Every Chinese, who experienced 1980s, will remember forever the day November 6th 1981 when the China National Women's Volleyball Team defeated the Japan National Team (the so-called "Toyo Women Magic") with 3 to 2 at the 3rd World Women's Volleyball Cup in Osaka Japan. That's the first world title for China Women's Volleyball Team. Everyone was shocked by this news. At that time, China had just been out of the "Cultural Revolution". When the news was broadcasted, people burst into joyful tears.

 

每一个从80年代过来的中国人，都不会忘记1981年11月6日，在日本大阪举行的第3届世界杯女子排球赛，中国女排以3：2力克号称“东洋魔女”的日本队，力拔头筹！刚刚改革开放的中国被这个巨大的喜讯震惊了！刚刚走出“十年浩劫”的阴霾、一腔热血准备“团结起来，振兴中华”的中国人，在这个喜讯面前，第一反应不是欢笑，而是百感交集、喜泪盈盈！

 

Their victory was the result of all the former volleyball players' effort. In 1965,a famous coach of Japan was invited to China to help train the China National Women's Volleyball Team. Seeing both the players' conscientious and spirit and the support from the Chinese people, he exclaimed, "I'm sure that the China National Women's Volleyball Team will become strong!"

 

女排所取得的胜利，是几代排球运动员不懈奋斗的结果。早在1965年，日本一位著名教练来华帮助训练中国女排，他在训练中感受到中国女排严格的纪律性和队员们的精神力量，感受到中国观众如此投入地支持排球运动，由衷感叹：“中国女排一定会强大！”

 

In 1982, the China National Women's Volleyball Team won the gold medal again at the World Women's Volleyball Championships in Peru under the leadership of Yuan Weimin.

 

1982年在秘鲁举行的世界排球锦标赛上，女排在教练袁伟民的带领下再次夺得冠军。

 

In August 1984, the China National Women's Volleyball Team defeated successively the Japan National Team and the US National Team with 3 to 0, and won the gold medal again at the 23rd Olympic Games, which realized the "Triple Crown" dream at the world matches. The pride head coach of Japan National Team said, "Defeating China National Team is equal to block the Yangtze River. Both are impossible." The American coach said, "I hope our children will play basketball as well as the Chinese girls."

 

1984年8月，在第23届奥运会的排球决赛中，中国女排以3：0的相同比分连续击败日本队和美国队，勇夺魁首，实现了世界大赛“三连冠”。当时，一向傲慢的日本女排总教练说：“要战胜中国队等于要制止扬子江的水，是没有办法做到的。”一向自视甚高的美国女排教练也风趣地说：“我希望在将来，我们的孩子们将达到中国女排水平。”

 

The elder players gradually retired after 1985. Then Lang Ping, the World No.1 Spiker at that time, was named the captain. She and her teammates went to Japan to join in the 4th World Cup, and won the title for the 4th time without losing any match.

 

1985年起，中国女排老队员已纷纷引退，世界“第一扣球手”郎平出任队长，她率队前往日本，参加第四届世界杯比赛，以全胜的成绩第四次登上了世界冠军的宝座。

 

Two years later, the China National Women's Volleyball Team came to the 14th World Women's Volleyball Team Championships. Though the famous players, such as the "Iron Girl" Cao Huiying, the "Iron Hammer" Lang Ping, the "Wall of Tian An Men Rostrum" Zhou Xiaolan, and the "Quick Attacker" Zhang Rongfang, had retired, the Chinese girls still won the gold medal by their strength and wisdom. The "Penta Crown" shocked the world. What a miracle!

 

两年后，第14届世界排球锦标赛场上，中国女排已经没有了“铁姑娘”曹慧英、“铁榔头”郎平、“天安门城墙”周晓兰和“快球手”张蓉芳等世界名将，但她们顽强不屈，再次夺冠，创造了震惊世界的“五连冠”奇迹！

 

The "Penta Crown" is not only a great honor, but also an ever spur. It has become the spirit of the China National Women's Volleyball Team. At present, the China National Women's Volleyball Team has become a symbol of striving and competing in Chinese people's hearts.

 

“五连冠”既是一种巨大的荣誉，更是长久的激励与鞭策，这种莫大的荣誉和鞭策，已经化为女排奋发向上的长久不竭的精神动力。如今，在中国，女排已经成为国人努力向上、奋勇争先的精神象征。

 

As the fast development of other countries' volleyball career, the China National Women's Volleyball Team had lost parts of their advantages for a period. In early 1995, Lang Ping, the former core player of the "Penta Crown" team, became the head coach of the Chinese National Team. Though it's very hard to train these young players in such a short time, she made it. The China National Women's Volleyball Team won the bronze medals at the 7th World Cups at the end of 1995. Then they won the silver medals at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, and the gold medals at the 13th Asian Games in 1998. The China National Women's Volleyball Team became the No.1 in Asian again. What's more, they made a greater miracle at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. These young girls defeated the rival in a very disadvantaged situation and won the gold medals finally, which were the bestaffirmation for their previous hard work.

 

随着世界各女排强国的迅速发展和奋力追赶，中国女排在以后的一段时间内出现了滑坡。1995年初，原中国女排“五连冠”主力队员郎平毅然出任主教练。在时间紧、任务重、队伍新、选手嫩的条件下，克服重重困难和矛盾。使得中国女排在1995年底开始出现转机，夺得第7届女排世界杯第三名，之后在1996年的亚特兰大上又勇夺银牌。1998年的第13届亚洲运动会上中国女子排球对夺得了女子排球项目的冠军，又一次开始称雄于亚洲排坛。特别是2004年的雅典奥运会，中国女排姑娘，更是演绎了惊天大逆转，创造了奇迹。这是奇迹，更是对女排姑娘平时付出的最大肯定。

 

Along with Reform and Opening up Policy's carrying on and the Spirit of the National Women's Volleyball Team, volleyball had spread in all parts of China. You can find people playing volleyball everywhere, not only in the residential areas and the countryside, but also in schools and factories. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games render a nationwide movement of body-building in China. Meanwhile, it serves more chances for the sports events development including the volleyball in China.

 

随着中国改革开放的深入，在女排精神的鼓舞下，排球这项竞技运动在中国得到更为广泛的开展和流行。无论是在城市、还是在农村、无论是在校园、还是在各种企事业单位都能见到热门在排球场上挥汗如雨的镜头。2008年北京奥运会，带给了中国人民全民健身的理念，同时也刺激了中国各项经济体育项目的发展和进步，这也给中国排球运动事业的发展带来了较好的机遇。