What brings you luck?

[Matt Hetherington]

She told me she has more than one of the same shirt kind of cheating the point if u ask me lol

 

[YosuaYosan]

I'm drawing before a match...
sometimes It gives me inspiration..

LOLOL
A true artist by nature it seems.


Kudos to your 1000th post too WiWa, sorry I've been out to Malaysia with little internet access so its a bit late


For me..
Thomas Alfa Edison once said that luck is chance meets readiness.
So I prepare.. The various way of preparing now thats just too many to mention lol

 

[WiWa]

LOLOL
A true artist by nature it seems.


Kudos to your 1000th post too WiWa, sorry I've been out to Malaysia with little internet access so its a bit late


For me..
Thomas Alfa Edison once said that luck is chance meets readiness.
So I prepare.. The various way of preparing now thats just too many to mention lol

Thanks Yosua The entire point of 'lucky things' is that it gives you confidence, so you will perform better. So after all it doesn't really matter what it is indeed

 

[pingpongemil]

Haha we all are different in some ways=) I have y lucky underwear=) And i can only play in white socks!
As many of you, i also listen to music. Last song before i play a match is ALWAYS Clawfinger - The biggest the best

Btw, the only problem with the underwear is that i can only use them one day during the weekend!

 

[Cardenas]

my ring brings me luck
i am newbie here by the way
i used to play tennis when i was little, but than i got asthma and i kind of had to replace it with pingpong. which is even more fun

 

[Matt Hetherington]

awesome glad you changed and welcome to the forum

 

[Dan]

my ring brings me luck
i am newbie here by the way
i used to play tennis when i was little, but than i got asthma and i kind of had to replace it with pingpong. which is even more fun

Glad you picked table tennis. Much more exciting sport .

Welcome to the site

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[Der_Echte]

I firmly believe that the better or elite players at ANY level of play make thier own luck.

I have certainly made my own share of bad luck and whenever I look back, I can see it was not something unfortunate, but it was something correctable in tactics or execution of basics.

I find that I create my best chances in matches where I should expect to be the loser vs a top player in my division (or a strong player from a division higher) when I can avoid playing tight. I now understand that staying loose is a mentality that can be obtained, yet easy to lose during a match. If I enter a match looking only to compete and show that other player what I can do, without the pressure of trying to dominate or over-do anything, I find I do MUCH better and can perform in the clutch situations with much less error, better confidence, and play many more positive shots that lead to points won.

I try to tell myself... "Come on William, you are here to show him you deserve to be here and can COMPETE. Show him." I do NOT try to tell myself I HAVE to win htis match or point. That seems to lead to unproductive pressure or playing too tight.

It seems that in hte late stages of the match if everything is close, the winner is usually hte one who can still land their shot by avoiding the inevitable trap of playing too tense. Staying loose in body, as well as attitude is a real easy concept to advocate, but a whole heap more difficult to adhere to when the match is on the line. Those who manage these situations positively tend to make their own luck and deserve teh results, just as well as those who tighten up and lose also deserve the results.

 

[YosuaYosan]

What brings me luck?
Reviving a good thread which lacks good discussion?

 

[Matt Hetherington]

haha really that brings you luck? haha

 

[alexander_man]

I firmly believe that the better or elite players at ANY level of play make thier own luck.

I have certainly made my own share of bad luck and whenever I look back, I can see it was not something unfortunate, but it was something correctable in tactics or execution of basics.

I find that I create my best chances in matches where I should expect to be the loser vs a top player in my division (or a strong player from a division higher) when I can avoid playing tight. I now understand that staying loose is a mentality that can be obtained, yet easy to lose during a match. If I enter a match looking only to compete and show that other player what I can do, without the pressure of trying to dominate or over-do anything, I find I do MUCH better and can perform in the clutch situations with much less error, better confidence, and play many more positive shots that lead to points won.

I try to tell myself... "Come on William, you are here to show him you deserve to be here and can COMPETE. Show him." I do NOT try to tell myself I HAVE to win htis match or point. That seems to lead to unproductive pressure or playing too tight.

It seems that in hte late stages of the match if everything is close, the winner is usually hte one who can still land their shot by avoiding the inevitable trap of playing too tense. Staying loose in body, as well as attitude is a real easy concept to advocate, but a whole heap more difficult to adhere to when the match is on the line. Those who manage these situations positively tend to make their own luck and deserve teh results, just as well as those who tighten up and lose also deserve the results.

You are absolutely right, pal. The player needs to deal with the difficulties with a quick thinking.

 

[YosuaYosan]

haha really that brings you luck? haha

Nope, probably just a few extra post count Bro

 

[Matt Hetherington]

LOL nice one wonder what brings Ma Long luck...

 

[azlan]

Probably he doesn't have anything, just his belief that he can win. His no1 spot is long overdue and it's pay back time to those sceptics. But no sceptics here I guess hehehehe

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Just a lot of Joo fans... hehe

 

[Rhydian]

Hm.. what brings me luck... well my bracelet!
Before the match i look at it and think about nothing than the game!
Like today ;D We managed to play 5-5 against the first team ^^

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Nice one Rhydian

 

[azlan]

Just a lot of Joo fans... hehe

Yeah Matt, that is true you know. He earned many new fans, especially here. I was rooting for him to win the tourney after he won against Jike. Though Jike just rolled over and play dead, I can't take anything away from Joo. RESPECT!!!

 

[Rhydian]

Nice one Rhydian

Thanks
I also forgot to add that I also listen to great instrumental songs (if i didn't forget my ipod at home ^^)

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Yea well as I said on the chat, searches for Joo are the 2nd biggest search engine search to finding my blog. Georgina Pota is first, so we know for sure it's a male dominated sport

haha what kind of instrumental? I love electric guitar instrumental, like Satriani and Malmsteen