GUAN Yan sat on the blue stand at Tianjin Stadium. Beside her were the members of China’ s National Table Tennis Team in purple sportswear. Looking at her, no one would associate this small, amiable, grey-haired old mother with the brave sportswomen and sportsmen, yet she is physician to China’s National Table Tennis Team. She has worked with them for 34 years, ever since the 26th World Table Tennis Championships. At that time she was 24 years old and a new graduate of Zhejiang GUAN Yan sat on the blue stand at Tianjin Stadium. Beside her were the members of China ’s National Table Tennis Team in purple sportswear. Looking at her, no one would associate this small, amiable, gray-haired old mother with the brave sportswomen and sportsmen, yet she is physician to China’s National Table Tennis Team. She has worked with them for 34 years, ever since the 26th World Table Tennis Championships. At that time she was 24 years old and a new graduate of Zhejiang