Chapter 1036 Leadership Temperament

"Gawain, you are not really going to run fifty laps, are you?"

Li Zhe panicked a little, his pupils trembled violently, he looked at Gao Wen's back and called out.

Gao Wen did not look back, and continued to jog and warm up step by step, ignoring other people. He was now concentrating on training.

"Yes, fifty laps. It will be over in a moment."

A standard tennis court is 36.6 meters long and 18.3 meters wide, and the distance of one lap is about 110 meters.

The centre courts and grand courts at Grand Slams are larger.

Fifty laps? It'll be over soon?

What's with that nonchalant tone? What's with that attitude of eating and drinking like water? What's with that simple warm-up?

Everyone looked at each other again, exchanged glances, and were a little dumbfounded.

Even Wu Di, who had the most active mind, could not keep up with the pace.

"what to do?"

"Are we really going to let Gawain run fifty laps? Isn't that a bad idea?"

A failed prank, a punishment that didn't exist at all, a joke said without thinking... does it really matter?

Also, is it really okay for them to "punish" the first and only men's singles Grand Slam champion in the history of Asia in this way?

Well……

There was silence.

No one realized how things had gone off track. What should we do now? What should we do next? Finally, Zhang Ze was the first to speak, "I'll run with Gao Wen. We're just training anyway, so we can exercise at the same time."

Zhang Ze and Gao Wen trained together in Melbourne.

He knew that Gawain was able to create miracles and his efforts were far beyond imagination, especially when he and Zhang Shuai witnessed history together in Melbourne Park. The joy and excitement were simply indescribable. He always hoped to learn more from Gawain's attitude and spirit.

Maybe this is an opportunity? An idea, turned into words, blurted out impulsively, but after speaking it out, I realized that it was a good idea.

Zhang Ze became more determined.

After saying this, Zhang Ze immediately followed Gao Wen's footsteps and started running, without any regrets and enjoying the experience.

The remaining three people had question marks all over their heads——

The point is, they have finished warming up and started batting practice. Did they forget? But now they are warming up again? Wang Chuhan looked left and right, and followed silently.

Li Zhe hesitated for a moment, let out a long breath, and sighed, "My old bones are really..."

Finally, Li Zhe also kept up and soon caught up with Wang Chuhan and Zhang Ze.

Wu Di was left alone, with a lot of question marks in his head.

"Who would run 50 laps around the field to warm up? We are not marathon runners!"

"Sure enough, what Aze said is right. A training maniac is a training maniac. Fifty laps are like drinking water. He just runs without any mental preparation."

He muttered something to himself but didn't stop. After he finished complaining, he quickly caught up with the majority and started running around the field.

Tap tap tap.

Whoosh whoosh.

The sounds of footsteps and breathing were intertwined, and the rhythm was constantly adjusted. There was no laughter, and it was entering training mode.

Outside the training ground.

The fans are all full of questions——

What happened?

They were just gathered together chattering, with vivid expressions, as if something had happened; then they turned around and started running in circles together?

Things are really developing too fast, I can't keep up with the pace, can anyone help explain it? Above the training ground, there is only the sound of soles rubbing against the ground of the court, but it is not uniform, because jogging is not pure jogging.

After gradually adapting, jogging will evolve into variable-speed running.

Sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

Moreover, the rhythm of speed changes is unpredictable, just like in a marathon, the speed of the group depends on the leader.

Whoever runs in the front will control the rhythm of the group. As long as the leader suddenly improves, they will enter the acceleration mode. Once they cannot keep up, they will fall behind.

As they ran, they gradually became aware of the gap: Li Zhe, the oldest student, was the first to fall behind.

The youngest, Wang Chuhan, fell behind next - at least, he was the youngest until Gao Wen came.

Last year at the Shanghai Masters, Wang Chuhan defeated Fognini in the first round and advanced to the second round, showing great potential and winning some attention. But overall, whether in terms of world ranking or the stability and sustainability of performance, Wang Chuhan still has a small gap with Wu Di and Zhang Ze.

Of course, physical strength is not everything, but how to control yourself and how to control your position during speed running, and how to fully adjust your physical configuration, this is a kind of wisdom. It is difficult to sustain if you only rely on physical strength and endurance to blindly follow.

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Then--

Zhang Ze also fell behind.

Finally, there is the competition between Gao Wen and Wu Di.

Although Wang Chuhan and his team fell behind, they did not end their warm-up running and continued to run diligently, fifty laps at a time, and they never gave up.

The reason is simple yet complex:

Gao Wen.

Maybe it was because Gawain was so young, at the age of nineteen, he seemed like a generation older than them; maybe it was because as a Grand Slam champion, Gawain was so focused and devoted even in basic training.

In fact, when they learned that Gao Wen was coming to Auckland to participate in the Davis Cup, internal discussions were inevitable.

Zhang Ze, who had trained with Gao Wen before, naturally became the center of discussion, and everyone was concerned about every detail of Gao Wen's daily training.

Zhang Ze accidentally said that not only was he unable to win in tennis, but he was also unable to win in basic training.

These words immediately aroused everyone's pride.

Forget about tennis, the overall performance on the court is indeed not on the same level; but when it comes to physical fitness, how is it possible?

"You know how hard we train physically."

Wu Di was the first to shout. Since the Asian season last year, he and Zhang Ze have been training hard for the best-of-five Grand Slam matches, because they are worried that they will not have enough strength to keep up when entering the fifth set.

Moreover, pure basic physical training and the use of physical fitness in tennis games are two different things.

Zhang Ze thinks that none of them can compare to Gao Wen, but Wu Di refuses to admit defeat.

But, to be honest, they were not prepared to compete with Gao Wen. After all, they came to Auckland for a competition. But no one expected:

The contest just happened.

No one was willing to give up. Even though they had been left behind by Gao Wen and Wu Di, no one gave up. They gritted their teeth and kept up.

Li Zhe had been trapped. Looking at Gao Wen and Wu Di whizzing past him one after the other, he suddenly realized:

So, is this what is called leadership? Although Gao Wen arrived at the training ground only ten minutes ago, a kind of charm radiating from the inside out has quietly changed the atmosphere of the team.

After the US Open miracle, Gawain’s deeds were spread everywhere. They had all heard about the legacy Gawain left with the Bruins. Now, were they experiencing it firsthand?

(End of this chapter)