Chapter 539 Pressure and motivation

Home court expectations are a kind of motivation and also a kind of pressure. It can enable athletes to burst out with multiple energy and create excellent results, but it can also turn into an overwhelming burden that completely crushes athletes' nerves, like a double-edged sword.

In the past, as a spectator, I only understood the word "home field" from a literal level. I could talk about it very well on paper, but I had no idea what it felt like specifically.

Now, as a player, especially the frenzy of the past 24 hours, Gao Wen has seen a completely different new world, and he sighs from the bottom of his heart.

Sampras' words were sincere and heartfelt.

Gao Wen did not answer immediately. Instead, he concentrated on completing the set of leg stretching warm-up exercises, stood up again, slightly moved his wrists and ankles, and then spoke.

"Thank you, Pete."

He expressed his gratitude right away, which made Sampras slightly stunned.

"I know the truth, but everything is new to me."

"I don't know my current condition, nor do I know how it feels to hit the ball when standing on the court. I think only by actually going out on the court and experiencing it can I know what impact the storm that has happened during this period has had on me and what has changed. This is the only way."

"But fortunately, I am not fighting alone now. I have John, you, and Martin. Most importantly, you will use your experience to help me face the difficulties, right?"

Honest, frank, straightforward and at ease.

Gawain is still the Gawain in Sampras' memory. If he doesn't know, he says he doesn't know. If he is not sure, he says he is not sure. He did not say impatiently, "I know everything," nor did he say confidently, "I will not be affected." He also did not proudly despise Sampras for worrying about things that did not happen.

He said that only by experiencing and feeling it can one know the result.

He said he believed Sampras could help him.

Although Sampras did not get the answer he wanted, he thought about it and found that Gao Wen's answer was better and correct.

Maybe they will encounter difficulties, maybe not, but what Sampras can be sure of is that Gawain will face it bravely.

The worry and tension in his heart still did not ease, but Sampras regained his smile and a hint of relief appeared in his eyes.

Martin-Perthes seized the gaps between conversations, clapping his hands vigorously and greeting, his positive tone making the air cheerful again.

"Leg press with lunges, three sets, don't stop, start now."

Although Jiang Yanyun and Gao Hongli did not accompany Gao Wen to the competition this time, Gao Wen was not alone because Tobias and Sampras discussed and formed the first professional team for Gao Wen.

First, there is the physical trainer, Romanian Martin Pelt.

This is a veteran fitness trainer. He first trained at the Professional Tennis School in Nice, France. Later, he became Nikolay Davydenko's fitness trainer for five years. Later, he served as David Ferrer's fitness trainer, accompanying Ferrer step by step to the third place in the world.

At the end of last year, due to the death of his father, Peart chose to end his cooperation with Ferrer and returned home, hoping to spend more time with his family. After all, the job of professional tennis requires traveling around the world all year round, leaving almost no time to spend with family.

From the "model worker" Davydenko to the "stable man" Ferrer, Peart's partners are all players with the best physical fitness and few injuries in the entire tour, which shows his outstanding ability at the professional level. So when Peart announced a temporary break, Ferrer was very regretful, and other players also repeatedly asked him if he was willing to come out again.

But the timing was never right, and Pelt never agreed.

After the US Open, Tobias flew to Romania and went to Pelt's home. He spent three days persuading Pelt and finally signed this top fitness trainer for Gowan. Gowan became the second professional to join Gowan's fitness team after Sampras.

Second, there is the sparring partner, American Michael-Russell.

The so-called sparring partner, to be more precise, should be called a hitting partner.

In men's professional tennis, hitting partners are very important because they determine the quality of practice matches; therefore, professional players' hitting partners are often not as simple as those of female players. On the one hand, they will choose their coaches as hitting partners, and on the other hand, they will invite other young professional players to become hitting partners.

Just like at the US Open, Gao Wen and Thiem helped each other, and Dimitrov became Federer's hitting partner. There are countless similar situations.

However, Sampras was old and his hitting power and speed were still insufficient, so after discussion, they decided to hire a young and energetic player to be Gawain's professional hitting partner to improve the quality of training.

Russell, born in 1985, is ten years older than Gowan. He has been participating in the Challenge Tournament for many years. His world ranking once reached a high of 60th in 2007, but he was unable to stay there for long. He is still competitive in the Challenge Tournament - at least, he has plenty of strength and endurance, which is very important for improving the quality of Gowan's shots.

In addition, Tobias is still looking for a professional nutritionist for Gao Wen to comprehensively manage Gao Wen's daily diet, including energy replenishment during the actual competition, etc., but he has not found a suitable candidate yet.

However, Gao Wen's competition team now has a preliminary shape, and these people are the core members.

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Pelt officially arrived in Los Angeles two weeks ago, and has been cooperating with Gao Wen on some simple basic recovery training, but it was not officially launched until today, so Pelt is still groping in the dark.

Compared to Sampras, Peart does not intend to interfere too much in Gao Wen's life. He decided to remain professional and focus on Gao Wen's daily training.

After all, Davydenko and Ferrer are both players who train very hard and are very determined in private. Pelt agreed to come back because Tobias convinced him that Gawain is also such a player. He hopes that Gawain will not disappoint him.

Pressure? Motivation? In Pelt's opinion, after a whole day of training, Gao Wen should not have the time and energy to think about these things. If he can still have random thoughts, it means that his training intensity is not enough.

"Speed, slow down a bit, make sure every move is done well."

“Feel the muscles, focus, feel the trajectory and veins of the muscles, don’t rush.”

Pelt's command replaced Sampras's as the only sound in the gym. Then, beads of sweat the size of beans could be seen sliding down Gao Wen's cheeks. He had just started warming up, but he could already feel the difficulty.

Training requires perseverance. Once interrupted, the difficulty of resuming will increase tenfold or a hundredfold. Now Gawain is suffering in hell.

It's time to pay back your debt.

(End of this chapter)