Background1
LiNing’sSportsCareerLiNing,afamousgymnast,oneofthemostoutstandingathletesinthe20thcentury,thefounderofBeijingLi-NingSportsGoodsCo,wasbornonOctober3,1963,inLiuzhou
HebeganthetrainingingymnasticsattheageofsevenandenteredtheStates’sGymnasticTeamat17
IntheSixthWorldCupGymnasticCompetitionin1982,hewonsixofthesevengoldmedalsformenandcreatedalegendintheworld’sgymnastichistoryandwasawardedasthe“PrinceofGymnastics”
In1989,whenhewas26,helefthisbelovedcompetitionarena
Inhis19-yearsportscareer,LiNingwon106goldmedalsingymnasticcompetitionsathomeandabroad
LiwasexpectedtowinmoreOlympicmedalsatthe1988Games
LiNing’sBusinessCareerWhenLiNing,China’s“PrinceofGymnastics”retiredfromcompetitivesportsin1988andjoinedthebusinessworld,hesetoffhisjourneytobuildahouseholdnameforsportsproductsthatoutdofor