is the one who practices the hardest. In just two years, he can complete the difficult action of backflip and turn 720 degrees. 1973, ten years old, national junior gymnastics championship floor exercise champion. This is the first gold medal in his gymnastics career, and it is also one of his most unforgettable and proud gold medals.

Shortly after the game, Li Ning was injured in training, and several doctors said that he could not practice gymnastics. To this end, he sought medical treatment everywhere, finally cured the injury and started training again. From 65438 to 0980, Li Ning was officially transferred to the national gymnastics team. After two years of hard training, he conquered a series of difficult movements. In the gymnastics competition of the 6th World Cup from 65438 to 0982, he won six gold medals in all-around, horizontal bar, floor exercise, pommel horse, rings and vault, setting a record for male gymnasts to win the most gold medals in one competition. Reuters commented, "A new era of China people dominating gymnastics begins tonight."

65438-0983 China Gymnastics Team, dominated by Li Ning, won the team championship for the first time in the 22nd World Gymnastics Championships, defeating the Soviet team which ranked first in the world gymnastics.

1984 At the 23rd Olympic Games, Li Ning, 2/kloc-0 years old, won three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, becoming the player who won the most medals in all events at that Olympic Games, and was praised as a "myth" in the history of sports. The six Olympic medals shining on Li Ning's chest have attracted the attention of the whole world and become the pride of China people all over the world. This is the pinnacle of his gymnastics career.

From 65438 to 0988, Li Ning participated in the Seoul Olympic Games with a whole body of pain and great psychological pressure in competition and training, but failed due to physical and psychological reasons. At the end of 1988, he announced his farewell to sports with infinite nostalgia for gymnastics.

After retiring, Li Ning still loves sports. He declared: "No matter where I go in the future, no matter what I do, I will never leave gymnastics and sports ..." At his most difficult time, Li Jingwei, the inventor of Jianlibao, the "Oriental Shenshui", personally visited and invited him to join Jianlibao Group. After several considerations, Li Ning decided to join Jianlibao, thus conquering his "psychological gap" and completing his life transformation from a world champion to an ordinary businessman. Media comment: "Sports Evergreen Tree" has not fallen. 1990, Li Ning Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. was successfully established with Li Ning as the general manager. The "Li Ning Brand" series of sports shoes and sportswear developed, designed and produced by the company have successively won "Top Ten Famous Brand Clothing in China", "Best Sportswear in China", "Excellent Product Award in China Textile and Apparel Expo", "Famous Brand Product Award in China" and "Golden Bridge Award for Best Selling Domestic Products in China" ... Today, the popularity of "Li Ning Brand" sportswear in China even exceeds. As a businessman of sporting goods, Li Ning has gone through the hard road of 10 years and achieved success again. At present, Li Ning Company has more than 200 professional managers and more than 300 specialty stores in China. It is the largest sporting goods company in China with annual sales of 700 million RMB. The company takes supporting sports as its own responsibility, and pays special attention to supporting sports talents. Since its establishment, it has sponsored more than 80 million yuan of sports activities in China.

From success to failure, from failure to success; From "Prince of gymnastics" to ordinary businessmen, from ordinary businessmen to successful entrepreneurs. Li Ning, 36, is still the "first" and has a full life. As one of the twenty-five best athletes in the world in this century, he is very grateful to people for remembering his past achievements. He said that he hoped the people of the world would see China's growing strength through his achievements, and he would be deeply proud of it.