• To play table tennis without the basic strokes is a bit like building a house without foundation. Therefore every young table tennis player should learn the ABC of table tennis and to do so under competant guidance.
• There are three stages in table tennis. The first is practicing, the second is consolidating what you have learned, and the third is making perfect.
• A good table tennis player is he who hit the right ball at the right moment.
• In a table tennis match it is the mistakes that decide who will be the winner, not who has the most points.
• Complete concentration is important in a match, but it is not the most important element of the gamewith. Evenly matched practitioners, what matters -and ensures victory- is that extra bit of total concentration.
• In a match never surrender however hopeless your position is. As long as the match is going on, there is a chance for victory until the vein last point.
• If a young player is 5 minutes late for a scheduled training session, he will never become a great table tennis player.
• During a match, forget the technique and concentrate on the tactics. You need to think where you are sending the ball, not how.
• In table tennis complete harmony between head and body is crucial.
• He who takes the initiative gains an advantage and probably wins the match.

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