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After the Olympics, many players started a new life. China's women's volleyball team's main attacker Li Yingying was rumored to retire. The reason for this news is that someone close to the Tianjin women's volleyball team broke the news through social media and wrote: "Li Yingying has submitted a retirement application to the Tianjin Sports Bureau."

Moreover, Li Yingying's recent sharing of her feelings has deepened the speculation of retirement. Li Yingying expressed her depressed mood of not making it to the semi-finals of the Olympics by climbing Zhangjiajie. Her entire post was almost full of negative words such as "no motivation", "don't know where to go", "only emptiness and loneliness are left for me". Such words can't help but remind people of her statement that "it may be the last Olympics".

Li Yingying participated in two Olympic Games, but unfortunately she failed to enter the semi-finals. In the Tokyo Olympics, Li Yingying played as a substitute. When the team was determined to miss the group stage, she got the chance to start. Although she helped the team beat Italy, she still ended her first Olympic journey in ninth place. From the favorite to be eliminated in the group stage, such a gap did not defeat Li Yingying.

During the Paris Olympic cycle, Li Yingying became the core of the team, and almost all the tactics designed by Cai Bin were related to her. Whether it was the World League, the World Championships, the Olympic Qualifying Tournament or even the Olympics, Li Yingying was not substituted off the court, which is enough to show her importance. If Li Yingying was still a little fluctuating in the first two years, then the Paris Olympics was the moment when Li Yingying fully blossomed. She used offense to help the team overcome difficulties many times in times of crisis.

Unfortunately, in the quarter-finals, Li Yingying tried her best, but still left regrets. Looking back on Li Yingying's two Olympic journeys, it can only be described as "regret". In the three years of the Paris cycle, Li Yingying has contributed everything and exhausted all her energy. She is the only main attacker who has attended all the games. It is natural for her to feel tired and want to retire. And from the perspective of life planning, Li Yingying has become a world champion, and the Olympic champion is out of reach, so it is understandable that she turned around and left.

However, if Li Yingying wants to retire, she still needs the consent of Tianjin. Even if Tianjin lets her go, it is estimated that it will be after the 25th National Games. In the one-year period, there is no guarantee that Li Yingying will rekindle her hope and return to the court again. In fact, the new cycle of the Chinese women's volleyball team still needs a pillar like Li Yingying. It can be said that the new women's volleyball team still depends on her. Among the people participating in the Paris Olympics, Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning will definitely leave the national team, so the main attack will only be Li Yingying and Wu Mengjie.

According to the team's talent coordination plan, Wu Mengjie will definitely succeed Li Yingying. If Li Yingying can stay in the next cycle to help the team complete the transition from old to new, the Chinese women's volleyball team's performance will still be maintained at the top six in the world. Otherwise, once Li Yingying leaves, it will be difficult for Wu Mengjie to explore and improve on her own in the early stage. In the next cycle, Li Yingying's role will change from a backbone player in her prime to a veteran who can pass on knowledge and skills.