abstract

In the early 1960s, Liu was a poor student. Despite the opposition of his family, he dreamed of playing table tennis in this city. He was selected for the provincial team with his original "wild way" play. Ma, the daughter of the commune secretary, also likes table tennis. She is infatuated with Liu, but Liu is unmoved. In the provincial team, Liu met his lover and his lifelong rival and nemesis Sun. In the high-pressure environment where the team is fiercely competitive, financial difficulties, family opposition, friction between players and budding love have all become obstacles in his pursuit of dreams. With the encouragement of his teammates and the help of his coach, Liu finally overcame his negative emotions, strengthened his belief in winning glory for his country and made unremitting efforts to enter the national team. When the situation was turbulent, he was expelled from the team by Liu and married Ma. He felt confused and miserable, but he still insisted on training with his good friend Du Jianhua. A few years later, China returned to the world table tennis, and Liu went to Europe on behalf of his country. He overcame his illness, won the gold medal and then retired. After the reform and opening up, many people went to the sea for gold, but he still wanted to win gold. He spared no expense in setting up a table tennis school and cultivating a new generation of young athletes with the spirit of winning gold.