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Revelations of a Ping-Pong Champion

by Larry Hodges

A life in table tennis, from the court to the coaching chair

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A life in table tennis, from the court to the coaching chair

Danny Seemiller’s five decades in table tennis provide the thread connecting competition, international travel, coaching, and leadership in the sport. The account traces his shift from baseball, basketball, and football to table tennis, alongside the defeats and victories of a playing career that included five U.S. men’s singles titles. It also covers his work as a coach for U.S. Olympic and World teams, his years leading USA Table Tennis, and his role in organizing major tournaments. Together, these strands present a sports biography that looks beyond match results to the institutions and responsibilities that shaped Seemiller’s life in the game.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Table-tennis players and fans interested in the sport’s competitive history.
  • Readers curious about the varied roles of an elite athlete, coach, and sports administrator.
  • People interested in U.S. table tennis and international competition.

Themes

Table tennis and athletic competitionCoaching and sports leadershipInternational travel and competitionDedication to a lifelong sport

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Book overview

If you are in the sport of table tennis, then you know Danny Seemiller, USA's greatest modern champion. In "Revelations of a Table Tennis Champion," the five-time U.S. Men's Singles Champion takes you through his 50 years in the sport, from the early days of training, the breakthroughs, the agonizing defeats and the great triumphs. You'll learn why the three-sport star - baseball, basketball, and football - changed his focus to table tennis. You'll experience his trips around the world, from being marched at gunpoint to achieving his boyhood dream of defeating the Chinese. But playing is only half his story. Danny, a long-time coach first in Pittsburgh and then in South Bend, Indiana, was the U.S. Olympic and World Team Coach for ten years, and was named the USOC Coach of the Year for Table Tennis three times. He served five years as president of USA Table Tennis, ran dozens of major tournaments through the years, and was instrumental in bringing the 2018 World Veterans Games to the United States. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame, and in 2012 became the youngest recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is his story.
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