Self-introduction Max

    I am a dynamic boy with a wide range of interests since childhood: drawing, playing the piano, skating, singing, table tennis, calligraphy and travelling.

    Take my experience with table tennis as an example. My story with table tennis began since Grade six, I remember it was a summer day when I stayed in my mother’s office waiting for her and suddenly a pair of table tennis bats just drew my attention. At that moment, an idea just popped in my mind that I should really try activities like playing table tennis there. So I searched the whole office area and found an abandoned table ideal for playing table tennis on and a spacious room which could be used as an activity room. Later, I placed a large piece of cardboard in the middle and supported it with two books, which brought my handmade table tennis table into being.

    What the sports meant to me was more than a pastime. During playing with my mother’s colleagues, I found many of them talented at table tennis and I was always a loser. As a person never giving in to failure, I made up my mind to improve my skills and asked the best player to coach me. At the end of the vacation, I was already able to defeat some of them used to win against me.

    Moreover, the sport offered me a chance to meet many friends, which helped me become more sociable. Therefore, table tennis was the sport that exerted far-reaching influence on both my life and study.