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hahaha ain't that the truth

Yeah, I totally agree. His backhand has reached a new level for table tennis. If he keeps improving he will be insanely hard to beat, because his short game is so good for a shakehand player. Who knows who will appear in the next year or two though. I think Zhou Yu might be a monster once he...

Its not only the training, I think Chinese people in general are just frankly more willing to sacrifice now for future gain. They are willing to slave it out regardless of what it is, not just table tennis, until they make it. Like most Chinese in the US who come here, are able to work insanely...

Does the change actually affect how the ball bounces and gameplay? Or is it just changing the material without changing the physics of the ball and game?

I am sorry all you Man U fans, but no one in the world can affect a game like Messi. He simply creates way too many scoring chances for himself and his team

I think part of his arrogance, at least from this interview, is a result of bad translation. Chinese in general never tend to be that blunt, especially sport stars who tend to be less well spoken. Aside from playing badly against Ma Long, Zhang Jike actually does really well against the rest of...

nah, if he went to another country he wouldn't be the same player. Part of table tennis is born talent, but an even bigger part is the coaching and training, and if he wasn't in China, he wouldn't be receiving the elite level training that he did to make him good.

I mean, table tennis really should be far cheaper than tennis. A good racquet can last you for years, and even the rubber if you take care of it can last for a good 3-4 years. Judging that you are in a table tennis forum, you probably are more serious about tt than tennis, and therefore maybe...

I can maybe agree with some of the other stuff you said, but this is just taking it too far. Why do the Chinese dominate? It's because thats their favorite sport, and they put in the resources and effort to be good at it. The problem is not that the ball is too small, or that speed glue is...

haha, I love Jackie Chan, his old movies where he does his own stunts were so awesome. You can't get that kind of grittiness today in film. Drunken Master 2 and Police Story one, were two of the best action movies ever

I mean thats true, but the chances of reaching that level is pretty low for most of us. And even for both of them, their max potential will still never be as high as players who don't play pips. Your offensive power will simply always be restricted for the pips side of your paddle.

hmmm it depends on what you are going for, and what is your goal. Most of the players I have met who used pips rubber reach a ceiling pretty quickly. For playing intermediate players and inconsistent players, its great, because they are either not used to having to always adjust to which side...

My best win/wins have been winning the championship games for my university table tennis intramurals haha. I have 3 UNC Intramural championship shirts, and one W&M intramural championship shirt. They were my favorite wins not so much because the competition that I was facing was higher than my...

The Coaches could force one of them to claim injury though.... but I guess Wang Hao and Zhang Jike represent as good 2 people to represent China as any. Its good to have one penhold and one shakehand.

eh I don't know, the mental aspect also has an effect. Wang Liqin also stated the same thing for the 2008 olympics. When he messed up his paddle rubber and had to switch to a spare. Also in addition, I don't know if this applies anymore now that speedglue is banned, but pros use to or maybe...

Boll looks like he is concentrating way too hard in this clip.... His eyes make him look crazy.... hahaha As for the lyrics, they are pretty simply, just basically saying not to think to much, just work hard and try to get to number 1, winning is the most important, then they introduce their...

I don't know how I feel about him winning. On the one hand, his style is just amazing and beautiful to watch. His short backhand flips are the best in the world, his reverse pendulum is one of the best in the world, and he gets some of the best arcs on his loops of any player. But his arrogance...

I think the main reason ZJK had problems was not so much from the fact that he was not in form or anything, but because his power style is the one of the easiest styles for WLQ to play against. Once the point gets past the first few hits, it just becomes just a power competition, which WLQ...

If Boll does happen to win, I would rather have Wang Hao win anyway, because I think his record against Boll is better and more consistent than Ma Long's. But of course, since most people in this thread are rooting for Boll, they probably would not agree with me.

I don't know, I think Zhang Jike based on skills, should win. The only thing that may hinder it would be his lack of big stage experience, and he may not perform up to his standard that he otherwise would be able to. The pressure of it may get to him. Then again, Boll has a record of usually not...