Gao Wen spoke, breaking the silence in the locker room, and seemed to be responding to Sampras, but the confusion and confusion in his words seemed to be talking to himself.
"I actually don't have any ideas in my mind, it's just blank."
"I understand the truth, I understand everything."
"Victory and failure are part of the game. Where there are winners, there must be losers; the game is not just about winning and losing, but also about challenging limits and breaking through ourselves; we should pursue victory but not be choked by the desire for victory.
, otherwise you will lose control."
"After I became a Grand Slam champion, I became a target. All the mysteries were revealed. Everyone tried to defeat me. I tried to position myself and continue to play the role of the attacker, but the fact is that I have passively become the target.
rushers, so the game will become more difficult."
"Failure will come sooner or later, it's just a matter of time."
"But we don't need to care about a failure. Instead, we should look at the problem through failure, see the essence through the problem, adjust ourselves through this failure, and then chase the next victory."
"Competitive sports are very long, very long, and there are many, many victories and defeats waiting for me in the future. There is no need to be upset because of this failure. We should look further, we should look further
high."
"What's more, I have no regrets in today's game. I have tried my best and I have shown my best form so far. I can leave the field with my head held high. There is no need to blame myself for the result."
As he spoke, a hint of bitterness appeared in the smile on his lips.
Gawain turned to look at Sampras and said helplessly and feebly.
"Look, I know everything."
"However, my mind went blank. I was about to leave the locker room just now, and then I sat down here. I don't know why, but I was stunned. I was at a loss. I didn't have any ideas, but I didn't want to move."
Although he is a man of two generations, Gao Wen does have too little competition experience. Everything is brand new, let alone the experience of reaching the Grand Slam summit——
The impact of these experiences will not become simpler just because you live it again.
Because in his last life, he was an ordinary office worker. He had no experience in professional tennis, no experience of winning championships, and no experience of becoming the focus of the world and then falling into such a slump that the game was out of control for eight months.
After remaining undefeated, he experienced a defeat.
Talking on paper is just talking on paper, actual experience is another matter, but when things really happen, reason cannot withstand the impact of emotions after all.
Sampras could feel the confusion in Gawain's eyes, because he had experienced it himself, after winning the US Open at the age of nineteen, and when he faced the decision to retire after winning the US Open for the last time.
But the biggest difference between now and before is:
time.
Because of the existence of social networks, everything has become faster, fiercer and fiercer.
In his era, as long as you didn't read newspapers, the world was quiet, and the influence of Grand Slam champions was far less exaggerated.
But in today's era, whether you like it or not, the whole world is full of noise. In just three weeks from winning the US Open to now, too much has happened, and there is no time to digest it.
Sampras can completely understand Gawain's feelings, but how should he tell Gawain his feelings?
Sampras once again disliked his stupid mouth.
what to do?
Buzzing, buzzing, Sampras had just opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by the vibrating sound of his cell phone. He swallowed the words that came to his mouth and looked down at the source of the vibrating sound, which was Gao Wen's cell phone.
Gao Wen glanced at the caller ID, then glanced at Sampras, "It's my mother." After receiving confirmation from Sampras's eyes, Gao Wen answered the phone.
"mom……"
Just as Gao Wen said hello, Jiang Yanyun's voice came over.
"Xiao Wu, I watched the live broadcast of the game. How do you feel now?"
"Mom, I'm fine, nothing is wrong."
Gao Wen subconsciously answered, but Jiang Yanyun on the other end of the phone did not speak immediately, so Gao Wen thought the signal was intermittent, so he couldn't help but call out, and then heard Jiang Yanyun sigh softly.
"I knew you would say that."
Gao Wen opened his mouth and tried to defend himself, but the words just came to his mouth. After a moment's delay, Jiang Yanyun had already continued speaking.
"Xiao Wu, you went out to study at a young age. You have always been very independent and relied on yourself for everything. When I sent you to the airport at that time, you carried a big backpack that was taller than you.
I blocked you completely, and I felt heartbroken watching from behind."
"But your dad said that the road to competitive sports is not easy. It requires unimaginable perseverance and will to persevere. We need to learn to let go."
"So, I forced myself to turn around and didn't dare to look at you. I was worried that I would be soft-hearted, so I just said forget it."
Gawain never knew about these things. It turned out that his parents were always watching behind him.
"But you have always done well over the years. You have always been so strong and so independent. You have always faced all difficulties alone, and you have always gritted your teeth and persevered."
"Gradually, you have grown up and become stronger and stronger than I imagined. You carry everything on your back and handle it by yourself, and you grow up step by step."
"This time we won the US Open, everyone said we raised a good son, but I just replied directly to them. You relied on yourself to win this championship step by step. Your dad and I didn't do anything, that is, we did nothing.
What do the two words, those achievements and aura have to do with us?"
No wonder, no wonder after Gao Wen won the championship, Jiang Yanyun and his wife flew directly back to their hometown and refused any form of media interviews.
Gawain's nose was slightly sore, "Mom..."
Jiang Yanyun could hear the slightly trembling sadness in her son's voice. She also rubbed her eyes, wiping away the mist that had not yet gathered in her eyes.
"Xiao Wu, mom just wants to tell you that losing is not the end of the world, but it also doesn't mean nothing happened."
"You can allow anger, sadness, and venting your emotions. You don't want to carry everything on your own and then tell us that nothing happens. It doesn't matter if you are weak and relax occasionally. You need to know that no matter what happens, mom and dad
We all stand behind you and will always support you.”
With these simple words, Gawain's eyes instantly became moist, he closed his eyes in embarrassment, and then buried his cheeks in his palms.
Jiang Yanyun was also filled with emotions and took a deep breath. She was Gao Wen's mother, and she knew Gao Wen's stubbornness and stubbornness better than anyone else.
Facing his first defeat in eight months, Gao Wen would definitely say it was okay and tell them not to worry, but Jiang Yanyun wanted to tell Gao Wen:
He can allow "something to happen", be vulnerable once in a while, and collapse once in a while, and it doesn't matter.
"Xiao Wu, it is allowed to be angry and sad because of failure. It is precisely because we hate failure that we can continue to make progress."