Just when Lin Hui and Shaojie were chatting in full swing, there was a sudden knock on his door.
The visitor was none other than Xu Xin.
As soon as Xu Xin came in, she asked enthusiastically, "Lin Hui, you are back. I haven't seen you for a few days, and you seem to have lost a lot of weight. Did you eat poorly there? Or did you not sleep well?"
Xu Xin stared at Lin Hui and asked.
But suddenly he saw Lin Hui's injured arm.
"What happened to your arm? Why did it get injured even though it was fine?"
However, Lin Hui couldn't help but frowned when he saw Xu Xin asking this question.
Then he said calmly, "This is a long story. I'll talk about it later when I have the chance!"
In fact, it is particularly embarrassing to talk about it.
But looking at Xu Xin's serious expression, Lin Hui only deliberately made a roundabout way, "Xu Xin, you don't have to worry about me. I'm really fine. I'm fine now, right?"
But Xu Xin didn't think so, and said to Lin Hui, "But the way you look now makes me feel sad."
Listening to what Xu Xin said, Lin Hui couldn't help but be moved.
Lin Hui didn't expect that Xu Xin would feel sad for him. He had never dared to ask for such a relationship.
But now that he had met him, Lin Hui didn't know what to do.
On the contrary, Shaojie standing aside said to Xu Xin, "Don't worry, it will be fine if Lin Hui says it's fine."
Shaojie also understands Lin Hui's character. Since he doesn't want to talk about things, even if you force him, it will have no effect.
Especially when they heard Lin Hui's words just now, they felt that there must be something else going on, but it would cause unnecessary trouble or make Xu Xin worried, so Shaojie deliberately hid it.
However, Xu Xin never gave up.
"Lin Hui, please tell us what happened. Why did you get injured for no reason?"
At this moment, Lin Hui's face became extremely ugly.
How can you say that? Why did Xu Xin keep asking him questions over and over again?
Shaojie also saw the ugliness on Lin Hui's face.
"That Xu Xin, didn't Coach Xu tell you, do you know about the provincial team? The national team is going to select talents to enter the province!"
Shaojie deliberately found a topic, and this topic was quite useful for Xu Xin.
"You said the national team was going to the provincial team to select talents. Why didn't I know when? My dad didn't tell me about it!"
Suddenly Xu Xin shifted all his attention to this.
Shaojie took a deep breath, he was in such danger just now.
Look how scared Lin Hui was.
"Yes, this is what Lin Hui told me just now. As soon as Lin Hui came back, he was called to the office by the coach, and it was the coach who told Lin Hui. Can this be false?"
"What Lin Hui? Is this happening?"
Xu Xin suddenly asked Lin Hui, but Lin Hui was stunned by Xu Xin's question.
After reacting, he said to Xu Xin. "Yes, the coach did tell me about this. He said that Wang Xiaolong might be allowed to join our national team, but this is still unknown. Whether he can join or not needs to be considered again and again!"
Lin Hui told the truth and reiterated what happened just now to Xu Xin.
However, Xu Xin looked confused, "Why do we need another inspection? What happened? And you said that the national team wanted to select Wang Xiaolong, did he select him alone? Or did our provincial team have other players?" What? I really don’t know about this!”
If he hadn't suddenly said this today, he wouldn't have known it yet, because he just called his father today and found out that he hadn't been told about it.
But that's strange to say.
In the past, his coach father was so busy that he even took the initiative to call him. He thought the sun was rising from the west.
He doesn't show much concern on weekdays, but today he called and asked questions about whether there had been any news about the national team recently. It turned out that he was asking about this matter.
At this moment, Xu Xin understood.
It seems that this time the national team goes to the provincial team to select talents.
However, after Lin Hui listened to Xu Xin's words, he didn't know how to answer, because he didn't know what practicing meant. He just asked him about Wang Xiaolong. Maybe he had a deep impression on Wang Xiaolong, so he asked.
"The details of this matter are not very clear yet. It may be that the coach has this intention. When will the selection be made or whether it will be selected for the provincial team, these are still unknown. But what is certain is that the national team has the idea to introduce new athletes , we have to work harder, otherwise if those new athletes come in, they will be much more competitive!"
Lin Hui suddenly thought of this problem. As long as new people come in, old people will inevitably come out.
The reason for this can be imagined.
They will face elimination. Naturally, outstanding people will stay, and those who do not strive for improvement will be eliminated.
"Lin Hui, what you say makes sense. We really put the attention we should have on table tennis. If these newcomers come in and are better than us old people, then what future do we have?"
When Shaojie suddenly said these words, he also realized that the competition was getting bigger and bigger.
Indeed, if there is no survival of the fittest in society, how can we let those outstanding people survive?
If society wants to progress, naturally the national team will also make progress.
We will not leave those useless people around.
"What you said makes sense. Then we should face it well, train well, and put all our thoughts on the ball! Especially you Shaojie, you were so good when you were in the provincial team. When I came to the national team, I didn’t have any ambition!"
Xu Xin looked at Shaojie and said calmly.
"Am I not motivated enough? Why am I not motivated? I get up at 5 a.m. every day and don't go back to the dormitory until eight or nine in the evening to rest. Isn't this motivation enough?"
Shaojie objected to Xu Xin's statement.
Because isn't his purpose of getting up early and working late every day just to get a certain ranking?
However, hearing Xu Xin's reprimand made him feel a little resistant.
"You're wrong to say that, Shaojie. Training should focus on skills rather than time. You won't be able to fight from morning to night. Even if you get up during the day and fight until you go to bed at night, as long as you fight blindly, If you can’t master the skills, these are all wrong ways of playing, you should learn the skills from them!”
His father had said these words to him before. At that time, he thought that his father, the coach, was unnecessary. Everyone has his own ideas and skills.
As a result, he later came to the national team and saw such outstanding people.
Only then did I realize that everyone has their own playing style, and everyone also has their own skills. These cannot be learned, but can only be understood through observation.
If you hit the ball blindly again and again without any skills, you will definitely not hit the ball well.
"Yes, what Xu Xin said is indeed right. In terms of skills, it is better to master them than to practice hard. If you practice blindly without mastering the skills, this is definitely wrong. You You should slowly sum up an experience from your own playing style and find a technique from it so that others cannot surpass you. This is the right thing!"
Lin Hui felt that what Xu Xin said was not wrong at all.
If everyone could have Xu Xin's understanding, then everyone would be a champion. However, no one knows what style of play is suitable for him, and he doesn't know how to play well.
It seems that Xu Xin knows the skills when it comes to playing ball.
"Even Lin Hui said that!" Then Shaojie walked to Lin Hui's side. I just helped you turn your elbows outward.
However, Lin Hui said to Shaojie regardless, "This is indeed not a matter of turning your elbows outward. It is a good thing for you. You should study it carefully and not play like before, especially for the national team." If new players come in, our pressure will double even more."
Listening to what Lin Hui said, it made some sense, because in terms of skills, Sister Shao did not know as much as them, nor did she know as much as them.
Lin Hui has been on the championship throne for a long time. This is not something ordinary people can do. Naturally, he has mastered his own unique method.
And Xu Xin has been with Coach Xu for a long time, so naturally Coach Xu will teach him something.
But then again?
Why did he often go to Coach Xu's house, but Coach Xu didn't tell him this?
But it is not very important now. Since they have all come to the national team, they should win glory for the national team and play well.
Especially in the coming days, we need to work harder. Indeed, as Lin Hui said, new players are coming. If their old players don't work hard, they will really face the problem of elimination.
"Just Shaojie, you can't always be like this. You have to think about it. Our lives in the future will not be much more tense than they are now. Not only you, but also me, are in danger of being eliminated at any time. If we play If there is still no progress at all, then why should the national team keep us? Why should they let us stay here in vain!"
Xu Xin thought about this and felt that now had reached a very important and critical moment. .
If they can't figure it out now, they will all face elimination in the near future.
What's more, those national champions will also face retirement.
Now they are just unknown in the national team. They only occasionally go to foreign countries to participate in competitions and cannot obtain a certain ranking.
This will certainly be a serious challenge for them.
"Xu Xin, you said the same. It seems that we should really think about it. Now the country is preparing to eliminate the old players and introduce new ones. I seriously doubt it, but there is no way we can be eliminated." Well, after all, we just came here, how could we be eliminated so quickly!"
Shaojie was still thinking that he was lucky because of the new members.
But little did they know. It's not what they imagined at all.
It is a real challenge for each member to come to the national team. It is a time to test yourself and to test the national team's tolerance for you.
If everyone has no value, how can the national team allow you to stay.
These are things Shaojie doesn't know.
But Lin Hui said calmly, "The purpose of our coming here is to win glory for the national team, not to talk about whether to be eliminated or not. If one day we really have to face the problem of retiring."
"I think that if you can win a gold or silver medal for the national team or for yourself, then you can truly join the national team!"
Although Lin Hui won two gold medals, it was not enough for him.
He wants to realize his own value here and let the people of the world know its existence.
"Indeed, Shaojie, we are here for ourselves, not for anyone else, but for our family to realize ourselves. If we can come to the national team and come in just to be able to come in, then it is not a goal in freedom. We are Let’s leave no regrets here!”
Xu Xin's only goal here is to stand on the international stage as a woman.
There has never been a woman in table tennis who can stand on the international stage. He wants to realize this dream and let people around the world know that the beautiful country of China has a group of outstanding young female athletes who also love this sport of table tennis.
However, Shaojie felt a little ashamed after hearing this.
"It's me, I didn't think too carefully. I should study carefully what to do next when I go back, how to make myself better, so that I can realize my self-worth, and make the national team feel that he is a useful person here. !”
When Shaojie said these words, Lin Hui patted Shaojie's shoulder gently with his hand.
"Is this my good teammate? It's great that you have this awareness. Look at how everyone is actively working hard to move forward as a team. We can still be better, even if you face retirement or retirement one day. Even if you are eliminated, you will not regret it, because you have sweated, shed tears, and worked hard for this land, and it is all worth it!"
This is what Lin Hui thinks in his heart. No matter what the result is, he has worked hard and paid for it.
He won't regret it.
That's why I work so hard for the national team. Let the national team and even people abroad know that there is a group of such young athletes in their country who are working hard for this project, working hard, and being positive.
"You are all right. It is true that we should stay in the national team without leaving any regrets. If everyone had thoughts like mine, I am afraid it would not exist in the national team. Fortunately, you two reminded me, So that I don’t make mistakes.”
Shaojie said feeling a little embarrassed and touched the back of his head.
His thoughts just now were too simple and he didn't realize how profound it was.
Only now did he realize that if Xu Xin and Lin Hui hadn't reminded him, he would have made a mistake.
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