Chapter 1038 Dare to Imagine

At least, Gao Wen can share some of his feelings. Even if he cannot give opinions from a global perspective, he can still provide an idea from a different perspective.

After thinking carefully, Gao Wen weighed his words.

"In fact, we have always had a misunderstanding that Asian players' physical talents may not be as good as those of European and American players."

"It's just like the common view now that black athletes have an absolute advantage in short-distance and long-distance running events."

"But the times are progressing, and concepts are changing. In my opinion, purely in terms of physical fitness, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. We are the same."

"Tennis is a sport that uses the brain to unleash the potential of the body. It is not about who is stronger, faster, or who hits the ball harder that will win."

"Advantages and disadvantages are all relative."

Proceed step by step and advance layer by layer.

Unconsciously, everyone followed Gawain's words and was obviously in deep thought. Regardless of whether they agreed or disagreed, they were at least willing to calm down and think about it.

"In today's tennis, the men's tennis players are Kei Nishikori, Goffin, Ferrer, Hewitt, and Schwartzman, and the women's tennis players are Radwanska, Azarenka, Barty, and Hingis."

"None of them are the typical 'strong and powerful' type in the traditional impression. They have obvious disadvantages in strength and height, but they all have their own place in the professional tennis world. They are not just in the top 100 in the world, but all of them are in the top 20 or even top 10 in the world."

There are also powerful players among Asian players, and there are also skilled players among European and American players. This is all relative and cannot be generalized.

"When we talk about training, it seems that we are always training the body, stronger, faster, lighter, trying to start with physical fitness."

"Are these important? Of course, they are very important and can never be ignored."

"But I think that tactical awareness, game structure, confrontational games and so on also need training. To be precise, just like playing Go, you need to understand your own strengths and weaknesses, explore your own game methods and styles, and then find the method that suits you best. In the final analysis, it is about playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses."

As he spoke, Gawain nodded his head and gave his final conclusion:

The simplest and most intuitive example is that from Lu Yen-hsun to Kei Nishikori and then to Chung Hyun, many outstanding men's singles players have emerged in the three East Asian countries, and their world rankings have easily ranked among the top 100 or even higher.

Now, the younger generation is also growing up, including Zhang Ze, Wu Di, Wang Chuhan, and the even younger Wu Yibing, Shang Juncheng and so on. They have the ability and potential, but have never been able to stand out. Until the future that Gao Wen is familiar with, no one has made it into the top 100 in the world rankings.

Is it really because of physical fitness?

Of course not.

Absolutely not.

It is more because of the training concepts, training systems, training awareness and so on. If these aspects can keep pace with the times, then these players can also emerge, and more young players will emerge in the future.

There is no need to even wait for Wu Yibing and Shang Juncheng, Zhang Ze and Wu Di in front of them can already walk onto the stage.

At least, that's what Gawain thought.

Tennis should not be a sport where one stands at the baseline and plays repeatedly like a robot, but a sport of continuous movement, continuous calculation, continuous game, and continuous layout. It is a sport full of wisdom and charm. All power, rotation, and control need to collide with brain power to create sparks in order to work.

In front of him, Li Zhe and Zhang Ze were both lost in thought. Wu Di was looking Gao Wen up and down as if he saw an alien. Wang Chuhan was a little absent-minded, but he didn't know what was surging in his mind. His eyes slightly dispersed and spread in the air.

The atmosphere was somewhat subtle, and everyone had their own thoughts.

But that's a good thing.

Brainstorming is like this. Gao Wen only plays the role of throwing out an idea and expecting different chemical reactions.

In the soil of different ideas, those seeds will bloom into flowers of different shapes.

The corners of Gao Wen's mouth curled up slightly in a smile.

"Last year at the US Open, I said that I don't think I'm special. I'm just the first one. There will be many more behind me. I mean it."

Wu Di was the first to react, with his hands on his hips, "I thought you were promoting the virtue of humility, and then told A Ze that you were just being naughty."

Gawain laughed joyfully.

Li Zhe raised his head and looked at Gao Wen, whose brows were filled with brightness and joy. His eyes were full of sincerity and determination, which made people want to believe him involuntarily.

Now, Li Zhe finally understood what Zhang Ze meant:

Why did Zhang Ze praise Gao Wen highly after returning from Melbourne?

At that time, they thought that it was because Gao Wen had made history again, and Zhang Ze was there to witness it, and was excited; but now it seems that this is not the case.

Li Zhe's mind has been silent for a long time. After all, he is about to turn 30 years old, and he has never had any breakthroughs in his career. Is it too late to expect to break the ceiling now?

But looking at Gawain, that desire began to stir again.

"Gawain, what about me?"

Li Zhe finally couldn't help but asked, but he felt embarrassed as soon as the words came out and waved his hands repeatedly.

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"Look at me, what am I talking about."

Gao Wen smiled at Li Zhe and said firmly, "Why not?"

Li Zhe was stunned.

Gao Wen continued, "Are there not enough fairy tales and miracles in competitive sports?"

"When Yen-Hsun Lu defeated Andy Roddick to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2010, he was already 27 years old. If he didn't believe in himself, he would definitely not have been able to hold on in the long decider."

“Miracles belong only to those who believe, just as only those who still believe in innocence can see Peter Pan.”

Li Zhe himself did not expect that a smile would appear on his face like this, a joy and happiness that came from the heart.

Wu Di deliberately bumped Zhang Ze and Wang Chuhan with his shoulder, "Look, Gao Wen has forgotten all of you."

Last year in Shanghai, Wang Chuhan defeated Fognini; this year in Melbourne, Zhang Ze defeated Hewitt. These matches also ignited a ray of hope.

Wang Chuhan was a little shy and reserved.

Zhang Ze didn't buy it at all and slapped Wu Di's right hand away, "Then why don't you say that Gao Wen forgot about himself?"

Wu Di spread his hands, "Gao Wen? He is a pervert. We are normal people. We are not in the same league, okay?"

Gao Wen nodded very seriously, "I admit that I am actually a pervert. You need to pay attention to your personal safety."

His expression was serious, because he was too serious and solemn, the whole sense of humor burst out. But in the midst of laughter, Gawain was completely unmoved, still smiling at everyone, and then goose bumps slowly ran out.

Wu Di shuddered, "Brother, big brother, your expression is a bit scary. Someone said, are you suitable for acting in horror movies?"

Gawain responded with a smile, showing off his neat, white teeth.

Wu Di: …

(End of this chapter)