Overview

• Timo Boll’s switch to table tennis began when local authorities blocked his father’s plan for a tennis court, prompting daily practice on a basement table in Höchst.
• During his nearly 30-year career, he competed in seven Olympic Games and 20 World Championships, winning 13 medals and ascending to world No.1 four times.
• Next week he will captain Borussia Düsseldorf at the Champions League Final Four in Saarbrücken, followed by a Bundesliga final against TTF Ochsenhausen in Frankfurt on June 15.
• At 44 years old, Boll says he is entering the final stages of his playing career and has not yet decided what comes next.
• He maintains that he will never excel at any pursuit as he has at table tennis, underscoring his deep connection to the sport.