Table Tennis, Athens 2004, Waldner vs Boll - part 1

[mysexy2014ass]

I still love timo boll he is my hero

[dummychaos]

Not in sync. But I know this game by heart so it doesn't even bother. Thanks!

[cdfchung]

Waldner vs Boll in table tennis is like Sampras vs Federer in tennis!

[BARRYMEISELTT]

Great Match part 1

[acdcfreak1994]

@ oscardelrio in Belgium the ranks are e6, e4, e2, e0, d6, d4,d2, d0, etc but is it in other country's also? idk i wanna know :)

[Gustav1455]

Haha,Jan ove waldner (J-O) Is a legend. Swedish ;)

[PrinceArt77]

Waldner is a complete player...good both offense and defense....and his ball placement really is exceptional. Those backhands really gave Timo some hard times. It's unfortunate though, Waldner did not emerge as the champion on this olympics but he definitely left a legacy and captured the heart of the world playing at his age.....Long Live the Greatest Table Tennis Player ever....peace yah all !

[mirzaalikhan]

Timo Boll Lost to J O Waldner coz Waldner capitalized on Timo Boll's weakness which is his Backhand. Great match though. Timo Boll needs to improve his Backhand.

[100383208]

at this level its hard to say boll has a weak backhand. here is an exceptional example of change of pace, length and spin. it looks like a low level game but here, walner playes each point differently in the early games then, when boll loses his rhythm, spreads him left and right with quick shots and further confuses him with a lack of spin. the most important thing is that in the early games he varies his length and pace. especially while serving. genius playing. i show it to my students alot.

[abhishek14d]

@mirzaalikhan he has improved a lot since....

[Johnakos76]

respect to "mozart" of table tennis yan ove waldner..

[shamshu2479]

Yeah and its depends you play chess left handed or right handed ;)

[philctabten]

I like Timo boll moves..

[Compantino]

Are you gay?

[kimdenise200]

If I watch this enough times, will I play like them?

[oscardelrio]

sure... in your dreams! lol

[helloalaen]

you'd better praticse more

[remnant24]

@kimdenise200 No, but you'll be inspired to try—which is still good.

[killmembersship]

Waldner is what I like to call a natural born talent...he could have chosen a different sport and people still would have known him as a great athlete....It's obvious he loves the game and It has noting to do with money otherwise he should have choose soccer/football or maybe golf if is was about making money!

[njc286]

I am a Chinese. I must say Waldner is the strongest opponent for Chinese players in history.  He is absolutely a great genius !! He deserves respects !!

[Pingpongkingen94]

sorry i answered the wrong person  i answered you but wanted to answer the chess guy sorry...

[Galimah]

@njc286 Does ppl know how he is in China?

[Ottostl]

@njc286 He is actually the best table tennis player of all time, so he's the only one who's actually a to good opponent for china xD

[morningstomper123]

Hell no, chess is NOT a sport.

This is the definition of sport: "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc."

Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but chess is not an athletic activity, and it doesn't require physical prowess. Table tennis does. I think that's 'check mate" lol.

[mikeirvng]

you move the pieces, lol

[MANUELNROBBO2K8]

Timo Is Not On Form In This Game!!!

[filipsosu]

J.O. Waldner is the smartest player any sport has ever seen!

[helgi111]

did you know that chess is considered a sport?

[morningstomper123]

pfft, the only people who consider chess a sport are chess nerds. It is not a sport, not in Australia anyway.

[ajibshahalam]

how about draught??....batu seremban pun sukan jugak kerr?? :))

[hashkenhabib]

Why ?

[13krieger]

Waldner ist der Beste Europäer überhaubt gewesen jetz hat in Timo Boll abgelöst

geheimnisdermaterie com

[CTMSanJose]

yes

[fmukid]

what is the point of stomping your foot as you serve? is it suppose to throw your opponent off?

[amount18]

It disguises the sound of the ball when they serve...in really high level play they can tell how much spin is on the serve by the sound of contact and stomping makes it harder for them to capitalize on this...

[liverpool4leag]

i neva knew that but thanx 4 da tip amount18

[yobmas722]

@amount18 i thought stomping added a little more power when you serve?

[amount18]

@yobmas722 if stomping does add any power, it is incidental. The power and extra spin come from proper rotation of the body and a good snap of paddle brushing the ball. Compare the services of Timo (not stomping) in this video with Ma Lin (who stomps really loudly in any video). You should notice that both serves are equally effective (spinny, well placed, and varied), despite the difference in stomping.

[lolirockso]

@amount18 stomping is used because in our brain you hear the first bounce of the ball and it helps you predict how long it will be until the ball hits again and other things. When you stomp, they cant hear the first bounce which means you cant do this and it makes it harder to return

[0lecool]

I'm from Denmark aswell..

I also play Table Tennis:)

[Peanutski34]

ehhh sweden is NOT small...i'm from denmark...THATS af small country :-)

[kioka2]

denmark? ohh yeah, michael maze its from denmark =D

[gabbefuchs]

Sverige är ju också litet till folkmängd även om Danmark är ännu mindre

[leebold05]

My favorite is Timo but Walder is the king I'll admit. Unbelievable touch and super smart player.

[jidair]

J.o waldner is the Lord of Table tennis. Ma long is the God og Table tennis.Waldner is unbelievable and unforgettable

[tomasthedampkidd]

J-o is the best table tennis player! and Bbjörn Borg is (was) the best tennis player! :D

[acdcfreak1994]

j.o. waldner rulez!! he is my champ !

[9831453981]

its a great sport!!!

[iceboarder03]

waldners back hand defense is unstobavle

go walder!

[agu91r]

really J.O Waldner is the best player of table tennis. he have a magnific topspin and have a lot of patience for every point. THE BEST

[Blackangel127]

even though i'm from the US i like sweden. waldner, the hives, cheese.

[TheHinduProductions]

bjorn borg is best tennis player ever and waldner is best table tennis- sweden are best at tennis

[xismxist]

waldner 4ever

[neowillebaldo01]

nice 2nd point! :D

[fredrikblom2]

Sweden is best at everything.

[boggecor]

really? what about swimming, USA, basketball USA tennis Spain, gymnastics China, beach volleyball (mens and womens) USA, so far USA has the most medals so how is sweden best at everything lol

[isabellefjall]

You made a misstake there, "boggecor". Look at the population of the two countries. It's amazing that such a small country like Sweden even get athletes at this standard in various sports, Peter Forsberg, Jan-Ove Waldner, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Susanna Kallur, Gunde Svan just for mention a few..

[boggecor]

i know they have some good athletes, im just saying that they arent BEST at EVERYTHING, which is what fredrikblom2 said.

[tuttskifruttski]

Sweden is definitely not best at everything, I'm swede and I'm proud of how many ahtles we can get out of our small country but we're not best at everything.

[boggecor]

thank you tuttskifruttski, im not saying sweden isnt good dont get me wrong, and me being a tennis player i know borg is great. im just saying they arent best at everything because fredrikblom2 said they were, nobody is best at everything lol, err no country in this case lol.

[greddee]

Remember that Björn Borg is one of the best tennis-players in all times.

[trycko8]

Dont you think fredrikblom2 is being ironic?

I do. :)

[TheHinduProductions]

hockey soccer brennball tennis indebandi table tennis fashion show

[cophmaster]

Maybe the most intense sport in the summer games.

[peeeeeeeeeeee12]

sweden!

[TableTenniszack55]

Waldner is da best der is!!!!!!!

[CrayonMan]

Waldners still got it, and will for a while IMO

[ak0posioNin]

nice 2nd set..i think there's something unusual in this match.,or is it just me?l0l..o_0

[Brezikles]

waldner-tischtennisgott

[cancia95]

bellissimo spettacolare wooooooooooooooow very very woooooooooow waldner you is my preferit player

[xazncutie]

they are awesome

[jimbom3ci]

what a game... i was there.amazing.

[jpao35]

Choose me please!

[studioz87]

what's with the whiping of the hand near the net?

[oscardelrio]

lol! it does look very weird! I didn't notice how often they do that, almost after every point.

[oscardelrio]

they are just drying the sweat off their hands to get a better grip of the racket. I guess ppl started doing that when toweling in between points was made illegal years ago (you can only use your towel after every 6 points - to speed up the matches).

They wipe their hands near the net where the ball is unlikely to bounce (u don't want to mess up the bounce of the ball on your court with your sweat!) :-)

[studioz87]

Right, that's what I figured. But why not just do it on ur own clothing, to avoid ANY type of error?

I didn't know they made drying with a towel between points illegal! lol

Thanks for the info

[Polska001]

Also its sometimes used to break an opponents momentum,like calling a timeout.Timeouts are called to get tactics from your coach but also to break your opponents run of form

[ccnea]

to remove the sweat off the hand.. and sometimes it's used to provoque the other player and make him angry.. we do it all the time it's fun! lol some people have sweaty palms they do it like every change of serve or so

[semiambidextrous]

@studioz87 It is good for the table. Tables, especially at this level (Olympics, etc) expect that. Tables feel unappreciated if sweat of these masters is not wiped against their close-to-the-net area. And we do not want to upset these tables, especially at this level, do we?

[GrandPatzer]

Does Boll change his grip after he serves?

[Jon122989]

like many players, Boll does a pendulum serve with 4 fingers on the back of the paddle. it gives a better a feel, allows him flexibility in spin (thus keeping the opponents on their toes), and from my experience generally helps me keep the ball low and triple bouncing on serves.

[GrandPatzer]

Waldner was once the number one in the world, right?

[beowulflee]

Yes. But he's like the Michael Jordan of table tennis. His aptitude for this sport is amazing. I don't think there has been a player yet that is more impressive.

[marksn24]

ook thanks

[marksn24]

hey anyone no whats up with the way they serve is there a rule that you have to serve like that

[lildavey09]

Yes the ITTF (international table tennis federation) rule is that you have to hold the ball in you open hand and toss it up at least 6 inches in the air. No serving out of your hand garage style. This is the real deal.

[kioka2]

ele waldner eh o melhor !!!!

[Galimah]

If the match in the round before this - Mal Lin vs Waldner - was fantastic from a Waldner point of view, then this match was a miracle. Again Waldner did the impossible possible. Will we ever see his like again?

[tobidotman]

True, now you see chinese under 17s that can beat him now lol

[ARMEDSh0t]

Waldner is the trickiest player to ever play... thats y hes so good. he doesnt smash that hard he just puts enough spin to fool his opponet

[Claire1Rogers]

Waldner The greatest EVer

[transhuman7]

Supamaka, I agree with you!

[LordSaradoc]

Thanks a lot! I've been looking for this

[supamaka]

Waldner perhaps is the greatest ever sportsman any sport has ever seen.

[Claire1Rogers]

yeah, him or federer

[damnhot]

waldner rules :D

but he is old boy now.......

[KALPCC]

boll controls an all round game with excellant control. he had his troubles fending off waldner's long range style of offense, still as anyone would deem while watching. its always easy to judge n comment by watching. but when ure dhe one playing, it would be from a different perspective point of view. Waldner may be older and is mrore experienced, but boll is much quicker and oppprtunistic therefore deserve better.

[ujwal]

eventually boll's ball got tired and lost!!!!!!

[transhuman7]

Waldner forever.

[marvin23vta]

hey heyarashi, you're right, what I meant to say is that Waldner seems to be in better shape in this particular match, Boll is a great player but Waldner has more experience in international play.

[marvin23vta]

I like the match, but it's David and Goliath. Waldner is so much better, Boll is just trying to keep up.

[heyarashi]

...you dont know your facts lol. first, boll is better. he jus has trouble vs waldner cuz his compact stroke can't do well long distance and from past games, he knows waldner's play extends into long range as well. also, david beat goliath -.-

[wtfhah]

you really can't compare biblical stories to table tennis. waldner is the more experienced player true. but boll is the younger, quicker player with a more flexible game. waldner's golden years have long passed. a lot of times he gets in the quarters for show