Table Tennis Quotes

• Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And there, I think, you have the difference between us and the rest of the world. Other nations, the French, looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to have dinner; we looked at it an saw an opportunity to play Wiff-waff.

  Boris Johnson

  Opportunity, Thinking, Play

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• Hornergy' is Zen's term for the indomitable athletic edge powered by sexual restraint. The basketball, baseball and football teams haven't had a winning season in years. The table-tennis team, however, is undefeated.

  Megan McCafferty

  Basketball, Baseball, Football

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• If you can't take a punch, you should play table tennis.

  Pierre Berbizier

  Play, Tennis, Tables

  "Football's most hyperbolic week ever" by Harry Pearson, www.theguardian.com. November 5, 2009.

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• I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Kids, Play, Tennis

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It's important for the young players to practice other ball games as well, basketball or table tennis. On the tennis court, you can improve your eye through a kind of overexertion.

  Rafael Nadal

  Basketball, Eye, Player

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I know China are very good in table tennis. Let me see what happens in tennis. I am pretty happy with the way I am playing.

  Anastasia Myskina

  Tennis, Tables, Way

  "Henin-Hardenne survives in Qatar", cnn.com. March 3, 2004.

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• China needs a table-tennis-like solidity in football.

  Berti Vogts

  Football, Tennis, Needs

  Source: www.china.org.cn

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• If you have team spirit you can even beat better teams. As far as team sport is concerned China might need a change in attitude in comparison to the one in table tennis.

  Berti Vogts

  Sports, Attitude, Team

  Source: www.china.org.cn

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• I beat my sons in real-life table tennis, but virtually, I get murdered. I download games on the iPhone that I'm addicted to - I'm a master at "Angry Birds."

  Salman Rushdie

  Real, Son, Iphone

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