I don't really think its necessary , its common that is true .. but for every Andre Agassi there is a Roger Federer ...
for every Miu Hirano there is a CCY ... whose mom sold everything to support his son's talent ...
if Miu is doing what she is doing to satisfy her mom's dreams ... she will soon run out of motivation .. she might win a few tournaments ... but she won't be able to fulfill her true potential ... and forget about coping with life after table tennis ..
Technically, she didn't sell everything,
only 2 properties
and sold another 2, to help fund the training centre
Luckily Jerry Guo is donating a big amount a year for the running of the centre and funding of the players. This is for 5 or 6 years.
But the fund is kept by the sports department, and CYTTC needs to apply for each small amount just like one would apply for any gov funding.
Luckily when CCY gotten to some heights, the funding started to come in,
Ie at first it was First bank (met the head coach for lunch in Feb), now it is Co-Op bank (my friend there is the head coach)
at first bank, ccy as a player would earn 5000 US a month, and that was for life (should he retire from sport, he can work in the office, or work as a coach for the sport team)
