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ABSOLUTELY the GOAT. The feeling, the relaxedness, anticipation, the creativity, the understanding of the game. This man is a legend and forever will be.

That he went from saying I’m 60 to teleporting from one side of the table to the other to win the point. Truly a legend.

"Don't play too much on my forehand, it's still working". Fantastic sense of humor and an amazing understanding of the game.

3:05 Love how he use a Swedish saying in English that doesn't make any sense for most non-Swedes. 😁 We use "he/she was buying sausage" as a shortage of "I tricked him so well that it was like he was up in the stands buying a hot dog instead of playing."

Ridiculous! What control and movement at this age! There will never be another one like him. Magician.

Its ridiculous how good his feeling is. And amazing anticipation ❤

Calling Waldner only as"Olympic champion" in the title almost feels like underestimated.

Also, if you have missed it, Waldner has started a Ryder Cup like tournament in tabletennis - "Waldner Cup". In November Ma Long will be captain of the Asia team, and Waldner will be the captain of the "Team World". Will be fun. 😊

I’m 44 now. When I was 8-9 me and my friend went down to the basement of the apartment complex that he lived in to play table tennis - and there were Waldner and Appelgren playing. Our eyes popped out. They were our heroes. We got to play double with them for a short while. I had Appelgren on my team. It’s a memory for life. :) We never saw them there again after that. Appelgren’s father lived in that building. Fun fact: We played almost daily together with another childhood friend. His brother was two years younger than us and not as good, so he only got to play in between our matches. None of us went on to play in a club, but the younger brother did and became one of the best in his age group for a while. He destroyed me with the wrong hand a few years ago. 😂 Funny how destiny rolls out.

Wow. The legend in table tennis. Thank you Dan!

You can't not fall in love with table tennis when you watch Waldner play. Nobody triggers the imagination like him.

What a great watch. Amazing to see that a 60 year old Waldner still gets so much joy out of amazing rallies.

I am 47, but i was excited like a kid when I saw the title. What you call "awkward" style is what I love about Jan Ove. In terms of creativity he is tot able tennis what Mozart is to music. Entertaining, joyful, slyish and tactically brilliant. Ma Long is a machine. Its like Messi and Ronaldo or Rocky and Drago.

He’s a damn legend, at his age and plays like this, he probably can still compete 😮

Maaan! It's like playing football with Pele! Such an amazing experience! Imagine telling how was this day to your grandsons... unbeliavable! Thx for the content. Regards from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Waldner is an incredible man, humble and so nice, i bumped in to him in Tokyo, and he draged me into a bar with Jörgen P, partying hard, buying me some beers, and had a poor japanese guy with him who was supposed to show him Tokyo, the fact was, Waldner showed the japanese guy tokyo 🤣

Waldner is so happy and relaxed here. I've always thought of him as a somber fellow. Love it!

he looks better than ever! lost some weight, godlike hand and still has the footwork. this man will always be my favorite. i started because of him. Dan you are living the dream i will never have the chance to get. playing this man would be a honour to me. even though i know i'd lose with straight sets. I LOVE YOU SO FREAKIN MUCH JAN !! 💖

What an experience. He's my all-time favorite.

I think J-O "despite" his age of 58 still could play in Swedish Elite League if he wanted. Never seen anyone at the table with such grace, finess and touch. He still got it and you also can see the love he has for the game.

Wow, I'm a fan of Waldner, the best player of all time in my opinion. I got to see him up close when I played in the world championships in New Delhi, Dortmund, and Chiba. Congratulations on the video! 👏👏 Even at a certain age, he shows so much skill!👏❤🏓

I remember back when J.O was in his prime. Everyone in Sweden bought a table tennis table. He was amazing and I and everyone else watched every game. I love that he is still an ace that could be a real threat in a championship.

Yes! He is amazing and and an absolute legend. But to me Waldners personality is whats really gets me impressed. Always so humble and so playfull. A person in any age will have fun with this guy. 100% Respect

I remember being a kid and watching his matches against Belgium's Jean Michel Saive. True legends

Growing up in Sweden as a kid this man was my idol. Truly the Goat of table tennis 🔥🔥🔥

Sucha great meet🙂👍 Tack Jan-Ove för allt du gett oss och för den fantastiska tiden i Kalmar 👏🇸🇪

Lau Wa, as he is known in China, still amazing after all these years. Great to see him explain stuff in detail. Great job TTD!

Watched so many of his games when I was a child. Waldner is absolutely a legend!

Спасибо за видео с валднером.Он останется для меня самым лучшим игроком в настольном теннисе.

The King of the table. So many memories of J-O Waldner playing insane matches.

What an honor to play Waldner and get coached by him! Dan, you are so lucky! Both Waldner and Truls love to play these incredibly tough deception shots. Congratulations Sweden for producing so much quality in a country with a population 140 times smaller than China!

Waldner is the incredible and outstanding person) I'm from Belarus and my favorite player of all time is Jan Ove🥇

That's what's beautiful about this sport that not many other sports share. Even at 60 or 70 or 80, if you are in good health, you can still play it.

LOVE this and it must have been such a great honour to play against the GOAT Dan . . . . and YES Jan is still the GOAT in my opinion. For me it doesn't surprise me that he is still such a formidable player because his game was so greatly based on his intellect. I'll never grow tired of watching Jan Owe Waldner 🥰

That was so cool! Great rallies and tips from the legend himself. He has always been an entertainer and he is very funny.

JO plays so easily, his rhythm and feeling is still the best in the world.

Hi Dan, thank you very much; I'm writing you from Colombia; I enjoyed this video seeing the GOAT for me: Jan-Ove Waldner; he is incredible; what a crazy, congratulations.

So great to see one of the best ever just having fun, and still making fantastic shots time and time again. Great video.

Wauu.. Waldner is my superhero.. Thanks for bringing him back ❤

This man was the hero of my short but intense tabletennis youth. Started playing again 28 years later and still have many influences og him in my game. The goat in my book

One word: Legend🙌! World champion on the table and as a person! Thank you for giving us a chance to see what he is closer!

What an amazing chance to play and learn with J-O! I just started playing again after 35 years and have had so much fun three nights a week. I also recently volunteered during the European championships in Malmö, where I got to see Sweden win!

This is the smile of the week. Comparing to the first match you played with JO you have improved insanely Dan.

Dan, of all the experiences you've had in life in TT, I don't think you'll be able to top this one!! Thanks for generating amazing content with the most amazing player known to Table Tennis!

Waldner is truly amazing, my games over the years have improved so much by watching him play over and over. Great video and thanks to you as and Jan Ove 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Wow, what a treat - not just for you but for all of us who get to see this video. Not sure who is the GOAT but Waldner is definitely the Maestro!

Maaaan. I love him so much! Loved "beeing" hime on diffrent after school activities where we had a ping-pong table. Still remember that feeling from the Barcelona olympics as a kid

Pure legend. An unforgettable moment for sure.

J-O you freakin goat, i love that you still play. You're our pride and joy in Sweden and thank you for all the fond childhood memories watching you play.

Thank you Jan Ove and Dan for this brilliant video. So much fun and learning from the maestro 🙏 Love it ❤️❤️🏓🏓

As a coach of mine said, that question is a misnomer: The truth is that Waldner made Ma Long possible. You can't really compare them. Ma Long is the GOAT of our time. Waldner is the GOAT of his time. Waldner showed what was possible with the game. The Chinese learned from his skills and improved on them, discovering that power could out play control, but only if that power is played with Waldner-like control in mind. I believe that if we could see Waldner in his prime play Ma Long in his prime, Ma Long would win, but with considerable trouble. In fact, they once played in an actual tournament and Ma Long easily beat him - but Waldner was already pretty much retired by then and not in his prime. I do find it interesting that he has analyzed current Chinese serve technique and uses that in his current game. Still, I have a feeling that Waldner is easily rated 2500+ USATT even at his age. You take someone like Jishan Liang or one of the young, teenagers from the U.S. who are playing at 2650 ish (look at Nandan Naresh), and I bet they'd have a hard time beating Waldner.

A true champion there, willing to share some of his own knowledge and fully engaged in the joy of playing. Great video and editing !

I have only been playing for 7 years, but old Waldner was a reference through many videos. I missed him and I have been able to learn something that will take years to be able to do at the table. Thank you

Waldner is my fav player of all time. He is a living legend. God bless him!!

Congratulation for playing the greatest TT player of all times!

This was much more awaited. Thanks a lot TTD. Its not only to learn or analyse the tactics or techniques, it's beyond any word that to re-represent the living legend from down the line memory lane of GOAT!

Jan Owe WALDNER... El tenimesista mas grande y mejor a nivel mundial de todos los tiempos!!!

Amazing , All Time Favorite , Super Great Player and person, It must be a blast playing against him.

He played so well in this video, just imagine how he played during his prime

Amazing, I can't believe you got to play against him. He was the main man when I started playing TT in 1990, an absolute idol and seeing how fun and welcoming he was here only makes me like him more. Well done to you for however you managed to pull this off!! 😂 Amazing

Without doubt the GOAT, just pure natural talent. Was in Manchester in 97 to watch him win the World title. He was in a different league.

I love your video, it's always interesting to see some tips from professional players. And I'm always impressed by how good they are! I would be happy to learn more about good serve like this!

So awesome to see the living legend in action!

Thank you for video. The Evergreen doing what he does best. Dominating the game with his skills ❤

Absolutely amazing video. To watch the goat of table tennis give his thoughts and insights of the game is amazing. (and that get around the net was something else as well.)

Great video. Lovely by waldner to give some serve tips. A true champion

The interesting part with JO is that it's just so much talent. Like the table tennis gods just blessed one particular man with everything they had. Dude is that type of player who didn't even need practice to be the best

Mate iv never been been more jealous than watching this video ❤ what an unreal point! What an awesome video watching the king show his touch and feeling. Waldner dissing your backhand had me in stitches as well 😂

Great video! What a legend and still very sharp!

This was really a treat to watch! JO is such a legend.

You are a lucky man Dan. I have never seen Waldner move so much as with that one ball at 6:20 haha :D That was ridiculous that tops pretty much everything you see in any tabletennis compilations. Waldner used to play at my hometown Fulda-Maberzell but sadly i was a little young to experience much of it

Waldner had his peak before I was into table tennis, but it must have been amazing too see him play. Still an inspiration

What a colourful and fun man Waldner is! Although I shouldn't be surprised given his playing style

JO is a really friendly guy in person ❤️

I'm in awe of the backhand at around 2:40. How did Waldner generate so much with that shot, it's literally like he flicked a magic wand and gave the ball extra power! Amazing stuff

Waldner is truly a sporting great. Not many swedes have a statue of themselves in China, but this man does.

This was fun to watch😁👍. Waldner is the greatest of them all. Everyone else is trying to play table tennis but Waldner he is table tennis. I bet in his prime he had beaten a lot of guys with closed eyes too✌️.

Вот уж GOAT настоящий ! Офигеть какой Ян крутой ! Спасибо за видео

omg he's still an absolute legend! I remember watching my uncle's old recorded tapes of him growing up

This is class, so much fun to watch 👏

Awesome. Nuff said. What a kind legend he is!

Excellent video I have been waiting for. Thanks a lot for this video.

what a video Dan. I love when Waldner show the serves

Watching my favorite player of all time (and the GOAT) made my day.

This is the one we have been waiting for!!!!! Nice job Dan.

What a demo! Is there a TT player alive who can watch this and not smile from ear to ear?

How do you get in contact with these people. You literally play with Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll, Werner and Waldener. Amazing

I haven't watched Waldner before. I am kind of taken aback at the angles, grips, stroke paths and all that he uses. It is amazing frankly. My mind is open LOL. Wow!!!

Walder la leyenda del tenis de mesa, este sr es de otro planeta. 👽

Grew up watching him and admiring his game. Amazing player. Amazing style.

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Great Content. Love Waldners style and he seems to be a humble person

Beautiful video. The Mozart of table tennis.

Proud to say I am from the same country as the man. A true genius who went 21-0 in sets during the world cup 1997🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

Such a bless seeing you playing with one of the Goats of the game. His is still playing in God mode..

Very inspiring to see him at the clubhouse :-) Go Spårvägen!

That was a nice opportunity playing with the legend of table tennis ❤🎉

Great to see a Legend and a 🐏 together! Such a good experience for you Dan! Thanks for the vid! 🙏

As amazing as ever ⭐ legend indeed 🥳 Waldner the GOAT💖