Thursday, May 28, 2009

Table tennis champion in the making?

In the sport of table tennis, China dominates the world rankings. Of the top 10 players in the world, more than half are from China. There’s no secret to their success. A player’s training starts at a pretty young age and requires deliberate practice and hard work that is demanding and painful. A child with potential will get pulled out of school to practice 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. It’s no wonder that US table tennis players can't even come close in skill level, given that the best US player is not even ranked in the top 100 (but we do have the best swimmer in the world). In the following video, the form, power, and footwork of this little girl is just unbelievable! I bet she plays more table tennis in a single day than I do in a whole week :-O

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