Wally Green

right but i knew at that time that one of the most important things is celebrating those smaller goals like the smaller tiny ones yeah you need to celebrate those so i was celebrating like i was a champion and i went from that to winning getting five points in every game then going from five points in every game to winning one game then winning two games and winning a match and that's the way that i changed my mindset to actually start to win some matches

right but i knew at that time that one of the most important things is celebrating those smaller goals like the smaller tiny ones yeah you need to celebrate those so i was celebrating like i was a champion and i went from that to winning getting five points in every game then going from five points in every game to winning one game then winning two games and winning a match and that's the way that i changed my mindset to actually start to win some matches

right but i knew at that time that one of the most important things is celebrating those smaller goals like the smaller tiny ones yeah you need to celebrate those so i was celebrating like i was a champion and i went from that to winning getting five points in every game then going from five points in every game to winning one game then winning two games and winning a match and that's the way that i changed my mindset to actually start to win some matches

But I never became the best. And I realized there's a point where you realize there's one champion. There's one number one in the world. And you have to figure out whether, okay, if I can't be the best, then what can I do? And then I realized, I was like, wait a minute, hold on. There's nobody like me in the entire world of ping pong. First of all, I'm black. I bring the swag to the sport.

But I never became the best. And I realized there's a point where you realize there's one champion. There's one number one in the world. And you have to figure out whether, okay, if I can't be the best, then what can I do? And then I realized, I was like, wait a minute, hold on. There's nobody like me in the entire world of ping pong. First of all, I'm black. I bring the swag to the sport.

But I never became the best. And I realized there's a point where you realize there's one champion. There's one number one in the world. And you have to figure out whether, okay, if I can't be the best, then what can I do? And then I realized, I was like, wait a minute, hold on. There's nobody like me in the entire world of ping pong. First of all, I'm black. I bring the swag to the sport.

Electrifying. I bring this energy that no one has. So maybe I don't have to be the best. Maybe I don't need to be number one. Maybe I don't need to be number two. So then I went on this journey of being the most popular player. And what happened was I would play a tournament and lose and the media would come to me immediately. I would get the interview, not the guy who won, which was crazy.

Electrifying. I bring this energy that no one has. So maybe I don't have to be the best. Maybe I don't need to be number one. Maybe I don't need to be number two. So then I went on this journey of being the most popular player. And what happened was I would play a tournament and lose and the media would come to me immediately. I would get the interview, not the guy who won, which was crazy.

Electrifying. I bring this energy that no one has. So maybe I don't have to be the best. Maybe I don't need to be number one. Maybe I don't need to be number two. So then I went on this journey of being the most popular player. And what happened was I would play a tournament and lose and the media would come to me immediately. I would get the interview, not the guy who won, which was crazy.

I was like, and I just kept getting these interviews. And there was an incident one time in China where normally in a ping pong match, you'll have a preliminary round. And in the preliminary round, there might be four people or three people in the group, right? Each person plays each other. And normally there's no TV table for the preliminary round, right? And if you do get one, it's one.

I was like, and I just kept getting these interviews. And there was an incident one time in China where normally in a ping pong match, you'll have a preliminary round. And in the preliminary round, there might be four people or three people in the group, right? Each person plays each other. And normally there's no TV table for the preliminary round, right? And if you do get one, it's one.

I was like, and I just kept getting these interviews. And there was an incident one time in China where normally in a ping pong match, you'll have a preliminary round. And in the preliminary round, there might be four people or three people in the group, right? Each person plays each other. And normally there's no TV table for the preliminary round, right? And if you do get one, it's one.

And you're lucky if you get that because it's almost no one's getting this. And I noticed when I would go to China, all my matches are on the TV table. And I'm like, why do these people keep pulling their TV table? I didn't want to be on the TV table, right? And so I would go to the head person and I would say, hey, Why do you guys keep putting me on a TV table? I just played.

And you're lucky if you get that because it's almost no one's getting this. And I noticed when I would go to China, all my matches are on the TV table. And I'm like, why do these people keep pulling their TV table? I didn't want to be on the TV table, right? And so I would go to the head person and I would say, hey, Why do you guys keep putting me on a TV table? I just played.

And you're lucky if you get that because it's almost no one's getting this. And I noticed when I would go to China, all my matches are on the TV table. And I'm like, why do these people keep pulling their TV table? I didn't want to be on the TV table, right? And so I would go to the head person and I would say, hey, Why do you guys keep putting me on a TV table? I just played.

Just put me on a different table. I don't want to be on a TV table. And the director said something which like really hit me. And he goes, Wally, no, you are good for TV. And when he said that, I was like, yeah, you know what? You're right. And then, you know, I had less pressure because I started to play much better, right? Because you were free. I was free.

Just put me on a different table. I don't want to be on a TV table. And the director said something which like really hit me. And he goes, Wally, no, you are good for TV. And when he said that, I was like, yeah, you know what? You're right. And then, you know, I had less pressure because I started to play much better, right? Because you were free. I was free.

Just put me on a different table. I don't want to be on a TV table. And the director said something which like really hit me. And he goes, Wally, no, you are good for TV. And when he said that, I was like, yeah, you know what? You're right. And then, you know, I had less pressure because I started to play much better, right? Because you were free. I was free.

I was free from, you know, trying to be the best of the best. Right. And I got really, really good. Yeah. And it was a very interesting journey. And, you know, the media went crazy with it because technically I shouldn't even be playing the sport. More or less, be good at it.

I was free from, you know, trying to be the best of the best. Right. And I got really, really good. Yeah. And it was a very interesting journey. And, you know, the media went crazy with it because technically I shouldn't even be playing the sport. More or less, be good at it.