Chinese Team 2011

I wish there was an english translation.  Good video though.  Whats with Wang Hao's back?

Wang Hao has developed a back problem that may have affected his performance.

It appears to me that the vid shows:

- Younger players like Zhang Jike, Xu Xin and Zhou Yu share the same room.
- Zhang Jike feels sorry for Xu Xin who didn't win in the trial because they are budy budy.
- Zhang Jike always brings his private pillow wherever he goes because he has a spinal cord and neck pain problem.
- Head coach addresses the team:
Muscular/bodily wound is common among those players that participate in a lot of tournaments; therefore, you must take good care of your own health; sometimes focusing on fighting spirit is more important than focusing on local pain while playing; WLQ is a good example for the younger players to learn because of his fighting spirit; Xu Xin lost to Zhou Yu because Zhou Yu is more aggressive and Xu Xin is too conservative and fooling around too much at the beginning. Zhang Jike is tired after returning from oversea tournaments but should maintain a fighting spirit. The 2011 internal trial is a good opportunity for the players to challenge each other and his own limit. Each player has an opportunity to prove he is better and stronger than the others.

My translation may not be 100% correct and complete due to my own limitation in understanding the Chinese language. If someone can come up with a better interpretation, please come forward and tell us more.

Edited by wealthweb - 03/16/2011 at 2:37am

The head coach gives alot of respect to the senior players when he criticised more on the younger players...

Ding Ning talks too much! so good to see other side of these players.

I have no idea what they're saying but I enjoyed the restaurant conversation between Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning.  I guess DN didn't want LS to eat all the cookies?

BeaverMD wrote: I have no idea what they're saying but I enjoyed the restaurant conversation between Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning.  I guess DN didn't want LS to eat all the cookies?

Based on my hasty listen through and translation, I'm sure there's some small errors and I might be missing some details, but the general gist of the conversation goes:

Ding Ning was joking around with Liu about if she keeps eating she won't be able to move around the next day, and how if she wins tomorrow DN would buy her a whole table of food. Then DN says don't worry, tonight I'll make sure "she" doesn't get any sleep. I'm assuming by "she" DN means Liu's next opponent? Liu of course takes it as a joke and tries to eat the cookie anyways and DN keeps making fun of her trying to eat and tells her to lose weight. Most of the conversation is DN being sarcastic which is why Liu keeps laughing at her suggestions.

Wang Liqin and Malin are still there in the team as they have excellent fighting spirits for which Liu wants all others team to follow. These older players' never die attitude make them reliable and that's what others must follow if Liu were to choose them for Olympic as only with then, they will be guaranteed with gold medals. Not to mention these 2 old horses can still give these youngsters a fight. Both made it to the semis and one even final.

liu shiwen is so cute i swear

Ding Ning looks like such a joker in these videos. My new favorite female player.

wealthweb wrote: It appears to me that the vid shows: - Younger players like Zhang Jike, Xu Xin and Zhou Yu share the same room.

BeaverMD wrote: wealthweb wrote: It appears to me that the vid shows: - Younger players like Zhang Jike, Xu Xin and Zhou Yu share the same room.     Probably because they had to share one room back home with eight siblings so sharing a hotel room with two others is no biggie

These young players are most likely the only child in their family. Most kids born after 1979 in the cities are.

TT_haru wrote: liulin04 wrote: so Liu Shi Wen's nickname is jujube? maybe cos her look, sweet & round like jujube and thus the nick from her friends ...

I like her as well..

BeaverMD wrote: ... It doesn't look like XX and ZJK smoke but I bet some of the guys in the Chinese team do, even if it's in secret. ...

As a matter of fact ZJK does smoke - a forummer saw him and Chen Qi during a break in English Open schedule sneak outside and smoke. See "English Open 2011" thread...

jdzhao wrote: These young players are most likely the only child in their family. Most kids born after 1979 in the cities are.

JimT wrote: As a matter of fact ZJK does smoke - a forummer saw him and Chen Qi during a break in English Open schedule sneak outside and smoke. See "English Open 2011" thread...