Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 616 I'm here to play ball, not to make friends!

When the game reaches this point, when technology, physical strength and will have been reached to the limit, it is time for both sides to compete with wits and courage.

The so-called war never tires of deceit.

In his previous life, Djokovic was hated by the fans of the other two giants. Even though he won three Grand Slams in one year, won several Masters titles, and set a new record for annual ATP points, he was still nicknamed "San Dezi" by the other side.

A big reason for this is that Djokovic is also a guy who is good at using psychological warfare and tricks.

Win the opponent fairly?

Sorry, history will only remember the winners, while the losers will go home in disgrace with no one paying attention to them.

As long as you win within the rules and don't cheat.

What's more, think about it from another perspective. Compared with the American Agassi and Serena Williams who are crazy about taking drugs, I just used some tricks within the scope allowed by the rules of the game. That's already very pure, isn't it?

Chen Ran felt that he was much more upright than those American athletes!

As for what the leaders often say, that one must win fairly in international competitions, Chen Ranchun treats these people's words as bullshit.

The so-called winning fairly means that you have to suffer a loss in the competition.

Why don't these guys learn their lesson?

Chen Ran's provocative behavior towards the Spanish fans also made Nadal extremely dissatisfied, and he immediately protested to the referee.

Fortunately, the French Open referee simply shrugged and said that the action was of no concern.

After all, nowadays, not only Chen Ran, but even Djokovic, who is one year younger than him, often provokes fans and applauds them.

This trend has been spreading in the tennis world since Chen Ran.

"What? You're protesting too? The bad guys are the first to complain!"

"Honestly, do you feel guilty?"

Chen Ran did not say the first sentence, but just muttered it in his heart. However, he blurted out the second sentence.

The sound was not loud, but it was guaranteed to be heard by Nadal next to him.

"What did you say?" Nadal was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the other party to say this so openly.

That doesn't give the other party any face at all.

"Chen, if you say that, won't it be awkward when we meet in the locker room in the future?" Nadal turned his head and began to refute.

"Awkward?" Chen Ran smiled faintly, "It's embarrassing then, is it important?"

Besides, it's you who should be embarrassed.

Nadal was slightly stunned. If a person is thick-skinned enough, he really doesn't care about these things.

Didn't I just use the opportunity of changing pants to delay a little time?

This doesn't break the rules.

But what he overlooked was that Chen Ran did not violate the rules by saying these words.

Chen Ran has the right to complain.

"We have played against each other so many times, but what you just said will greatly damage the relationship between us in the locker room, isn't it?" Nadal said without turning his head.

Some things are tacit unspoken rules and a tactical arrangement.

Nadal can do this, and in fact Chen Ran can do this too.

But this guy didn't hide anything at all, he just opened the window and spoke frankly.

"Locker room connections?" Chen Ran was amused after hearing this. "I'm here to play, not to make friends. Even if I don't have any friends in ATP, so what?"

It's an individual sport anyway, so you don't need teammates.

So his ideas are simple and straightforward, and there is no need to spend a lot of effort to manage relationships with other top players.

"I'm here to play, not to make friends!" Sharapova said something similar in her previous life.

Because of her high popularity and commercial value, many WTA female players are jealous.

Of course, Sharapova would not indulge those people and left behind this famous saying that has been widely circulated in later generations.

However, in this time and space, perhaps this kind of unruly and unsociable discourse was first created by Chen Ran.

"Are you serious?" Nadal asked again in disbelief.

"Will this affect me?" Chen Ran retorted bluntly.

Nadal was speechless.

What Chen Ran said was right. Even if he didn't have any friends in ATP, it would not affect his popularity and performance at all.

"Wild beasts always walk alone, while cattle and sheep travel in herds." He continued, "I have never needed to form any small groups."

"This guy..." Nadal muttered to himself, "This guy is different from other Asian players."

Other professional tennis players, both men and women, actually want very much to fit in with the white community.

Even the current Chinese women's tennis players are like this, and they will inadvertently try to please the white players. After all, it is rare to find someone as aloof and unsociable as Sharapova.

But Sharapova herself is white, and she would have a feeling of "Why should I cater to your ideas?"

This also reminded Chen Ran of the fact that in his previous life, when Chinese fans compared Li Na and Zheng Qinwen, they found that the biggest difference between them was that although the former had outstanding strength, she did try every means to integrate into the white circle.

As for the latter, her mentality is very straightforward. She is here to play basketball, and she probably won't try to please those white players in the locker room, especially those rich second-generations.

She didn't want to squeeze into that circle.

This is why the second-generation American player Navarro was so defeated in the Olympics. Everyone in the locker room came to please me, but you were as cold as a refrigerator.

Then this guy, after breaking down his defense, said somewhat incoherently: "You won't have any friends in the WTA!"

Is this statement lethal? For a Chinese athlete with a strong heart, the lethality is zero.

You make it sound like I'm happy to make friends with people like you!

Chen Ran also thought it through thoroughly and never thought of squeezing into the other party's circle.

So what if you have a small team?

This is not the entertainment industry. Tennis is an individual sport and if you have outstanding strength, you can crush everything.

"Be quiet!"

The referee saw the two guys chattering non-stop and had to speak up and remind them.

He could roughly hear the conversation between the two people. He was a little surprised by Chen Ran's words, but he didn't think much about it.

Friendships and relationships between ATP players? That has nothing to do with him.

But Chen Ran is such a heartless guy.

Don’t their Chinese leaders often say that when athletes go out to compete, friendship comes first and competition comes second, and that making friends and achieving good results are equally important?

In short, subtly, those Chinese athletes left such an impression on them, the Westerners.

Chen Ran can also be considered a maverick.

"Referee, it's time to play!"

Chen Ran picked up his racket and walked into the court without looking back.

Nadal looked at Chen Ran's cold back and muttered in his heart: This guy is unreasonable and won't suffer any loss.

"Wait, is this psychological warfare?"

He patted his head, trying to calm himself down, and reminded himself not to fall into the other party's trap.

But after the start of the deciding set, Nadal found that Chen Ran's state was completely changed, and he almost showed the momentum of sweeping the enemy and rushed towards him.

In an instant, Nadal became passive.

Under the opponent's overwhelming attack, he was exhausted from running, blocking left and right, and seemed a little passive.

"Damn it, that conversation just now completely aroused the other party's state."

Nadal thought to himself, but his body still reacted quickly, trying to catch up with Chen Ran's shot.

However, this time, he was only millimeters away from receiving Chen Ran's ball, but this error was enough to cause his return ball to go out of bounds.

Chen Ran completed the first break of the fifth set in Nadal's serve game, which was also the decisive point.

“This seems to be the first time…”

Nadal gasped for breath and lay on the ground. "My body couldn't keep up with my brain."

In fact, Chen Ran’s words somewhat broke his defense.

Although it was unintentional and he himself did not realize it, it has already affected his mentality.

Especially the sentence just now, "Wild beasts always travel alone, while cattle and sheep travel in herds", and "I never form small groups."

This suddenly reminded Nadal that he had tried every possible means to improve his relationship with Federer.

To give the outside world the impression that we are both competitors and good brothers.

Nadal originally thought that there was no problem, but Chen Ran's words broke his defense.

Damn, this is a master of psychological warfare.

It will break your defense without you noticing!
Because Chen Ran served first, after breaking his opponent's serve once, he kept all his serve games.

Fifth set, 6 to 3!

Chen Ran won the deciding set and defeated his opponent 3-2, winning the French Open championship for the third time.

"I repeat again, I'm here to play ball, not to make friends!"

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(End of this chapter)