The Hodges-Centric universe model is gaining support.
Hodges: Either table tennis historian Tim Boggan, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, or the guy who first wrote the four greatest words in the English language, “Rocky Road Ice Cream.” By the time I was in high school I had read the complete science fiction works of Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, Frederik Pohl, and most of the other classic SF writers.
Continue reading
Pro-tip: Table tennis really works the abs, as evidenced by USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer, coach, and author Larry Hodges.
The Daily Quarterly: How did you hear about thedailyquarterly.com?
Larry Hodges: The chairman of the USA Table Tennis Coaching Committee did some sort of table tennis search, and found the hilarious spoof of Brad Pitt doing a movie based on my book, “Table Tennis Tales & Techniques.” He emailed me, and that’s how I found out both about the spoof and The Daily Quarterly. When I saw it, I felt like someone had yanked the rug out from under me – understandable, since The Daily Quarterly is just an anagram for “yearly quilt hatred.”
Continue reading
Table Tennis Tales and Techniques
Los Angeles—In a casting coup, Paramount confirmed that Brad Pitt, star of “Thelma and Louise” and “True Romance,” will star in next year’s film adaptation of “Table Tennis Tales and Techniques.”
The book, published in 2009, is described on Barry Haywards’ Table Tennis Bibliography as “a compilation of various yarns, stories, tips and quotes from the pen of one of the top US coaches. An interesting read and some sound advice.”
Pitt will play the book’s author, top US table tennis coach Larry Hodges, and show the story of Hodges teaching a headstrong new table tennis phenom, played by Michael Cera. He convinces Cera’s character that he can successfully put together a table tennis club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Continue reading