Anticipation at home is a kind of motivation and a kind of pressure. It can make athletes burst out with doubled energy and create great results, or it can become an overwhelming burden that completely crushes the athletes' nerves, like a double-edged sword.
In the past, as a spectator, I only understood the word "home field" from a literal level. I could explain it clearly on paper, but I had no way of knowing what it felt like.
Now, as a player, especially the craze of the past twenty-four hours, Gao Wen has seen a completely new world and sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Sampras's words were heartfelt and sincere.
Gawain did not answer immediately, but concentrated on completing this set of leg pressing warm-up exercises, stood up again, moved his wrists and ankles slightly, and then spoke.
"Peter, thank you."
He expressed his gratitude immediately, which made Sampras slightly stunned.
"I know the truth, but everything is new to me."
"I don't know my current state, nor do I know how it feels to hit the ball while standing on the court. I think that only by truly going on the court to experience and feel can I know what the storm that happened during this period really means to me.
What impact has it had and what has changed? This is the only way."
"But fortunately, I am not fighting alone now. There is John, you, and Martin. The most important thing is that you will use your experience to help me face the difficulties, right?"
Honest, frank, straightforward and comfortable.
Gawain is still the Gawain in Sampras' memory. If he doesn't know, just say he doesn't know. If he's not sure, just say he's not sure. He doesn't say "I know everything" impatiently, nor does he say it confidently.
"I won't be affected," said Sampras, who also didn't proudly blame him for worrying about things that didn't happen.
He said that only by experiencing and feeling can we know the results.
He said he believed Sampras could help him.
Although Sampras did not get the answer he wanted, after thinking about it, he found that Gawain's answer was better and this was the correct one.
Maybe, they will encounter difficulties, maybe not, but what Sampras can be sure of is that Gawain will face it bravely.
The worry and tension in his heart still did not relax, but Sampras found a smile again on his lips, and there was a touch of relief in his eyes.
Martin-Perthes caught the gap between conversations, clapped his hands vigorously, greeted, and his positive tone made the air cheerful again.
"Lunge leg press, three groups, don't stop, start now."
This time, although Jiang Yanyun and Gao Hongli did not accompany Gao Wen in the competition, Gao Wen was not alone, because Tobias and Sampras discussed forming the first professional team for Gao Wen.
First, there is the physical trainer, Romanian Martin Peart.
This is a veteran physical trainer. He first trained at a professional tennis school in Nice, France, and later became Nikolay Davydenko's physical trainer for five years, and later served as David Ferrer's physical trainer.
As a teacher, he accompanied Ferrer step by step to reach the third highest position in the world.
At the end of last year, due to the death of his father, Peart chose to end his cooperation with Ferrer and returned home, hoping to spend more time with his family. After all, the job of professional tennis requires traveling around the world all year round, leaving almost no time.
Stay with your family well.
From "model worker" Davydenko to "stable man" Ferrer, Peart's partners are all players with the best physical fitness in the entire tour and few injuries, which shows his outstanding ability at the professional level, so
When Peart announced his temporary break, Ferrer was always very sorry, and other players repeatedly asked him if he was willing to play again.
But the timing was never right, and Peart never agreed.
After the US Open, Tobias personally flew to Romania and went to Peart's home. He spent three days convincing Peart and finally signed the top physical trainer for Gao Wen and became Sampra.
After Sri Lanka, he is the second professional to join the high-tech sports team.
Secondly, there is the sparring partner, American Michael Russell.
The so-called sparring partner, to be more precise, should be a batting partner.
In men's professional tennis, the hitting partner is very important, because it determines the quality of the practice match; therefore, the hitting partner of professional players is often not as simple as that of female players. On the one hand, they will choose their own coach as their hitting partner.
partners, on the other hand, they will invite other young professionals to become batting partners.
Just like at the US Open, Gauvin and Thiem helped each other, and Dimitrov became Federer's hitting partner. There are countless similar situations.
However, Sampras was old, and his hitting power and speed were still not enough, so after discussion, they decided to hire a young and energetic player to become Gowen's professional hitting partner to improve the quality of training.
Russell, born in 1985, is ten years older than Gao Wen. He has been involved in the Challenger League all year round. His world ranking reached the highest 60th place in 2007, but he was not able to stay there for too long. He is still competitive in the Challenger League.
- At least, the strength and endurance are very abundant, which is very important for improving the quality of Gawain's batting.
In addition, Tobias is still looking for a professional nutritionist for Gao Wen to fully manage Gao Wen's daily diet, including energy supplements during real competitions, etc., but he has not yet found a suitable candidate.
However, now Gawain's competition team has taken initial shape, and these characters are the core members.
Peart had officially arrived in Los Angeles two weeks ago and has been working with Gao Wen on some simple basic recovery training, but it was not officially launched until today, so Peart is also exploring.
Compared to Sampras, Peart didn't plan to get too involved in Gawain's life. He decided to stay professional and focus on Gawain's daily training——
After all, Davydenko and Ferrer are both very hard-working and determined players who train privately. Peart agreed to come back because Tobias convinced him that Gao Wen was also such a player. He hoped that
Gawain don't live up to your own expectations.
Pressure? Motivation?
In Peart's opinion, after a whole day of training, Gao Wen should not have the time and energy to think about these things. If he can still think randomly, it means that his training intensity is not enough.
"Speed, slow down a little, and make sure every movement is done properly."
"Feel the muscles, concentrate, feel the movements and veins of the muscles, don't be anxious."
Peart's order replaced Sampras as the only sound in the gym, and then you could see beads of sweat falling down Gawain's cheeks. He had just started to warm up, and he could already feel the difficulty——
Training is about perseverance. Once it is interrupted and resumed, the difficulty increases tenfold and a hundredfold. Now Gawain is suffering in hell.