Looking at Sampras in front of him who was giving pointers in an understatement, Gawain was stunned for a moment, and then he burst into laughter.
"Pete, have you ever thought about it, for me, the Grand Slam is still a Grand Slam, after all, it is special, because when I was born, the Grand Slam started to be special."
Sampras opened his mouth slightly, and his words couldn't help but pause slightly, but he soon turned around.
"That's why I'm telling you the truth now."
"The four Grand Slams are important, that's true, but apart from more prize money and points, they are actually not that special."
"You see Roger and Rafa have a very good mentality. They believe in the importance of the Grand Slams, and they try their best to win and fight until the last moment. However, they realize that they are not everything in life, let alone because their mentality is unbalanced.
regardless of costs."
Gao Wen:……
He raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Sampras, strategically leaned his upper body back, and raised a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Pete, why do I think you are someone inside of you?"
Sampras shrugged, noncommittal, and said meaningfully again, "I said this to remain impartial, but whoever will be stung is not my responsibility."
This caused Gawain to let out a low chuckle.
Sampras also had a smile in his eyes and continued.
"I think you have nothing to worry about in terms of Grand Slams. I prefer to focus on the expectations of the new season and the pressure from the outside world."
"After all, breaking into the top ten in the world in your first season, I think no one can do it except that guy John McEnroe. You have set a standard that is difficult to surpass. In the 2015 season
If we want to perform even better, it also means we have a lot of work to do.”
"So, it's important that mental conditioning and training plans during the offseason should be combined."
Gawain raised his hands to express that he had no objection and that everything was at the discretion of the coach.
Sampras paused for a moment, and a confusion could be felt in his expression and words, "This also comes to another matter."
"I just said that John invited me to be the coach, partly because of my experience, and partly because of my playing style."
"You should know that I am a serve-and-net player, but obviously you are not."
"I understand John's idea. You are a player who plays with your head. Your tactical layout and game interpretation are the most important weapons. Therefore, it is very important to enrich your arsenal as much as possible. The better the weapon.
More means that your tactical combination will be more three-dimensional and more varied."
"However, today's younger generation is paying more and more attention to bottom-line technology, and the living space of pre-network technology is gradually disappearing, which may become more serious in the future."
Before Sampras could continue, Gao Wen nodded slightly in agreement, "Pete, I know that from Roger to Rafa to Novak, they are all strengthening their net skills, because they
Realize that tennis can only be flexible if you make full use of the entire court."
Sampras snapped his fingers and said, "If you stick to the bottom line and fight back and forth, the tennis match will become as boring as a rally."
"At Melbourne Park in 2012, both Rafa and Novak tried their best. It was undoubtedly a match that went down in history, but purely in terms of the content of the match, it was not as good as the All England Club in 2008.
The showdown between France and Roger."
"Tennis should be a sport filled with sparks of inspiration from the collision of wisdom and physical strength."
Having said this, Sampras raised his chin with some pride. The 1990s he experienced was indeed an era when a hundred flowers bloomed and superstars were dazzling.
From that time to the first decade of the twenty-first century, tennis was interesting, not because of the players themselves, but because of the different styles, the different types that filled the courts, before high technology disrupted the entire sport.
Everything is so beautiful.
Sampras was slightly distracted, immersed in memories, but quickly regained his attention and exhaled.
"John has the right idea."
"He hopes that I can bring some new content to your game, and I agree, which is why I nodded yes."
"But John and I both overlooked one thing, a very important thing: time."
"On the one hand, it's your training time. Obviously after the US Open, you never had time to train systematically, which also delayed our entire training system."
"On the other hand, it is your growth time. You are still gradually forming your own playing style. The bottom line is still your most important scoring method. If you break the scoring pattern rashly, not only will you not be able to improve, but you will also face challenges.
When you are in labor pains, you may not even know how to play ball."
"You need time, and I also need time. We both need to move forward slowly, step by step, and we can't rush it."
In just a few words, one can deeply feel that Sampras must have thought deeply for a long time and thought about Gawain in everything.
After the US Open, Gauvin and Sampras began to cooperate. In just three months, Gauvin actually achieved good results and initially saw results.
But Sampras did not sit back and enjoy the success. He chose to become Gao Wen's coach in the hope of contributing his own strength and helping Gao Wen become a better player. However, the reality is that Gao Wen is still the same Gao Wen.
To win the game in Gawain's way, the only thing he can do is to adjust mentally.
Originally, psychological adjustment is also one of the tasks of the head coach; the problem is that this is not what Sampras is good at.
So Sampras also blamed himself, and he hoped that he could do more for Gao Wen.
When thinking about the offseason training plan, this idea became more and more important little by little, and finally occupied the entire mind.
Sampras raised his head and looked at Gawain, showing a rare expression of solemn affection. Even Crayon Shin-chan's eyebrows were no longer as relaxed as usual.
"I've been thinking about what I can do for you, what I should do for you..."
"Pete..."
As soon as Gawain opened his mouth, Sampras raised his hand to stop him, "I know you want to comfort me, but just listen to me."
"You are a baseline player. This is a clear fact. I am a serving and net player. My game style and game content are different from yours."
"Actually, the technical help I can give you is not as much as I thought. Of course, I still hope to help you improve your skills at the net, but before that, you need more advice on baseline hitting. When I realized
At this point, I feel a little helpless.”
Sampras smiled at Gawain. Even though he tried his best to hide it, he could still feel the sadness in his eyes——
Because I care, I regret it.
After just a few months of getting along, Sampras really liked this young man very much and sincerely hoped that he could bring more to Gawain.
In life, there are many things that are more powerful than words. At this moment, Sampras's sad eyes inadvertently showed that.
"I think maybe a new coach would be a good thing for you."