“I think like a machine”
Germany's most successful table tennis player and KUKA brand ambassador Timo Boll has been active in top-class sport for almost three decades. He talks to us about the upcoming games in Paris, sporting setbacks and what connects him with KUKA.
In May 24, professional table tennis player Timo Boll announced the end of his career after almost 30 years in professional sport. He played his first international match in 1997. This was followed by titles, medals and a regular place on the winners' podium around the world. But before he ends his international career, he wants to give it another go and will be competing in his seventh Olympic Games in Paris.
We meet him for an exclusive interview shortly before this last major tournament. We talk to him about it...
...what he has to contend with in preparation, what's on the plates of the Olympians and what's special about the Olympic Games:
...how he deals with sporting setbacks, how he was able to play at such a high level for so long and why discipline is not everything:
...why he decided to be a brand ambassador for KUKA, how he sees the use of technology in sport and why he himself - according to his own statement - “thinks like a machine”:
...how he sums up his career, what he won't miss and what he's looking forward to the most:
