Name: Ma Long
Origin: Anshan, Liaoning, China
Achievements: 2015, 2017, 2019 World Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles Champion; 2012 and 2015 World Cup Men's Singles Champion; 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2020 Finals Champion (6 in total); 2009, 2012, 2013, 2023 Asian Championships Men's Singles Four Championships; 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 Asian Cup Men's Singles Champion (4 in total); 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Men's Singles and Men's Team Champion; 2016 Rio Olympic Games Men's Singles and Men's Team Champion; 2023 International Table Tennis Federation Mixed Team World Cup Champion
Interesting facts: He have more than 130 medals as the first super Grand Slam male player to combine the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Asian Games, Asian Championships, Asian Cup, Tour Finals and National Games singles champions. Additionally, he initially tried Ping Pong the sport in order to strengthen his health, and he is not strong enough as a Ping Pong athlete, so he asks to pause the game and takes a deep breath every time he meets intractable opponents. He is called "the miracle of Ping Pong" and "Chinese beast".
Reasons of success: He is self-disciplined and he insist on playing Ping Pong until now as the captain of Chinese Ping-Pong Male Team, though he is already 33, the age that athletes rarely reach.
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