During a live webcast on February 25, Zhao Lina tearfully and fiercely counterattacked against the remarks of some netizens, followed by an in-depth analysis of Zhao Lina's post-retirement career transition by media personality Yang Tianying.
Yang Tianying points out that Zhao Lina can be considered a representative of successful transformation in Chinese soccer, a case that strongly demonstrates the unlimited possibilities of soccer in the process of commercialization. However, as a former athlete, she still needs professional psychological counseling services. Below is Yang Tianying's full comment:
Zhao Lina, the outstanding athlete of the Chinese women's soccer team, her path of transformation is a huge success for both men and women.
Her achievements go a long way to show that the soccer industry has enormous room for development on the road to commercialization. Despite soccer's imperfect public image and corporate caution, the women's soccer sector still harbors so much passion and emotional bonding that its market performance has even surpassed that of men's soccer.
Our athletes grow up in a relatively closed environment and have relatively little socialization experience. After retirement, they often need to leave familiar sports teams and environments, at which point a strong support team is crucial to shaping a new image and adapting to a new job. In addition, psychological counseling and maturity are equally indispensable. In her development in the business world, Zhao Lina needs to show a stronger self than she did on the court.
