I might be wrong, but I feel like the skill gap between casual ping pong players in a garage and the table tennis players in the Olympics might be the greatest of any sport. I have no facts or figures to backup my opinion, I just get that feeling in my gut. Like, I can watch an NBA game or NFL game and understand how someone could master such a skill set with the right physical gifts and a lot of hard work, but then I watch professional ping pong and can’t even wrap my head around what it would take to get to that level. You can take one look at most pro athletes and see that you don’t have what it takes to compete at their level. But every table tennis player I’ve ever seen looks like he doesn’t have the physical gifts to be good at any sport. And if you’ve ever been destroyed at ping pong by a nerd, it makes the defeat that much more painful.
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That said, when was the last time you played ping pong? When you did, were you just happy to keep a volley going? It’s a fun game and the sound of the ball is relaxing, but again, being incredibly skilled at it seems unnaturally impossible. So it was great watching this video made by, what I assume, are the And1 Mixtape makers of the sport.
Respect The Ping Pong
Some of these stunts are lame, but some are just crazy. But in all cases, hope you enjoyed the video.
