Russell Lavale
Member Profile: Russell Lavale
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1. Date of Birth. |
12/7/74 |
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2. Which club(s) have you played for in Croydon? |
Kilsyth, Knox. |
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3. How did you become involved with table tennis? |
My father played, I got into it and started playing also. |
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4. And at what age was this? |
10. |
| 5. Who was your coach(s)? |
Jenny Langridge. |
| 6. What is your highest Australian Ranking? | No.1 |
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7. What is your highest World Ranking? |
No. 210 |
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8. How many and which Olympic Games did you participate in? |
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9. What advice would you give to an up-and-coming player/umpire? |
Train hard and work out what it is that you want to achieve. Then do whatever it takes to reach these goals. |
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10. Career Highlights |
International
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| 11. What do you do to prepare for a match? | Visualize tactics against who I am playing. |
| 12. Are there any differences in preparation that you would take before a finals match compared to a preliminary round? If so, what would these be? | No, the same. |
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13. Who has been your toughest opponent? |
Wang Liqin & Ma Lin |
| 14. Can you tell us about your favorite match that you have played? | Against Joo Se Hyuk, the past World Champion. I played him at the 2004 World Singles Cup and lost 2/4. Very enjoyable to be competitive with that level of player. |
| 15. Who is your favorite Table Tennis player? | Jan-Ove Waldner |
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16. Who has been the biggest influence and or inspiration throughout your sporting career? |
Without any doubt, my Mum & Dad. I would be nowhere without them. |
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17. Who is your favorite non table tennis sportsperson and why? |
Viv Richards, the Master Blaster. He made good bowlers look ordinary |
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18. Occupation? |
Table Tennis Coach |
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19. Player you played the most? |
Paul Langley, Mark Smythe, Trevor Brown, Simon Gerada |
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20. What path did you take and what sacrifices did you make to become the player you did? |
Refer to Q9. |
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