Under pågående Super League i Kina har man på Table Tennista haft den goda smaken att intervjua en av de viktigare personerna i Ding Nings liv, nämligen hennes moder. Mamma Ding pratar om hur tufft dottern hade det för drygt ett år sedan, efter de kinesiska damernas tunga finalförlust mot Singapore i Lag-VM i Moskva, och resonerar klokt runt dotterns personlighet och pingisgärning. Saxar följande:
"Speaking for Ding Ning, the biggest blow on her life was last year’s championship.” Ding Ning’s mother told the reporters that after that painful incident, Ding Ning’s mood went into a downturn. Watching her daughter suffer is more painful for the mother:
“I called her everyday to give comfort and enlightenment. I told her that every one will have to go through such growing experience and one cannot hide from it. God gave you some sufferings and at the same time, he will also give you some victories, which is just fair. The last step doesn’t matter whether it is up or down. What is more important is that you get to move forward. Only after getting through this pain that you will grow up, mature and climb to your peak.”
“Ding Ning is a good, sensible and obedient child.” Ding Ning’s mother boasted. After the setback, the mother’s eyes saw her daughter mature:
“Before, playing table tennis just makes her happy. But the loss made her understand that the sport does not only have fun, but also pain and cruelty.”
After the Moscow championship, Ding Ning faced increasing difficulties. Her mother recalled:
After the Moscow championship, Ding Ning faced increasing difficulties. Her mother recalled:
“As soon as she got back, she immediately participated in the League. But she was still very depressed that time. With Zhang Yining’s retirement, Ding Ning and her teammates had to carry the banner of the women’s team. So she felt a sudden burden on her shoulders.”
“Before, Ding Ning’s sense of competition is still not that strong but presently, that sense has already changed. In addition, after that defeat, her understanding becomes deeper. Unlike in the past, her ideas were always simple, just thinking of what is beautiful.”
“Before, Ding Ning’s sense of competition is still not that strong but presently, that sense has already changed. In addition, after that defeat, her understanding becomes deeper. Unlike in the past, her ideas were always simple, just thinking of what is beautiful.”
Ding Ning’s mother doesn’t care if her daughter will achieve more favorable results:
“Before, I used to get really nervous watching her play but now, I get calmer. That is because I do not care anymore whether she wins or not. I just hope for her happiness. She is a very hardworking child and I am already very impressed in her current results.”
