Chapter 3 Growth Potential
In 2001, Gao Wen was six years old and started playing tennis.
That year, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Peter Sampras at the U.S. Open to win his first Grand Slam title, and in October of the same year, at the age of 20 years and eight months, he became the youngest world number one ever.
At that time, his initial coach believed that even if his forehand power was insufficient, Gao Wen could still grow by following Hewitt's example.
In 2008, Gao Wen graduated from Primary School.
That year, the year-end No. 1 in men's professional tennis was Rafael Nadal, whose forehand power and defensive counterattacks were his signature traits.
At this point, Gawain's mother and coach both realized that if he wanted to turn his talent into a professional career, Gawain still had a very long way to go.
On the one hand, Gao Wen needs more professional training, and coaching resources are relatively scarce in small and medium-sized cities; on the other hand, the high cost of professional tennis training makes it difficult for Gao Wen's family to afford it.
After careful consideration, Gao Wen's mother chose the route of American high schools and universities, that is, the youth tennis league and NCAA.
NCAA, the American college league, includes basketball, football, tennis, etc. It has a complete league system, which serves as a stepping stone to continuously supply countless talents to the professional league; at the same time, the universities' emphasis on the league also makes them willing to provide special scholarships to help students train.
The difference between the NCAA and professional tennis schools is that the NCAA believes that not all athletes can transfer to the professional field, and they need to ensure the future of these student athletes.
First they are students, then they are athletes, to distinguish them from professional players.
In this way, even if you are unable to enter the professional league after graduation, you can still obtain a diploma.
Therefore, the NCAA has minimum credit requirements for all players, otherwise they will be banned directly.
For Gao Wen's mother, NCAA is undoubtedly the best choice.
Gao Wen's physical shortcomings may bring more restrictions in the future, and he may not be able to turn professional. Therefore, if his family is unable to provide effective financial support, entering the NCAA to receive professional training while ensuring his academic studies and making preparations for future development is the best option.
Gao Wen worked hard enough and was ambitious enough. He received a tennis scholarship and an academic scholarship all the way from high school to college, and he rode the wind and waves.
Unfortunately, Gawain's mother's worries came true, and injuries hampered his progress.
So, after graduating from college, he joined a public relations company and became an office worker.
Gao Wen had thought more than once about what would happen if he had not been injured and if he could continue training. Now that the second chance had really appeared, what should he do?
His eyes fell on the attribute panel again.
Even if he did it again, the problem would still exist. The key point was how to face the problem and how to solve it. When February 15th came again, would he make the same mistake again? Perhaps he could find the answer in this system.
Thinking of this, my eyes fell on the fourth plate in the lower right corner.
Level Title: Advanced
Growth potential: 36.01% Hmm? What do these mean? His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes focused on "Advanced Players". A description naturally appeared: "Advanced Players are at an advanced stage of learning tennis, with a strong competitive level, representing the top level among non-professional players and the advanced level of teenagers who are about to turn professional."
I see!
Below the description, you can see two pages. You can scroll down to see more descriptions.
“Beginners, the initial stage of learning tennis, represent a rapid improvement in ability.”
"Intermediate, the intermediate stage of learning tennis, amateur competitive level, representing the higher level of teenagers and the intermediate level of adults."
In other words, from beginners to intermediates to advanced players, these are all non-professional players and are still a little short of the professional level.
Advanced should be the top stage for non-professional players. Gao Wen has won the titles of beginner and intermediate, and is now in the third stage.
The NCAA is a competitive league, but objectively speaking, they are not at a professional level.
If you participate in professional competitions, they are often low-level futures tournaments and challenge tournaments, and your competitors are all players ranked outside the top 500 in the world. It is difficult to be more competitive in ATP and WTA level professional competitions.
At least, that's the general average.
But I don’t know how far it is from an advanced level to a professional level.
So, what about “growth potential”?
"Growth potential can be gained through basic training, daily training and competitions. The specific value will vary depending on the content, intensity, difficulty and method of training or competition."
The entire explanation is relatively written and relatively general and vague, without further details, but it is not difficult to understand.
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It is just like a game, where you take on quests, kill monsters, and gain experience; then, the experience value is determined based on the difficulty of the quest and the level of the monster.
In this case, the "growth potential +0.01%" that just appeared should be due to his and McDonald's pursuit? No, to be more precise, it should be running.
Thinking of this, Gao Wen started to do high-leg exercises right in the bathroom.
Under normal circumstances, Gawain would never be so reckless and impulsive, as the bathroom was clearly not suitable for training; but after experiencing a series of incredible events, he seemed to have regained some of his youthful spirit, and his excitement and joy were out of control. He couldn't wait to try it out, and he had an impulse.
So...he did it.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
“Growth potential +0.01%”
“Growth potential +0.01%”
Strings of blue fonts were refreshed along the retina. The visible growth made the adrenaline burst instantly, and the mood became excited. After stopping the high-leg action, he continued to jump lightly in the same place:
Does this mean that as long as you train consistently, you will be able to improve?
Also, what will happen if the growth potential reaches 100%?
(End of this chapter)