Harimoto: In terms of table tennis, I prefer ZJK to ML. ML is amazing but it is simply the result of working and playing diligently.

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I think so, matchups over time vs form in specific matches is a tricky subject. Definitely experience could be the primary reason one is better but it could also just be skills or strategy.
Then ML should be the worse player when compared to WH?
 
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Then ML should be the worse player when compared to WH?
For those particular matches, he lost, no doubt. But there were a lot of other matches that made that claim a bit dubious as an overall report of their relative statuses. Language obscures a lot of things. But head to head, I would argue that Wang Hao's backhand advantages, especially with the 40mm ball, matched up pretty well with Ma Long.
 
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马龙:不能认同自己是GOAT,只是近10-20年最优秀之一 (Ma Long: I can't consider myself the GOAT, just one of the best in the past 10-20 years)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9392044786

[流言板]马龙:不能认同自己是GOAT,只是近10-20年最优秀之一 ([Rumor Subforum] Ma Long: I can't consider myself the GOAT, just one of the best in the past 10-20 years)
https://m.hupu.com/bbs/629845817.html
在接受北京青年报记者专访时,对于“六边形战士”的称号,马龙笑着回应道,“说实在话,到现在我都不知道是哪六个方面哪六个边,哈哈,这个评价有些过了,夸张了。我是专业运动员,从我个人的角度和认知来说,世界上不存在没有缺点没有弱点、所有能力都相同且处于最高值的乒乓球运动员,我自己当然也不是。”

至于说国际乒联认证的“历史最佳运动员”“历史上最伟大球员”的赞誉,马龙更是表示自己还没有达到这个高度,“我毕竟没有在刘国梁、瓦尔德内尔这些前辈的时代打过球,也没有在正式比赛中与他们交过手,这些运动员都是我的偶像。或许在那个时代打球,我就取得不了现在这些成就了。我不能认同自己是历史最伟大的球员,只能说我是最近10年、20年世界乒坛比较优秀的选手之一。”
In an exclusive interview with Beijing Youth Daily, Ma Long responded with a smile to the title of "Hexagonal Warrior", "To be honest, I still don't know which six aspects and six sides they are, haha, this evaluation is a bit too much, exaggerated. I am a professional athlete. From my personal perspective and cognition, there is no table tennis player in the world who has no shortcomings and no weaknesses, and all abilities are the same and at the highest value. Of course, I am not one of them."

As for the praise of "Best Athlete in History" and "Greatest Player in History" certified by the International Table Tennis Federation, Ma Long said that he has not reached this height yet. "After all, I have not played in the era of those predecessors such as Liu Guoliang and Waldner, nor have I played against them in official competitions. These athletes are my idols. Maybe if I played in that era, I would not have achieved the achievements I have now. I cannot agree that I am the greatest player in history. I can only say that I am one of the better players in the world of table tennis in the past 10 or 20 years."

[流言板]实至名归!马龙荣获北京榜样2024年度榜样 ([Rumor Subfourm] Well-deserved! Ma Long won the Beijing Role-Model 2024)
https://m.hupu.com/bbs/629810559.html
 
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