"Off the court, you need to care for your teammates and study the opponents, so that when you encounter difficulties on the court, you know what is the problem and how to work it out," she added.

Apart from learning to be a good captain, Liu also needs to adapt to her new role as an opposite hitter, which started at the World Cup last month and extended to this tournament, instead of a wing spiker she had used to be.

"I'm not that familiar with it (opposite spiker) compared with my original position (wing spiker). It involves more responsibilities. For example, after a block, the first thing that comes to the mind of a wing spiker is to step back and ready to fire attack. But for an opposite spiker, you need to think more about defense. Coordinating with the setter is also important. Sometimes the passes are comfortable but sometimes are not, you need to deal with all of them," Liu pointed out.

"I have played this position before, but in order to reach a higher level, I still need more practices."

Liu stepped on top of the podium with China at the FIVB Women's World Cup in Japan, but for a majority of the time, she was a bench player in the national team.

"Coach Lang Ping asked me to get ready when I was off the court, so that when I was sent on, I could integrate into the team work in the shortest time," she said.

The seasoned player expressed her gratitude to coach Lang as a role model, who always pays attention to details on training and sticks to principles.

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