Maxims for better table tennis

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.