Thanks to gqcaarlo for posting this

Jan Ove Waldner

Table Tennis has been a favorite sport of mine since school days. The best thing about Table Tennis is the nature of defense and offense and how easily great players switch from one mode to the other. One of the fantastic players of the game is the great Swede Jan Ove Waldner.

The rallies can be long, delightful and hypnotic or sharp, powerful, precise and short. The melody of the bouncing ping pong ball while players limber up with counters is something relaxing. I usually close my eyes to listen to the rhythm of their strokes.

Like every sport, table tennis has some great highlights. Here is a set of spectacular points.

Two of the best table tennis players ever, having some fun. 1991 World Champion Jörgen Persson in blue, and all-time best player Jan Ove Waldner (Champion 1989 and 1997).

The sport is played with extreme seriousness and aggression and the rallies are no longer playful and elegant like this anymore. However, for me, the spirit of table tennis is in its fun and entertaining aspects. I would rather see these kind of matches than the tense , quick, sharp ones that are the norm.