Senior Corner

January/February 2008
By Olga & Stan Kahan,

Co-Chairs, USATT Senior Committee

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BEFORE & AFTER
Have you tried the broccoli diet? How about carrots and lettuce four times a day? Trying to lose a little weight? Perhaps you have tried Madam Zenos’ Wonder Cure for a month for only $100. as an introductory offer. No matter. We have found a cure that is guaranteed and is all fun. Our prime example for your skeptics is Len Hauer, who went on the table tennis diet and lost 171 pounds in 2.5 years. Don’t believe us? Just look at the accompanying pair of pictures. Len weighed in just over 300 pounds a couple of years ago and lost 171 pounds by playing table tennis every day for at least six hours. He also was a bit more careful about what he ate. Lo and behold, see Len now, who plays at his club in Laguna Woods Village in California and is also a member of the Meiklejohn NSTTTA committee. A long pipper, a short pipper, thick sponger and hardbat expert, he thoroughly enjoys all aspects of the game. He also ran the Hardbat event at the recent Meiklejohn North American Seniors Tournament.
So if you want to lost 171 pounds and have fun, just follow the Len Hauer secret diet. Warning however – if you weigh less than 165 pounds you should check with your doctor, who may have to use all his/her skills near the end of your Len Hauser diet. Tim Boggan, who will be writing about the Meiklejohn Tournament in a future issue, may have a minor problem trying to find Lenny, inasmuch as when he turns sideways he seems to disappear.

THE 2008 CTTHOF INDUCTION
– NEW CELEBRITIES
Another senior enthusiast who competed with Len Hauer in reducing a worrisome weight was BILL UKAPATAYASAKUL, widely known among table tennis players as Bill-U, who was just inducted into the 2008 California Hall of Fame (CTTHOF, its President is Y.C. LEE).
The California Table Tennis Hall of Fame was established in 1994 and was formed with the intent to acknowledge and honor residents of the State of California who have achieved preeminence in the sport of table tennis as players and/or officials and/or contributors.
Bill-U has dominated the table tennis arena of seniors in local, regional, state and national levels since 1993, winning numerous glittering gold trophies and medals. The considerable reduction of weight also helped Bill to become a champion in senior events at the 2007 US Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. Congratulations!

BILL LUI
Bill Lui from Concord has been a life member of USATT since 1985. Bill is a USATT Certified National Coach with a highest rating of 1915 who coached part time from 1992 to 1997 and full time since March of 1997 when he retired as an Electrical engineer. In 19996, the inaugural year that the award was given, Bill Lui was selected as the Developmental Coach of the Year for Table Tennis by the U. S. Olympic Committee and USATT. He served on the USATT Elite Committee for 3 years and was the committee chairman from 2003 to 2004. He has been the coach of numerous Junior and Cadet National Teams at National and International competitions including the Enron Millennium Friendship Tour in China in 2000. He was the assistant group leader/assistant coach for the national men and women’s teams at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. His most accomplished students are Freddie Gabriel, Peter Zajac, Michelle Do, Kyna Fong and Atha Fong.

PAMELA RAMSEY
Pam Ramsey was introduced to table tennis at the age of 8 by her father, David Ramsey, who was treasurer of the San Diego Table Tennis Association (SDTTA) for over 35 years. Pam’s most memorable moment was playing in the Finals of the 1969 U.S. Open in the Girls under 15 event in San Francisco. She went on to win numerous other Junior, Women and Mixed Doubles titles in different states throughout the years.
In 1978, she was selected by USATT Executive Director Bill Haid to represent the USA in a Maybelline table tennis commercial that was televised nationally for a time in 1978-79.
Ramsey is a member
of the USTTA Foundation, USATT Olympic Development
committeeand coordinator for the California State Games. She has also been a writer/contributor for TT topics/TT magazine and local newspapers and magazines for 30+ years, has been Web Master to various table tennis related web sites such as the SDTTA, USTTF, CTTHOF, etc. With almost 50 years under her belt, Pam has devoted a life time to the Sport of table tennis as a player, promoter, and coordinator.

We are all taking off our hats in front of all of you – if not our pounds.