In their glory days of table tennis championship， they were once archenemies of the highest order。

But now the grand slam-winning duo of Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui is in charge of China’s formidable table tennis national team。

　　在他们问鼎乒乓球比赛的的辉煌岁月里，他们曾经是最高比赛的对手。

但是现在，这两位伟大的全满贯乒乓双子——刘国梁和孔令辉，是中国强大的乒乓球国家队教练。

　　A series of contrasting photos of the two men， from their youth and from now， have moved many Chinese netizens。

The photos explore more than 20 years of friendship and contributions to China’s table tennis legacy。

　　俩人从他们年轻到现在的一系列对比照感动了无数中国网民。

那些照片见证了俩人20多年的友谊，以及对中国乒乓球事业的贡献。

　　It moves me so much to see them getting older togetherand fatter together，” said one web user。

Liu， who won gold medals for both singles and doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics， coached the Chinese men’s team through the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2012 London Games。

　　一位网友说道：看着他们一起变老。

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也一起变胖，让我很感动”。

刘国梁是1996年亚特兰大奥运会男子乒乓球单打和双打的冠军，执教中国男子乒乓球国家队参加2008年北京奥运会及2012年伦敦奥运会。

　　He was made the general head coach of China’s national table tennis team in 2013。

Kong， who partnered Liu in Atlanta and won gold for singles four years later in Sydney， has been in charge of the Chinese women’s team since 2013。

　　他于2013年被选为中国国家乒乓球队总教练。

孔令辉曾在亚特兰大奥运会时搭档刘国梁取得冠军，四年后的悉尼奥运会他赢得了单打冠军。

2013年以来，一直执教中国乒乓球女队。

【从对手到挚友：刘国梁与孔令辉风雨20年查看网站：[db:时间]】