Chapter 1115: A bystander sees more
clearly Gao Wen, keeping his attention focused, ignored Sharapova's expression and continued to speak.
"Grigor... is always striving for perfection when he's on the field. He has high expectations for himself and has a lot of goals to achieve."
"So, whenever he fails to achieve perfection or meet his expectations, he gets frustrated, disappointed, and struggles. This is the same as someone else."
Gao Wen glanced at Sharapova meaningfully.
The connotation is self-evident.
Sharapova and Dimitrov are both perfectionists, which makes them find resonance with each other, but also pushes each other away.
"The defeat at the Australian Open was very difficult for Gregor to accept. He was immersed in pain and even more in disappointment and dissatisfaction with himself."
"We are all professionals and everyone has their own way of dealing with defeat."
"Some people choose to drink and indulge themselves as if tomorrow is the end of the world..."
Gawain casually implied something about the young Australians led by Kyrgios, and Sharapova heard it right away and rolled her eyes.
This guy is still smuggling stuff even at this time.
"Some people choose to go fishing, stay away from tennis for a while, and clear their minds. Of course, not everyone can afford a private yacht."
Is this... a reference to Nadal? Sharapova was both angry and amused, and didn't know how to react for a moment, but she had to admit that the atmosphere of the whole conversation became more relaxed.
"Some people choose to return to the training ground, sweat, and forget the pain of defeat with more training."
"Some people choose to watch the game tape and re-examine their own games over and over again."
Pause for a moment.
"Some people choose to return to the people they love, their family, friends, and lovers, surrounded by laughter and joy, so that they can feel the vitality of life again."
A simple set of contrasts can easily form a clear picture, and Dimitrov's impulsive proposal is also reasonably explained.
Perhaps, Dimitrov really loves Sharapova, of course, Sharapova also loves Dimitrov, but more importantly:
Dimitrov also attaches equal importance to his game and his career. He is not prepared to give up his career for love, nor will he force Sharapova to put her career second in her life.
Those actions, those lows, those sadness, those disappointments, just show that Dimitrov, like Sharapova, is so proud.
At their core, these two guys are the same.
However, Sharapova was unable to see this clearly because she was too involved.
Until now, Gawain's words awakened her.
Sharapova's eyes were a little dazed, and the memories in her mind surged up like a flood, and those forgotten fragments reappeared.
She had already forgotten it, but in fact it was just hidden in the corner of her brain and she selectively ignored it. Now she was awake again.
Facing failure is a compulsory course in competitive sports that all professional players must complete.
Some people want to regain control, some need to review, and some need to feel emotionally supported...
The ways are complicated and varied, but the core is the same: the more you care, the more urgent it is, the more you care, the stronger it is, and the more intense the expression is.
This is true for Sharapova and Dimitrov.
So, Dimitrov impulsively proposed.
So, Sharapova impulsively chose to break up.
Then, both of them hurt each other deeply, but no one was willing to admit it.
He and she are the same.
"Maria..."
Gawain's call made Sharapova subconsciously look up. Even she herself did not notice that the rhythm of the entire conversation was completely controlled by Gawain. Her consciousness and thoughts were completely led by Gawain, and she was convinced unknowingly.
"When you stand on the court, trying to be perfect, but find that day is just not your day, and your hand is not going well, what will you do?"
Professional players all have moments like this, when their feel for the ball and their touch just aren't right, as if the whole world is against them. Even the net, the court, the wind, and the sun are against them. It's a very, very bad feeling, and they just can't display their true strength.
Sharapova blurted it out without thinking.
"attack."
This is Sharapova.
"Attack unconditionally. Even if you make mistakes, you need to continue attacking until you get the touch."
This is Sharapova. She has only one plan for the game, no alternative second or third plan. No matter whether it works or not, she sticks to the first plan and keeps fighting until the end.
Therefore, Sharapova's games are always like this. Success or failure depends on offense. The saying "too hard will break easily" has never existed for her.
Gao Wen was not surprised by this answer, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
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Then Sharapova looked straight at him with clear eyes, as if to say: What? Do you have any objections? Gao Wen coughed twice and quickly raised his thumbs. Then he saw that his right hand was not enough, so he raised his left thumbs, "double thumbs up" to show his sincerity.
"Gregor will be frustrated and annoyed and start to question himself, so what he needs is a voice beside him to tell him that what he is doing is right and he should keep going."
This "voice" is a coach, a family member, a friend, and more importantly, a lover.
Now that I have said this, if Sharapova still doesn't understand, she is a fool.
But just because Sharapova understood it doesn't mean she will just swallow it.
Sharapova glared at Gao Wen fiercely, "Then you tell him."
Gao Wen shrugged. "I've already said it. The rest is not my business."
Sharapova was choked up, "I thought you were his friend."
Gao Wen said as if it was a matter of course, "I thought you were his lover."
SHARAPOVA: …
Although she didn't want to admit it, the cruel reality was that her words really couldn't get the upper hand in front of this guy, and that feeling was very frustrating.
"We are in a cooling-off period, understand? Cooling-off period?" Sharapova said it stubbornly, although she didn't mean it.
Gao Wen curled his lips but smiled without saying anything.
Sharapova saw Gao Wen's undeniable expression and burst out in anger, "I am serious."
Gawain turned slightly to the side, smiling.
"Maria, this is your business, you don't have to explain it to me, really."
"The only thing I know is that you can deceive me, you can deceive Gregor, you can deceive the whole world. Believe me, Gregor, that idiot, will never be able to see through you, but you can't deceive yourself. This is the only thing that really matters."
SHARAPOVA: …
My chest almost exploded.
Looking at Gao Wen's nonchalant and hands-off appearance, he seemed to deserve a beating. She had to use all her strength to control her urge to strangle the guy in front of her.
Finally, Sharapova rolled her eyes, but couldn't help asking a soul-searching question, "How did Grigor and you become friends?"
(End of this chapter)