As expected, Gawain is an outlier.
Other professional players are afraid of sports. They are already bored of training and exercising every day. They wish to stay away from these tools and equipment during their rest time. Even Nadal, a training maniac, is no exception. He exercises when he needs to exercise, and chooses to go out to sea on a yacht to get away when he needs to take a break.
Gao Wen, on the other hand, actually went back to the gym to seek spiritual comfort because of the stress accumulated from exercise.
Sampras didn't know whether to laugh or cry, especially when he thought about his wild thoughts just now... all of which were wrong, and he couldn't help but smile.
However, now that Gawain has been found, there is no need to rush.
Sampras did not interrupt Gawain's jogging, but found a place to sit down and patiently waited for Gawain's sweating time to end.
Sampras didn't know when Gowan came to the gym or how long he had been running before, but he sat down for a while and Gowan finished.
Slowing down the pace, Gao Wen did not leave the treadmill, but turned it off, relying on his legs to continue moving forward on the belt, slowly adjusting his breathing.
At this moment, his attention was freed from running, his peripheral vision became sharp again, and then he noticed the uninvited guest in the gym——
I came to the gym but didn't exercise. Instead, I sat there playing with my phone.
"Hey mister, do you need help taking a picture?"
Sampras looked up, confused.
Gao Wen explained, "Take a photo and upload it to the photo wall to say, 'Today's exercise is completed.' Do you want me to take a photo of you exercising?"
Sampras finally understood and couldn't help but smile. "It seems that you are in good shape and you are still in the mood to make jokes."
Sampras did not step forward, but waited by the side until Gawain's final buffering movement was over, and then handed over the water bottle and towel that Gawain had prepared and placed aside.
Looking at Gawain who was sweating profusely in front of him, Sampras' smile slowly faded, and the worry in his eyes reappeared. He didn't know how to start the conversation, but many times, getting straight to the point is a good idea.
"You should know that this is not the only chance, right?"
Gawain looked up at Sampras.
Sampras was a little embarrassed, he was still not very good at this kind of conversation, but he also knew Gao Wen, and direct communication was actually easier.
"It's not that I don't believe you can win. In fact, I believe that your chances are slightly better against Roger. The match in front of you is somewhat similar to Wimbledon. Roger's serve is excellent, but his overall competitive state is not as good as Wimbledon. There are still some fluctuations in the course of the match..."
"Ah, anyway, what I meant was that you have a slightly better chance of winning against Roger. Wait, what was I saying? Where was I just now?"
Sampras was also in a panic. Gawain smiled and reminded him, "This is not the only chance."
Sampras suddenly realized, "Yes, this is it."
"Gawain, I believe you, but you also have to know that this is not the only chance."
"You have just started your career. There are still countless challenges and ups and downs in the future. You should know that you can't perform so well every season, right?"
"Oh, sorry, I'm not trying to pour cold water on you. What I mean is that we need to look at winning and losing more rationally..."
The speech is incoherent and the focus is unclear.
But Gao Wen still understood, "There's no need to put too much pressure on yourself."
Sampras nodded repeatedly, "Yes, there is no need to think that this is the last chance and give it a try. It doesn't mean that you should be prepared to lose the game, but you should relax and go to the court and give it a try..."
"Oh, God, what am I talking about."
Looking at Sampras who was holding his forehead and shaking his head, a smile appeared in Gawain's eyes. "I know, it's actually the half-full glass theory, the difference between only half a glass of water left and still half a glass of water."
“For the same thing, a positive attitude and a negative attitude can often lead to different results.”
"You mean, I should chase victory, but I shouldn't go out with a negative mentality of 'this is the only chance' and carry a lot of pressure, but I should go out with a positive mentality of 'this is the first chance' and shake off the pressure."
"Right?"
Sampras nodded repeatedly, looking at Gawain's smile, his expression slightly awkward, and then he couldn't help but sighed, "In the end I still need you to enlighten me."
"I knew there was no need to worry about you. You can handle it yourself."
Unexpectedly, Gawain shook his head, “No, Pete, I’m actually not okay.”
Sampras was stunned.
Gao Wen exhaled, but he couldn't tell whether it was a sigh or just adjusting his breathing after exercise. "I don't look at social networks so I don't know what happened, but I can tell from your reactions and the reactions of the reporters. Now all the pressure should be piled on me, right?"
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This is not the first time that Gao Wen has witnessed the same position. From the top players in China to the legends from other countries and regions, just look at Argentina's Messi. But he never thought that he would reach this position one day.
He thought that he was already living a second life and had seen the power of network traffic, so he should be able to handle it easily. However, imagination and reality are two different things and cannot be compared at all. Only when one really comes to this position can one feel the suffocating feeling of ubiquitous pressure.
Sampras gave a wry smile, "You are just too smart."
Gao Wen also smiled and said, "Yeah, I think so too. So, I also feel irritated and can't calm down, so I come here to run, right?"
"Pete, sometimes I always miss the past, not because the past was so beautiful, but because the past was simple."
"I like running, so I just run. I don't even need to do anything. Just running is enough. As long as I run fast enough and open my arms, I can fly."
"I like tennis so I play tennis. I get upset when I lose and laugh out loud when I win. But what's really important is that I like playing tennis, the confrontations, the games, the collision of strength and beauty. Ha, standing on the court, I feel happy."
Until now, Sampras felt that Gao Wen was like a 20-year-old young man. Even though he had achieved great success, he still had a long career ahead of him.
Maybe the future is bright, maybe it is full of thorns.
Sampras knows that nothing is certain. The road that lies before Gawain must be completed by himself, and then a whole new world can be opened up. No one can define it. Maybe it will be better or worse. Maybe he will become a legend or stop at the top. Everything is possible, but it must all be written by Gawain.
That kind of uncertainty is frightening, but also exciting.
There is ample time.
When people discuss Koeman's youth, they often focus on his current achievements and the history he has created; but Sampras focuses on Koeman's future. All in all, Koeman's professional career has only started two seasons. The future is long and they still have a lot of time to continue to challenge their limits.
A kind of growth, a challenge, a breakthrough.
Not only for writing history, but also for self-realization.
Don't be in a hurry. There is really no need for them to be in a hurry. They can move towards the unknown tomorrow step by step.