Chapter 31 4. "Love Lin Dan, perfect to be continued"

In the 12 years of my career as a national player, not only my coaches and opponents taught me a lot, but also the Dan fans who have accompanied me all the way to today have given me the most precious things in this world. When I first joined the national team, there was no Weibo or even a mobile phone.Every time I find a letter from "Lin Dan of the Chinese Badminton Team" on the table in the reception room of the Temple of Heaven Apartment, I feel happy for a long time.At that time, I would open and read every letter, and then packed it in a shoebox.Thinking about it now, such a simple way conveys the most precious friendship.

In the past, I often met such fans at the stadium-they would stop me and ask me to help deliver letters or gifts to Xiao Bao. They looked at you with a very devout look and said, "Help me."They forgot that I might also be jealous and feel uncomfortable.But the fans are very simple, and Xiao Bao is also my very good teammate. In fact, I have fulfilled the mission of "postman" excellently.Over time, as my performance in the international arena got better and better, more and more fans wrote to me.The shoeboxes in the apartment piled higher and higher until the letters filled even the drawers.Although there are always the most letters to Bao in the reception room, I still feel a little satisfied every time I receive a letter from a fan.

Among these Dan fans, some are people of my age, and they almost grew up with me.They not only appreciate my skills and collect information about my games, they even feel my emotions. They are a group of people who really "watch me grow".How lucky am I to have had them for the best 10 years of each other's lives?For me, they let go of themselves, because of every success of mine, they run around telling each other and cheer; because of my frustration and sadness, they empathize with each other and feel dejected.This is my luck. I've always wanted to meet them and see what a lovely bunch they were until my birthday in 2007.That time, everyone helped me hold a birthday party, and I heard that the president of the Lin Dan National Fan Club will also come.I've heard of her, but never met her, or even communicated directly.She was a student at Beijing Normal University at the time.It's such a stranger, but she took out her spare time to help me manage the work of the fan club in an orderly manner.

Many of them said that it was because of my encouragement that they passed various hurdles in school, work and life.I would be very pleased if it was as they say.On the road of life, there are many more severe tests than the Olympic Games and the college entrance examination.Thankfully, we each have immense strength from each other. Since then, I have seen many "Dan fans" one after another.No matter where they come from or what kind of work they do, I always feel like old friends.Some of them are my seniors, some are younger than me, especially some students, they are very simple.Whenever I have time, I always try to accommodate their wishes as much as possible.It's all small things, such as sending photos to them, commemorative T-shirts, LD's commemorative clothing, etc.Imagining the kind of joy they hold in their hands makes me happy too.This is a feeling between us.

Between people, a little sincerity is needed.After so many years, it doesn't matter whether they have supported me or disliked me, everyone has the right to choose.But for myself, whether it's being nice to me or someone who attacks me, it's making me grow.I need such an environment to let myself mature and make myself stronger. Especially in the final of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, I am very grateful to all the fans who came from all over the world to cheer for Lin Dan that night.In addition to the 8,000 fans in the gymnasium of Beijing University of Technology, there are countless people in front of the TV who wish me well.In their cheers, I also feel the value of being an athlete.I gave them my jersey, racket and even my sneakers.Later, a friend asked me: "Why did you throw the racket at that time? In fact, you can keep these things for yourself, or auction them off in the future." But I think it really doesn't matter. These things are not unimportant to me, but they are just me. part of a career.That's my gratitude to the fans.It's really nothing.

After winning the Sudirman Cup in 2009 and 2011, Hunan Satellite TV's "Story Behind" column came to the National Badminton Team Qingdao Training Base to record the program.The protagonist of that program was our coach Li Yongbo, and we were only there as a support team.As a result, some fans suddenly said that they wanted to give Lin Dan something.It was a T-shirt with a "ten" written on it, which recorded the competitions we experienced together in the past 10 years and the championships we won together.They said: "You have played the game for 10 years, and we have been with you for 10 years, and there will be another 10 years in the future." I was surprised and surprised at the time.Because the fans really care. In the past 10 years, although I have played many good shots, there are still people who are dissatisfied with me and point fingers.At the same time, there is such a group of fans who love and support me.I know that every time I set off, I am not alone.Besides my family, the people I am most willing to give my heart to are my fans.

It is also since then that "Love Lin Dan, perfect to be continued" has become the slogan of the Lin Dan National Fan Club.They made a huge banner and traveled with me to many places. In the Tangyou Cup held in Wuhan in 2012, the fan club once again spontaneously organized many Dan fans to come to support me.I sent them some commemorative Grand Slam T-shirts that we agreed to wear every game so I could see them easily. I do this just to let them feel that their favorite Lin Dan is not far away from them.If you are a fan of Dan, when you see this, I want to tell you: Don’t forget, I am also an ordinary person, I am not a high-ranking grand slam, a so-called alien, I am just an ordinary person lad.Through your own hard work and persistence, you can make others look at you with admiration.We are all ordinary, but we can do some extraordinary things.