Considered one of the funniest players to watch on and off the court during her playing days, Li's frequent jokes about life with Jiang served as a hilarious counterpoint to her fiery competitiveness. Na Li was born on February 26, 1982 in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
), I'm a multi-media sports business writer and journalist, who has worked for the world's biggest media companies, including the Daily Telegraph, the BBC, De Telegraaf and. Li Na talks about the highs and lows of a superstar's life in a revealing documentary.
By doing so Li Na made history and her popularity throughout China soared.
Another scene takes viewers inside a tense meeting between Li, Jiang and their International Management Group partners over site selection for the academy, which is still a work in progress. “Last three years, I’ve been focused on my family,” said Li, who became world’s best-paid female athlete after Maria Sharapova following her grand slam breakthrough at Roland Garros in 2011.
But the true story of her husband's marriage proposal is revealed for the first time in the two-episode, 58-minute film, which is airing on producer Tencent Sport's digital platforms. The movie is based on Li's 2013 autobiography, 'My Life,' which chronicles her clashes with the relentless Chinese state-sponsored sports system, the death of her father at the age of 14, when she was away playing a tournament and wasn't told about it until she came back home, overcoming three knee surgeries and her eventual Grand Slam triumphs.
She also won all of her first seven ITF doubles tournaments she entered. We use cookies to provide our services and for analytics and marketing.
"Obviously, nothing is unlimited here, but you have resources which are certainly higher than any other countries in the world at the moment running a similar tennis event," said Chouquet. EY & Citi On The Importance Of Resilience And Innovation, Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change, you have resources which are certainly higher than any other countries in the world. Take for example the French Open in Paris, which this year finally started building a retractable roof over its main center court after years of stalemate.
She turned pro in 1999 but in 2002 she decided to put her tennis career on hold to study at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, where she completed her bachelor's degree in journalism.
Online viewership of the documentary, produced by Tencent Sports over the past year, topped 15 million by Tuesday. "Now, I am focused on my family, I would like to say, 70% family, 30% in business," said Li, who won't be coming to Wimbledon this year because it clashes with her youngest child starting kindergarten. Li earned $20 million last year from endorsements deals with a host of Chinese companies as well as Nike (which launched a Li Na Collection in China earlier this year); reality television shows and book and movie deals, her long-time agent at IMG, Max Eisenbud, said in an interview earlier in the year. Chinese Millennials are so keen to work for the event, tournament organizers received some 7,000 applications for 700 volunteering jobs at the Wuhan Open. Former Chinese tennis player Li Na has become the global ambassador of the Wuhan Open, the Hubei-based Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament.
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That fire is still burning inside me.". And the next day I had a rash," Li told a rapt audience at the film's launch ceremony.
This is big challenge for me,” said Li. A fleeting glance at the Wuhan train station when she was en route from Beijing to Guangzhou in 1996 was the last time Li saw him.
When I’m not working, I can be found running around on a tennis court, or cycling on the beach.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Li's transition from on-court dynamo to a patient mother and an aspiring entrepreneur has been no less hectic than her playing career.
"She lives, breathes and acts like a champion in everything she does in normal life, living up to the standards of a champion," adds the Argentine, who guided Li to her highest ranking of world No 2 in early 2014. "This allows you to do things that probably others would like to do but cannot do. As o Aprile 2, 2013, Li haes wan 7 WTA an 19 ITF singles titles.
The success of Li, a former world No. My work was short-listed for The Drum online media awards 2017 (Best Freelance Writer) and the 2018 SJA Awards (Investigative Sports Reporter). The conditions are very nice. Pe parcursul carierei sale a câștigat 9 titluri WTA la simplu, inclusiv 2 de Grand Slam în 2011 la Turneul de tenis de la Roland Garros și în 2014 la Australian Open.
"Before, they didn't know that," said Li. Got a tip or a story involving sports and money, don’t be shy and tweet me at @Drossingh.
Gao Zihao, a 13-year-old junior from nearby Tianjing, said it was "amazing" to meet his famous countrywoman, adding the former world No.
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The people that are working for the tournament, as well. Li, who has a rose tattoo on her chest, became the first Chinese woman to win a WTA tournament in 2004. Growing up, Li Na excelled at playing badminton before being introduced to tennis at the age of 8. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. Li insists she will never compromise on the project's mission to combine education and tennis training to the highest standards, adding: "If I have to betray my principles to run this academy, I'd rather not do it.".
(Photo: VCG/VCG via Getty Images) The event, based at the Optics Valley International Tennis Centre in east Wuhan …
Li and her former coach and husband Jiang Shan, whom she often refers to as 'Dennis,' are the parents of a three-year-old daughter, Alisa, and a two-year-old son, Sapajou. Her feats have sparked a major growth in the total population of tennis players in Asia, earning her the reputation as the region's tennis pioneer and trailblazer. Na Li, Actress: Wang Qiu Shao Nian.
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Li Na (n. 26 februarie 1982, Wuhan, China) este o jucătoare profesionistă de tenis din Asia,fost număr 2 în Clasament WTA.
"It's pretty impressive how everything is going here.
At 37, Li remains as stubborn as she's always been on issues she believes worthy of persistence, says her last coach, Carlos Rodriguez. Max Eisenbud, Li's long-time agent with IMG, says the academy will be the focus of Li's post-athletic career, despite the current setbacks. Growing up, Li Na excelled at playing badminton before being introduced to tennis at the age of 8. The Wuhan Open site is so large, players and coaches are being ferried around on golf buggies. Li Na was born February 26, 1982 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. I am like, Yeah, I look like her. The now 37-year-old Li has devoted most of her time to her family and her business career since chronic knee injuries forced Asia's first grand slam singles tennis champion into retirement five years ago. Sorry, we couldn't find any players that match your search.