Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 16 Attention from caring people
Zhang Lie had cramps and could no longer continue the competition, so he had to withdraw. If he wanted to get this "provincial athlete" certificate, he could only compete again next year.

This certificate may do more than help with admission to higher education.

Because tennis is a global sport, when many students apply to study in North America or Europe, if your specialty is playing tennis, it is a bonus.

In the time and space when Chen Ran was reborn, many well-known athletes would train their children to learn tennis, not to become professional athletes, but to apply for overseas universities more smoothly.

Closer to home.

Chen Ran touched some beads of sweat on his forehead and muttered in his heart: You fell down before I even exerted any force.

After just one game, Chen Ran got a spot in the top eight.

"Holy shit, brother, you are so awesome."

"I just thought you were good at basketball and so good at tennis!"

After Chen Ran returned to his seat to rest, Hu Jie ran over immediately and danced excitedly.

"Hey, at this age, there are countless people in China who are better at basketball than me. As for tennis... not necessarily." Chen Ran replied lightly.

This is the advantage of a project with high threshold and no involution, and it is also an individual sport.

If Chen Ran had chosen the wrong basketball that day, he would not have known how to go in the future.

Putting aside the constraint of height, you first have to find a way to join a professional team, and then you have to serve tea and water to the veterans in the team, flatter the coach, and even if you want to play, you have to wait for seniority. Not someone with extraordinary talent like Yao Ming.

What's even more terrifying is that in a closed environment, your life is just a two-point line between the dormitory and the training hall. It's hard to live again, so why bother?

As for football, not even God can save it.

Although table tennis and badminton are individual sports, there are many experts in China and they are very involved. The sports bureau has huge influence and controls almost everything. However, their influence and commercial value are far different from tennis.

So tennis can only be Chen Ran's only choice.

When Chen Ran was resting, someone from the organizing committee was pointing at his position.

Although he had only played one game just now, he was already stunning enough and attracted the attention of many people.

"Old Xu, is this guy from your Zhejiang Province team?"

A middle-aged man in the distance pointed at Chen Ran and asked. This man is Liang Hui, the current vice chairman of the Chinese Tennis Association, who is mainly responsible for the youth area.

"Our provincial team does not have such a number one figure." The man named Lao Xu shook his head sincerely, "But it seems that this level has indeed reached the level of the provincial team."

This person is Xu Jianye, the deputy director of the Ningzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, and he is actually very depressed.

The eliminated player named Zhang Lie was actually the son of a friend of his, so he helped out and gave the opponent a bye in the first round. In the second round, he selected a junior high school student who looked like a soft persimmon. Who would have expected the result? The other party has professional standards.

Liang Hui said thoughtfully again: "This ability to release small balls has not been seen many times in the national team."

Nowadays, China's tennis team training is simple and rough, just swing the racket and swing the ball vigorously, and avoid throwing small balls like this if possible.

Because releasing small balls really tests the hand and ball feel, and the timing and rhythm are also difficult to grasp, not to mention that training and competition are completely different concepts.

In the national team, the coaching staff will also tell you, don’t let the ball go around when you have nothing to do. Do you understand if you don’t have the technical ability? "This young man is worth continuing to observe." Liang Hui looked at Chen Ran from a distance and suddenly became interested.

He originally came to Ningzhou City from Qianli Zhaozhao, the imperial capital, as a matter of routine and as a trip.

After all, compared with football and basketball, which are rich and lucrative associations, the Tennis Association can be said to be a Qingshui Yamen. Except for the somewhat tasteless Davis Cup, there are not many games throughout the year. After all, the ATP Tour and the four Grand Slams are all Players signed up in their own names and it has nothing to do with them.

What's more, the players on the national team are basically not up to the level of the ATP Tour. They have been involved in the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Hope Tour all year round.

As for the domestic tennis competitions, they are even more useless. They can only be said to be better than nothing. They are completely different from the prosperous football A and basketball CBA (there is no Chinese Super League in this era, only A).

Look at the old men in the Football Association and the Basketball Association, how can they have the leisure to watch youth games?

Let’s talk about other unpopular associations, such as weightlifting, gymnastics, etc., which can at least compete for Olympic gold medals.

The tennis association is not only unpopular, but its results are also very poor. It is not even possible to compete for gold medals in the Asian Games.

Even though tennis has huge commercial value and influence around the world, in the eyes of the Chinese Sports Bureau, it cannot bring commercial value and attention like football and basketball, nor can it win gold and silver like unpopular sports. It is completely disgraceful. Dispensable leftovers.

"Hey..." Liang Hui couldn't help but slap his forehead when he thought of this.

Today's Tennis Association is an existence where grandma doesn't care and uncle doesn't love.

At the Busan Asian Games four months later, if the Chinese tennis team cannot give a satisfactory answer, this day will probably be even more miserable.

If Chen Ran could hear what Vice Chairman Liang was saying at this moment, he might show some "sympathetic" eyes, because he knew very well that China's tennis team created the first "zero medal" in the history of the Asian Games in Busan. "A shameful record.

Generally speaking, the Chinese Legion can win nearly 200 gold medals in every Asian Games, which is full of gains. But your unpopular association doesn't even have a medal, let alone a gold medal. How can the leaders Give you a good look.

At this time, Chen Ran was sitting on a chair and resting. Although he was not sure, he vaguely felt that his performance just now might be noticed by someone who was interested.

Hu Jie, who was beside him, seemed to have noticed something. He knelt down and asked, "Chen Ran, I just found out that the competition leaflet states that the top four can be certified as provincial athletes?"

"Yes, otherwise why would I go through all the trouble to come here to participate in the competition?" Chen Ran said without looking back.

Hu Jie thought of the sports student in the class, and suddenly became a little frustrated: "Brother, didn't you agree to go to No. [-] Middle School with me?"

"That's it..." Chen Ran said in a deep voice, "My parents will give me a reward when I enter Dongzhou Middle School. Also, our families live in two adjacent buildings. It doesn't matter if they are not in the same school. .”

After hearing the explanation, Hu Jie was still a little confused.

There is a saying that goes well: I am afraid that my brothers will suffer hardship, but I am also afraid that my brothers will drive Land Rover.

He is the mentality of worrying about gains and losses.

"Do you think I am a person who likes to learn?" Chen Ran asked again.

"No!" Hu Jie shook his head decisively.

"That's right!" Chen Ran continued to fool him, "So is it important to study in the same school? The important thing is to still fight in the same Internet cafe in the future!"

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(End of this chapter)