Chapter 785: Travel Lightly

Paper and pen?

It is really ingenious to complain about the reporters' questions being too many and too long in such a light way.

It is estimated that Gao Wen is the only one in the entire tour who can have such leisure and ease. Faced with the siege of reporters at the press conference, he still interacted with the reporters with ease and leisurely.

In the past, before Andy Roddick retired, he often played pranks on reporters at press conferences and even played pranks.

Now, only Roger Federer and Andy Murray occasionally crack jokes, but the fun of press conferences has gradually disappeared.

"ah!"

Suddenly, Gao Wen snapped his fingers, looked around, took out his cell phone from his pocket and showed it to the reporters.

"Recording function!"

"Ha! Fortunately, I haven't forgotten everything I learned in class last year."

"Thanks to the NCAA, we have to take good care of our studies. I still miss the days when I stayed up all night in the library to write papers."

Looking at Gao Wen's smug expression, the entire press conference room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Then, Gao Wen looked up at Yu Jia again, smiled, and asked politely.

"Can you please repeat the question just now?"

Yu Jia: …

He found it difficult to tell whether Gawain was asking seriously or joking.

Should he repeat it?

If he repeated it, would he look like a fool? But if he didn't repeat it, what if Gawain really couldn't remember all those questions? He was confused and disoriented.

Just when Yu Jia hesitated, Gao Wen paused for a moment and then answered his own question.

"Agassi."

"Right? I think this should be a question that everyone is very concerned about, because when I heard Pete mention this matter, I had the same reaction -

'Shut up, Pete, are we talking about Andre Agassi? Your biggest rival during the height of your career? '"

The vivid and rhythmic imitation caused laughter at the scene.

There was a rustling sound, and the attention of the whole audience was focused, including Yu Jia. The trivial noise suddenly disappeared, and all eyes were focused on Gao Wen.

Somewhat surprising.

A bystander sees things more clearly. Nadal witnessed the whole process up close and personally, and was deeply aware that Gawain had a firm grasp of the atmosphere on the scene, like a puppet master, controlling the entire situation without making a sound.

Hearing it is one thing, but witnessing it face to face is another feeling altogether.

Nadal also showed an excited expression. He finally understood Murray's evaluation of Gawain, "a very, very smart guy."

Gao Wen had no idea that he had become a new subject of Nadal's "natural science research".

"For me, because of my childhood memories and because of my mother's influence, Pete and Andre are my first memories of tennis. They are the ones who gave color to tennis on the TV screen, so, believe me, I know what this means."

The light but sincere words once again aroused the resonance of all the reporters in the audience——

They witnessed and lived through the era when the names “Pete Sampras” and “Andre Agassi” were synonymous with tennis.

So, you can imagine how shocked they were when they heard that Agassi had joined Gao Wen's coaching team. It was like Federer and Nadal teaming up to coach a new generation of young people.

It's more absurd than shocking.

Gao Wen also knew this clearly.

“It was Pete’s idea to invite Andre to join the team.”

"Obviously, I still have a lot to learn and a long way to go, and Pete thought Andre could give me some advice and help me improve my tactical system."

"I couldn't agree more, because he's the one and only Pete Sampras, and we're talking about the one and only Andre Agassi."

"I'm definitely not worried about their experience and ability. The only thing I need to worry about is my heart."

“And, of course, my dressing room.”

Ha ha!

There was instant laughter.

There was no need for Gao Wen to explain further, as the reporters immediately understood the double entendre: On the one hand, there was the grievances between Agassi and Sampras. Throughout the 1990s, both of them had hot tempers, and until now they are well-known rivals in the professional tennis world. Whether the cooperation between the two can proceed peacefully is probably a big question mark.

Every day is a challenge in the locker room.

On the other hand, the cooperation between the two top superstars was like a collision of Mars and the Earth. Not to mention the reporters, even the Big Four could not help but cast their eyes on him. For the next period of time, the entire tour would keep an eye on Gao Wen's player box and locker room, expecting gossip to emerge.

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Similarly, it is also a challenge for Gao Wen to concentrate.

Obviously, Gao Wen also had a clear understanding of this. This simple sentence was so meaningful.

Even Nadal couldn't help laughing along with everyone else.

From all aspects, Agassi and Sampras becoming members of Gao Wen's coaching team is a collaboration that has caused a sensation in the entire professional tennis world.

It may even be unprecedented and unparalleled.

Perhaps, the cooperation period will not be too long and then end in vain. After all, a good player may not necessarily become a good coach.

The greatness of Agassi and Sampras is unquestionable, but neither of them became a coach after retiring. Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. It is unknown whether they can find the feeling of a coach. It is also questionable whether their cooperation can achieve the effect of one plus one being greater than two.

But, regardless of the length of time, this is a historic event.

It’s hard to imagine that when the reporters arrived at the press conference, they didn’t bring up this matter right away.

At least in Nadal's view, this should be the most important news, or even the most focal news at the beginning of the season, so he thought it was natural for reporters to ask Gao Wen first.

However, the result was a lot of question marks. Why did the questions fly towards him?

Meanwhile, Gawain's words had not yet finished.

He knew how sensational and popular this topic was. The same thing could be a good thing or a bad thing. Everything has two sides. If the attention was not handled well, the locker room would indeed become a major problem for Gao Wen in the new season.

There are still many potential possibilities in the future, so he needs to set the tone in advance before unnecessary controversies arise and before the harmony of the locker room is destroyed.

Take precautions before they happen.

"In the team, Pete will still serve as the head coach, and Andre will join us as a consultant, but Andre will not travel with me to participate in the competition."

The subtext is that there is no need to speculate about who is in the dominant position, and those who try to sow discord can stop.

"So, you don't have to keep staring at my players' box. No matter how hard you look, it won't be like a Bollywood movie where a song and dance drama will be performed at the slightest disagreement."

The whole room burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)