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Wally Green
Episode 11
Saturday, 12 April, 2025
In this Episode we speak to SPin New York Founder , former Pro Table Tennis Player, Pickleballer, and TED X speaker Wally Green. We Talk about his rise to pro superstardom, team JOOLA, his sports history and other topics. you don't want to miss it. a little more info about Wally , He has played for the U.S. in more than 35 International Pro Tour competitions. Green grew up in a low-income housing project in Brooklyn, New York. He became part of a gang and his juvenile rap sheet included carjacking and gun possession. He was shot twice, says that he grew up with domestic violence, and that he owned six guns when he was 13 years old. He was sent to boarding school in Nigeria for a time, and in New York he went to Lafayette High School. At Lafayette, he played basketball, football and volleyball, among other sports.Green was involved in the promotion of the 2006 video game Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis in Tokyo, and provided motion capture for one of the characters.[8] In 2009, he co-founded the table tennis franchise SPiN with, among others, Susan Sarandon.[9]On his initiative, table tennis tables were installed in Bryant Park in New York City, initially as marketing for SPiN.Green stopped competing internationally in 2016. His record in ITTF events is one match won in singles, and two in doubles. In 2018 he said "I'm not the best player in the world, but I'm definitely the coolest. I'm sure of it. That beats being the best." Green stopped competing internationally in 2016. His record in ITTF events is one match won in singles, and two in doubles. In 2018 he said "I'm not the best player in the world, but I'm definitely the coolest. I'm sure of it. That beats being the best." He credits table tennis with saving his life. a Delay in his voice so disregard . Follow Wally:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/wallygreennyc/?hl=enTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wallygreennycofficial?lang=en
