Chapter 1064: Team Disagreement
Confused and ignorant.
After nodding his head in agreement, Dimitrov was still a little confused. Things happened too fast. He had been tossing and turning day and night, weighing the pros and cons back and forth. His complicated thoughts were like a ball of thread tangled by a cat. In the end, he simply agreed to it and ended all his struggles in vain? But -
Dimitrov thought that he would be entangled, struggling, sad, feel heartburn, feel uneasy, and worry about gains and losses, and the psychological burden would be lingering.
In fact, it doesn’t.
Not only that, but I felt relieved, as the heavy burden pressing on my chest quietly disappeared.
Perhaps, as Gao Wen said, this is a friend.
"Gawain..." Dimitrov called out.
Before he could finish his words, Gawain interrupted him, "Thank you? If you want to thank me, why not treat me to a big meal tonight?"
The corners of Dimitrov's mouth slightly raised. If it was anyone else, he would have agreed seriously, but facing Gao Wen? "What thank you? Don't take it for granted, okay? I want to say that my condition is so bad that I can't help. I have to rely on you for the doubles."
Dimitrov is also able to joke, which is good news and shows that things are getting better, albeit slowly, but they are happening.
Gawain said slowly, with a thoughtful expression, "Gregor, the picture I have in my mind right now is an old ox pulling a broken cart, but the problem is that you are the broken cart, and I am talking about the old ox. This picture is wrong, very wrong. I think we both need to change the direction of our thinking a little bit."
...Haha! Everyone burst into laughter.
Tobias' expression was a little reserved, and he didn't laugh heartily, but his bright eyes were full of admiration and affirmation, and he glanced at Rashid out of the corner of his eye.
Rashid, does not like Gawain.
It's not directed at Gawain personally, it's just out of concern for Dimitrov.
Logically speaking, parents always want their children to play with classmates who have outstanding academic performance. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." However, this is not the case in competitive sports.
Because the essence of competitive sports is competition, the competition between top players becomes more intense. Even if they are not enemies, it is difficult to become friends.
Tennis is an individual sport that, to some extent, advocates personal heroism, which makes it even more prone to this. It is really rare and scarce for two people to slowly develop a comradeship after fighting side by side for many years as mortal rivals, as Federer and Nadal did.
In Rashid's opinion, Gawain is in high spirits and has achieved success at a young age. His performance has been on the rise and he is currently in his prime. Dimitrov and Gawain are too close, which will do more harm than good to him.
Firstly, it is easy for the media and fans to make comparisons and create invisible pressure.
Secondly, Dimitrov's confidence is easily suppressed.
Thirdly, standing next to Gawain, wouldn’t Dimitrov become a supporting role, and all the glory would be transferred to Gawain?
Rashid didn't like it.
Of course, Rashid also acknowledged the necessity of double play - to repeat, he had no personal grudge against Gawain, and he also understood the benefits that Tobias mentioned.
However, in Rashid's opinion, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Tobias is the agent of the two players and naturally wants to tie them together, but Rashid hopes that Dimitrov can get rid of Gawain and rely on his own strength and his guidance to get out of the predicament. This is the correct way to open it.
Rashid believes that Tobias has his own little thoughts, but he does not. He is Dimitrov's coach and only cares about Dimitrov.
In the team, there was some friction between Rashid and Tobias, due to open and covert fighting.
Tobias had different ideas.
Tobias believes that Dimitrov's personality is not tough, on the contrary, he needs a tougher character to take the helm for him.
This is true of my relationship with Sharapova, my collaboration with Tobias and Rashid, and my friendship with Gao Wen.
If Dimitrov relies solely on himself, he may fall into a trough and be unable to extricate himself. This process may last for weeks or even months; he needs a stronger and more resolute voice to lead him out of the trough and get rid of the entanglement of negative thoughts.
In Tobias's opinion, does Rashid really have no selfish thoughts? Not necessarily!
As they are all a team, they need to cooperate with each other, but the key is that there is also a distribution of voice within the team, and the positions are bound to be different.
Rashid claims to be the head coach, and he should be the person in charge of Dimitrov's team; Tobias is just an agent and should not make any comments on Dimitrov's games and training. Naturally, he tried his best to marginalize Tobias and try to control the situation.
Tobias thought this was childish and completely unnecessary. He would not interfere with Rashid's training, nor was he prepared to take away Rashid's control. Those suggestions were purely for Dimitrov's sake.
Tobias understood that he and Rashid were both planning for Dimitrov, but their positions were rather special and they could not be compared to Gawain after all.
Gao Wen is also a professional player, a friend of Dimitrov, and a peer of him. There is no conflict of interest between the two sides, which allows Gao Wen to communicate with Dimitrov on an equal footing and quietly have a positive influence on Dimitrov.
Tobias believed that Gawain could become a good mentor and helpful friend to Dimitrov, but Rashid? His vision was narrow after all.
Didn't Rashid see that Dimitrov's mood brightened after he agreed to Gawain's request? Behind the laughter, Tobias and Rashid's emotions were obviously different.
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Gao Wen is a perceptive person who is good at observing people's words and expressions. This is his advantage in both life and competition. He can smell something unusual.
This is a hidden concern.
Just like the locker room issues in team sports, disagreements and disputes within a tennis player's team can be equally tricky.
But now, Gawain did not show it and went back to ask Dimitrov privately.
It is not appropriate to ask Tobias about such things, because Tobias is the person involved, and his views and opinions on things are inevitably biased; moreover, this is a problem of Dimitrov's team, and in the end he needs to solve it himself.
At this moment, the atmosphere is just right, so there is no need to bring up other matters.
A slightly contemptuous and irritable voice interrupted the happy atmosphere.
"Sorry, could you please move aside?"
It wasn't Rashid who was complaining, it was -
They stood in the main passage, and the bustling figures blocked the main road, preventing other players from going to the training ground.
Gawain was facing the entrance, so he was the first to see the newcomers. He quickly pulled Dimitrov's arm, motioning them to make way. At the same time, he gave the oncoming players a polite smile and sincerely apologized.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, we got a little carried away."
However, the visitor did not buy it. He raised his chin slightly, glanced at him contemptuously out of the corner of his eyes, lowered his voice, and muttered something deep in his throat.
"Tsk, what's so great about that."
(End of this chapter)