The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 348 - 189: Crazy Start, Single-Month Undefeated, Aiming for the Best Regular Season Record?_4

Chapter 348: Chapter 189: Crazy Start, Single-Month Undefeated, Aiming for the Best Regular Season Record?_4

"I’m just a bit curious about your home." Sharapova added another sentence, seemingly trying to explain something.

Su Wan immediately judged:

This is a master!

We barely started talking, and she’s already pulling strings.

But Su Wan wasn’t surprised; being in sports, their private lives might not be chaotic, but they are certainly more open than average people.

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With so much playing around in the field, aren’t these push-and-pull tactics just a piece of cake?

However, what Su Wan hadn’t expected was that Sharapova actually did go around every room in the house, seemingly trying to understand his lifestyle habits. Eventually, she looked at Su Wan with a surprised expression, "Is this the first time you’ve brought a woman home?"

Su Wan was curious about how she could tell but still stubbornly said, "No, it’s just that Tyrone has someone clean every day."

Sharapova smiled and did not expose him.

After visiting the rooms, Sharapova sat on the sofa in the living room, took off her jacket, and Su Wan poured her a glass of water.

The night was long, and he was not in a hurry.

It seemed Sharapova wasn’t in a hurry either. She sipped some water and suddenly noticed a drawer on the coffee table that wasn’t fully closed, revealing some documents. First, she asked Su Wan, "Can I look at these?"

Su Wan made a casual gesture, and only then did she take out the documents. They were profiles of players from other NBA teams, and Su Wan had marked certain characteristics of some of the players.

"Does every opponent get this kind of attention?" she asked.

Su Wan responded, "Should be similar to your opponents."

Sharapova nodded. She, too, studied her opponents, especially those whose style of play could counter hers. Just like Su Wan, she also did detailed studies and noted down aspects to target or improve.

"So, are you afraid of losing?"

This was a question she faced after becoming "World No.1."

She was more afraid of losing than before.

"I won’t lose," Su Wan confidently replied without any hesitation.

"But you’ll lose eventually, won’t you?" Sharapova didn’t believe there were eternal winners in the world of competitive sports — that wouldn’t fit the historical norms of sports.

Su Wan laughed, taking another sip of water, "You see, you know it very well, don’t you?"

Sharapova was stunned.

She didn’t expect Su Wan to be the one to enlighten her.

However, this also helped her confront her own feelings; she knew she couldn’t win every "grand slam" in the future.

"When you win, you continue on your path, and when you lose, find out why you lost and then win it back. Though I have won all the championships in my career so far, I don’t win every match in the regular season. Losing is something I constantly experience, and so do you. Besides the grand slams, you also participate in other events, and you aren’t always the winner in the end. What led you to win the US Open in August? It was constant adjustment, right? This is what makes competitive sports interesting... having opponents is more exciting than having none!"

"But when you face the media, it feels like you aren’t afraid to lose?"

"You’re not wrong, Maria. I’m not afraid of losing, because if I lose, I can still win back. How about you? Do you have that confidence?"

Sharapova laughed; she knew she shouldn’t fear losing a match or her position as World No.1 anymore.

After this deep exchange, the living room fell silent, and Su Wan and Sharapova locked eyes, soon feeling a different kind of emotion erupting from this silence.

The two began a deeper conversation.

But...

minutes later.

Sharapova looked at Su Wan, his physique, and the size of "Little Su Wan," a flicker of doubt crossing her eyes.

That shouldn’t be!

Could it be...

A mischievous smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

Like a cat that had caught a mouse venturing outside for the first time.

Su Wan felt a massive blow, 100,000 points of damage.

This was something he had not experienced on the field.

Instantly, he spun Sharapova’s body around, causing her to tumble.

Considering Sharapova’s height and muscle mass, this should have been a difficult feat, but Su Wan managed it, showing his current strength.

Then...

Sharapova became the "biting cat," and soon, they were engaging in a profound soulful conversation again.

This time...

Su Wan verified one thing.

Vujacic was wrong.

It was just that he couldn’t manage it!

Sharapova was the first to surrender.

The adapted Su Wan was terrifyingly strong!

But the next morning, the expression of victory was on Sharapova’s face, "Little brother, do you want your sister to take responsibility for you?"—actually, she was younger than Su Wan; she was only 19 years old, while Su Wan was already 21.

Su Wan flashed her the middle finger and flipped her over again, "smacking" her down, reclaiming his dignity.

At noon, Su Wan dropped Sharapova off near the hotel where her assistant was staying, but he didn’t get out of the car. Sharapova just waved her hand and walked toward the hotel stylishly.

Some things were left unsaid.

Both being on the ascendant in their careers and having defined their relationship, they would soon part ways.

If the conversation was enjoyable, they could keep in touch.

If they ended up as enemies, then such chances would be lost.

Su Wan paid attention to the media the next day, noting that although many outlets reported that Sharapova was seen at the Conseco Arena watching the Pacers’ season opener, there were no follow-up stories.

Because many journalists saw that Sharapova greeted Su Wan and then left in a nanny car.

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