Chapter 128 Stage 2

Honestly, MacDonald was really nervous. With such a high-level stage and such a high-level posture, he could feel the pressure in every aspect, especially the fear of being surrounded by reporters, which was difficult to resolve with just a few words.

However, Gawain's two simple sentences controlled the atmosphere on the scene. Looking at the reporters who were laughing, McDonald remembered Gawain's joke in the car just now, and then he couldn't help laughing.

It seems that reporters are not that scary.

"Gao Wen, who do you think is your strongest opponent in this U.S. Championship?"

Reporters also don’t give up so easily. If one falls, there are thousands and millions of others standing up.

Gao Wen pursed his lips, "According to the plot of the hot-blooded comics, I should say that our biggest enemy is ourselves, but obviously such an answer seems too confident and does not conform to my usual style of doing things, so I will say that our biggest enemy is the reporters in front of us."

Reporter: ...Can I swear?

Gao Wen showed a big smile, "Dear reporters, can we go to the hotel room to rest? I think the smell of sweat on my body has become a little sour."

The implication is that we traveled a long way to Athens, but we couldn't even get into the hotel room, let alone rest properly. As expected, our biggest enemy is the reporters. If we lose the game due to poor rest, then we will put the blame on the reporters.

The reporters had seen scoundrels, but they had never seen such a scoundrel! Grant had to admit that it was really hard to hold back his laughter.

But Grant still fulfilled his duty and stood up, "Thank you for the kindness of all the reporters, but our players need to return to the hotel to rest as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention, thank you!"

As he spoke, he pushed Gawain and MacDonald on the back, signaling them to leave.

Gawain and the others left shoving and pushing each other, but after walking about ten meters, Sayre couldn't hold back any longer and threw his head back and laughed.

Hahaha! Reporter: ...Fuck you! Gao Wen and his teammates laughed wildly and followed the road signs. From the details, it can be seen that Athens is very experienced in hosting the National Championships.

Clear road signs indicate the directions of different hotels, and a clear signboard is placed under the road signs, marking the hotels where different teams are staying, to prevent coaches of each team from conveying inaccurate information to players or players from forgetting the relevant information.

Of course, information such as the direction of the training ground, the location of the stadium, etc. are all clearly visible.

Most importantly, you can always see volunteers wearing yellow vests and yellow baseball caps. They are the official staff of the event, constantly walking through the streets and alleys of the town, providing information to players and spectators at any time to ensure that the event can run smoothly.

The young players couldn’t help but wonder if this was the standard of organization for a Grand Slam event.

"Gawain!"

A call came from across the street, and Gao Wen and his teammates all looked over reflexively, and then they saw a group of beautiful young girls shouting.

"Good luck in the game!"

After saying that, the girls laughed happily, then walked away giggling, leaving the group of older boys from the Brown Bears team unable to react.

"What just happened?" McDonald was stunned.

Saier was the first to react and jumped onto Gawain's back. "Ah! Our girl knight has fans! They are all girl fans!"

Saier shouted happily, as if he was the one with the fans. The noisy shouting made the usually calm and composed Gawain become a little reserved.

This is the first time in my life that I have a fan myself. This feeling... is really good.

Realizing this, his mood became so high that Gawain rarely refuted Sayre and behaved a little clumsily.

But soon, Gawain regretted it.

Sale didn't notice Gao Wen's restraint. When he saw Thompson, Di Giulio and the others, he trotted over and shouted loudly, "Gao Wen has girl fans! Girl fans!"

The focus is not on the fans, but on the girls. These teenage boys with excess hormones can be excited by just one word.

It wasn't just the Bruins players, either. Players from other schools around the area also looked over, with bright smiles and cheerful noises.

Only then did Gao Wen realize that he did not cover Saier's mouth in time. He was afraid that his teammates would tease him about this in the next few days.

call……

Gawain looked at MacDonald. His wheat-colored face had turned a light red because he was trying so hard to hold back his laughter. His eyes were full of light. This made Gawain helpless. He shrugged and said, "Mac, laugh if you want to. It's not good to hold it back."

What else could he do?

Just lie down and let others laugh at you; that's the best way to deal with it.

One after another, heroes from all walks of life arrived in Athens. After a short day of adjustment, the schools held press conferences and accepted interviews from reporters. Then the second stage of the U.S. Championships officially kicked off, and the top 16 matches for the men's and women's teams started on the same day.

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On May 17th, the round of 16 officially began.

UCLA takes on the University of Tennessee at the Don McGill Tennis Center.

This season, the University of Tennessee has performed mediocrely and ranked 20th in the United States, but don't underestimate this team. They are also a young team that has risen rapidly in recent years.

In the 2009-2010 season, the University of Tennessee made an upset all the way and made it to the final of the US Championship on this field, facing the University of Southern California. Although they ultimately lost with a score of "2:4", they gave the once-prosperous University of Southern California a cold sweat.

After that, the University of Tennessee has made it to the National Championship every year and has been able to enter the second stage every year, showing outstanding overall strength.

Although their overall performance this year was relatively mediocre, with a season record of only 18 wins and 10 losses, they still successfully made it into the top 16 of the US Championship. As long as they stand on the court in Athens, the suspense of victory or defeat starts from zero. Both teams have a chance to win, and no one will give up easily.

Before the game, the University of Tennessee said that they would do their best to attack UCLA. They knew that they were the underdogs, so they would be more humble, give their all without reservation, and then look forward to a miracle.

Facing such an opponent, Coach Martin also said in an interview at the press conference that they would not take it lightly and would face the opponent in the best condition.

After all, this is the first game after a long journey in Athens. The weather, environment, atmosphere, stadium, etc. all need to be adapted to. Both the physical and mental conditions need to be adjusted. They need to defeat their opponents to advance to the next round. At the same time, they also need to quickly adjust their status.

Otherwise, the opponents behind will become stronger and stronger, and it will become more and more difficult to win.

From this perspective, facing such an impactful opponent as the University of Tennessee is actually a good thing.

The third update today.

(End of this chapter)