In fact, Gawain can completely understand Graf's serious words——
From the unexpected emergence of the US Open, to the comeback to the top of the Australian Open, and then to the youngest record of "Sunshine Double Crown", this journey has been so smooth.
Although we have encountered some troughs and twists and turns, on the whole, we have always maintained an upward curve, continued to write history, and continued to challenge the limits.
In the blink of an eye, from an unknown person to the third in the world, even the topic of "hitting the world's number one" has created overwhelming noise. While I am still confused, my life has been turned upside down, surrounded by spotlights and bustling voices.
Continuous roaring and wild bombing.
Becoming famous overnight, becoming famous overnight, the subversion of life, the impact of daily life, being surrounded by the bubble of popularity, everything may make people lose themselves.
Look at Kyrgios, look at Zverev, look at Janowitz, all of them are no exception. They all have to face the impact of the spotlight and feel it before their minds are fully mature.
When you see the fancy and cruelty of the world, your mentality loses its balance.
Gawain, even more so.
actually--
If this wasn't Gawain's second life, he might have been confused long ago and couldn't find his direction in the dazzling Vanity Fair.
Entering the clay court season, this is a completely different kind of surface, and it is also a surface that is completely unfamiliar to Gao Wen. He has grown up as a hard court player throughout his career, but now he needs to change his habits, consciousness, understanding, etc., and even
Change the way you play.
This is not easy. Not only is it not easy, it can be said to be full of challenges, because it requires Gao Wen to be down-to-earth and learn from scratch.
However, does Gawain have such patience and courage?
In particular, the media has been fanning the flames:
Whether it was the hard-court Grand Slam in the first half of the spring, or the world rankings were closing in on the two giants, the media’s bluffing never stopped:
"In the clay court season, Gao Wen is still competitive?"
"With the possibility of hitting the number one spot in the world, can Gao Wen accomplish such a feat?"
"Entering the clay court season, where will Gao Wen's challenge and impact on the Big Four go?"
"From the analysis of playing style and style, it is obvious that Gao Wen is more suitable for clay soil."
"Playing on clay for the first time in his career, will Gao Wen continue his strong performance?"
"How high will this 19-year-old youngster reach in making history?"
"Perhaps, the favorite to win the French Open should add another alternate?"
And so on and so on.
Little by little, the expectations are raised, and the pressure is continuously added to Gawain. All praises, attention, and expectations are rolled down layer by layer.
"Praise and praise" is always the most convenient method for the news media and will never fail. It only needs to be simple and crude to give all the praise.
This is just like stepfathers/stepmothers, "how can they destroy the original spouse's children and maintain their own perfect and kind image", "praising and killing" is the perfect answer. They only need to continue to encourage the original spouse's children to "be themselves" and do whatever they want without restraint.
Whatever you do, that's enough -
Those teenagers will destroy themselves without even having to do it themselves.
The most clever and cunning part of the "praise and kill" strategy is that:
No one can refuse praise and praise.
Even veterans who have been on the battlefield for many years, surrounded by these praises and attention day and night, will have the illusion that they are standing on top of the world, and then the pressure will roll down unconsciously, even if they are physically
After hundreds of battles, when I step onto the stage of a Grand Slam final again, the pressure is the same.
What's more, what about these fledgling teenagers?
Once Gawain's mentality is slightly unbalanced, he will either try to prove himself too hastily, or he will complacently think that he can easily control the clay——
It doesn't take too much. A little imbalance may break the good state of the first quarter. If you encounter a little setback, things will be different.
Therefore, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the media, after reaching the top of the "Sunshine Double Crown", can Gao Wen really calm down?
Think about it seriously, less than twenty-four hours ago, Gao Wen had just won the Miami Masters championship. As soon as he turned around, he had to stand on the clay court. Like a child who had just learned tennis, he was asked to start from scratch and start from scratch.
Observe and start training from the basics such as returning the ball.
It's really not easy.
Gawain can completely understand Graf's caution and care, worries and concerns.
However, in Gawain's opinion, this is not a difficult problem.
Because he has been born twice, and because he is a reporter, Gawain has long been mentally prepared for these situations; moreover, there is a system at his side.
The existence of the system always reminds Gawain that he must keep his feet on the ground. There are mountains beyond the mountains and there are people beyond the mountains. He is far from reaching the peak——
The most surprising thing is that from Indian Wells to Miami, the growth potential has not stopped growing as expected.
Originally, from Melbourne to Doha, and then to Indian Wells, the entire pace of growth was gradually slowing down, getting slower and slower, so Gao Wen thought that a bottleneck was coming, and the final growth potential value would stay at 99.9%, and then
No more growth, waiting for a breakthrough in the clay court season.
However, there is no——
In Indian Wells, in the first game against Rublev, the growth potential value successfully exceeded 99.9%, reaching full value again.
It seems that throughout the Australian Open, although the growth potential value increased slowly, it continued to improve and finally exceeded the full value.
This time, Gawain is directly superimposed on the physical attributes, which also means that all three basic attributes have reached the 90 mark, ready for clay court events:
Because the clay court season will be an unprecedented physical test, taking it to a whole new level.
In Miami, after the final against Djokovic, I unexpectedly discovered that my mental attributes had naturally increased a bit, from 93 to 94.
From the Australian Open final to the Miami final, in the two finals, Gao Wen's mental toughness and adaptability have indeed reached a higher level.
Currently, the attributes are:
Physical attributes,90.
Technical attributes, 90.
Mental attributes, 94.
Hidden attributes,78.
So, what does this mean?
In Gawain's opinion, it is not complicated, and is even very intuitive.
Originally, Gao Wen thought that he had reached a bottleneck, just like the end of all NCAA competitions last year, reaching his highest level at this stage.
However, this is not the case. There is still some way to go before the bottleneck. Even on hard courts, there is still room for improvement. This is not enough to be complacent.
The system is undoubtedly calm and objective, giving Gawain a clear reminder——
Even though he has won consecutive championships at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami, he still has room for improvement and his potential has not been maximized.
It is conceivable that the next clay court season and grass court season will inevitably be more severe challenges.
This is clearer and more intuitive than the thousand or ten thousand words of praise from the news media.
Without the need for words, Gao Wen naturally became humble, down-to-earth, and faced new challenges honestly.