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PING!: A personal perspective on table tennis
Table tennis, the sport that almost everybody has played at one time or another, has a unique position among all other popular world sports. The evolution of table tennis at a competition level has been dominated by changes in equipment.
This fascinating story is punctuated by moments of drama where unknown players have burst onto the international scene upsetting established champions and setting the sport into a new direction. These pivotal changes sparked bitter conflicts – sometimes drawn out over decades - between the authorities, players, and those with commercial interests in creating new products.
Set against the historical background, Ping! is also a very personal story, charting the experiences of how a young boy whose humiliating failures in other sports led to a lifetime commitment to table tennis.
This fascinating story is punctuated by moments of drama where unknown players have burst onto the international scene upsetting established champions and setting the sport into a new direction. These pivotal changes sparked bitter conflicts – sometimes drawn out over decades - between the authorities, players, and those with commercial interests in creating new products.
Set against the historical background, Ping! is also a very personal story, charting the experiences of how a young boy whose humiliating failures in other sports led to a lifetime commitment to table tennis.
163 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 28, 2020
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July 19, 2020
A compelling read
Ping! by Graham Frankel is a compelling read. Not only does the author succeed in producing a fascinating, authoritative, well researched history of table tennis globally, he also engages the reader vicariously on his personal journey of his love for the sport. The structure of the book shows emphatically how Graham’s passion for table tennis from a young player lacking in confidence to a highly regarded coach and mentor is inextricably linked to developments in table tennis locally, nationally and internationally. The book is a must-read for players - I, too, can remember as a ten year old using the kitchen table to practise! - and a must-read for administrators of the game - but its appeal goes far beyond a specialist interest. Similar to ‘Bounce’ by Matthew Syed, ‘Ping!’ by Graham Frankel has an appeal for anyone interested in following the journey of an author who has truly ‘made a difference’ . Once I started reading ‘Ping!’ I could not put it down - a ray of light in the dark days of corona lockdown! Thank you! Garry Hudson July 2020
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Ping! by Graham Frankel is a compelling read. Not only does the author succeed in producing a fascinating, authoritative, well researched history of table tennis globally, he also engages the reader vicariously on his personal journey of his love for the sport. The structure of the book shows emphatically how Graham’s passion for table tennis from a young player lacking in confidence to a highly regarded coach and mentor is inextricably linked to developments in table tennis locally, nationally and internationally. The book is a must-read for players - I, too, can remember as a ten year old using the kitchen table to practise! - and a must-read for administrators of the game - but its appeal goes far beyond a specialist interest. Similar to ‘Bounce’ by Matthew Syed, ‘Ping!’ by Graham Frankel has an appeal for anyone interested in following the journey of an author who has truly ‘made a difference’ . Once I started reading ‘Ping!’ I could not put it down - a ray of light in the dark days of corona lockdown! Thank you! Garry Hudson July 2020
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