On February 25, Zhao Lina burst into tears during a live broadcast and rebuked some netizens for their comments, an incident that quickly drew attention. Subsequently, media person Xu Zexin expressed his views on the incident on social media. He believes that Zhao Lina's behavior of using her influence to attract investment and donate stadiums to children in remote areas is far better than those retired celebrities who create controversies on a daily basis.
Xu Zexin mentioned in the article:
From her professionalism on the court, to her transition efforts after retirement, to her interactions with people, Lena Zhao is a role model.
Back in 2021, I had a chance to meet her in an interview. Unexpectedly, two years later outside the Women's World Cup, I met Zhao Lina again, who works as a reporter for a platform. What surprised me more was that she remembered me and took the initiative to greet me.
In the past two years, Zhao Lina has constantly challenged herself to explore the re-employment path for retired athletes. In this regard, she has performed quite well.
What's more worth mentioning is that Zhao Lina has also spread her expertise (e.g., the distribution of professional goalkeeper instructional videos on a certain platform) to a wider field, using her influence to attract investment and donate stadiums and soccer equipment to children in remote areas. She contributes to Chinese soccer with practical actions, far better than those retired celebrities who merely rely on internet hype.
In the face of such a good female representative, I just cannot understand why there are still people pointing fingers at her. Could it be that you have the ability to win sponsorship and endorsement from others by your strength and hard work? Some people in the Chinese soccer world are always unable to accept the excellence of others and spend their days sneering and even attacking their families. I really can't understand their mentality.
