Chapter 572 Starting from the Beginning
After the call was disconnected, Jiang Yanyun was a little absent-minded. She didn't know why, but she remembered that when Gao Wen was a kid and had just started learning tennis, he was severely beaten by a kid who was three years older than him in a practice match. This almost humiliating thing made Gao Wen realize the huge gap between them.
At the scene, Gao Wen showed his grace and shook hands with the older child, and said that he would continue to work hard and there would be no signs of anything abnormal after he came back. However, at night, Gao Wen secretly buried himself in the quilt and cried bitterly. When he woke up the next day, his eyes were still slightly swollen.
Before that day, Gao Wen's tennis training was purely a matter of exertion. He worked hard for three days and rested for two days. He was lazy and restless the whole time. But after that, Gao Wen trained very hard, so hard that Gao Hongli was shocked.
Because they sent Gao Wen to learn tennis just to show off their strength and never wanted Gao Wen to become a professional player; but seeing Gao Wen devote himself to training wholeheartedly, the light in his eyes was different, and Gao Hongli couldn't help but start to worry about Gao Wen's condition.
Three months later, Gao Wen played against the older kid again. Gao Wen won by twelve points in a row and beat the kid so hard that he cried on the spot. Gao Hongli and Jiang Yanyun had to carefully apologize to the kid's parents.
The memory was already very distant, even a little fuzzy, but Jiang Yanyun recalled it again today, and for some reason, the details seemed vivid to him.
"How about it?"
Looking up, Jiang Yanyun saw Gao Hongli's worried eyes. Jiang Yanyun thought about it, then smiled slightly.
"Xiao Wu will be fine."
Jiang Yanyun is confident.
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Here, Gao Wen also hung up the phone, his eyes slightly red, he looked up at Sampras, trying to say something, but thousands of words surged in his chest, and he couldn't find a way to express it for a while. He was rarely at a loss for words, and just smiled at Sampras.
Sampras couldn't understand Chinese at all. The language sounded like an alien language and he had no idea what it was. But from Gawain's expression, he could tell that the call was very important.
"Are your parents okay?"
Gawain said nothing, but just smiled and nodded heavily.
"Are they worried about you?"
Gawain nodded silently again, the smile on his lips was somewhat bitter, somewhat happy, somewhat sad, and somewhat relaxed, with mixed and contradictory emotions intertwined.
It's not just because of this phone call.
In his previous life, Gao Wen had to say goodbye to tennis because of a knee injury. In fact, he and his parents had a very serious quarrel because of this matter.
Gao Wen wanted to continue to persevere, and after recovering from his injury, undergoing rehabilitation and practicing, he wanted to return to the court; but this time, his parents did not support his choice.
They believe that the impact of the injury is not limited to this time, and it is very likely to affect the entire career, but Gao Wen does not have so much time and talent to squander and gamble; they hope that Gao Wen can complete his studies and continue along this path with a clear future.
Discussion, quarrel, cold war, communication.
In the end, reason prevailed over emotion, and Gao Wen finally agreed with his parents' ideas.
Gao Wen knew that if he continued to persevere, his parents would definitely support him; but the long and arduous rehabilitation and repeated knee effusion were indeed the cruel reality before him. After tossing and turning and thinking deeply, Gao Wen made a choice.
That was Gawain's own decision, so he didn't blame his parents.
However, life is different after all. After returning to China to work, he stayed in Shanghai. He still had a good relationship with his parents, but there was always a thin barrier between them.
His struggle, his regret, and his pain never disappeared and reappeared in his dreams at midnight. However, he could not tell his parents or anyone else. He could only lick his wounds in silence and bear the weight of life.
Even if they all know the problem, there is no way to change it. This is precisely the cruelest and most helpless part of real life.
Now.
Faced with challenges and difficulties again, Gao Wen realized that, in fact, for his parents, what they care about most is always his happiness and joy, rather than championships, victories, and wealth. From the beginning to the end, everything has nothing to do with tennis, but with him.
I have traveled through time and space, and broken through boundaries. I have never truly felt this until this moment.
The surging emotions made Gawain feel a little embarrassed.
Sampras quietly watched Gawain's emotions surge. Besides the confusion, there was much more in his eyes. He was no longer as calm and energetic as usual. He inadvertently revealed a bit of vulnerability, which made Gawain more real and more alive.
The words came out from the bottom of my heart before my thoughts started to flow.
"Don't think."
“Don’t try to find the answer, just remember the feeling at this moment. This feeling of confusion, loss, bitterness and regret, this feeling of being at a loss and lingering, imprint it in your mind, remember it all the time, and then transform it into your motivation to move forward.”
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"It is the feeling at this moment that inspires us to keep working hard, keep improving, and keep fighting. In the painful lessons of failure again and again, we continue to grow, keep fighting, keep challenging, and keep breaking through."
Sampras looked deeply at Gao Wen and pointed his finger at his head.
"Gawain, remember this firmly."
“Don’t forget that you are still young and you still have a long career ahead of you. This not only means that you still have many opportunities to face ups and downs and countless challenges, but it also means that you still have room for growth and improvement.”
“Failure is not only the opposite of victory, but also a reminder and a wake-up call, telling myself not to stand still, there are challenges and limits waiting for me ahead.”
As he spoke, Sampras' thoughts became smoother. He saw himself in Gawain, and it was as if he was giving advice to his younger self.
"You know, everyone says that a tennis career should be divided into two parts, one before winning a Grand Slam and another after winning a Grand Slam."
"Because winning a Grand Slam is a goal that everyone can see, just like climbing a mountain, you just need to sprint forward; but winning a Grand Slam is a process of standing on the top and climbing through the clouds. You need to face more challenges and accept challenges. Maintaining a leading edge is much more difficult than chasing the leader."
“It’s harder to stay on top than to reach the top.”
"So, now is just the beginning. Your career is a whole new world ahead of you. You still have a lot of things to accomplish. Here, you need to start over and continue to learn. You don't want to stay where you are."
Then, Sampras watched Gawain's eyes gradually brighten up again, raised his right fist, gently patted his chest, and showed a faint smile.
He said.
“Keep-fighting, keep-pounding.”
(End of this chapter)