What is Talent
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hamid sadeghi Asked 13 years ago
What is children's table tennis talent test?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Talent is over rated. The more important thing is how many hours you spend on the table in quality practice.
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Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers talks also about the 10,000 hour rule. He says it takes 10,000 hours of practice to really master something. This is especially true in a sport like Table Tennis that has such a high degree of motor skills involved.
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Sean Morrissy Posted 13 years ago
I read in an interview with JO Waldner that he said to make a pro, take a 12 year old kid and get him to train 5 hours a day until he's 18. That's it.