Maxims for better table tennis (2)

  • It is important to find your own style of playing. You should find it alone because noone else can do it as well as you do.
  • Do not change the tactics that let you to victory but do change the strategy that has let you to defeat.
  • It is not the table tennis racket which misses the ball, it is the table tennis player who misses the stroke!
  • Discovering the opponent's weaknesses is and has always been an essential part of table tennis strategy.
  • Your strokes are your weapons in the table tennis battle. The better the weapons, the greater the chance of victory.
  • To lose 19:21 is worse than to lose 10:21. In the former case your abilities were almost identical to those of yours opponent, only you did not make that additional effort that would have turned defeat into victory.
  • Don't allow the opponent to play the game that suits him best.
  • Don't afraid to execute a stroke because of its complexity or difficulty. Try to find the best way to do it and you'll get the half point.
  • During the warming up play all your strokes; don't worry that your opponent will discover them too early.
  • Never forget that the table tennis net is taller than you think!!