Why did Lang Ping come to the United States to coach?

1. Lang Ping decided to coach in the United States for personal reasons and his own preferences. At that time, the US team invited Lang Ping. First of all, Lang Ping thought that the Chinese women's volleyball team no longer needs Lang Ping. Now Director Chen and other coaches have matured. The Chinese team is very strong and does not need Lang Ping. Lang Ping's daughter has been growing up in the United States. I very much hope that Lang Ping can find a stable job and be closer to his daughter. In addition, Lang Ping is too old to travel back and forth, so Lang Ping accepted the invitation from the United States.

2. Lang Ping, female, Han nationality, born in Tianjin, China on December 10, 1960, former Chinese women’s volleyball player, Olympic champion, current head coach of Chinese women’s volleyball team, president of Chinese Volleyball Academy, Chinese Volleyball Association Vice Chairman.

3. In April 1973, Lang Ping entered the volleyball class of the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium Youth Sports School to practice volleyball. In 1976, he entered the Beijing Amateur Sports School and was selected for the Beijing volleyball team in the same year. In 1978, he was selected into the national training team. In 1981, she won the 3rd World Cup with the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team and won the "Outstanding Athlete Award". In 1982, she won the ninth Women's Volleyball World Championship with the Chinese team and was awarded the MVP of the World Women's Volleyball Championship. In 1984, she won the gold medal in the women's volleyball competition at the Los Angeles Olympics with the Chinese team and helped the Chinese women's volleyball team achieve three consecutive championships. In 1986, Lang Ping announced his retirement.

4. In 1995, Lang Ping was hired as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. In 1996, Lang Ping was awarded the "World's Best Coach" by the FIVB. In October 2002, Lang Ping was officially inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame, becoming the first Asian volleyball player to win this honor. On April 25, 2013, Lang Ping was Appointed as the head coach of the women's volleyball team. In February 2015, Lang Ping won the 2014 CCTV Sports Figure Best Coach Award. In February 2016, Lang Ping was elected as the 2015 Chinese Person of the Year. In October, Lang Ping led the Chinese women's volleyball team to win the Rio Olympics as the head coach. In December, Lang Ping was elected as the best coach of the 2016 China Top Ten Laureus Championship. On December 15, he won the 2016 CCTV Sports Award. The Man of the Year Award for Coach of the Year. On February 8, 2017, he was named one of the top ten people who moved China in 2016. On December 18, 2018, the Party Central Committee and the State Council awarded Lang Ping the title of Reform Pioneer Medal. In January 2019, he served as a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee. In September 2019, he led the Chinese women's volleyball team to win the Women's Volleyball World Cup.