A Passion for Table Tennis by Amy Barry (75th Anniversary Dinner of ITTA)
Extravagant embraces,sentimentality recounted.Trophies, photographsand memorabiliaexplored.Years of shared experience,friendship built on love,excitement,enchantment of the game.
In his youth,winning tournaments,a national champion.Eyes raging,veins throbbing at his temples,mental and physical exhaustion,the majesty of his playing!Waves of attacks, clever strategies,a cool eye and a clear head,manoeuvring throughaggressive opponents,the energy of a man possessed.
He collapses on the chair,exhausted,like a man who has swamfrom shipwreck to shore,but tomorrow,the day will start all over again,the sun will shine,he will play, with fiercely contained passion.
We say goodbye.Shake hands; the familiar ‘Grip.’Reflecting,our still kept youth in this game of Table Tennis.
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