Timo is one of the all-time legends of the sport and here he is saying "Y'know I'm just lucky that I'm a sponsored player." Timo has got to be one of the most modest and nice people in history.

One of the most humble players in the game. A Legend for many reasons. May you continue playing professionally for another 20 years. Also, i was wondering why he has not hired someone to do these tasks. But then i self-answered, which could be right, that top players do not like even the slightest mistake on their equipment. Also, they can themselves feel the equipment and ensure that it is 100% according to their need.

Weighing out each rubber by the decimal point like that is the most German thing I've ever seen

Hi, Timo. I'm 61 years young and very enthusiastic about table tennis. My way to glued the rubbers is more quick, and I think it is because I didn't have more experience doing that. I have been learning little by little, and with your video, I just learned that is safe to let the glue dry completely before putting the rubber on the blade. It is great to know that now. I have watched you playing, and your experience and techniques are amazing . I've been playing for only 3 years. I don't have a coach, so I watch people playing, and I try to copy them, hahaha😂 that way I have improve some. Bye now, and have a blessed day.

Step 1: Lay out $9000 in Dignics rubbers. :D

Timo, the professional, humble and loyal TT player. He nerver hide his profile: equipments and his ideology, unlike many others who are sponsered by one brand but used other brand ( blade and rubbers), he always followed the IITF guidelines with respect and sincerity. A true sports man with transparent personality.

Spiele nicht einmal Tischtennis aber gucke Timo fasziniert dabei zu, wie er Gummischeiben wiegt und murmel "nein, das ist eindeutig zu leicht, das würde ich auch nicht spielen" vor mich hin. Absolut Sympathisch!

Wah, Timo is so professional even on filming and video editing😌😁

Timo you are not lucky to be sponsored. You are the German Goat of this sport so Butterfly is lucky to have you. :) Anyway nice that you still very appreciate the fact that they give you the material for free.

Timo has been, and still is a legend.

will never forget the moment I shaked timos hands when I was a 12 years old boy .. that was 14 years ago and timo is still up there

A lot of table tennis enthusiasts I've encountered are snobbish, psycho aholes who take themselves way too seriously and rely on mind games and arrogance to gain some kind of edge. Yet here you have a living legend, one of the best in the world, super humble, super likable, super open about his equipment, and seems like he'd be pleasant to be around. Maybe more players should follow suit, idk.

We're lucky to have a top pro, a real legend too doing youtube videos. Thanks Timo!

You are a role model of an athlete sir 👍 Always prioritize fairplay whether in game or off game No wonder you are a legend 🏆

Das nenne ich mal komplette Transparenz in Kombination mit dem Fakt, dass man hier auch aus Erfahrungen lernen kann - sehr gut erklärt, schön gefilmt, da werden selbst 26min Kleben nicht langweilig ;) liebe Grüße, gerne weitere Videos!

We gotta see Timo’s morning coffee routine!

Such a humble person Timo is. I love you Timo. Timo the great living legend.

Zero dislikes says it all. We love Timo Boll....

Thank you Timo for posting vlogs here on youtube. This is the first time fans could get to know you better :) I wish you had vlogs from 2008-2018.. It just feels great that you are sharing helpful table tennis tips here.

Table Tennis is one sport where even the top players personally handle the "stringing" of their equipment. One reason why we love this game. Given how fast and exciting the game is played and the interesting personalities (like Timo Boll) and contrasting playing style of the top players from all over the world, it deserves more following, bigger sponsors and higher prize money that what it gets now as compared to Tennis and Badminton. But I'm happy that it's getting more airtime now and the quality of the TV production coverage has greatly improved.

Great video. Ive always told my mates that the edge tape changes the feeling of the racket and that I cant get used to it. Nobody believed me. Thanks for the comfirmation :D

Salute for Timo!

As days go by I have more and more respect for you because of the initiative that you take inorder to help and encourage people like us.

You're really nice and kind! I learned major skills of table tennis from your videos!

I've never prepared my own racket, my first ever custom racket I bought I got it put together at no cost. However watching this video I'm excited and confident to assemble my next one. Thank you, Timo!

Thanks for sharing the way you glue your rackets. You have always been my #1 favourite player and will always be.

Thanks for showing us this process. It reminds me of when I played college tennis and the time I spent re-stringing my rackets all the time.

You are a true legend Timo.

Best ASMR vid for table tennis players . Tingles all the way through . I guess Timo's natural kindness is the secret !

Timo, vielen Dank für deinen aufschlussreichen Beitrag hier. Super

I love you, Timo! Thank you so much!

So nice to watch how you explain all the details. You are a great person, not only a great player. God bless!

Seit 20 Jahren Tischtennis-Legende und gleichzeitig so sympathisch und bodenständig...! :)

Dear Timo, many thanks for this video, it will help people to avoid mistakes with gluing, which is often. Best regards

Thank you for such a beautifully comprehensive tutorial on constructing a custom racket!

the definition of sportsmanship - timo boll!🤾🤾🤾

We all respect You Timo. You are the best European table tennis player of all time, along with Jan Uve Waldner! Thanx for your huge contribution to tt.

Thanks Timo Great video You’re a true gentleman and of course one of all times legends

It is great to watch a professional of his caliber explain his process to us mere mortals. Thank you sir.

My inspiration, a very humble guy.

Greetins from sweden Timo Boll!!!! i talked with one of my club partners where i play table tennis, we started to talk about our swedish king Jan Ove, and then i said to him that Jan ove said one day to watch out for Timo Boll he will be dangerous in the future and the Ball king was right! you are and will allways be number 1 in Europe in the 20century and so on! i allways liked your playstile and surfs, would be a dream to meet you and say hello! i was at Halmstad 2018 and saw you play! i cried with joy to see my Idol!

I never thought that I knew enough about gluing with "clean" glue, until now. Thanks Timo!

From Brazil, i think this is the best table tenis chanel off KZfaq.

I really never thought of this eversince. It's a good thing @Timo Boll really emphasizes on this one.. Tnx Timo. I hope we can interview you.

Изумительные откровения! Тимо, так держать!! Сила в правде, брат.

Really helpful and informative! The edgetape tip is really useful! Thanks!

Hi Timo, I’m one of your fans here in the US. You are so humble and great legendary player. 🏓

Thanks for sharing, Timo!

Thanks bro I buyed same things as you and now I use your equipment and I absolutely love it

Perfect video, thank you so much Timo!🔥

Love you Timo from your biggest fan in Mongolia 😁

You are my motivation! You are the best Timo, saludos desde Sudamérica, desde Ecuador. 🇪🇨💯

Great video Timo Thank you so much All the best legend ✨

WTF was I just watching. I just wanted to go to sleep but find myself here almost 30 minutes later. That was so enjoyable to watch. I love how natural you represent your thoughts and the whole video. Sehr angenehm.

Timo the man the mith the legend i love the game of table tennis now it's all over the world Thank-you for bieng a champion at the sport we all love and bieng humble to Germany 🇩🇪!!!!

Hey Timo, ich bin dein chinesischer Fan! Bin so froh, dass du in dem letzten WTT gegen Lin Shidong gewonnen hast (ich habe mir einen Timo Boll ACL geholt, um dich zu unterstützen hehehe)! Wünsche Dir das Allerbeste und hoffe, dich bald in Olympia-Spiel sehen kann.

Useful indeed. And you can tell he was doing this for real, not just to shoot the video (or he could have done just a single racket). Plus, I never noticed he only uses the tape on the down side (and I believe this is never mentioned in the commentaries). Really helpful.

thanks, idol Timo!!! Stay healthy and my you win more tournaments in the future!

Saludos desde Tenerife, eres el mejor!! You are the best!😉😉

So humble thanks timo

Many thanks for the lesson. I learnt a lot.

Timo thank you for your guidance. I enjoyed the video and the effort you made in recording it. I hope I can watch again in the near future when I buy my Timo Boll ALC paddle. Good luck on all the competitions ;)

Many thanks!!! It was very interesting to see how a superstar does it.

I still have my chinese „double fish“ racket from 1982, and few „Schilkröt“ olympic balls from the early 80’s. It was played a lot as a young amateur, but taken very much care of it. Surprisingly, it‘s in almost perfect condition, just the top rubber is loose for few mm on some places of the outside. Took care of the top rubber 4 times/year with castor oil (Rizinus Öl), let it set for one day, then got the surface clean and adhesive with alcohol. From time to time some dabs with regular honey, then again cleaning with alcohol. (in eastern Europe we had nothing else, and me no knowledge). But the grip is 38 years later 90% as new. I was a big fan of Dragutin Surbek. I like the style of Timo too! I had made a customized ergonomic grip out of 10mm plywood for my very small hands. This shorter but heavier grip moved the balance point towards the handle, for a very pleasant control feel. Had wound sewing tread on the last layer of laquer, then removed. Somehow the laquer is not hardening completely, still kind of sticky... Best grip I EVER felt on a racket. Think it‘s time for me, to try some modern materials... and get to play

You even make the process of glue-ing entertaining and engaging Timo! Loved the background music too!!! Thank you 🙂

I remember you when you gave me your for hand rubber Salvo speed in Den Haag European youth championship 1995.Is me the Rasta Man.Thanks was a great motivation to go to the hall.

Mr Timo Boll, I'm always dreaming to have one of your used blade. You are my inspiration

Hallo Timo Boll, bestimmt sind hier alle deine Fans über Jahrzehnte und ich hab damals deine Spiele mit 13 Jahren angesehen, obwohl ich zu derzeit noch nicht mal spielte. Jetzt bin ich 28 Jahre alt und immer noch dein Fan. Was ich eigentlich sagen wollte zu dem Vorgeplänkel, dass ich sprachlich total unbegabt bin aber dein Englisch so einfach und deutlich ausgesprochen wird, dass sogar ich alles zu 100% verstanden hab. Schöne Grüße aus Bayern!

The whole video aside from showing how to glue it's just FLEXING 😆😆😆😆 I love it

Thanks Mr. Timo Boll

My all time favourite table tennis player!

Einer der besten Belagdraufkleber, welchen die Welt jemals gesehen hat

I simply ask the shop, from where I buy the items, to glue it for me. But one day, I will try it myself with some low budget equipments to do this all by myself. Thanks for the full upload Timo.

you are very unique sir .... there are many people using a roller but you use your forearm it is totally amazing sir i am lucky to exist in the timoboll era

Timo, du bist einfach ein guter und sympatischer Mensch und ein hochkarätiger Spieler!

Thx for the tipp. Been years since I've seen Timo. Met him doing a DTTL Opener were we had a few pro players placed on the DTTL Logo and palying on it in 3D Space. I remember he was nice enough to play with me and at the end gave me a mini butterfly racket that I still have here at my house about 15 years later. It has no more grip :D. Lets just say he didn't turn on the heat and let me have 2 points. :D

Sehr sympathisches Video, danke Timo Boll!

I was 9 years old and I got a butterfly rocket. It was one of your rockets. I love you and I would love to see you playing for many other years. I am 23 years old now. love and respect from Turkey.

Good day! Today I saw your channel on KZfaq and immediately subscribed to it as I am a big fan of yours . I started doing tennis 2 years ago. At my age, it is already difficult to achieve high results . But I try.

すごく聞き取りやすいです

That's very interesting, thank's you timo 💪👍

So professional!

I now see that my “professional” gluing method takes about a third of your time xD Keep up the great work Timo! Looking forward to seeing my favorite player back in action!!

You are not only a perfect player, you are also a perfect person thanks for every thing and every feeling which happiness you make us feel 🤗🤗 and i really wonder that babies, can you gift one of them after you use? 😄

Thanks so much for the sharing knowledge

Thx a lot for the tips. I will try out half the edge tape trick.

Hi Timo! Never give up! I love you from Italy 😉

Thank you Timo, very interesting how you only use half edge tape. I also make my own, it just feels more personal and I feel I play better with a connection and more knowledge about how my blade was made.

Schöne Erklärung mit einem guten Humor. Einfach sympathisch und echt gut im Tischtennis😊

Love from India Timo Boll sir❤️ Huge fan of you😍❤️

Great tutorial Timo 🏓🏓🏓

So good yet so humble

Wooow Timo))) You have a personal KZfaq Channel, I can't believe it!!! Good luck Timo! Great Video))🏓!

Sehr gut Video. Grüße aus der Türkei!

thank you Timo more power

Legend for a reason ❤️

4:03 i think you made an error measuring that rubber weight....border of the rubber is touching the table.

You could use your scale to weigh the glue. I also like thinning thick glue down (water and pipette) and using two layers on rubber and blade to make sure the glue is spread 100% evenly. It takes some time - I admit it - ,but it's worth it. Many thanks for showing us how you do it!

Nice video Timo like always !

Timo boll sou brasileiro sou seu fã ..acompanho todos os seu jogos ... Timo Boll você incrível