April 25, Beijing time zone. Wang Frost, the star of China's national women's soccer team, faced CCTV reporter Ai Tingting, talked about her current training and life moments, expressed her gratitude to her fans, and fondly recalled her deep mentor-pupil relationship with coach Jia Xiuquan.
After the Olympic qualifiers, the Chinese women's soccer team started its isolated life in a hotel in Suzhou. Wang Frost describes the time: "Every morning we have breakfast at 8am, lunch at 12pm, a training session focusing on conditioning and happy soccer at 3pm, and dinner at 6:30pm. Both body and mind were relaxed, and every day was filled with laughter; it was the first time we felt so relaxed, happy and relaxed since Director Jia took the team."
Wang Frost also revealed that she has received a lot of interviews during this time, including signed balls, photos and jerseys sent by fans from all over the world, and that she is busy dealing with all these matters every morning, while organizing activities and playing games in the evening. She confessed, "To be honest, the first time I received the invitation for an interview, I did want to turn it down because since the end of the game, I have been answering the same questions over and over again, and now I don't even know what to say."
Referring to the Chinese women's soccer team's 4-3 victory over South Korea in the two-legged match, Wang Frost expressed her admiration for the talent of the netizens, although she did not consult the original text of the relevant Tang poem. She said: "Many fans have edited my past moments into episodes, I still feel moved when I watch them, and now when I look back, I can't help but marvel at the fact that I used to perform so well, and the editing was fantastic. There is also a video posted on Weibo, a fan who has been supporting me to help me make, I am very lucky to have these fans along the way, witness my growth, they made the video with all their heart, I am very touched. Fans are the motivation for me, without their support, who are we playing soccer for? I hope more fans will like me and our Chinese women's soccer team."
After the Women's World Cup, Wang Frost once said she didn't want to play soccer anymore, but she recalled that experience by saying, "At that time, I did think about giving up, going back to the North Normal University to attend classes, studying for graduate school, and then becoming a teacher or a youth coach to bring children to play soccer with me. But fortunately, I persevered, not only because of my hard work and perseverance, but also because of the help and encouragement I received from the national team and Mr. Jia. He has been giving me confidence, adjusting my mindset and encouraging me at low points. The leaders of the Wuhan club also didn't put pressure on me, and even when I didn't perform well in the league, they never said I couldn't do it. Thanks to the coaches and leaders who helped me at my low point."
As to whether she will stay in the ocean in the future, Wang Frost said, "I still aim for the Olympics, but I have found a sense of belonging in the national team, so why go so far away to prove myself? I can prove myself on the stage of the national team."
Talking about Jia Xiuquan, Wang Frost said fondly: "I have a deep master-disciple relationship with Jia, sometimes he will be very strict, the outside world may not understand, this ball I think will break all the doubts between us. The coaching staff is also very difficult, more than 130 days they gave up their own families, the experience and sweat are put into the team, they have paid a lot, we all have not easy side, only Jia and the coaching staff are not willing to say. Mr. Jia himself is very strict and won't show his soft side to everyone, so we can feel how hard it is for Mr. Jia. The amount of training is really big, he himself said to other coaches that if he had a daughter, he wouldn't let her play soccer."
In answering questions from netizens, Wang Frost revealed that she is an "Aquarius" with a wild personality. Talking about her appearance, Wang Frost said humorously, "We should look at the temperament, not the looks, I don't look bad, my temperament is more sunny and healthy, because my skin color is darker, plus I'm a soccer player, so I give people a kind of sunny and healthy feeling." She said, "Now every day is very happy, and struggle with such a team, we have common goals and beliefs, every day you can see your own progress, will not be bummed out, every day there is passion and motivation."
