Los Angeles, UCLA, tennis training ground, training in progress.
The sun was scorching in the sky, the heat wave was rolling, and there was a gorgeous golden color under the cloudless blue sky. The whole world was wrapped in a ball of dense heat. I didn't dare to raise my head and look at the sun. Even if I was hiding under the shade of a tree, I couldn't see it.
You can feel the power of the sun and almost melt it.
Midsummer, scorching heat.
But training still cannot stop.
Competitive sports is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. A little bit of laziness, a little bit of slacking off, a little bit of dazzling, and you may be completely thrown away.
Of course, there are exceptions. There may be a genius among 100 million people. He does not train or concentrate, fishes for three days and sunbathes for two days, but can still maintain the top level; but such geniuses are too rare. If there is no
For this talent, it is better to train diligently.
Gao Wen deeply agreed with this.
However, it was not Gawain who was training on the tennis court at this time——
The importance of combining work and rest does not need to be elaborated on.
After experiencing high-intensity, high-frequency, and high-quality confrontations in the clay court season and the grass court season, Gao Wen does need some adjustments now. This is also for a better start, a short but important, simple and sweet rest time, leaving tennis both physically and mentally.
Return to normal daily life.
Ten days after the end of Wimbledon, for ten days, Gao Wen said goodbye to tennis completely. First, he completed some commercial shootings with advertisers, then completed some interviews and magazine shootings, and then he was completely idle, without a job.
No training, just rest.
During this period, tennis, fitness, equipment, etc. all temporarily left Gao Wen's life. The only exception time that can be linked to sports is:
Warm up with an hour of jogging in the morning.
On the one hand, it is to maintain the activity of the body's muscles, and on the other hand, it is to maintain the biological clock of daily life. Even when resting, you need to follow the rules.
But rest doesn’t mean doing nothing.
Gao Hongli and Jiang Yanyun received an invitation from Sebastian Nadal to go to Mallorca for vacation and enjoy the Mediterranean scenery in midsummer.
Originally, Gawain was also planning to go together, but then he thought about it, his parents had hardly had the opportunity to travel in recent years, let alone the world of two people as a couple; it just so happened that, with this opportunity, they could enjoy their life and vacation, only
Leisure time between the two of them.
Therefore, Gao Wen declined using the excuse of shooting for Nike and preparing for the Davis Cup.
Privately, he not only called Sebastian to express his gratitude, but also communicated with Nadal through text messages. The next vacation for Nadal's parents will be arranged by Gao Wen, and he will treat them to China to experience a different culture from the European continent.
, the two of them also joked about it.
Then, Gawain chose to return to Los Angeles.
Preparing for the Davis Cup is indeed part of the reason, but the real main reason is to prepare to go back and see my friends from school.
because.
It’s another year of graduation, and another year of choices at a crossroads in life.
Exactly one year ago, Gao Wen and a group of friends from school embarked on a challenge journey, looking forward to improving themselves through higher-level confrontations; but they did not expect that that was the starting point of a legend. Gao Wen's life and the world were about to change.
The next year brought about tremendous changes.
Looking back at the past, those mixed emotions mixed with confusion and expectation, apprehension and excitement are still vivid.
Facing the future, they are all the same.
Even though this is Gawain's second life, the unknown is still unknown, and it will not become easier just because he has to do it again. The choice at the crossroads of life has always been complicated and difficult. After all, the unknown opens the door
Before the prologue, all guesses and inferences are irrelevant.
So, Gawain came back, returned to the starting point of everything, and quietly stared at the strange but familiar stadium in front of him——
Things seem to have changed, but they seem to have stayed the same.
On the court.
Step, step on the ground, the friction between the sneakers and the ground made a harsh sound, he stopped and turned suddenly, controlled his steps, turned around and started changing direction for the second time.
The speed has reached the extreme.
However.
I ran all the way, roared all the way, but in the end I still couldn't catch up. As I ran, I could clearly feel that I might not be able to catch up. The helplessness and frustration, the depression and aggrievedness surged in my chest, even though I knew it.
Even though he knew he couldn't catch up, he still ran with his head down in a cathartic manner.
"ah!"
Kick off the ground, speed up, sprint——
Tennis turned into a race, running across the court in a sprint of 100 meters. A roar erupted from the depths of the Dantian, carefully venting the inner dissatisfaction.
But even if it is cathartic, you can still feel the oppression and restraint. It feels like your body and soul are imprisoned, so that your voice cannot come out. Even though you have tried your best, you still can't break through the shackles and live heartily.
Released, the pent-up emotions lingered in the chest.
Uncomfortable!
The more this is the case, the more obvious the physical energy consumption is.
at last.
Exhausted.
--"vomit!"
MacDonald eventually vomited.
I tried to control it again and again but still failed. I covered my mouth and stumbled all the way to the trash can in the corner of the training ground. I propped up my knees and started vomiting crazily.
A sudden upheaval.
His knees were shaking slightly, and he was almost unable to stand still, barely holding on. From a distance, he could see his cramping calf, and his muscles were spasming.
"……Feel sorry."
Even so, MacDonald still did not take care of himself, but raised his hands to apologize, sweating profusely, and his face was pale and distressing.
Such a scene really makes people feel mixed emotions.
Quietly, a figure came next to Gawain and sat down. The two of them looked at Macdonald, who was wiping the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand and preparing to continue training. Neither of them spoke, but the confusion in their eyes was so similar.
, don’t know how to speak.
Billy Martin let out a breath, "So, what happened in that round just now?"
Professional questions are just like spot checks by coaches.
The corner of Gawain's mouth raised, a little helpless, but he still remained professional, "There is no prejudgment."
In a tennis match, if there is no prejudgment and you purely rely on your own legs to chase the tennis ball, it will not work. The only result will be that you become more and more passive and embarrassed. Even the "Australian Hare" Hewitt does not
It may run endlessly.
This is the wrong way to open it.
The truly top players, from Simon to Nadal to Murray, etc., all their defenses are based on accurate predictions and keen intuition.
You can't play tennis just by relying on your legs without a brain.
But in this training round just now, Macdonald had no prediction at all——
Passively chase the tennis ball.
In this case, no matter how fast your reaction speed is, no matter how light your steps are, if you can't catch up, you won't be able to catch up.
This is nothing like the familiar Macdonald.
"He is thinking so much in his mind now that he can't think about anything. The entire reaction speed of starting and taking action is obviously half a beat slower."
As a result, it affects not only the footsteps and movement, but also the timing of the shot. There are obvious problems in the entire tennis tactical system.
