For Chinese fans, Lang can do no wrong

Volleyball legend Lang Ping's decision to coach Turkish league giant Telekom Ankara less than a week after quitting the US national team has been met with surprise and support from Chinese fans, many of whom were hoping she would relent and come back to coach in the land of her birth.

Lang, known as the "Iron Hammer" during her playing days for her killer spikes that earned China a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, still has time to do so however as she only signed a five-month deal with the European club, with which she won on her debut on Sunday.

"Whether coaching at home or abroad, we wish Lang success. We are proud of her as she has proved, and will continue to prove, that she, as a Chinese, is one of the world's best volleyball coaches," said one Internet posting on domestic portal Sina.com.