Originally posted by lemondropPhysical size is less important for excelling in table tennis than in tennis or basketball.
a current tv commercial has them playing table tennis
who would win?
would serena's tennis talent transfer to the table or would curry's basketball talent be enough?
tough one
Originally posted by Duchess64quick reflexes are important in table tennis for sure
Physical size is less important for excelling in table tennis than in tennis or basketball.
Steph Curry is 191 cm tall. Serena Williams is 175 cm tall.
The world's top table tennis player is Ma Long (who's 175 cm tall).
Deng Yaping (who's only 150 cm tall) is often regarded as the greatest woman table tennis player ever.
The Chinese table tennis aut ...[text shortened]... she retired (at age 24) in 1997.
Afterward, she earned a PhD from the University of Cambridge.
Originally posted by lemondropIt's impossible to extrapolate from how well Steph Curry plays basketball or
quick reflexes are important in table tennis for sure
but I was posing the question of who would win between williams and curry
I'll take the finesse of curry over the power of serena
still a tough call
Originally posted by chaney3Table tennis is not like the game 'Survivor', where the winner's determined by a popularity contest.
If lemondrop played against Duchess in ping pong, I choose lemondrop to be victorious.
Originally posted by Duchess64That may be true, but there is one table tennis/tennis link from the UK
[b]It's impossible to extrapolate from how well Steph Curry plays basketball or
Serena Williams plays tennis to ascertain how well they would play table tennis.
Originally posted by Blood On The TracksFred Perry's the best example of an athlete who excelled at both tennis and table tennis.
That may be true, but there is one table tennis/tennis link from the UK
Ann Jones was , I think, a runner up in the table tennis WC in the late 1950s, and later won Wimbledon Singles in lawn tennis.
Of course, one would not ignorantly assume that Serena might share this dual prowess
Originally posted by Blood On The TracksThis thread indicates common Western ignorance about table tennis more than anything else.
However, the point of this thread is 'basketball vs tennis' related to table tennis
aren't the Chinese references extremely off thread??
Hmmm. Fred Perry winner vs Ann Jones RU. Surely both show that table tennis and tennis skills CAN be linked.
Originally posted by Duchess64Does it?
This thread indicates common Western ignorance about table tennis more than anything else.
My implied point is that most ordinary Chinese would be less ignorant about table tennis.
"Fred Perry winner vs Ann Jones RU. Surely both show that table tennis and tennis skills CAN be linked."
--Blood on the Tracks
That's a very weak correlation, really no ...[text shortened]... ou believe that Bo Jackson's success means that Tim Tebow will make it to major league baseball?
Originally posted by Blood On The Tracks"And, given the extremely limited financial rewards from being a WC table tennis player .."
However, the point of this thread is 'basketball vs tennis' related to table tennis
aren't the Chinese references extremely off thread??
Hmmm. Fred Perry winner vs Ann Jones RU. Surely both show that table tennis and tennis skills CAN be linked.
And, given the extremely limited financial rewards from being a WC table tennis player, it is dou ...[text shortened]... winning tennis player Serena will be losing too much sleep about your very presumptuous verdict
Originally posted by Duchess64Blood on the tracks would like some link from duchess 64 showing that any of these lauded table tennis pop stars have grossed winnings/earnings approaching those of Serena Williams
"And, given the extremely limited financial rewards from being a WC table tennis player .."
--Blood on the Tracks
Blood on the Tracks shows his extreme ignorance of international table tennis.
World champions in table tennis can become rich and famous, at least in some countries.
In fact, Chester Barnes, an English table tennis champion, wrote tha ...[text shortened]... Does Blood on the Tracks believe that Garry Kasparov could have become the world champion in Go?