Hi, im from Portugal and i growed up living sports,TT mostly.
I play since my 6 years old,but stopped at 18 literaly,because i leaved my country for work,and got no opportunity to keep playing.After 10 years,im back!
I've played since very young always at same club(A.C.D.Mariadeira),mostly because it was near home,and my friends at time ,all were playing there.(Some still there playing).It is 1 (if not the best) club for learning at my city,and most of the players that come out from there gain some solid knowledge about what TT is.
Like i told, i was used to win since young.At beggining(between 1-2 years of pratice(6-8yo),i adapted so well to the game that I was always at the top 5 at my echelon,according i was growing and training i was achieving what i was looking for,not perfection,but a solid counter-attack game,which was pretty sucessful from my 10-11yo forward.Since then,mostly of the Tournaments and top 12 that i've been since cadet,I was always between the 3 best players,being the Winner in the most of tournaments i got in.
Now the time had pass,im older,and im coming back to the "fight"!
Table-tennist Greetings for all of you!