In Mr. Jin Yong's novel "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon", there is a Kun Gong sect whose unique martial art is the Seven Wounded Fists.
This set of martial arts contains the yin and yang two qi and the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and the moves are either fierce or feminine, or horizontal or direct, which are full of contradictions, so that every time the practitioner's cultivation deepens, the harm to himself is deepened by one layer.
In order to find revenge on his master Cheng Kun, the "Golden Retriever King" Xie Xun practiced this set of exercises for a long time. However, the results of the Seven Wounded Fist "One Practice seven wounds" and "Damage to the heart, lungs, lungs, liver and intestines, and three Jiao Qi against the wind" hurt both others and hurt himself, not only did not let him get what he wanted, but made him a public enemy of the martial forest.
It was not until his later years, when he was open-minded, that he "thanked" Wulin and "inferior" his demons in Shaomu Mountain, and finally found justice and inner peace.
Looking at the international tennis world, we will often see the seven wounded fists.
This week, in the second round of the men's singles at the Barcelona Masters, a less harmonious scene emerged. Fabio Fognini, who is 27th in the ATP, was disqualified from the tournament for "insulting event officials" when he was in a 0-6, 4-4 match against ATP-ranked 147th qualifier Sabata Mirares.
Although the live broadcast of the match did not give a specific picture, according to Agence France-Presse, the Italian may have verbally "abused" after being shouted by the line judge for a foot error, and thus reported to the event supervisor. He had already been warned once for emotional problems in the game, so after a brief communication with the referee on duty and Fognini himself, the latter was directly out of the game.
As last year's Monte Carlo Masters champion, Fognini failed to complete his defense last week. Coming to Barcelona this week, the 33-year-old hopes to regain his touch.
However, under pressure, in this unfinished game, he faced a total of 14 break points in 80 minutes, and was successfully broken by the opponent 5 times. This led to problems with his emotional management, with a few returns where he simply gave up the chase and had a very frustrated expression.
"I was penalized for something I didn't do," he defended after the game. "I did do some out-of-the-ordinary things on the pitch before, but not today, I was very calm today, I didn't even speak. I'll study this sentence carefully, because I've never had anything like this in my life. ”
As a party, Fognini is entitled to review the video and to fight for his rights. However, he said that "I have never had this kind of thing in my life", which may be a deviation in his memory.
In the first round of Wimbledon in 2014, in a long-time victory over Russia's Kuznetsov, he staged a series of wrestling, swearing, provocation of the referee on duty and quarrels with the tournament supervisor at the All England Club. This infuriated The Wimbledon organizing committee, which has always respected etiquette and tradition, issued a $27,500 fine, the largest since Wimbledon opened in 1877.
But that didn't teach him a lesson, and five years later at Wimbledon, he was furious at being moved to field 14 in the second round of the men's singles against Tenis Sandgren. During the game, he even said that he wanted to raze the All England club to the ground with a bomb. Although he later apologized for his remarks, he still received a $3,000 fine from the tournament.
Of course, Fognini's angry performances on the pitch are more than that. He once "threatened" the referee at the 2014 Madrid Masters, "If I lose today you're in trouble, you coward!" In the same year, he gave the audience a middle finger after the first round of the Shanghai Masters, a 2-1 defeat to Wang Chuhan, and was fined $2,000. It was also that tournament, and he had a verbal altercation with Andy Murray because of the chatter on the court.
In 2017, he lost in the first round of the US Open to his italian compatriot and qualifier Travaglia. After the game, he burned all his anger on the Swedish referee on duty, insulting the other side with very insulting language. After being complained by the referee, the tournament fined him $24,000, disqualified him from playing in the U.S. Open doubles tournament, and confiscated all the prize money of the current U.S. Open.
'It's a big ticket and a reminder for all the players who have behaved like this, it's a serious incident.'
Former world number one Jim Correll said, "I'm sorry that the player who was beaten by Fognini in doubles was banned after 4 days, which is too long. Athletes may have some bad behavior in the stressful moments of the game, and I've had it too. But if you insult the staff, the problem becomes serious. ”
Martina Navratilova said: "In my career, I get very angry when other people insult me in a way that is worse than that. But once you also (like them) start insulting people, then you don't belong in the tennis circle. ”
As the two celebrities said, the pressure of professional games is indeed very large, and every player will feel this pressure to a greater or lesser extent. But most of the players handle it well, and they put frustration, anger aside at key moments and retake the focus to the game itself.
Otherwise, once the players are controlled or even enslaved by emotions, then they will be like Shesun or Fognini who practice seven wounded punches, and instead of solving the problem, they will lose more.
At the 2016 ATP Istanbul Open, ATP's recognized "Good Sir" Grigor Dimitrov lost control.
In that men's singles final against Diego Schwartzman, the Bulgarian won the first set 7-6 and led 5-2 in the second set. Seeing that he was about to end the championship drought for nearly two years, he suddenly lost his grip, and was chased by his opponent to 6-6, and lost in the seventh.
With an unbalanced mentality, he and his opponents began to compete in the decider.
When the innings were 0-2 and 0-4, he was warned by the referee twice for falling. When the score in the 5th set came to 40-40, he walked up to the referee and said, "Look here! ”
He then slammed the racket in his hand on the ground continuously and forcefully, and shook hands with the referee to retire, leaving a Schwartzman stunned in the "rolling red dust" and a full boo.
"I had cramps when I was 5-2 in the second set and it was really unlucky. Of course, Schwartzman's performance deserves recognition. ”
At the award ceremony, Dimitrov, who calmed down, apologized to the audience for his loss of control: "I am disappointed in myself, but also disappointed in the team and family. I want to apologize to everyone, it's all my fault. ”
However, after the game, the behavior of the Bulgarians was reported by the media around the world as a negative teaching material. Although some people hold the sentiment of "injuring Zhongyong", they make excuses for the talented player who was once called "Baby Federer", saying that "that is because he is too stressed".
But when it comes to stress, who doesn't?
Turn from the stadium back to the daily life, think about our usual scene on the road: you are already very impatient in the car river when you have to rush to the company to punch in the morning, but you encounter someone forcibly plugging, causing you to have to slam on the brakes, which may implicate a large number of ticket people behind you; for example, it is easy to miss the evening rush hour, and the driver behind or opposite in the normal driving is partial to turning on the high beams, shaking people's eyes can not open...
Most of the time, though, you'll forgive them and won't let your anger rise to the level of roadrage.
The so-called "road rage" refers to a psychological statement that originated in the United States in the 80s of the last century – the long-term stress and frustration of life and the state on the road make the driver's negative emotions explode, which in turn produces verbal and even physical aggressive behavior.
In the medical community, it can be classified as "paroxysmal rage disorder." Although it sounds a bit crazy, because people are angry differently, it is basically just a solvable and controllable psychological problem.
Now, let's go back to the tennis court.
During the game, many players will be angry because of the referee's decision, the noise of the live audience or pure dissatisfaction with their own performance, sometimes they just mutter a few words on the court, sometimes they make a gesture to fall the beat or really fall once or twice... But sometimes they also become Fognini, Dimitrov or Nick Kyrgios, who has been criticized in recent years.
It seems that "road rage" seems to have appeared as a replica of its stadium, "court rage".
Whether it's road rage or tutor rage, their roots are the same, and "rage" is the source of irrepressible anger. And when a driver develops road rage or a player develops "pitch rage" (let's put it this way), his adrenaline must be constantly being released.
This is a hormone commonly known as the "pain hormone" and is the antithesis of the "happy hormone" endorphin and dopamine. When adrenaline levels spike, people panic, their blood pressure rises, their anxiety levels skyrocket, and their expressions uncontrollable.
In such a situation, it is good that you can hold the racket steadily, hoping that it will defuse the pressure and lead you to victory? That can only be the name of "true temperament" to deceive others, seven wounded fists please understand again.
Occasionally, different voices appear about players throwing tantrums on the field (wrestling, abusing the audience, arguing with the referee), such as "Even if there is no way to win, the wrestling will increase their photogenicity and exposure to make the sponsor happy" and so on.
But the truth is, sponsors don't think so.
"When they see a tennis player break a racket, the fans don't take into account the force and angle the player uses, and their reaction is usually 'How come this racket is so unsupported?' This is not good news for sponsoring companies. ”
The head of Safine's racket sponsorship company said in an interview: "Moreover, it is difficult for people who cannot control themselves to play an exemplary role, we need examples to promote the sport, not to destroy the sport, and many companies will sign sponsorship contracts with players to specifically indicate that "you can't fall on the court".
"If a player 'accidentally' violates the contract, then the company will fine the player according to the terms previously signed. If their act of dropping the beat has a bad impact on the game, the referee on duty will also warn them or punish them with penalties, which will also affect the company's image. So, we're definitely not happy to see players wrestling. ”
Therefore, self-control and the spirit of contract are the qualities that a mature professional player should have.
It is precisely because of this that Federer, who had a violent temper as a teenager, has long learned restraint. He said that "maintaining rationality and courtesy is respect for the fans in the stands", which reflects the cultivation of the players themselves.
"And, there are a lot of little kids who are also watching TV, and I want to set a right example for them." As much as I love watching players like Ivanišević and McEnroe (wrestling in the game) and it's funny, I don't think a tennis player should do that. ”
Andrei Rublev, the leader of the younger generation, also said at the just-concluded Monte Carlo Masters that his biggest improvement was not to eliminate the "king of clay" Nadal in the quarter-finals, but to control the emotions very well. Since turning into professional tennis, the Russian genius teenager has often tried to wrestle and tear his clothes because of emotional problems in competitions.
But fortunately, most of the time he controlled it well, and took another step in Monte Carlo – staying calm during the game and letting emotions flow after the victory is the real way for the pro.