Table Tennis Olympic Games 2004 Round Of 16 Jan Ove WALDNER-MA LIN
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@olaniyi570 Actually, Ma Lin was already two times World Cup winner when he came to Athens. That's generally regarded as the third (the least) most prestigious title in Singles (after Olympic Gold and World Champion) of the three major titles, but still.
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Melhor de todos Waldner
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Challanging a Penholder forehand to forehand was a brilliant strategy. Something the Chinese Coaches probably didn't anticipate very well. Although, Ma has and obvious advantage in speed, youth and footwork; its a reminder that strategy and psychology are a huge part of the game. The pressure of facing a 38 year old Waldner in the Olympics must have been intense for Ma who at this point always came close but never won any major title. Waldner already had
Olympic gold and silver at this point.
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skönt han satte kinesen på plats, efter de bittra förlusterna mot honom dessinnan!
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ma lin salió a jugar sin estrategia , salió a jugar a la aventura y encima apurado como si lo esperaran para una reunión, jugó apurado , de memoria prácticamente por eso perdió....muy acelerado a mi modo de ver las cosas...alocado, sin táctica, sin pensar lo que iba a hacer o que posiblemente podía hacer y ocurrir...
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@SwedenArise Also, at the end the commentators said that Ma Lin's performance was not bad, but Waldner won with his experience. In particular, he completely shut down Ma Lin's diagonal forehand loops.
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@SwedenArise Sure. So mainly the commentators were surprised by how Waldner was shutting down all of Ma Lin's usual attacking lines. Like for example, on those forehand to forehands, Waldner usually came out ahead by being there first with great anticipation and counter attacking back while Ma Lin's momentum was carrying him in the other direction. Waldner must have studied Ma Lin's tendencies a ton and came up with a game plan just to beat him. Timo Boll could learn from Waldner
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great angle! great match!
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Could anyone translate the chinese guy a bit ?
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How can you be as good as Jan Ove Waldner? Legend.
i watched that video ca. 200 times.
jan ove best player ever
Tischtenniscrack95 2 years ago 15
i've watched this video 3 times. jan ove is the best^^
crjlang 2 years ago 5