deng yaping, 28, from henan province, is a talented woman player of table tennis. she was the table tennis champion of the ll th asian games and the 41st world tabte tennis championship. and in the 25th olympic games she won two gold medals.

　　why can she make such brilliant achievements with the disadvantage of her short figure? her hard work and determination to succeed helped her to overcome many disadvantages. at the age of 4, she began to play table tennis underthe guidance of her tather. when she was 8, she won the championship in the national competition of the amateur sports school. in 1988 she became a member of the national training team.

　　on her way to success, she proved that height was nothing and hard work was everything.