According to Volleybox, Le Thanh Thuy ranks 6th in the list of the best middle blockers in the history of Vietnamese women's volleyball.
The 1995-born spiker is a standout player for the national women's volleyball team in five international tournaments in 2024. She won the title of "Best Middle Blocker" at the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup. At the same time, the spiker born in 1995 also contributed to the runner-up position of LPB Ninh Binh club in the 2024 Asian Club Volleyball Championship.
Le Thanh Thuy plays outstandingly and consistently, affirming her position as one of the best middle blockers of Vietnamese women's volleyball at present. To have the current development, the 29-year-old female player is said to have inherited her family's qualities as both her parents were professional volleyball players. In particular, her mother was also a former Vietnamese women's volleyball player - Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong.
"Since I was little, my mother stopped playing volleyball and went to work outside. After a while, she was introduced to the sport by everyone and became involved in volleyball coaching at the Hai Phong Sports Center. Since then, I have occasionally followed my mother to the field to watch the girls practice and play with the ball.
The love for volleyball probably blossomed from there. One summer, I asked my mother to go to Hanoi to play and try volleyball. Since then, I decided to stick with this sport. The decision to pursue volleyball was largely my own," Le Thanh Thuy shared.
Volleyball helps Thanh Thuy live her passion but also makes her always suffer from a pain. That was when her father passed away early in 2011, this middle blocker could not return in time to see him for the last time because she was busy with training and competition. Since then, her mother has always been the one who accompanies her in life and in her career.
The female player of LPB Ninh Binh team expressed: "My mother is a strong support, motivating me in many professional matters and is a great motivation for me to compete until now. When I feel the most difficult, pressured and want to give up, my mother is the one who pulls me up, gives me advice and encourages me at every important moment.
My mother is the most important person in my life, my companion in both life and career, taking care of all the family chores after my father passed away early. It is my mother who is the motivation for me to compete up to this point."
Currently, Le Thanh Thuy is preparing with her home club LPB Ninh Binh for the second phase of the 2024 national championship. Whenever she has time, she takes the opportunity to visit her mother. For Le Thanh Thuy, as long as she sees her mother healthy, she will feel secure to return to competition and give her all.
