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Yep. That is a self-inflicted wound.

Profanity of the worst kind. And on TV. In the US athletes get fined and suspended for that. NBA in particular.

I remember at a certain teen age thinking I was probably going to get really good. Then I played a tournament match against someone just a couple of years older who WAS ALREADY really good. (Danny Seemiller). That was a good reality check. I had no idea what I didn't know until then. By...

One thing I have noticed in traveling to China and playing and visiting a provincial training facility is that there are a lot of players who play the same general style as Ma Long, with strokes that even look similar. It is just that Ma Long is better at it than everyone else. He is more...

You started at 14. Now you are 15. Now you are a pro? Hmmm.

Carl. Stick with Murray. Name your blade after your accountant

Murray. Or maybe Mortimer. Or maybe Vinny? Yeah. That's the ticket. Vinny the Viscaria. The actual answer is, why would anyone name their blade? It's a piece of wood.

Who cares? He is a monster.

I noticed that the background check is only done in the same county where the prospective coach currently lives, going back seven years. In some large US metro areas, in fact the ones with the most active junior TT development, players at some clubs come from multiple counties (because the city...

That check as described seems pretty insufficient to me.

I can address this. In the US members of the National team are chosen by a single trial tournament that lasts about two days if I recall correctly. It happens every year in December, at the same place as the US Nationals (often in Las Vegas). That gets players on the national team. But...

Current ranking system needs a year to get to a steady state and then we will see. Probably we will again see Ma Long and FZD at the top. Dima will be close behind. Right now the rankings are absurd, especially for the women, but that is expected immediately after a big change. The fact that...

While at the same time they add other dumb new sports.

If there are ten people in tbe world who get their kicks by practicing karate while wearing leather bunny rabbit suits, then somewhere there is an internet forum for those enthusiasts. There you will find passionate flame wars about the best kind of leather. And probably some people posting...

Perhaps, except in one really important way. Backhand requires that you hit the ball while it is more or less in front of your body. You can't stretch to the side and hit a good backhand, so your footwork to that side has to be better. Forehand is more forgiving in allowing you to hit good...

Ding Ning 21? This joke is not funny.

Rules say no chemical or physical treatment. Water is a chemical. So by strict interpretation of rule as it is written, illegal. Just pointing out how bad the rule is.

What rubber is she using?

What about treating your rubber with water to remove dust?

Ba'al speaks. Ba'al in his infinite wisdom and power does these things. Ba'al has spoken.