To be honest, Macdonald was really nervous. On such a stage, with such a high level of posture, he could feel the pressure in every aspect, especially the fear of being surrounded by reporters, which could not be resolved with just a few words.
However, Gawain controlled the atmosphere of the scene with these two simple sentences. Looking at the reporters laughing one after another, Macdonald remembered Gawain's joke in the car just now, and then he couldn't help bursting into laughter.
It seems that reporters are not that scary.
"Gawain, then who do you think is your strongest opponent in this United States Championship?"
Journalists also do not give up so easily. When one falls, thousands of others stand up.
Gawain pursed his lips, "According to the plot development of Hot Blood Comics, I should say that our biggest enemy is ourselves, but obviously such an answer seems too confident and does not conform to my usual style of doing things, so I will say,
Our biggest enemies are the reporters in front of us."
Reporter: ...can I use foul language?
Gao Wen showed a big smile and said, "Dear journalists, can we go to the hotel room to rest? I think the smell of sweat on my body is already a bit sour."
The subtext is that we traveled a long way to Athens, but we couldn't even get into the hotel room, let alone have a good rest. Sure enough, our biggest enemy is the reporter. If the game state is affected and we lose because of poor rest, then...
Put the blame on reporters.
Reporters have seen scoundrels before, but never such a scoundrel!
Grant had to admit that it was very, very hard to hold back his laughter.
But Grant still performed his duties and stood up, "Thank you reporters for your kindness, but our players need to return to the hotel to rest as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention, thank you!"
As he spoke, he pushed Gawain and Macdonald's backs and motioned for them to leave.
Gawain and the others left, pushing and shoving, but after walking about ten meters, Seer could no longer hold back and threw his head back and laughed.
Hahaha!
Reporter:...Fuck you!
Gawain and his teammates laughed wildly and followed the road signs. It can be seen from the details that Athens is very skilled in hosting the United States Championship——
Clear road signs indicate the direction of different hotels; and a clear signboard is placed under the road signs to mark the hotels where different teams are staying to prevent the coaches of each team from conveying inaccurate information to the players or the players not remembering the relevant information.
Of course, information such as the direction of the training ground, the location of the stadium, etc. are all clearly visible.
The most important thing is that you can always see volunteers wearing yellow vests and yellow baseball caps. They are the official staff of the event. They are constantly walking through the streets and alleys of the town, providing services to players and spectators at any time.
information to ensure that the event can run correctly.
Young players can't help but wonder, is this the level of Grand Slam event organization?
"Gawain!"
A call came from across the street. Gawain and his teammates all looked over reflexively, and then they could see a group of young and beautiful girls, shouting loudly.
"Come on for the game!"
After saying that, the girls laughed happily and walked away happily, leaving the big boys of the Bruins team unresponsive.
"What just happened?" MacDonald was stunned.
Seer was the first to react and immediately jumped on Gawain's back, "Ah! Our girl knight has fans! All of them are girl fans!"
Seer shouted happily, as if he was the one with the fans. The noisy shouts made Gawain, who had always been calm and composed, become slightly cautious——
This is the first time in two lives that I also have fans? This feeling... is really not bad.
Realizing this, his mood couldn't help but soar, so much so that Gawain rarely refuted Seer, acting a little clumsily.
But soon, Gawain regretted it.
Purcell didn't notice Gawain's restraint, but when he saw Thompson, Di Giulio and the others, Purcell rushed over at a trot, shouting loudly, "Gawain has a girl fan! Girl fan!"
"
The focus is not on the fans, but on the girls. For this group of adolescent boys with excess hormones, one word can accurately hit the point of excitement.
And not just the Bruins players? Players from other schools around him also looked at him one after another, with bright smiles and cheerful sounds.
Only then did Gawain realize that he had not covered Seer's mouth in time. I was afraid that in the next few days, his teammates would make fun of him about this matter.
call……
Gawain looked at Macdonald. His wheat-colored cheeks turned a light dark red because he had worked so hard to suppress his laughter. His eyes were full of light. This made Gawain feel helpless and shrugged.
"Mike, just laugh if you want to, it's not good to hold it in."
What else could he do?
Just lie down and let them laugh, this is the best way to deal with it.
One after another, heroes from all walks of life arrived in Athens. After a day of brief adjustments, each school held a press conference to accept interviews from reporters. The second stage of the National Championship officially kicked off. The ten men's and women's teams...
The top six games start on the same day.
On May 17, the clarion call for the top 16 competition officially started.
UCLA takes on the University of Tennessee at the Don McGill Tennis Center.
This season, the University of Tennessee's performance is mediocre, ranking 20th in the country, but don't underestimate this team. They are also a young team that has risen rapidly in recent years.
From the 2009 to 2010 season, the University of Tennessee was upset all the way. It was on this venue that it stormed into the National Championship finals and faced the University of Southern California. Although it ultimately lost with a score of "2:4", it shocked the rising University of Southern California.
Breaking out in a cold sweat.
After that, the University of Tennessee also entered the national championship game every year, and was able to enter the second stage every year. Its overall strength was very outstanding.
Although the overall performance this year was relatively mediocre, with a season record of only 18 wins and 10 losses, they still successfully broke into the top 16 of the United States Championship. As long as they stand on the court in Athens, the suspense of victory or defeat starts from scratch, against both sides.
If there is a chance to win, no one will give up easily.
Before the game, the University of Tennessee stated that they would do their best to attack UCLA. They knew that they were the underdog, so they would lower their profile even more, exert their full strength without reservation, and then look forward to miracles.
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Faced with such an opponent, coach Martin also said in an interview at the press conference that they will not take it lightly and will face the opponent in the best condition——
After all, this is the first game after arriving in Athens after a long journey. The weather, environment, atmosphere, stadium, etc. all need to be adapted again. The physical condition and mental state need to be adjusted. They need to defeat their opponents to advance to the next round. At the same time
, they also need to complete status adjustments quickly.
Otherwise, the opponents behind will become stronger and stronger, and the difficulty of victory will become more and more difficult.
From this perspective, facing an impactful opponent like the University of Tennessee is actually a good thing.