Zheng Wei was elected the best coach of Women's Basketball World Cup , she has devoted 40 years to Chinese Women's Basketball
After leading her team to the runner-up in the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup, China's head coach Zheng Wei accepted Xinhua News Agency on the 2nd In an exclusive interview with the reporter, he said that although the results are gratifying, after the surprise, you should calm down, find out the problem, keep improving, and continue to work hard towards the goal of "becoming a real world power team".
Looking back at the World Cup: the more you play, the stronger the stronger you are Including its predecessor World Championships) runner-up.
On September 26, Zheng Wei, the head coach of the Chinese team, was in command during the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Hu Jingchen) In an exclusive interview on
on 2nd, Zheng Wei said that the World Cup results should be said to have exceeded expectations, because the goal set for the team before the game was to exceed the previous results (sixth place), The most important thing is to reflect the Chinese women's basketball team's spirit of not being afraid of strong players and daring to fight, and to reflect the team's own style. From this point of view, the team has performed very well.
"Which game is the most impressive? I think every game is very important. Because the first game is against the Korean team and there is a gap in strength between the teams, but the first game will determine the next match for this series. Tone, so I think we are very well prepared for each game, it should be said that each game is better than the game, and the more we play (the opponent), the stronger, the stronger (we), the more courageous,” she said. .
In the 1994 Women's Basketball World Championship , Zheng Wei won the runner-up with the team as a player. After 28 years, she stood in the World Cup final again, and she felt "doubly happy" than that year, because this time it was as a coach to send the players to the podium.
October 1st, the Chinese team after the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Hu Jingchen)
" Sydney is our blessed place, because the Chinese women's basketball team once won the second place in the world here. In fact, we had a chance to hit the championship at that time. Unfortunately, we missed that opportunity. This time I really want to lead the team to go further." Zheng Wei once told reporters after leading the team to the semi-finals of the World Cup on September 29.
recalled the ups and downs of the Chinese team over the past 20 years. Zheng Wei said that since 1994, the Chinese women's basketball team has been in the middle level except for the top four in the Beijing Olympics.
"I think it has always been a goal of our Chinese women's basketball team to become one of the top teams in the world. The players are very strong this time, and their performance on the court has completely released themselves and achieved this goal. I am very happy for them. "she says.
Looking forward to the Paris Olympics: There is a long way to go, and the future can be expected
Before taking up the post of head coach, Zheng Wei served as an assistant coach in the national team for more than ten years and assisted three head coaches.
talked about her past coaching career. She said that from athletes to coaches, including being a coach of the national team for so many years, she has experienced many competitions, gained experience, and at the same time learned more about opponents, which is a process of accumulation.
The average age of the Chinese team in this World Cup is less than 26 years old, and its youth indicates that the team still has room for improvement.
October 1st, the Chinese team after the award ceremony. Xinhua News Agency (photographed by Hu Jingchen)
"Actually our team is very young, a small number of players (born around 2000). Except for the Tokyo Olympics, they have not experienced many competitions, plus these two years. Due to the impact of the epidemic, there are not many international exchanges, and they lack the experience of playing such competitions, so they can look forward to the future." Zheng Wei said.
Chinese team handed over 6 wins and 2 losses in the high-intensity schedule of 10 days and 8 matches of this World Cup. Zheng Wei said that from the perspective of this cup, the development of the world women's basketball team is very fast.
"It's getting more adversarial, it's getting faster, and the concept of location is getting blurry," she said.
On September 26, Chinese team player Wu Tongtong (left) dribbled the ball to attack during the game. Xinhua News Agency (photographed by Hu Jingchen) After the
1st match, Wu Tongtong, a women's basketball player , said that Director Zheng (Zheng Wei) told everyone that while completing a goal, you must determine the next goal. "We already have our next target, see you in Paris."
Talking about the next goal, Zheng Wei said that after the surprise of the World Cup, it is still necessary to calm down, find out the existing problems, and learn more from the game.
On September 29, the head coach of the Chinese team, Zheng Wei, gave guidance during the game. Player. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Hu Jingchen)
"Although the Chinese women's basketball team has tied the previous record, this is a very gratifying achievement. She said, "But from the current point of view, I don't think our strength has the strength of a (world) strong team. We should have a long way to go in the future. "
" Through summarizing, find out the problems, let yourself continue to improve, and become a real world power team. "