Zhong Nanshan: Guardian of Life

Chapter 12 Sweetness and Waiting

Zhong Nanshan met a good girl at his aunt's house in Beijing.The girl's name was Li Shaofen, and her aunt was a good friend of Aunt Zhong Nanshan's, and the two old people lived together.Li Shaofen went to visit his aunt, and happened to meet Zhong Nanshan who was visiting his aunt.Li Shaofen is tall and straight, with a heroic spirit in her beauty.When Zhong Nanshan learned that Li Shaofen was serving in the Chinese women's basketball team and was an excellent basketball player, he couldn't help feeling goodwill and respect for the girl in front of him.He knows the hardships of becoming a top athlete in the country.To become a top athlete in the country, one must possess talent and will beyond ordinary people.

During Zhong Nanshan's preparation for the National Games, in order to strengthen his training, he applied for training at a national team training base with better conditions.At this time, Li Shaofen was also at the training base.The two often meet, train together, encourage each other, and keep each other company.

Gradually, they fell in love, but they stayed together less often.Li Shaofen is the main player of the Chinese women's basketball team and often has to participate in training camps and go abroad for competitions.How Li Shaofen became a professional basketball player can be traced back to her experience of participating in the school basketball team when she was studying in Guangzhou Zhenguang Girls High School.Back then in Guangzhou, the basketball team of True Light Girls High School was famous throughout the city.In 15, the Guangdong women's basketball team participated in the South Central District basketball and volleyball selection contest held in Wuhan. 16-year-old Li Shaofen is the youngest member of the basketball team. Her outstanding performance has attracted the attention of the national team coach.Then, she was absorbed into the national team.In [-], Li Shaofen, who was only [-] years old, became the first batch of athletes of the Chinese women's basketball team, and then went to the Soviet Union to study together with other Chinese women's basketball players.In [-], Li Shaofen and his teammates participated in the World Youth Friendship Games held in Romania.This is the first appearance of the Chinese women's basketball team in an international competition, but the results are not good.Li Shaofen and his teammates were not discouraged. While studying in the Soviet Union, they participated in several consecutive World University Games and World Youth Friendship Games.The more they fought, the better they fought, and the braver they fought.In [-], the Chinese women's basketball team performed well in Paris, France, and their competitive level improved significantly.In [-], when the Chinese women's basketball team played against the then Eastern European champion team Bulgaria, it was a draw.When the Chinese women's basketball team visited the Soviet Union in [-], the level of competition between the Chinese women's basketball team and the Soviet women's basketball team was already close.

The fighting spirit of the Chinese women's basketball girls is inspiring. In the late 50s, the film "Women's Basketball No. 5" based on them became popular all over the country.In [-], the Chinese women's basketball team participated in the first Emerging Force Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.At the opening ceremony of this event, Li Shaofen, as a representative of outstanding athletes, served as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation.The Chinese women's basketball team lived up to the expectations and took home the championship trophy in this sports meeting, emerging on the international women's basketball arena.

Zhong Nanshan knew that his sweetheart, Li Shaofen, was not an ordinary girl. She not only belonged to him, but also belonged to the Chinese women's basketball team and China.When she was at the peak of her athletic career, she had to play for her country and bring glory to her country.Zhong Nanshan has been waiting sweetly, waiting for the beloved girl to win one impressive result after another, waiting for the beloved girl to return with honor.On December 31, [-], the last day of the year, Zhong Nanshan and Li Shaofen held a simple wedding in Beijing.Zhong Nanshan finally married his beloved girl. From this day on, they accompanied hand in hand and shared the joys and ups and downs of life.

In the second year after marriage, Li Shaofen and his teammates fought together. The Chinese women's basketball team was invincible in the invitational tournaments held in Switzerland and France, winning gold medals time and time again.

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