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Science of Success: Table-Tennis Star Ni Xia Lian’s Olympic Longevity

2024/10/25
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妮霞莲:我7岁开始打乒乓球,12岁获得上海冠军,19岁成为中国国家队队员。我的职业生涯跨越了几代运动员,我曾两次退役,又两次复出。我与汤米结婚25年,他既是我的教练也是我的丈夫,他教会我保持心理平衡,享受生活。在2017年,我参加了一场持续90多分钟的比赛,这需要极高的专注力。现在我依然可以进步,虽然年龄增长导致恢复能力变慢,更容易受伤,但我调整了训练强度和方式,保持健康的生活习惯,例如饮食节制。年龄可以带来经验优势,但训练要适度。 汤米·丹尼尔森:妮霞莲在卢森堡家喻户晓,人们会在街上认出她并索要签名。看到她在奥运会上比赛,我感到非常自豪和激动。我最初是她的教练,后来成为她的丈夫。我给了她很多好的建议,让她放松并享受生活。她就像一台电脑,需要不断升级程序,她一直在这样做,并且做得越来越好。年龄是客观存在的,但她不断改进技术,保持良好的竞技状态。 旁白:大多数运动员的竞技巅峰期在20到30岁之间,而61岁的妮霞莲却仍在参加奥运会,这非常罕见。她的职业生涯跨越数十年,她的对手甚至比她孩子的年龄还小。她曾两次退役,然后复出,卢森堡队的支持和对她的尊重让她决定复出。她的毅力和决心是她长寿的关键因素之一。她保持健康的生活习惯,例如饮食节制,并调整了训练强度和方式,以适应年龄的增长。年龄可以带来经验优势,但同时也需要调整训练强度,保持心理平衡。

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Ni Xia Lian, a 61-year-old table tennis player, defied the odds by competing in the Paris Olympics. This episode explores her remarkable longevity in the sport, challenging the conventional age of peak athletic performance.
  • Ni Xia Lian competed in the Paris Olympics at age 61.
  • Most athletes peak between 20 and 30 years old.
  • Ni Xia Lian is the oldest Olympian in Paris who wasn't riding a horse.

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Most athletes’ competitive years are in their 20s and 30s, but 61-year-old Ni Xia Lian) has been playing professional table tennis for nearly 50 years. The Chinese-born Luxembourgish table-tennis player was one of the oldest athletes at this summer’s Paris Olympics. On the Science of Success, WSJ’s Ben Cohen speaks with Ni and Tommy Danielsson, her coach and husband, about how she’s maintained her longevity in competitive sports.

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