Since then, he and another gold medal winner, the Chinese female diver Guo Jingjing, often appeared together in public activities.
They were better known together as Liang Jingjing (亮晶晶, Tian and Guo's combined given names, synonymous with the word for 'sparkling').
After winning his multiple Olympic medals, Tian received numerous invitations to lend his name and face to corporate promotions.
He maintained his diving standard and won a medal at the following National Games of China.
On July 29, 2008, it was announced that Tian would not be rejoining the national team and participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.