Timo Boll | Top 10 Shots | Table Tennis Legend

Today is Timo Boll's 38th birthday! What better way to celebrate than to show the best 10 shots of his legendary career to date!

Too many AWESOME rallies to choose from?! Try to pick your favourite and tell us in the comments!

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[felix_irgendwas]

#4 Wenn dein Gegner den Schläger weglegt, um dir zu applaudieren, dann hast du nen richtig guten Ball gespielt.

[BeatSport]

Leider bekommt Timo, viel zu wenig aufmerksamkeit, was seinen Status angeht. Für mich locker auf einer Stufe mit Schuhmacher, Nowitzki, Graf und Becker. True Legend

[kingkoolsvizzle]

One of the greatest Sportsman of all time. So sad that the most Germans didnt notice his achievements.. But maybe its cool and better for him to go threw the city without giving hundreds of selfies. I recognized him 20 years ago. He's still a beast and sportsmanlike in every situation. I dont know him personally but i bet he is a good human too. He deserves any award that Germany has.

[Hasan...]

I mean how many times have you seen someone dropping their racket just to applaud to the epic shot of an opponent? Timo is a genius!

[nanaobx]

The razor sharp hand eye coordination! The laser focus...movements, strokes, strategy...Boll is brilliant and a joy to watch.

[salmasultana]

The fact that he is 40 and still going strong is unbelievable.

[gustavoc]

You could make his 10 best hand switch shots! Pretty sure he has at least that number 😄

[matthiaselser]

the smile on rosskopf´s face at the end of the last 4:42 point says it all probably on of the best tabletennis rallys ever

[귤귤-tl]

Ma Long's worst enemy: Timo's backhand

[shardulnikam]

I am amazed there is no comment on 3:05 That guys reaction is priceless

[rmn]

True legend. I recently had a chance to watch him live and i must say, it's much better live and i've never seen a player with such flawless technique. Happy b-day!

[Alexander]

After Waldner, he is my favorite player, but Timo brings a tremendous added value to the game and the sport in general, his professionalism, his courtesy, his ethics... he is what we can truly call, a gentleman (besides, he's a machine while playing)!

[ds_]

Timo "Magic" Boll, indeed. Only European of modern era who can challenge the dominance of Asia, particularly China. I admire him a lot. He made his Olympic debut even before I was born and still playing. Living legend 💙

[yogenderdagar]

Timo is a legend and has earned a lot of respect around the world. I love and respect him a lot. He is thorough gentleman. He is a master of switch hand shots.

[srik]

Commentator rightly praised 'Timo Magic Boll'. He is a gifted player to this wonderful sport. Loads of respect 🙏🙏🙏

[martinlast]

einfach über jahr zehnte unser bester !!!!

[Rainbow_Task_A]

He retired today. Sad day but at the same time, we will remember this legend!!!

[joshmorgan]

It almost looks as if it’s not real. The creativity, the execution, the confidence. Just unreal.

[markusmaier]

That #1 is so outstanding in every shot Timo Boll plays. I ❤️ it!

[forlornpreponderance]

As a chinese who is living in Germany, meeting boll is one of my dreams.

He’s my most respected foreign player.

Mit Liebe