Original title: Li Na into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
"Wang Xiao dream to open, so that young people enjoy tennis"
July 18, Li Na and young people to learn tennis interaction. Xinhua News Agency issued
International Tennis Hall of Fame is about to enter the Chinese player Li Na iconic New York local time on July 18 arrived at the Manhattan Sutton East Tennis Club, close interaction with the dozens of American junior tennis enthusiasts.
International Tennis Hall of Fame in New York north of Rhode Island, has absorbed 254 people called tennis career from 23 countries and regions have made outstanding contributions, Li Na became the first 255 people, it is the first person from China. Li's official entry hall ceremony will be held at 20 pm. Hall of Fame said in a statement: accept two-time Grand Slam singles champion, was once the world number two Li Na, not only because of her record, her love of the sport and culture, inspire young the great role played by people.
Li said when answering questions from reporters at the event: "I retired in recent years mainly engaged in youth development this one, do not intend to pro coaches My dream is to open School, but not as a precondition to cultivate champions, mainly to like it. junior tennis training to create a happy environment for them to enjoy the fun they bring to the project. At present, I do not have a School, but Nike, Mercedes and other cooperation, training young people to do. "
Speaking Hall of Fame, Li said: "this is certainly the greatest athletes tennis career we all know, not won the Grand Slam will be able to enter the Hall of Fame, but also to contribute to this project and I would have been inducted into the Hall of 254 people together. better tennis serve. "
About the status of Chinese women's tennis, Li believes that each player has its own characteristics, their own ideas, their own team, the key is to identify for their own development path and stick to it.
Li said: "We may be a number of players to get some of that championship, raised people's expectations fact, the gap between many players is not great, no one can guarantee that before the game to beat the opponent a lot of time. spot to play and adjustment is very important. "
day interacting with Li Na American teenagers are from New York" city parks Foundation, "the tennis project. The project used the five boroughs of New York tennis facilities 36 parks offering free tennis guidance for young people to keep fit, cultivate interest and enhance self-confidence for the purpose.
Li Na and interaction in the form of a 13-year-old Chinese American boy "sparring", the other side of the Li people standing on the sidelines, the United States coach Li Na of action for each site to explain to the children. Li Na retired five years showing the serve without the force of the state, forehand and backhand volleys and baseline drives and other net technology. During the children also doubles pairing with Li Na. Li Na in answering children's questions, said most of the "efforts to uphold."
Born in the United States Zhuangfu Wen Li is the day of the "adversary." He said on the sidelines of the reporters: "I was seven years old started to learn tennis, to join the project also has five years to have the opportunity to play Li Na and feel very honored to be a little nervous, but I believe fairly normal play, as long as perseverance. the effort will be successful like as Li. "According to Xinhua News Agency