Live broadcast on October 7th, China’s women’s basketball forward Li Meng accepted an exclusive interview with People’s Daily Sports and talked about many topics.
Q: What are the reasons for the success of the World Cup? Which match do you feel most satisfied?
A: I think I am quite satisfied with either one. We also scored the best in history in this World Cup. Therefore, we can achieve today’s achievements. First of all, we cannot do without the efforts of all the staff, because during the preparation period, we really practiced quite hard. Another is that we have the experience of the last cycle (Tokyo Olympics), because we have experienced success and failure in the last cycle, and we have learned a lot from it and learned a lot. The age structure of our batch of women’s basketball is also very good, which is exactly the same. To put it bluntly, it is time to make achievements.
Q: China played a wonderful team Basketball Women’s Basketball. How did the tacit understanding be cultivated?
A: Our Chinese women’s basketball is A very united and positive team, so we always do everything with the spirit of Chinese women’s basketball. All the things reflected in the competition field are derived from the usual training and accumulated by 1.1 drops. In fact, women’s basketball in China is a team that relies on collective playing. We need to play individual roles in the collective. Everyone plays basketball very selflessly and creates opportunities for his companions.
Q: against France, he got the highest 23 points in the game with illness. How did he do it?
A: The day I played in France, I had A fever before the game. 39 degrees 4 and 39 degrees 5. So, it was still more than 38 degrees before departure, but that game was very important for us, it completely determines whether we can enter the top four and whether we can achieve our goal, because our goal is to play better than the previous one. Then I also want to play and stand with my teammates. So the ball still insisted on playing. I have been very uncomfortable since I prepared for the activity. Anyway, we all played well in that game. After that, my teammates helped me back. After helping me back, I was lying in bed. I was basically dizzy, just the feeling of being sleepy. It’s really too uncomfortable. It hurts all over. It really hurts too much. And I also felt very painful during the competition. It is powerless and painful, but that kind of situation is that all the companions are encouraging you, plus many Chinese overseas Chinese watching the ball inside, they are completely selfless. But after playing the ball, who is lying on the bed knows, it is too uncomfortable. But I didn’t fight later, because the fever couldn’t retreat and my body couldn’t recover all the time. Then they (teammates) said that you would be responsible for a good rest and leave the rest to us, then he said that we would definitely help you win. Their words really touched me.
Q: Please share your experience of fighting at home in Sydney.
A: For example, there are so many Chinese fans, and their fans are just like this, and every time there are so many of them, it is no longer like this, and it is already the home of our Chinese team. The game against the United States was the largest audience, which was more than the previous two audiences. Then before the game, I heard that 90% of the tickets sold were sold to Chinese fans. When the national flag was raised and the national anthem was played, everyone in the audience sang along with it. Tears came down, which really touched us very much. It was also these fans who gave us unlimited energy.
Q: How did you think of writing the names of your teammates on the T-shirt?
A: It should be in midfield. We discussed with the team because we had to witness such an important historical moment. Although they were not on the 12-person list in the end, but they have been giving all the time. Therefore, we must let them participate together and witness such an important moment together when receiving the award.
Q: What is the gap between China women’s basketball and the world’s top teams?
A: We have to fight against our opponents in every game. Although we won A lot in the end, except for the American team’s accident, the abilities of other teams are almost the same, it depends on who accumulates more, who performs better on the spot and who makes fewer mistakes. We are still less than some strong teams, that is, we need to continuously strengthen our personal abilities, so that we can bring more help to the team. There were also many clubs looking for me before. After this competition, I also proved my ability to everyone, and I will still have an impact (high level overseas League).
Q: I have experienced many serious injuries before. What do you want to say when looking back on the past?
A: I think everything you have experienced before will return you in another way, so I have experienced so much before, with this result today, I think everything I have paid before is worth it. Moreover, I am also making myself better step by step and making progress. It is also in order to complete my dream step by step.