Wally Green

And the kid was like, you play this? I was like, I don't play this. Just give me the paddle, right? And my original goal was when he hit the ball to me, to smash him in the face with the ball and then just say my bad, right? And then it wouldn't look like I was starting something. It was a mistake.

But unfortunately, the angle of the racket happened to be down when I went to smash the ball in his face. And it went on the table. And it hit the table. And the kid was like, oh, my God, it's a great shot. He was like, oh, you know, you got to go check out this ping pong club. And I said, there's no way that there's a place where people gather and play this sport.

But unfortunately, the angle of the racket happened to be down when I went to smash the ball in his face. And it went on the table. And it hit the table. And the kid was like, oh, my God, it's a great shot. He was like, oh, you know, you got to go check out this ping pong club. And I said, there's no way that there's a place where people gather and play this sport.

But unfortunately, the angle of the racket happened to be down when I went to smash the ball in his face. And it went on the table. And it hit the table. And the kid was like, oh, my God, it's a great shot. He was like, oh, you know, you got to go check out this ping pong club. And I said, there's no way that there's a place where people gather and play this sport.

There's no way that there's a club for this. And he was like, I'm telling you, go check it out. You know, go play. See, you know, you got to check it out. And back then I was going through like two kind of lives. Like, you know, I was in a gang at an early age at 13, owned six guns at 13. So I was a very violent kid. And the balance to the violence was sports.

There's no way that there's a club for this. And he was like, I'm telling you, go check it out. You know, go play. See, you know, you got to check it out. And back then I was going through like two kind of lives. Like, you know, I was in a gang at an early age at 13, owned six guns at 13. So I was a very violent kid. And the balance to the violence was sports.

There's no way that there's a club for this. And he was like, I'm telling you, go check it out. You know, go play. See, you know, you got to check it out. And back then I was going through like two kind of lives. Like, you know, I was in a gang at an early age at 13, owned six guns at 13. So I was a very violent kid. And the balance to the violence was sports.

right and also the balance to the abuse that was going on home with sports if i joined every possible team that i could play i'd be exhausted and those things would bother me less so i just joined every sport and so when the guy was telling me that this is a sport in the front i was like there's no way this is a sport but in the back was like well maybe it is so i went down to check out this this uh sport and when i walked in it was another pool hall much bigger but they had like i think

right and also the balance to the abuse that was going on home with sports if i joined every possible team that i could play i'd be exhausted and those things would bother me less so i just joined every sport and so when the guy was telling me that this is a sport in the front i was like there's no way this is a sport but in the back was like well maybe it is so i went down to check out this this uh sport and when i walked in it was another pool hall much bigger but they had like i think

right and also the balance to the abuse that was going on home with sports if i joined every possible team that i could play i'd be exhausted and those things would bother me less so i just joined every sport and so when the guy was telling me that this is a sport in the front i was like there's no way this is a sport but in the back was like well maybe it is so i went down to check out this this uh sport and when i walked in it was another pool hall much bigger but they had like i think

I don't remember, nine tables, maybe eight ping pong tables. They had a section that was just ping pong. And, you know, guys were standing back, making a lot of noise and ripping these balls back and forth. And the craziest thing about it was, is that every person who happened to be playing that day was black. And then I was like, wait a minute, black people play this?

I don't remember, nine tables, maybe eight ping pong tables. They had a section that was just ping pong. And, you know, guys were standing back, making a lot of noise and ripping these balls back and forth. And the craziest thing about it was, is that every person who happened to be playing that day was black. And then I was like, wait a minute, black people play this?

I don't remember, nine tables, maybe eight ping pong tables. They had a section that was just ping pong. And, you know, guys were standing back, making a lot of noise and ripping these balls back and forth. And the craziest thing about it was, is that every person who happened to be playing that day was black. And then I was like, wait a minute, black people play this?

I was shocked because for me, only Asians played ping pong. And I was like, what? So it was like, wait a minute, black people play this? And I saw them playing. And then immediately my mind changed. And I was like, yo, I want to play this too. And then that's how I started. You know, that was the first start of me touching a paddle and trying to learn the sport.

I was shocked because for me, only Asians played ping pong. And I was like, what? So it was like, wait a minute, black people play this? And I saw them playing. And then immediately my mind changed. And I was like, yo, I want to play this too. And then that's how I started. You know, that was the first start of me touching a paddle and trying to learn the sport.

I was shocked because for me, only Asians played ping pong. And I was like, what? So it was like, wait a minute, black people play this? And I saw them playing. And then immediately my mind changed. And I was like, yo, I want to play this too. And then that's how I started. You know, that was the first start of me touching a paddle and trying to learn the sport.

It was crazy, right? Because I was never the best in the world, right? As a matter of fact, I was probably, when I started playing pro, the worst in the world. I was by far the worst in the world. And it was... Not because I didn't have the skill to do it. I just had the wrong mindset. Like I was a great athlete. I played every sport. I got MVP in every sport I ever played, every sport.

It was crazy, right? Because I was never the best in the world, right? As a matter of fact, I was probably, when I started playing pro, the worst in the world. I was by far the worst in the world. And it was... Not because I didn't have the skill to do it. I just had the wrong mindset. Like I was a great athlete. I played every sport. I got MVP in every sport I ever played, every sport.

It was crazy, right? Because I was never the best in the world, right? As a matter of fact, I was probably, when I started playing pro, the worst in the world. I was by far the worst in the world. And it was... Not because I didn't have the skill to do it. I just had the wrong mindset. Like I was a great athlete. I played every sport. I got MVP in every sport I ever played, every sport.

And so I just figured, you know what? I'm going to be great at this too. And I'm going to beat everyone. And that was my mindset. But I wasn't really respecting the sport and respecting the people that actually put, you know, years into the sport since three years old. Because of that, I would go play these tournaments.