6-year-old battles tears to master table tennis in China

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A six-year-old girl in eastern China’s Shandong province has inspired many with her determination to master table tennis. She has become an online star after the training school shared clips of her sessions online. After training for a year, she won in her age group at her first official competition.

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[anniekinsmishkamouse]

Bless her heart, what a little gem. Her winning smile was like a rainbow after rain.

[jsc]

As long as this is something she genuinely wants to do and not being forced on her. I'm completely with it. Dry those eyes young champ

[Syahiirohfilimi]

6 years old she: Master table tennis

6 years old me: Pour drink on the cap and drink it as if it was a shot 😂

[haveaseatbuddy]

She is such a champion.
Feeling like to hug her tightly 🥺
This little angel gonna bring loads of gold

[gowthamm]

After a decade. I'll see another video referencing this video with title.
"Remember the 6 year old crying. This is her now"

[simkwakia]

My heart goes out to her. She shows strength in her inner spirit, perseverance and resilience. May she achieve her ambitions and dreams. Bless you.

[Unrazed]

If this was an anime she'd be the prodigy who has been playing since childhood who lost to the main character with a month's worth of training.

[Industryworth]

I don’t like the way the coach talked to her, but I think she will look back and be proud of what she achieved as a small child. Some kids do get happiness from competition. I experienced a lot of frustration and emotional outbursts learning to play the violin, but I also gained a lot of self esteem when I would win competitions over my peers or get into advanced orchestras. There is pain in the short term but long term confidence and pride.

[kulmodi]

I know Olympic is a great achievement but cherishing ur childhood is something that no medal on Earth can replace or substitute that way of life.

[sherine]

See? That's why you should never said anything like "he's really blessed with all the talent, he's a genius. Why wasn't I gifted with such talents?"

Talent only makes up for the headstart, only about 5% of the whole journey. The rest is filled with hardwork. It's a road filled with blood, sweat, and *tears.*

[shashalabay]

6 yo girl: *want to be a pro*

Me when I was 6: HeLlO i WaNt To Be A pRiNcEsS bEcAuSe Im PrEtTy So I wIlL bE a PrInCeSs

[BitPsychtheonly]

What a beautiful and gifted girl. I feel awful seeing her cry. She is already a champion in my eyes.

[maniece]

When sports were invented, the idea was to have fun. We need to remember that.

[BiscuitsEntertainment]

At age of 6 I was playing tennis with my chickens . Living in the farm was not that easy.

[jayl]

Just looking at her cry is telling me that she is going to learn a valuable lesson: the first step to success is failure, and how she already learnt to deal with it and keep going like a true athlete: “see, adjust, and adapt.”

[rarashamash]

😢so adorable and competitive, in that very moment her mindset improved to a higher level, she will become great athlete ..

[ttyagraj]

6 yo girl: is a table tennis champion


Me when I was 6: Dad, what's the spelling of TV??

[JohnT]

Shes training so hard so shes crying of course. A kid is still a kid

[wvdiwbdiss]

6 yo girl: wants to be pro

6 yo me: playing rock paper scissor with my reflection on the mirror

[JayTheLane]

I've taught Chinese children and the pressure they receive from such a young age causes such stress and sadness from extra curricular activities.

I speak Mandarin and understand Chinese culture having worked in the Chinese community for 20 years.

Often I would ask my students do you like the extra classes you do and enjoy the subject and want to do it, 75% would say 'no' .

Social pressure to achieve for both adults and children causes so much distress. One Chinese adult friend said to me that they hate having to belong to this rat race but that they had to do it because they is what is expected and needed to get on in life. The fear of loosing face is a big thing.

Equally, Chinese people are so generous and kind. I've had countless experiences at the tables of Chinese families where great generosity and friendship has been shown, not just because I'm a westerner but just because they wanted to. I've had so many open conversations about all sorts of wonderful topics with great humanity, honesty and compassion.

Maybe this little girl loves ping pong, I don't know but the question I'd ask her with no judgement is 'Is this truly what you want to do?'

Much love to all of my wonderful Chinese friends 💜