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Name: Glenn Cohen
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1951
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Birthplace: New York City
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Glenn Cohen - upbringing
Its own way
Glenn Cohen was born in 1951, grew up in New York life. 15 years old, the family moved to California.
Cohen, 9 years old, the then U.S. President John F. Kennedy out of a book about their childhood. Cohen got one, tender words he wrote a letter to the president, hoping to get a response. Result, the President really return the book, also added a title page autograph.
Cohen is very clever, elementary school to skip class, collecting coins in his life preferences. In addition, he showed very high on athleticism: 11 years old, he received the country club's swimming champion; he was a bowling master, often score 200 points or more can play. Age of 12, he won a ping pong shoot sand board, fell in love with table tennis.
Hippie youth
15 years old, Cohen won the Hollywood Cup National Table Tennis Championship this group, this is his first national championship. Won two National Junior Champion, he was intent on behalf of the national team in international competition. Di was the first Japanese World Champion Village (former ITTF President) under the guidance of the racket horizontally Cohen left has made substantial progress.
Cohen had long hair, like wearing a baggy long after the hat brim, often a loner, in today's words, Cohen cool. However, he hit the ball well, then in the United States team, or at least is number two player.
3,4 and July 1971, Cohen went to Japan with the U.S. table tennis team to attend the 31st World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya. At that time, he is a university in Santa Monica, California-time students. Moreover, he was often absent from school, time outside the school, the time at school than to be more.
Historical turning point
The famous "ping pong diplomacy" is due to Cohen loner. That was the beginning of World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya next afternoon, Cohen followed a committee of one car, went to a seven-story museum practice.
After he entered the hall, with the British star Taylor played several disks. Later, the Chinese team a neat row the team has come. Many Chinese players have been laughing at him, Cohen was friendly and nodded to them. Chinese team began to practice, he aimed at the opportunity to ask Liang Geliang, and his ability to play a few shot. Liang Geliang year was one of the three main Chinese men's team.
Liang Geliang readily agreed. Cohen and Liang Geliang the ball for 15 minutes after practice, practice time is up.
Cohen reason other good things down the building, sending him to the car that had gone. Just know what to do when he found a Chinese person around him (If, as Cohen said, there is a Chinese waved to him, then the Chinese who they may never be a mystery) seems to be the Chinese team invited him to sit car. No car anyway, he got straight.
On the train, the Chinese players and coaches smiled at him, perhaps because of long hair and the top hats long after the canopy, some people laugh.
Unexpected gift
"There is no translation?" After the car opened, stand up and loudly said, Cohen (Cohen did not previously we thought that a person is very embarrassing to sit there until he went to Zhuang Zedong.) Find the translation, he used simple words to express themselves. "My hair, my hat, my clothes look funny, I know what you are laughing. This world, there are many people wearing the same and I have and I think the same. We have been oppressed , but by revolution, was free. "
Later, a Reuters reporters Cai Fang and Ke Enhou think, when Cohen said these words in my brain thinking about how the revolution in China, how to make the Chinese people free. Can be seen, when the outside world how the Chinese do not understand.
"You have many friends in our country." Was sitting in the last row of the Zhuang Zedong, Cohen got up and went in front with a smile and said, "I have a gift for you." Then, to get from the bag out of a Hangzhou brocade, above a landscape of Huangshan.
It was a surprise gift. Cohen received the gift, on the one side, and then began to turn in their bag mad. He also took out much hope that gift back to donate Zhuang Zedong ah. Can be turned for a long time, and only a comb can be given away, but then I thought, No, no, this is the Americans lost the face. So, he Zhuang Zedong said: "I would like to send you a gift, but now not."
Headline News
?? The car, waiting at the door just to the many Japanese reporters saw. Reporters saw that gift, Cohen is busy to explain, I do not give a gift Mr Chong. Talk to them, shaking hands photos, gave reporters took down the next day on the Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" and other headlines. The figure shows two photo reads: Zhuang Zedong and Cohen is a friend do it?
The world's media have seized this sensitive topic. Background at the time, China has not participated in two consecutive World Championships was. And after that the Chinese delegation to Nagoya, showing a gesture to make friends. But this friendship between China and the U.S. athletes move, had to appeals to the imagination.
Cohen back to the hotel, excitement is broken. He put the car on the things the Chinese team, told a few to be good companions. He also hopes to say: "It is estimated to ask me to go to China."
Give gifts
Cohen from the night started, Zhuang Zedong for what gift to give back to worry.
Give what is good? Cohen began to search the subway in Nagoya, because he found there many shops. When he saw a Japanese boy wearing a red, blue and white that says "let it go," the T shirt, the eyes full of shine. He said excitedly to the boy: "you are wearing this dress to sell me. For now."
Haoshuodaishuo, boys just do not agree that Japan, which can be put Cohen rage.
Fortunately, Cohen was a store in the subway, or found that T-shirt. What he bought two, one for Zhuang Zedong, one for himself.
Two days later, Cohen find your chance in the game back to the sidelines to donate a T shirt Zhuang Zedong. Just 10 seconds, then came up several photographers. "Hi, this is the T shirt I gave you." Zhuang Zedong smile keeps the gift, but never saying a word.
Decided to go to China
Two Japanese journalists on the spot to Cohen asked: "Mr. Cohen, do you want to go to China?"
Cohen then secretly said to himself: "Do not be talking about politics, not about politics." Mouth and said: "That, of course, have not been to the places I wanted to go. For example, Argentina, Australia, China." He intends to alphabetical order, with the Chinese words.
"China has nothing special? Do not you want to go?" Questions from reporters pressing harder and harder.
"Of course want to go." Cohen replied.
April 7, when the U.S. table tennis delegation of China has received an application to allow them to go to China, the Cohen excitement collapsed. All of the reporters around him, because he contributed to this sensation of the world "big event."
Cohen sat in ping-pong table, his head being buried in the two arms, a long time to speak.
The eve of entry
Line 15 of the U.S. delegation to fly to Hong Kong, and from Lo Wu Control Point entry. Before entering, the then head of the Sting has warned members of the delegation Hao Wen, in China do not show any resentment, "We want to behave a bit solemn." It is said that he also wanted to Cohen, the long hair short.
At that time, all eyes are on the world table tennis delegation of the United States upon this. Major U.S. newspapers compete with them, hope they can "at any time to the domestic dispatch."
April 9 at night, not the slightest neglect of Sting Hao Wen, suddenly found Cohen not in the room. This time he was anxious, he cried, deputy head, everyone looked, but no results.
6 am the next day, the text has been anxious in Austin Ho when crazy, Cohen touched the back of the hotel. It turned out that this kid play a night out. Fortunately, he also knows that the trip different from the past, I would like to take advantage of you wake up before the back, only to still be found.
However, surprisingly, Sting Hao Wen did not blame him. After all, two hours later, they will embark on a strange land.
Shine
From April 10 to April 17, both in Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, Cohen is the most popular figure in this Mission.
Competition at Tsinghua University, the audience's attention focused on him. Racket ball without turning his way, he breathe out to the ball before teeing off the action, he put his feet look like the ball on the table tie his shoe, his long hair, his big hat, and his bright-colored clothes, all his all, can make the Chinese audience laughed.
He doubts it is the scene more than ten thousand spectators, how could the same time applaud, how they can be both quiet. Cohen and his associates have also seen, and Chinese players in the game, trying to avoid embarrassing the U.S. team too.
April 14, the Great Hall in Beijing, Premier Zhou Enlai met with the delegation, and with talk about a long time. Premier Zhou Enlai is natural and Cohen talked a lot about. Cohen, Premier Zhou asked: "how do you look hippy?" Premier Zhou thought he would say this is "decadent Western bourgeois ideology" and the like precepts, did not expect, Premier Zhou said: "Young people will have their own pursuit of life . "respectively, when Premier Zhou also took his hand and said:" I wish you progress every day. "
Cohen took many photos in China. The most interesting is that everyone in a "people of the world unite to defeat the U.S. aggressors and their lackeys!" Under the banner photo.
Known U.S.
Back to the United States, Cohen and all the members of the delegation, become a household name. Almost more than a year, he explains his speaking tour in an interview to participate in ping-pong shows, commercials, of course, make a lot of money.
He also said each of the offerings to the Associated Press that he can contribute to the dialogue of Zhou Enlai and Nixon.
Cohen wrote a book in 1972 - the first and only one. The title is called "How to play table tennis." So far, this book can also buy online.
Hippie status in the United States has also been a corresponding increase. In 1972, Elton John tour in the United States, Cohen as a guest in the front row. They get excited at the Cohen also threw his hat up. John Cohen, wearing a hat over and over the rest of the song. However, until the end of the concert, Cohen had just thought of John the hat away.
Find John, he was embarrassed to think about recovering hat. So, he said, I give you the hat sign for it. John began to realize that this is the famous Cohen, John cried out: "wow, so glad."
However, Cohen which has never participated in world-class competition. A "ping pong diplomacy", has completely changed the trajectory of his future life.
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