The distance between hearts can be out of reach, separated by vast oceans and thousands of mountains and rivers, and even though we try our best, we can't touch a moment of warmth; but it can also be close at hand, with a smile, a look, and a hug, and it's easy.
Break through that impenetrable barrier.
In Paris, at Roland Garros, people never really liked Nadal:
"No matter how many championships he wins, I still can't like his playing style. He's like a bully. Tennis shouldn't be like this."
Until today.
Perhaps, Nadal's playing style is not the orientation of Paris, and it still is not, but no one can deny that Nadal interprets the ultimate in competitive sports with his actual actions, always fighting, always running, always burning, always
Challenge is not just about winning.
Nadal, with his tenacity and tenacity, his purity and sincerity, once again left a mark on Philippe Chartier, like a bull.
Then.
With applause and thunder, the proud Parisians finally broke through the window paper and took off their hats to pay tribute to a champion in the simplest and most unpretentious way.
Nadal was completely unexpected.
He has won one victory after another here, one championship after another, but he has never felt this passion and sincerity, hot and crazy.
Stop and turn around.
Nadal's eyes flashed with astonishment, and his expression was slightly stunned.
The applause from the audience was still rising little by little, like a tropical storm, continuously releasing astonishing energy sweeping across the audience.
Then, Nadal saw Gawain on the court at a glance:
His eyes are bright and firm, his smile is bright and warm, he raises his hands high and claps them hard. No words are needed, but his emotional power is worth a thousand words.
Nadal nodded gently towards Gawain.
An exchange of glances is enough.
Then, Nadal waved to the audience, with a little sadness and bitterness, a little nostalgia and regret, but mostly with the courage and belief to take steps again, turned around and stepped forward, in front of the audience.
He left amid the roaring applause, and the figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.
However, vaguely, the flash of tears in Nadal's eyes could be captured.
Championship, in people's narrow sense of the concept, is really simple. The first place in a competitive sports event, full stop, everything is so clear and clear.
However, today, at this moment, after witnessing such a peak showdown, people have truly realized that if you open up the narrow concept, you can see a vast world. Champions are not just the first place. Everyone insists on fighting, challenging the limit, and making breakthroughs.
Any warrior of self can become a champion——
In 2000, at the Sydney Olympics, the 100-meter freestyle qualifying event, which was originally an unnoticed event, gained worldwide attention because of Eric Moussambani.
Musambani comes from a small African country, Equatorial Guinea, with a population of less than 700,000. A year before the Sydney Olympics, he could not even swim.
In fact, all his swimming skills were learned by himself in the swimming pool of a private hotel eight months before the Olympic Games. The hotel's swimming pool was only open from 5 to 6 in the morning. Musambani only
He can train for three hours, but he often goes to swim in a river or the sea and asks some fishermen for technical moves.
The 13-meter-long swimming pool of this small hotel was once all Musambani’s fantasies about swimming pools. Later, when he came to Sydney Olympic Park and saw the 50-meter-long swimming lane for the first time in his life, he was immediately stunned.
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Later, in the preliminaries of the 100-meter freestyle, Musambani competed alone and almost drowned due to lack of physical strength in the second half of the race. However, he still gritted his teeth and insisted on swimming the entire distance, finishing with a score of 1 minute and 5 seconds.
He finished the race in 12.72 seconds, more than 40 seconds slower than the passing mark, and even longer than the entire 200-meter time of other athletes, setting the slowest 100-meter freestyle record in Olympic history.
Yes, from a competitive sports perspective, Musambani lost, so completely that he was not even qualified for competitive competition; but in the Olympics, Musambani did not give up, and in the last thirty meters
, the entire audience worked together to cheer him on, and the entire audience was united.
He didn't give up.
When Musambani completed the 100-meter freestyle, he defeated himself, he broke through himself, so he is a champion.
There is no doubt that competitive sports is about winning, losing, and champions, but its charm is never just that. Those failures, setbacks, troughs, struggles, battles, side by side, breakthroughs, challenges, and limits can also make competitive sports
sparkling with light.
Today, the Stade Philippe-Chatier also witnessed the courage of a champion!
Even though he was in a sluggish state, even though he was exhausted, even if his hope was slim, Nadal still fought until the last minute, using his courage and perseverance to bring this exciting duel to an end, and became an indispensable part of this peak duel. He proved that
I still have the heart of a champion.
He, burned out, has no reservations.
For the first time in a decade, Nadal has won the heart of Roland Garros with a defeat.
At this moment, Philippe Chartier is full of vitality.
Then.
The applause continued to rise, sweeping the audience, and I could no longer control my emotions.
After sending Nadal away, a vigorous and rolling heat wave vented towards Gao Wen. Even though Gao Wen had just eliminated the last local championship hope Tsonga in the last game, at this moment, Gao Wen still conquered Philippe with his championship performance.
-Chartier.
It has nothing to do with history or records, it is just for this battle.
The whole place is turbulent and has been spreading mightily. I am afraid that tonight will be another sleepless night.
While waiting for Gawain to return to the players' lounge, the adrenaline stimulation and excitement gradually subsided, and the emptiness after the hearty catharsis slowly came over. Then, he saw——
Sebastian Nadal.
Originally, Gao Wen was looking for Jiang Yanyun in the crowd and was just about to say hello. Then he saw a smiling Sebastian hugging Gao Hongli. He thought he was dazzled.
As a result, Maribelle and Uncle Tony also appeared.
Gawain:???
Stepping a little closer, you can see Sebastian talking to Gao Hongli, sincerely congratulating Gao Wen on his victory.
Noticing Gawain's approaching figure, Uncle Tony also came up to meet him.
"Congratulations! It was a really beautiful match today. Your performance in the second set was so great. You deserve to be a Grand Slam champion. You fully deserve the victory."
If fans imagine that there may be a rift between the two players and the two groups after the game, and that the life-and-death tension on the court continues all the way to the off-court, and even fights in the players' lounge until their heads are bloody, then they will definitely be disappointed.
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The scene in front of me seems to be different from what I imagined.