The women’s basketball World Cup of the International Basketball Federation in 2022 has come to an end. China won the runner-up women’s basketball, scoring the best result in young pioneer team history. As the current captain of China’s women’s basketball, Yang Liwei said that this World Cup has given the team and himself confidence and also seen deficiencies. Looking back on the ups and downs experienced during the competition, she said frankly that team spirit was very important. “China’s women’s basketball is fearless, United and dedicated, passed down from generation to generation, supporting us to the present.”
In this World Cup, although Yang Liwei’s data is not the best, her role is beyond doubt. At the critical moment, she has repeatedly stood up to help the team reverse the situation. We must do our best at any time. This is Yang Liwei’s attitude. As the captain and the main point guard, Yang Liwei often makes a choice between personal attack and passing. This balance point is not easy to grasp and also makes her bear a lot of pressure. But Yang Liwei has been doing himself silently, accumulating experience and making himself more stable. When Li Meng, Wang Siyu or Wu Tongtong and other teammates were in excellent condition, she delivered “ammunition” beside her. When Li Meng could not appear, she stepped forward to cut 18 points and led the team to Australia. In addition, on the defensive side, she also spared no effort. “Everyone’s responsibilities are different. We all need to do our part to go further together.” Yang Liwei said.
When talking about this World Cup, Yang Liwei gave the team full marks: “If the total score is 100 points, I will definitely give full marks, because whether it is a player, a coach or other staff, everything that can be done.” But when it comes to her performance, she scored 80 points for herself, and she valued the strength of the team more. “Score 80 points for your World Cup performance. It is the efforts of several generations of basketball players that China women’s basketball can achieve such results again after 28 years.”
“This time we can get such a good result, which will increase our confidence in the following events. It is also a very valuable experience for us to prepare for the Paris Olympics.” Speaking of the next goal, Yang Liwei said: “Of course, we will continue to hit the world champion, which requires us to further improve and improve ourselves next. Through this competition, we also saw the gap with the world’s top teams. I think we still have a lot of room for improvement and we can do better.”
Yang Liwei began to contact basketball when she was 5 years old. She overcame many difficulties and challenges along the way and became the captain of China’s women’s basketball. From Love to Love, this is my dream.” Yang Liwei said that he will continue to accompany basketball in the future and continue to work hard for his dream.
(Text/Li Dongye)