What do you people do to motivate yourselfes to break limits every session?

Mumon · Dec 19, 2016

This is my way! It´s a simple whiteboard with markers. Not perfect but it gets me hyped enough to train hard. Please share your methods/reasons/etc.

Peace!

Ilia Minkin · Dec 19, 2016

I usually have enough motivation to practice hard, but if I do not, I watch some highlights or tribute videos: they are extremely exciting and motivating. I like to observe emotions of players when they win a big point or an important match, it is just so energizing.

Something like that

Mumon · Dec 19, 2016

Hell yea! I do that as well. this here is my favourite one so far :

yes we go hard!..I said we go hard... The combination of the song and the video are pure adrenaline!

Takkyu_wa_inochi · Dec 20, 2016

i use a coach, he pushes me to my limits

Kelpo · Dec 20, 2016

Watch Ping Pong the Animation! Bottomless motivation there. XD

Boogar · Dec 20, 2016

I ****ing love to play! Thats my motivation!
What i need motivation for is fitness training aside the playing. For that I usually watch videos like the ones posted above

Whats the deal with the whiteboard? DO you draw on it every time you need motivation?

Ilia Minkin · Dec 20, 2016

Boogar said:
I ****ing love to play! Thats my motivation!
What i need motivation for is fitness training aside the playing. For that I usually watch videos like the ones posted above

Yeeees! Fitness training is as boring as... Not sure if highlights videos help, gotta try it next time, thanks for the idea

Dan · Dec 20, 2016

Great topic! I use to listen to this song on repeat

Before I stopped playing competition in 2009 I wish I had the youtube tributes now that's on the internet to motivate me

Dhaen · Dec 20, 2016

I'm usually bored at home anyways. So training for TT is exciting even if I know my session is going to be boring (but important).

ttmonster · Dec 20, 2016

fitness training I can understand , playing table tennis or practicing , I cannot ... If you need to motivate yourself to do something you are supposed to love doing, may be you should be better off doing something else ?

Mumon · Dec 20, 2016

Kelpo said:
Watch Ping Pong the Animation! Bottomless motivation there. XD

You are my new best friend now! That Anime is one of my, if not the most favourite Anime

Mumon · Dec 20, 2016

Boogar said:
I ****ing love to play! Thats my motivation!
What i need motivation for is fitness training aside the playing. For that I usually watch videos like the ones posted above

Whats the deal with the whiteboard? DO you draw on it every time you need motivation?

No I look at it everytime and remind myself why i drew that.

Mumon · Dec 20, 2016

Dan said:
Great topic! I use to listen to this song on repeat

Before I stopped playing competition in 2009 I wish I had the youtube tributes now that's on the internet to motivate me

That song is no. 1 on the playlist i listen to while cycling to my club!

Mumon · Dec 20, 2016

ttmonster said:
fitness training I can understand , playing table tennis or practicing , I cannot ... If you need to motivate yourself to do something you are supposed to love doing, may be you should be better off doing something else ?

Ah maybe i expressed myself wrong( sorry for that) It is not the motivation for playing Tt i seek ( hell i could play for 8 hours straight 7 days a week if i were given the chance) but the motivation for going that extra mile while practicing like even though everything hurts you still go for that multiball or counterloop exercise

songdavid98 · Dec 21, 2016

Motivation?

Easy, just lose to someone. Find someone better than you and challenge them to a match. You'll be motivated to train to win the next time.

It's best if your opponent is only a little above your level.

Mumon · Dec 21, 2016

I do that all the Time ,it really does help. I even changed my club because I met someone far superior with the intent to train there until i win the intra-club championship and beat him.

UpSideDownCarl · Dec 21, 2016

You guys really just need to go on a TT mission with Der-Echte! That is the best motivation.

I met up with him one time. He had 2 hours sleep. The day before he had driven 8 hours to Boston. That day he had driven 4 hours from Boston to NYC.

As soon as he heard the sound of Ping Pong balls being smacked around, IT WAS GAME ON!!!!! hahahahahhaaaaaaa

He played like a madman. Hehe.

And he sure knows how to get a whole club full of people he's never met before whooping it up and having a blast.

And if there is ever a chicken and beer bet on the line in a mini tourney or match, he plays 3 levels higher than his normal amped up level. Hahaha.

Last time at the Korean club he was saying stuff in Korean that none of us understood. But he sure had all the Koreans in the club laughing so hard their bellies hurt.

It's an act that has to be seen in person. No words could explain how psyched up he gets himself to play. And how fun he is to be around when table tennis is in the mix.

Suga D · Dec 21, 2016

UpSideDownCarl said:
You guys really just need to go on a TT mission with Der-Echte! That is the best motivation.

I met up with him one time. He had 2 hours sleep. The day before he had driven 8 hours to Boston. That day he had driven 4 hours from Boston to NYC.

As soon as he heard the sound of Ping Pong balls being smacked around, IT WAS GAME ON!!!!! hahahahahhaaaaaaa

He played like a madman. Hehe.

And he sure knows how to get a whole club full of people he's never met before whooping it up and having a blast.

And if there is ever a chicken and beer bet on the line in a mini tourney or match, he plays 3 levels higher than his normal amped up level. Hahaha.

Last time at the Korean club he was saying stuff in Korean that none of us understood. But he sure had all the Koreans in the club laughing so hard their bellies hurt.

It's an act that has to be seen in person. No words could explain how psyched up he gets himself to play. And how fun he is to be around when table tennis is in the mix.

Too bad i didn't meet him while he was here back then...

Sounds like it would have been a blast!

Der_Echte · Dec 21, 2016

Haha, the Hwak-Shilly-Chook-Yio yell before the kill shot for LULZ and forum glory.

I'm like everyone else, tt motivates me and Carl is right, I hear the ball bounce my mind quickly forgets I am tired. There is time to be tired tommarrow.

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Der_Echte · Dec 21, 2016

Especially in a club with Koreans as a foreigner I can make instant LULZ, but with others too.

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