Chapter 1717 Graduation Season
Los Angeles, UCLA, tennis training court, training is in progress.
The sun was blazing in the sky, heat waves were rolling, and the cloudless blue sky was filled with a brilliant golden color. The whole world was wrapped in a ball of hazy heat. I didn't dare to look up at the sun. Even if I hid under the shade of a tree, I could feel the power of the sunlight and almost melted.
It’s midsummer, hot.
But training still cannot stop.
Competitive sports is like rowing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. If you are a little lazy, a little slack, or a little distracted, you may be completely left behind.
Of course, there are exceptions. There may be one genius among 100 million people who has no training and no focus, and who works for three days and rests for two days, but can still maintain the top level. However, such geniuses among geniuses are really too rare. If you don’t have this talent, it is better to train honestly.
Gao Wen deeply agreed with this.
However, the one who was training on the tennis court at this time was not Gawain—
There is no need to elaborate on the importance of combining work and rest.
After experiencing the high-intensity, high-frequency and high-quality confrontations in the clay court season and the grass court season, Gao Wen does need some adjustments now. This is also for a better start, a short but important, simple and sweet rest time, leaving tennis both physically and mentally and returning to ordinary daily life.
Ten days after the end of Wimbledon, for a full ten days, Gawain bid farewell to tennis completely. First, he cooperated with advertisers to complete some commercial shoots, and then completed some interviews and magazine shoots. The next step was to completely empty his mind, with no work or training, just pure rest.
During this period, tennis, fitness, equipment, etc. all temporarily left Gao Wen's life. The only exceptions to sports were:
Warm up with an hour of jogging in the morning.
On the one hand, it is to maintain the activity of the body's muscles, and on the other hand, it is to maintain the biological clock of daily life. Even when resting, you need to follow the rules.
But resting does not mean doing nothing.
Gao Hongli and Jiang Yanyun received an invitation from Sebastian Nadal to go on vacation to Mallorca to enjoy the Mediterranean scenery in the midsummer.
Originally, Gao Wen was going to go along, but then he thought, his parents had hardly any chance to travel in recent years, let alone spend some time alone as a couple; this was a good opportunity for them to enjoy their lives and their vacation, some leisure time just for the two of them.
So, Gao Wen declined the offer using the excuses of Nike photo shoot and Davis Cup preparations.
Privately, he not only called Sebastian to express his gratitude, but also communicated with Nadal via text message. The next time Nadal's parents take a vacation, Gawain will arrange it and invite them to China to experience the different cultural customs from the European continent. The two also joked about it.
Then, Gao Wen chose to return to Los Angeles.
Preparing for the Davis Cup is indeed part of the reason, but the real main reason is to go back and see my friends at school.
because.
It’s another graduation season, and another year of making decisions at the crossroads of life.
Exactly one year ago at this moment, Gawain and a group of friends from school embarked on a challenge journey, hoping to improve themselves through higher-level competitions; but they did not expect that it was the starting point of a legend, and Gawain's life and the world changed dramatically in the next year.
Looking back on the past, those mixed emotions of confusion and expectation, uneasiness and excitement are still vivid.
Facing the future, they are all the same.
Even though this is Gawain's second life, the unknown is still unknown, and it will not become easier just because he starts over again. The choices at the crossroads of life are always complicated and difficult. After all, before the unknown begins, all speculations and inferences are invalid.
So, Gawain came back, back to the starting point of everything, quietly looking at the strange yet familiar court in front of him——
Things seem to have changed, yet they seem to have not changed.
On the court.
He stepped on the ground, and the friction between his sneakers and the ground made a harsh sound. He stopped and turned suddenly, controlled his steps, and started changing direction for the second time with just one turn.
The speed has reached its limit.
However.
I ran and roared all the way, but in the end I couldn't catch up. As I ran, I could clearly feel that I might not be able to catch up. The helplessness and frustration, the depression and aggrievedness surged in my chest. Even though I knew I couldn't catch up, I still ran wildly to vent.
"ah!"
Push off the ground, speed up, sprint——
Tennis turned into a race, crossing the court at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, with a roar erupting from deep within his dantian, carefully venting his inner dissatisfaction.
But even when venting, I can still feel the depression and restraint. It feels as if both my body and soul are imprisoned so that I can't make any sound. I have obviously tried my best, but still cannot break through the shackles and release it thoroughly. The accumulated emotions linger in my chest.
Uncomfortable!
The more this happens, the more obvious the consumption of physical energy becomes.
at last.
Exhaustion.
--"vomit!"
MacDonald eventually vomited.
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He tried to control himself again but still failed. He covered his mouth and stumbled all the way to the trash can in the corner of the training ground. He supported himself with his knees and began to vomit wildly.
There was a great uproar.
His knees were trembling slightly, and he was almost unable to stand and was barely able to hold on; even from a distance, he could see his calves cramping and the muscles spasming.
"……Feel sorry."
Even so, MacDonald still didn't care about himself, but raised his hand to apologize. He was sweating profusely and his face was pale, which was heartbreaking.
Such a scene really makes people feel mixed emotions.
Quietly, a figure came to Gawain's side and sat down. The two looked at McDonald, who wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and was about to continue training. No one spoke, but the confusion in their eyes was so similar that they didn't know how to start the conversation.
Billy Martin exhaled lightly, "So, what happened in that round just now?"
Professional issues are like spot checks by coaches.
Gao Wen raised the corner of his mouth, a little helpless, but still remained professional, "No prediction."
In a tennis match, if you don't make predictions and simply rely on your own legs to chase the tennis ball, it won't work. The only result is that you will become more and more passive and embarrassed. Even the "Australian Hare" Hewitt can't run endlessly.
This is the wrong way to open it.
The true top players, from Simon to Nadal to Murray and so on, all their defense comes from accurate prediction and keen intuition.
You can't play tennis with just your legs without your brain.
But in this training round just now, McDonald had no prediction at all -
Passively chasing after a tennis ball.
In this case, no matter how fast your reaction speed is or how light your steps are, you can't catch up.
This is nothing like the familiar MacDonald.
"He has so much on his mind right now that he can't think about anything. His reaction speed from starting to shooting is obviously half a beat slower."
This affects not only the footwork and movement, but also the timing of the shot, and the entire tennis tactical system has obvious problems.
(End of this chapter)