Now, physics can explain that, but most people donвЂ™t believe that when they see it,вЂќ Bobrow says. вЂњI can hit a ball that goes up in the air in one direction, comes down in the opposite direction and bounces back in another direction. His play encouraged long, hypnotic, satisfying rallies that would often end with one of his amazing trick shots, followed by a laugh or a stunned look of wonder from the victim. It was evident during a recent trip to a Tokyo table tennis club.ДЇirst with a reporter who couldnвЂ™t remember the last time heвЂ™d played, then with the skilled club manager, finally with a young woman whoвЂ™d just started playing, he seemed to bring out the best in each of his opponents. Perhaps the secret to BobrowвЂ™s online success is that people simply enjoy playing the game with him. вЂњEven if youвЂ™re not a competitor, I hope I can make it exciting and engage viewers, pique their curiosity to go, `Oh cool, interesting, I never knew that,вЂІ or, `Oh fascinating, itвЂ™s spinning as fast as a NASCAR tire.вЂќ So I can speak in very simple terms, and I can break down the game in a very simple way,вЂќ he says. вЂњI donвЂ™t have a very big vocabulary because I donвЂ™t like to read much. After the table tennis, the girls give him a вЂњmassageвЂќ - piling clothes on his head and jumping on his back while giggling.Д«obrow has been the ITTFвЂ™s main commentator since 2014, when he won an online competition looking for the вЂњvoice of table tennis.вЂќ HeвЂ™s particularly thrilled when Miku employs a deadly вЂњreverse tomahawkвЂќ serve. In another video, he challenges two very skilled Japanese sisters, 6-year-old Miku Matsushima and 3-year-old Aira. Bobrow seems genuinely delighted when someone on the street in Taiwan recognizes him. 7 player in the world, Lin Yun-ju, of Taiwan, Bobrow hangs out with Lin and his family, going to waterfalls, playing tennis, eating dinner. The athletes need an ambassador, he says, because theyвЂ™re so busy working on their games that they have little time to develop their brands.ДЄfter losing in one video to the then-No. He sees his job as teasing out the personalities of the star players. 1 in the world for bloodshed in table tennis,вЂќ pointing to head gashes from points gone wrong. He plays one point mostly sitting on the ground, and claims heвЂ™s вЂњNo. Bobrow has an endearing habit of saying вЂњgoodвЂќ when trying to return an opponentвЂ™s winning shot. The games look fun, and the victims of BobrowвЂ™s spin shots are usually delighted with the wizardry. The featured video on BobrowвЂ™s channel, called вЂњA Year of Ping Pong,вЂќ has more than 17 million views and shows him playing against people around the world. вЂњIf my (YouTube) channel gets a million subscribers by the end of this year, thatвЂ™s good for table tennis because that means more people are watching table tennis.вЂќ I donвЂ™t think of that as a bad thing,вЂќ Bobrow said when asked about his push for media coverage.

вЂњThe more table tennis grows, IвЂ™ll grow with it. ItвЂ™s part of his goal to amplify his sport - and himself.

He came into the AP office in the OlympicsвЂ™ Main Press Center this week and said, in effect, вЂњWrite about me!вЂќД«obrow, an American who lives in Taiwan and who has also worked as an actor, often favors multi-colored fluorescent shirts and pants with designs that look like paint splatters on a canvas. In fact, heвЂ™s the reason this story exists. вЂњItвЂ™s like a puzzle in real time that involves speed and strategy.вЂќД«obrowвЂ™s passion for the game, which is infectious, comes with a certain amount of self-promotion. ItвЂ™s just like wizardry,вЂќ Bobrow said, speaking with The Associated Press during the Olympics in between his commentary for an exciting table tennis tournament that saw powerhouse China reign supreme yet again. вЂњThere are an infinite amount of possibilities in any moment, and the spin on the ball can make the ball curve, jump, kick, bend.

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