Look, this is the Internet, this is life——

There is no need to even wait until Gawain fails, just a slight drop in performance while still remaining in the top ranks is like the end of the world.

No wonder Murray has been criticized and attacked over the years. Apart from the "halo of giant", invisible pressure follows him like a shadow.

Even Gawain, who has lived two lives, needs some time and space to adjust in the face of such pressure and impact. He also needs some buffer zone to clear his mind and regain his concentration and focus. A short ten-day vacation is just a start. He needs a vacation.

Even Gao Wen was like this, let alone MacDonald and his group of college students? After all, they were ordinary people with flesh and blood.

In fact, it is not just about competitive sports. It is also true in real life.

Everyone carries his or her own expectations for life, the future and happiness, and then again and again, he or she finds themselves in a vortex of stress and anxiety, not knowing what to do.

"call."

Martin exhaled heavily.

Martin is no exception.

In fact, Martin has prepared himself mentally that this year may be very, very difficult, very! However, when things really happen, he needs to face the painful losses again and again, and then turn around to cheer for the young players, relieve the pressure for the young players, regroup, lead the team to move forward, and struggle in the endless darkness under the dark clouds and storms.

Disaster.

It's really difficult.

"In this year's team competition, we were eliminated in the round of 16 and lost to Oklahoma. Do you still remember Oklahoma?"

Martin asked casually.

As a result, Gawain deliberately showed a thoughtful expression, as if he had lost his memory, which made Martin laugh, and then Gawain answered.

"Coach, I'm just arrogant, not stupid."

Last year, Gao Wen appeared as a surprise player in the game against Oklahoma and became famous. Later, in the semi-finals of the team competition, the Brown Bears defeated Oklahoma again and entered the finals. In just one year, how could he forget these precious memories? Gao Wen was also interested. "It seems that they are in good shape this year?"

Martin smiled, "Yeah, it's really good."

"They are the top seed. We barely caught the last train this year and were ranked 16th. We faced them in the third round of the team competition."

"We lost, '3:4'."

Although it is understated, one can still taste the bitterness.

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Coach, it seems that our Brown Bears have good fighting spirit this year."

Martin was slightly stunned. How did he know this?

Gao Wen turned his head and looked at the court. "With the loss of three main players, our performance this season was indeed average and we were not able to improve our seed ranking. However, when we entered the national competition, our team cohesion was reflected. Even in difficult situations, we still fought to the last moment and did not give up easily."

"'3:4', such a defeat is bitter, but behind the score we can see that every player has burned all his energy."

"Coach, it seems like Mike is a good captain."

MARTIN: ...

Opening his mouth slightly, the same thing had a completely different perspective. Gawain immediately grasped the key point amidst the gloom.

Martin once again felt the leadership qualities of Gawain, who faced failure calmly and learned from it. This was an ability and a courage.

Martin somewhat missed last year's Brown Bears team, not because they could win, but because they always stayed together.

Of course, the same is true for the team in front of us.

Following Gawain's gaze, Martin looked at the court again. MacDonald was concentrating on training, even more devoted than before he discovered Gawain.

I couldn't help but feel inspired.

"Yeah, Mike is a good captain."

Thinking of this, Martin felt a little more relaxed and relieved.

"In fact, Mike has performed very, very well this year. Although he can't be compared with you, he is on par with Marcos. He didn't lose many singles matches this year and was seeded third in the U.S. Championships."

"but."

"After our team lost early, the atmosphere of the entire team was not normal. Mike was carrying too heavy a burden. The more he wanted to perform well, the more he was restrained. He obviously performed poorly in the singles match and was unexpectedly eliminated in the second round."

Gao Wen was a little surprised——

Given McDonald's strength, whether he can win the championship is not yet clear, but he should have no problem reaching the quarterfinals or semi-finals.

From team events to singles, UCLA, as the defending champion, was eliminated in the first few rounds of competitions and was eliminated early, which was a heavy blow to the Bruins.

Although this scene was foreseen before the start of the season, it is still hard to accept.

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On second thought, it's not surprising.

For young players, there are often obvious ups and downs. On the one hand, it is because of the difficulty in controlling emotions, and on the other hand, it is because of the immaturity of skills and tactics. Therefore, in the Challenge Tournament, Hope Tournament, NCAA and the four Grand Slam junior tournaments, it is often seen that the top eight seeds are eliminated early.

From another perspective, this is the price of growing up.

If Gao Wen had not been reborn in two lives, he would probably have had to go through the same process, especially the turbulence and ups and downs after winning the US Open.

After thinking for a while, Gao Wen asked, "Who is Oklahoma's number one singles player?"

Martin was stunned. "Lamas. He is not only the Sooners' number one singles player, but also the number one seed in the United States. He has only lost two games this year."

"Lamas?" Gao Wen nodded slightly. If he remembered correctly, he was Oklahoma's third singles player last year and also a young player. "So how did he perform in the singles competition?"

Martin finally reacted, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Stop in the third round."

Although the University of Oklahoma performed well in the team competition and made it all the way to the finals, they performed poorly in the finals and lost to the third-seeded University of Virginia; this also seriously affected the players' mentality, so that they also had a series of poor performances in the singles competitions and were blocked from the quarterfinals.

Martin chuckled, "Are you gloating now?"

"Yeah." Gao Wen nodded seriously.

Martin couldn't help but exclaim, "Haha!"

Looking at Gawain beside him, Martin hesitated to speak——

He wanted to see if Gawain could help out a little by training with the Brown Bears for two days, or perhaps lead them in making some adjustments. Gawain's leadership qualities could always produce unexpected results.

But the thought was cut off as soon as it came to mind.

Gawain has left the Bruins and has his own career. They have no right or qualifications to ask Gawain to worry about the Bruins again.

More importantly, he should trust the current captain of the Brown Bears, MacDonald. If he asks Gawain for help, will it destroy MacDonald's confidence and further worsen MacDonald's psychological burden? They can't rely on Gawain, and sooner or later they need to learn to fly alone.

In the end, he swallowed the words and regained his sanity amidst his chaotic thoughts.

Martin smiled, and the words that came to his mouth changed, "So, are you coming back this time just to take a vacation, or to prepare for the US Open series?"