From “back baskets Junior” to “tennis junior”, these two brothers are very inspirational!
These two brothers are very inspirational! (Warmth network)
on August this year, Wa ethnic group Cangyuan Va autonomous county from Lincang city, Yunnan province won the U14 men’s singles championship in Guangzhou station of youth tennis tour, winning the attention of the outside world. This dark-skinned mountain village boy with a simple smile likes to play with a small basket carrying tennis rackets, so Netizens affectionately call him “back baskets teenager”.
Recently, Wang Fa’s 6-year-old brother Wang Yi also learned tennis like his brother. Netizens send blessings one after another, hoping that they can get out of the mountain through hard work and become excellent professional tennis players in the future.
The inspirational story of “back baskets teenagers” changing their life track due to tennis should be started 6 years ago. According to the WeChat public account “CCTV News”, in 2016, 8-year-old Wang Fa was seen by coach Zhang Xiaohong because of his good endurance and explosive power. At that time, Zhang Xiaohong told Wang Fa’s parents, “the child is a good seedling. It’s a pity not to cultivate it. I will take good care of it, you don’t have to pay a penny!”
After entering the training team, Wang FA practiced hard. He gets up at 6:30 every day, conducts training such as serve and swing from 7 to 11, and has more than two hours of physical training in the afternoon. But Wang Fa said, “If I like tennis, I won’t feel tired. Every time I make a little progress in training, it is something that makes me very happy.”
The accumulation day after day makes Wang FA’s football skills advance by leaps and bounds. On the Guangzhou station of this year’s youth tennis tour, Wang FA became a dark horse and successfully won the championship. The picture of Wang FA carrying little pannier as “ball bag” on the court also made many netizens remember him. Wang Fa said, “This is a bamboo little pannier with WA characteristics. When we were in our hometown, we carried it to the farmland. So carrying back baskets on the court makes me feel particularly cordial. I believe that my hometown will give me strength!”
After Wang FA won the championship, his family was very happy. At the end of September, he went home to visit, and coach Zhang Xiaohong also came together. And Zhang Xiaohong found that Wang Fa’s 6-year-old younger brother Wang Yi was also a good seedling for learning tennis. After passing the test selection, Wang Yi also entered the training team.
For mountain village children like Wang Fa and Wang Yi, tennis is not only a sport, but also a window for them to see the vast world. Zhang Xiaohong thought: “The children in the mountains have strong running ability, can endure hardship, are willing to fight, and have strong plasticity. But if no one is digging, it is difficult for them to have a chance to understand tennis. Discovering more gifted children is the meaning of my work.”
From “back baskets teenager” to “tennis teenager”, the dream stories of Wang Fa and Wang Yi moved many people. Netizen “happy” said: “Sports ignite children’s dreams. Praise the dream-chasing teenager!” Netizen “Teng” said: “I hope the children in the mountains have more opportunities to show their talents. I look forward to seeing you in the world arena. Come on!”