December 10, 2015

Total Ban on Chinese Players
When the U.S. Team lost at the World Championships, thousands of Chinese players cheered from the rooftops in New Jersey. I know; I saw it on television, and all those journalists who have refuted this are third-rate losers. Our country cannot be the victims of incredible play by players that believe in constant training and have no sense of living a normal American life of McDonalds and Dancing with the Stars. It's going to get worse and worse.

And so I am calling for a total and complete shutdown of Chinese table tennis players entering the United States until USATT can figure out what is going on.

To keep the top Chinese players out, USATT will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than USATT, believe me. We will build a great, great wall around our country, and we will make China pay for that wall. Mark my words.

This does not apply to Chinese players already living in America, except we have to be vigilant. Many of them would like to force innocent Americans to live under their table tennis laws, forcing children to train eight hours a day plus physical training, with no TV or video games. If you see a Chinese player trying to force innocent Americans to train really hard, call the authorities, and don't worry about political correctness; I'll protect you. I am a strong leader.

Even though Chinese players dominate against Americans, when China sends its players here, they're not sending their best. They're sending players that have lots of weaknesses in their games, and they're bringing those weaknesses to American. They're bringing bad technique, they're bringing bad footwork, they're bringing bad mental training, and some, I assume, are good players. The concept of training hard was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. players tired. They are worse than Voldemort.

Believe me on this, because I have a really high IQ. To beat the Chinese you need the author of Table Tennis Tactics for Bombastic, Egotistical Blowhards. I'm the best table tennis player in this country. Look at my forehand!

We will make USATT great again. It's going to be trumping fabulous.

How to Do a Backhand Drive
Here's the new coaching article and video (1:08) from Coach Eli Baraty of the Harefield Academy in the UK.

Ma Long's Instructional
Here's the new video (56:32), with subtitles.

Ask the Coach Show
Episode #203 (20:13) - Ma Long's Reverse Backhand Serve (and other segments).

New Coach: China Works the Hardest
Here's the article and multiball video (15 sec). Here's another article featuring new coach Wang Qiaozhi, "Chinese Players Are Obedient in Training."

Ma Long & Liu Shiwen Are the 2015 Male & Female Table Tennis Stars
Here's the ITTF press release.

Slo-mo Pongers
Here's the video (3:49).

Passionately Pink Pong
This is a Social Ping Pong Event to Benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation, to be held during the USA Nationals, on Friday, Dec. 18, from 7-11PM. Here's ticket info. I expect to be there.

Team USA Training at Las Vegas TTC Before Nationals
Here's the video (4:43).

MDTTC is #2!!!
In Butterfly USA sales. Here's the listing – note that #1, the WAB Shop, is Canadian, and so doesn't count. Curse you, Lily Yip!!!

Floor Pong
Here's the picture! (Here's the non-Facebook version.)

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