郎平挂帅美国女排始末全程追踪

郎平挂帅美国女排始末全程追踪

　　中国女排颠峰时刻的领军人物执掌美国女排帅印。她会不会成为第二个小山智利？她是怎么想的'？赛场上她会遭遇陈忠和么？我们能忍受郎平率领的美国队击败中国女排么？

Lang Ping, one of the most famous and respected inpiduals in the history of volleyball, has been hired as the new head coach for the US Women's National Volleyball Team. What if her team collides with the women from her homeland in the 2008 Beijing Olympics? It is hard for her fans to imagine but it is possible. For Lang, it is harder.

　　　　　　　　　　　　接受教席是慎重之举

The acceptance seems quite natural in a way. Lang, mother of a 12-year-old girl named Lydia who now lives in Tustin, California, with her father, hopes that she can be around to share the joys and pains of he daughter's adolescent life.

"It is the only choice left if I want to take care of both my career and my family," said Lang, who used to coach volleyball clubs in Italy. "It was only after long and meticulous consideration that I made the decision t

Lang was approached by USA Volleyball as early as 2000, but at that time, she turned down the offer. "I give dominant priority to the interests of my country," said Lang. "I have promised I will never coach any national team until the Chinese team reaches its apex. Now the team is in a very good condition and the girls will continue their good performance and become better."

　　　　　　　　　　　　拒绝评估美国女排

Setting qualification for the Beijing Olympics as a modest first goal, Lang refrained from over-estimating the ability of the US team.

"It will be a great honor if the US Women's Volleyball Team meets China in the final in the Beijing Olympics," she said. "But it seems the biggest competitor to the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team is not the US team but rather the teams from Cuba, Brazil and Russia."