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Making a beautiful shot is most important; winning is...
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Making a beautiful shot is most important; winning is...
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This story reminded me of my childhood. When I was at school, my father and I would go behind the school every evening to play ping pong (I thought it was table tennis, but it was ping pong) on iron tables set up outside. I was able to quickly adapt to my opponents, and I also read Anatoly Amelin's book and learned the technique from the pictures, hitting a big tennis ball against the wall of the school. There were a lot of players, and over time I began to beat everyone there and considered myself a very strong player. But one day I got to a place where amateurs were playing with professional equipment and they simply destroyed me 3-0 without a chance. At that time, I was already a first-year student at the university. I was shocked. I bought professional rackets and began to train hard. After 2 years, I was able to take 2nd place at a tournament, and a year later I was consistently beating all the amateurs in that club. Now I understand that I am far from being the strongest player in our clubs and I have a lot to learn. And there will always be someone who will beat me 3-0 without a chance.
I got the impression that you just haven't reached the place where everyone will take you out 3-0....
