563 sPervert” Coach Li (1/2)
The light was not switched on in the room. Helen Pepe was alone. She leaned against a sofa. She looked through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows and looked outside at the moon and stars in the sky.
In the past year, Helen Pepe had been plagued by severe injuries and her performance had greatly suffered. At the beginning of the Australian Open, she had only made it to the quarter-finals. Later at the French Open, she had been eliminated in the quarter-finals. After that, at Wimbledon, she lost in the third round. In the U.S. Open, although she got through the first round, her injury made it so that she was unable to play the second round, so she had to withdraw.
For a professional tennis player, playing worse meant making less money because sponsors would drop you. This was especially true for beautiful athletes like Helen Pepe. The prize money for the competitions was never her main income. The huge celebrity endorsement fees were the most significant contributor to her income.
Of course, even if she didn't play tennis, Helen Pepe would still be able to gain the favor of many advertisers with her attractive features. She could always do what those supermodels do and partake in a fashion week when she was free. She would only need to show her face and make her presence felt. She would be able to attract many endorsements offers from companies by doing that.
However, if Helen Pepe really wanted to be a supermodel, she wouldn't have trained every day to become a tennis player. The life of an athlete was much harder than that of a supermodel's. The kind of players who could win grand slams gave their blood, sweat, and tears. They trained hard every day.
Helen Pepe changed her sitting position, but the injured area in her hips still made her feel uncomfortable.
Her injury was a strain and, because of the inflammation, it caused physical discomfort. This kind of inflammation did not cause her substantial pain and had no real effect on her average day to day life. However, after playing in a high-intensity match, the strenuous physical activity made the injury more serious, and it would bring her unbearable pain.
Pepe knew that if she wanted to continue to play tennis, she must fix the strain on her hip. Even if it could not be eradicated, it had to recover to the point where it wouldn't affect her performance.
It was a pity that the well-known experts she had seen had been no help. The answers they gave were to rest and use conservative treatment methods. She would need to stop training and taking part in competitions. This was unacceptable to Pepe.
Do I really need to go to America to find that person? Pepe let out a long sigh. She knew very clearly that in her current situation, Dai Li may be the only person who could help her.
However, Pepe had some reservations about Dai Li. Beautiful players such as herself had always been the focus of media attention. The media were very happy to dig into her private life. No matter where she was, paparazzi would be all around trying to sneak in a few shots. She had to be very concerned about protecting her privacy. Dai Li saw Pepe's hip injury at the party after the Laureus Award, and that made her feel that her privacy had been invaded.
To continue playing, I need to go to America and find Coach Li.” Although Pepe was hesitant, she decided to go to Los Angeles.
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Dai Li handed a document to Helen Pepe and said, ”Miss Pepe, this is the rehabilitation program I specifically designed for you. It focuses on physiotherapy, supplemented by new some rehabilitation exercises. If you have any problems with it, you can tell me. I can modify it. If there are no problems, we will follow this plan.”
Pepe took the document and looked at it carefully. As she looked at it, her face expressed more and more doubt.
Later, Pepe looked at Dai Li skeptically and asked, ”Coach Li, how many masseurs do you have here?”