Grand Slam

When I arrived, my fatigue did not subside.

In the middle of the night, everyone arrives home again. Especially after the return of the harsh training and tensions that took place over four weeks, Jinhee and her body were cut off.

It took me a few days to gather my body, and I celebrated the weekend.

“Welcome. ”

After pressing the bell outside, quartz opens the door and greets Jinhee.

Jinhee's parents also sat behind her.

Someone came, and her parents were busy, too.

My mother was carrying food in the living room, and my father constantly made food in the kitchen.

“Yes! Can I come in? ”

Jinhee came into the house with a question that didn't need an answer. Jinhee's parents hesitated and came in. He held wine and spirits in his hand.

“Oh, welcome, Jinhee. Jinhee, who I saw a few days ago and wanted to see again! ”

The mother of marble greeted Jinhee with a tight embrace.

“Haha, excuse me. ”

Jinhee's parents let out a big smile and stepped into the living room.

Today is the day of the family reunion between Young-goon and Jinhee. After Jinhee's declaration of being an athlete, she needed a place to discuss her future schedule in earnest, and the meeting was organized with the intention to make Sheep Friendship an excuse.

“Welcome! ”

Stone's father came out of the kitchen. The shape looked very good, wrapped in apron and holding a plate of tasty snacks and stir-fried meat in both hands.

The meal was satisfactory. It was the atmosphere that praised Lee Hyun-woo, the father of Elongated Stone, saying that it was so delicious.

“You know, I wanted to discuss Jinhee wanting to be a player. ”

After the meal, six people started the meeting head-to-head with tea and fruit in front. The portal was opened by Jinhee's father. Jinhee's parents had always lived a life unrelated to tennis and sought advice from her parents. There is also a way to force Jinhee to walk the path they have walked. Both of them love Jinhee horribly, so they want to support her as much as possible, just like their parents. After taking good care of Jinhee like my child, her parents were also happy, and she continued to be much tighter than she thought.

“We are a precaution to delegate everything to marble. We don't send them to school out of respect for their willingness. ”

“Jinhee was angry that she wanted to see the black notice like a marble not long ago... I'm a little worried about that. Is it really going to be okay?"

Jinhee's parents' concerns are very realistic.

The reality is that if you have 100 parents with children, 99 people think alike and live with similar support. It's the same with integrity.

However, in the case of marble, it was truly an exception of 1%. No one knows if it's really okay. It is also natural to worry about anxiety and behavior or problems with your child's career.

“Well, we've been thinking about it for a few years now… but we've decided it's okay. The marble passed through, and now it's ready. The problem is the university... ”

Yes, the university is the problem

It's like a cancer cell rooted deep in Korea.

Being a sportsman is no exception. There is a reason for writing in universities with the skills to work in the world. There are no exceptions for professional athletes and athletes participating in the Olympics. All in the arms of the university. Connections, career paths, fame... Korea is the country where people can't live without going to college.

“College is just studying normally, taking tests... and getting into grades. ”

At that time, the rock slapped me in and said,

I know what Jinhee's parents are worried about.

If you are dreaming of 'athletes’, middle and high school should all be part of the sports department. If such children perform in national competitions, whether in private or group, they will be recommended for admission. In between, however, there is a terrible misconduct and a close relationship that ordinary people cannot even imagine. The same goes for professional events, but the unemployment team really follows this college tag until the end of time. Of course, it would be different if Korea had the best talent since the age of 17 and 8 to win medals at the Olympics. Or, it can be an exception if you are born and raised abroad. Even if you have exceptional skills.

“In this tennis barren country, you don't have to scrub in to go to college. We don't need unemployment teams. Jinhee and I don't have bad brains... and in the last four years or two, we can just take regular exams and go to the same place as fitness education. If this is going to be hard, you can just ignore the university and focus on the competition. There are 80 other competitions in the world every year, and if you leave your results there, you're going to be hung up by college. ”

The words of marble are uncertain, but gambling is strong.

What if we don't make it on the world stage? Tennis should attend the competition at its own expense if an individual fails to enter into a contract with the company. Many Korean athletes hang themselves for their unemployment because the costs are not high. If you're on the unemployment team, you don't have to worry about your livelihood.

“The cost... I'm sorry, but we have to rely on our parents. ”

The stone spat out boldly.

because I am confident. Not only yourself, Jinhee can win the ATP250 in less than a decade if she grows smoothly and polishes her skills. What about her 10 years of training and tuition? Therefore, marble insists that it is no longer necessary to go to school. The cost of a student getting into a position as a player is similar to going to school or not. It is better not to go because you do not need to be stressed by useless things. Besides, tennis is not a group sport, it's a private sport.

“Eighty? That many open? Explain it to me in detail. ”

Jinhee's mother opened her eyes and asked marble. Jinhee was also curious about my heart, and she stared at the stone.

“Wait a minute.”

The marble came out of the room with a big sketchbook.

At the living room table, there was a sound, and I started explaining it by hand.

“There are only two things you need to know in tennis. ATP and ITF. ATP is the Men's Professional Tennis Association... Oh, Jinhee is a woman, so you can memorize WTA and ITF. Anyway, these organizations host the competition every year. There are a lot of competitions, but each has a grade. ”

“Grade?”

Everyone was interested in the explanation of marble.

“First, Futures and Challengers are divided into two broad categories. ”

The quartz, which thought the term itself would be unfamiliar to ordinary people, calmly explained.

“Challengers have a more detailed taxonomy, but you don't need to know all of this. You can earn points for winning a tournament. ”

The eyes of marble were on Jinhee's parents.

because all they needed was their understanding.

“World ranking is determined by the sum of 18 high performing competitions of all competitions a player has participated in over a year. I hope to win as many points at once as possible, right? Of course, the bigger the points, the higher the level of athletes. Wimbledon, as we know it, is one of the four biggest competitions with 2,000 hanging points. Again…… ”

After that, the explanation of quartz continued.

“… so in the case of Jinhee or me, we have to go around the world to get points. This is the life of professionals. ”

Furthermore, he explained the size of each prize, contracts with companies, etc.

They were all investigated in Florida, and they were curious about the rock itself.

After that, six people continued to discuss it without realizing that time had passed. Wine and spirits from Jinhee's parents could not even come from the packaging.