The right time, the right place, the right people.
Opportunities appear again and again; at the same time, Gawain moves forward step by step, firmly seizing every opportunity and achieving the true qualities of a hero.
From fans to the media, they are slowly being conquered bit by bit——
In competitive sports, victory is the only thing you can't live up to.
At the post-match press conference after defeating Tim to advance to the semi-finals, a reporter couldn't wait to ask a series of possible questions:
"Gao Wen, after winning the Indian Wells championship, you also reached the semi-final stage in Miami. The 'Sunshine Double Crown' is no longer a theoretical possibility. Are you confident in winning the Miami championship? Once successful, you will Will be the youngest ever Sunshine Double winner."
Look, this is just the top four, and the goal is already to win the championship.
Berdych: Do you think I don't exist?
But we really can’t blame the reporters——
Since his emergence in New York last year, Gao Wen has made it to the semi-finals in two Grand Slams and four Masters events. The semi-finals are the lowest consumption.
There is no doubt that Gao Wen is the best player on hard courts in the past eight months. This is an objective fact that is obvious to all.
The reporters were even more excited than Gawain.
Among them, how many people are sincerely happy for Gawain, how many people are excited because the show of "Big Four VS Challengers" is getting more and more exciting, and how many people are simply excited for fear that the world will not be in chaos, then I don't know. The only thing that can be determined is that it is very lively.
Wonderful!
Gawain opened his mouth to try to answer the question, but before his voice could come out, he was interrupted again by the reporter, who raised his hand to apologize.
"Sorry, my questions are not over yet."
Gao Wen's eyes widened with surprise on his face, and then he made a gesture of zipping up his mouth and motioned for the reporter to continue to complete the question.
With one expression and one movement, the atmosphere in the press conference room relaxed, and even the reporter who asked the question couldn't help laughing.
After controlling the corner of his mouth for a moment, the question came up again.
"This season, you have maintained a record of 25 wins and one loss, currently leading the season win-loss list, and also leading the championship standings leading to London. If you can reach the top in Miami, it is very likely that you will be on top before entering May. , you will become the first player to be shortlisted for the year-end finals."
"What are your expectations for this?"
"In addition, if you can reach the top in Miami, it also means that the point gap between you and Federer will be further narrowed. In the next clay court season and grass court season, you have a lot of room for points increase, and you are very hopeful to hit the world No. 1 Two, and even the world’s number one throne.”
"According to the ATP ranking system, since Nadal ranked second in the world for the first time in his career on July 25, 2005, in nearly ten years, the top two rankings in the world have been firmly controlled by the four giants. This pattern has never changed. Unbroken, the highest ranking any other player can achieve is third.”
"Now, you are very, very hopeful that you will be the player to break this situation, and once you do, you will make history. What do you think about that?"
Questions, one after another.
At the same time, pressure, layer after layer.
Overwhelming.
The entire press conference room could deeply feel the heat and madness rushing from all directions, surrounding Gao Wen with a bustling crowd.
The hairs on the arms seemed to be approaching the burning point, and a faint smell of burning could be smelled, and the smoke filled the air.
The crowd was boiling.
So, what about Gawain?
The smile rose slightly, then raised his right hand and started to crack his fingers.
"Yes. No. Yes. No."
Without thinking, Gawain threw out a bunch of judgment verbs. However, there was no connection between the previous and the following sentences, and it was difficult for the preface and the follow-up to form a coherent response.
The reporters on the scene were all confused——
what are you talking about?
Seeing the confused expressions of the reporters in front of him, Gao Wen suppressed his smile and gently nodded:
"Very well, then, next question."
reporter:……
If the occasion hadn't allowed it, I'm afraid the reporters would have started swearing.
The corners of Gawain's mouth slightly raised, and the smile in his eyes also surged. It could be seen that he was very satisfied with his prank.
"Gentlemen, ladies, dear reporters, you have raised such a large number of questions, and they are so thorny, difficult and tricky. It is clear that you are digging a trap to force me to jump. Even if I want to be obedient, I can't. You can’t be too submissive or you’ll look like a fool.”
"Isn't it?"
"How about this. If you are going to make things difficult for me next time, why not do it one by one and let me breathe. You can also save some bullets."
reporter:……
Such words, if they were a serious expression of protest, would be too serious, and the effect of the whole words would be self-defeating. But Gawain used a light tone of ridicule and self-deprecation, and the smile in his eyes and mouth easily diffused the atmosphere. The humor delivered is different.
Phew.
Immediately there were reporters at the scene who couldn't hold it back. Even if it was inappropriate, they still broke out and laughed out loud, and then the atmosphere in the whole room became relaxed.
From rustling to roaring laughter to applause and whistles, the press conference hall responded in the most enthusiastic way and praised Gao Wen.
As Gawain said, each of these problems is more difficult than the last, and if they are not handled properly, they may fall into a difficult situation. However, Gawain teased him like this, and the seriousness of the entire topic was lost. weakened, and the tone of things quietly changed.
Later, when Gawain answered the question head-on again, the feeling he brought was naturally different.
high!
It’s really high!
Sure enough, immediately afterwards, Gawain returned to the topic, and instead of avoiding the focus, he responded head-on.
"I think it's a very complex yet very simple question."
"If you ask me if I want to be No. 1 in the world, I can definitely answer that it is a dream, a dream that started as a child."
"When I was still correcting my hitting action, I would go to the empty training ground with my friends after training and pretend that I had defeated him and successfully reached the world No. 1 ranking. Then I would throw away the racket in excitement. , covered his face with his hands, cried bitterly, and bowed to thank everyone."
"I would imagine myself standing on the top of the world, and the applause, cheers, and screams would make my heart burst."
"Then my little friend will interrupt my dream by raising his voice: Hey, Gawain, it's my turn."
"So, I had to wake up from the dream and play the role of being defeated by him and witnessing him becoming the champion and becoming the number one player in the world."
Ha ha!
The press conference hall was filled with good-natured laughter. Gao Wen's words were so simple and sincere, and he could easily describe the shape of his dream.
Perhaps, when they were children, they had all imagined their own moments of glory. In those years, they were so simple and so pure——
Everyone who dares to dream is amazing.
(End of chapter)
