Adam vs. Homeless Paralympic Champion

Tahl and I have been friends for a long time and he's quite an inspiration.
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Keywords: table tennis, ping pong, Adam Bobrow, Tahl Leibovitz, Paralympics

[@AdamBobrow]

Tahl was homeless when he won his Paralympic singles GOLD medal in class 7. Table tennis changed his life. He's been happily married for 20 years and has a successful, meaningful and fulfilling career helping others. 8>)

[@artemispaws]

very inspirational

[@limetaker]

table tennis is very good

[@axirial]

ratio XD

[@leonardoaritonang7730]

ok..adam..

[@crazyfriend50]

Imagine being such a chad that gettung a house means less than winning table tennis

[@Axel8745693]

Tahl cursing at everything holy and unholy after a miss serve return then turning to Adam mildly aggressivelly saying "Good!" broke me as much as it did Adam!

[@floaton3]

It's a reminder that he's from queens lol

[@FruitCakeReaper]

My God dont be so sensitive. Many successful competitive people have a hunger to win and a bit of fire in your belly is part of that, not that you would know probably. Are you top at anything?

[@osmondchung]

@@FruitCakeReaperbroke him as in it made him laugh. you stop being so sensitive

[@alucardnolifeking789]

@@osmondchung for real lmfao !!!

[@lasagnahog7695]

@@FruitCakeReaper oof

[@MacBelloeRibelle]

You are a great person Adam, you're a great storyteller.

[@nortexoid]

He's an all-round nice guy, ain't he?!

[@WhitGodAllThingsArePossible]

Jesus Christ loves you and died for your sins

[@chaimkatz2002]

Adam's like the single kindest dude out of 8 billion humanoids and meanwhile Tahl is swearing like someone who was born and raised in NYC. This video was amazing; I loved it.

[@cldavis33]

Tahl had every excuse and chance to just check out with life not being fair, and not giving him an equal chance. This is simply inspirational.

[@nicolascarvalho8992]

can't believe he's playing at the same level with his left hand, that's quite amazing !

[@umershaikh7179]

new to table tennis... 8:26 i don't understand, why didn't adam just hit it in the side he is not in? I have seen this happen many times, why is this is the case? Is there a rule I don't know about?

[@davidace5444]

@@umershaikh7179 because it's more difficult to hit down the line shot than cross-court one, especially from the cross-court rally.

[@mfzoom5401]

@@davidace5444 is the net higher for down the line shots or is that just in lawn tennis?

[@davidace5444]

@@mfzoom5401 it's not. same height along its whole length. hitting down the line is more difficult because of the spin of the ball, angle and shorter distance

[@elbeekb4331]

Its sometimes hard to hit the ball wherever we like, and very easy to make mistakes(although not impossible) bcoz of the balls spin..

[@tabletennis_tinatsai]

Hello, I'm Tina from Adam's new video "Beat Me, Win $100". I appeared in this video at 10:37, the girl who wore the blue shirt!

[@AdamBobrow]

Tina!!! That’s awesome!!! Everyone loves you!!! They all want to see a rematch with you and your racket 😀🥳

[@MichaelCheng628]

@@AdamBobrow make it happen!

[@eusis4u]

@@AdamBobrow Yea make it happennn

[@kingbandomen9514]

We want revenge tina.

[@dederosza4372]

Lets make it happen

[@loukas371]

It is hard to remember this is his off-hand haha. I would DEFINITELY want to watch a another match with him where he plays with his right hand or even better, both hands as he pleases.

[@delepiane]

Yeah! Rematch with right, last game with both and a lead start.

[@umershaikh7179]

new to table tennis... 8:26 i don't understand, why didn't adam just hit it in the side he is not in? I have seen this happen many times, why is this is the case? Is there a rule I don't know about?

[@loukas371]

@@umershaikh7179 it's not always smart to play "left-right-left-right". For those high balls a parallel can be risky because there is "less table" for the ball to land. It's closer. Adam played first ball in the deep forehand and 2 balls on the shoulder or body of the opponent as we call it. That's a good tactic as you can catch him off balance but Tahl returned them and then Adam missed.

[@MithileshDronavalli]

Left and right please

[@jendralhxr]

you can tell Tahl made the mistakes when he would (supposedly) use his right hand. Adam purposefully attacked Tahl's right side.

[@davidvalente9589]

Bro, this guy is a gladiator! Loved it! Thanks for that and big applause for Tahl!

[@obajdino]

Its amazing what this man has gone through and now we see him play against Adam and show his skill is sick :)

[@tungabcd]

Long story short: Adam walked home that night

[@bartekp1868]

Spoilers jeez.

[@mengsRS]

Tina is in 10:38 the player that the crowd loved. She is really good 💯

[@kumarbhaveshsharma168]

Yeah

[@rheesjamwa5621]

Tahl is so competitive it’s so good, and Tahl is an inspiration 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@BennyM1109]

One of the most entertaining matches ever. So much variety in placement, spin and curses... :D

[@lbsfilm]

This style of editing makes table tennis so addictive to watch =D great stuff!

[@billko867]

I love the story that goes with each video just as much as the vid, itself!

[@olegignatev1138]

Adam, thank you very much! It's amazing! I'm sending you great hallow from Philadelphia!

[@JCPendragon]

I’m just here for Tina Tsai, after watching Adam’s “Beat me, win $100” challenge in NY.. :-)

[@jastijaydev773]

A 6 foot leprechaun, lol Imma clip this straight up😂😂😂

[@kevinyong5093]

love this vid!!!! thanks for spreading goodwill while playing some amazing pingpong!

[@avolox]

Watched Tahl play at the 2000 North American Teams. I was just a kid but I remember being amazed at the touch he had. He preached a lot of mental toughness and was one of the hardest players to break. If you think he’s intense in this video, you guys should have seen him back then. He would have hit Adam for celebrating the edge winner back in the day. Not even kidding 🤣

[@-danR]

I understand the rotten upbringing that can engender a certain style of competitive edginess and personality. But I can't applaud that outcome. For me this video is zero-sum. I don't know what to make of it. At best, I'm wanting to think in this particular instance--playing Adam--it's his way of goofing off.

[@skye2281]

I was impressed by his off hand play, but really turned off by his attitude. He had to know how he would show on this video with light and lively Adam. The cursing and racket throwing made him look like a punk, not a champion.

[@alvinlu244]

Admire his skills, sympathy for what he had endured, and turned off by his behaviors on the table. Well said, it's zero sum for me as well. Mental toughness shouldn't be anger and rage, and sport should be about respect and breakthrough.

[@TheXeeman]

@@-danR yea it's also not mutually exclusive too. you can be an amazing professional table tennis player or a sports athlete, and also not be that type of edgy guy too

[@aggressivelyamicable5987]

@@-danR So many privileged participation trophy winners in this comment thread. I don't think you realize how impressive someone being a world champion while homeless is. Competitiveness and greatness rarely come without some fire. It's just unfortunate that we live in an age where people see that fire and immediately run away.

[@jademan132]

A joke too good to miss, Adam playing against a Paralympian and asking him for a handicap to play only with his left. That's legendary

[@shenshifa]

Totally inspiring. I look forward to the rematch!

[@ishaanm2520]

This guy is the embodiment of my mental state when playing. Full tilt

[@clifffrazer6171]

Great message at the end of the video my brother. Thank you🙂🤜

[@Fiyaaaahh]

Does he also teach anger management classes? 😅

[@Holouo]

Rude, and true😂

[@mircotramonte37]

what a moving story Adam I thank you for letting us know .GREAT

[@EngLhag]

Tahl speaks out loud what I swear in my head when I make what I consider as silly mistakes haha

[@THESUPERRONALD]

Hahaha same here

[@backspacer92]

When I play it's "I overshot", "I overshoot every single time", "FUCK", "NOOOOOOOOOOOO", "what am I doing", "stupid mistake", "the net is too high", "FINGER" and the occasional kick the wall moment (I only do that in my club though).

[@maxfaf259]

At least, YOU can behave and have control over what goes out of your mouth. Respect to you.

[@EngLhag]

@@backspacer92 Finger! I hate when that happen

[@backspacer92]

@@EngLhag For real. Happens to me in every session.

[@CheapyD]

The 6 ft leprechaun comment was pretty entertaining.

[@karanasiosdimos4772]

I am very sorry for his childhood , huge respect to him he looks such a nice guy. Love your videos bro

[@ericd1084]

He sceares me, cussing and throwing his paddle. 😬😬😬

[@karanasiosdimos4772]

@@ericd1084 Lol

[@saarimr4476]

Wow, very inspirational story. Much respect

[@ljupconewman9357]

Tahl, you are sooo good man! I enjoyed watching you and Adam play. Peaceeee

[@Metaspace2]

Totally amazing technique. I would not have thought such fast hand switched possible without having seen it!

[@ultraparadoxical7610]

Badass table tennis. And what a character. Respect!

[@stjepancorak8881]

Great video Adam you are the best.TAHL is incredible human god bless him.

[@eusis4u]

who's here to see Tina . . Let's go tina rematch!!

[@rekanpayne6606]

What an amazing person! Inspirational

[@PapiLyc]

The way Tahl backed up at 6:37 anticipating that move. I have no knowledge in table tennis but that was badass

[@markmartinez2530]

It's so much better when the players get fired up like Tahl!

[@exile730]

Great entertainment and what a skilled man - good on you, boys

[@diximat]

New subscriber and love the channel. I love what you do and woudl liek to see more of the areas you visit, maybe some of the meals etc.

[@MrNosai]

The truth is when he plays you with both of his hands he will crush you 🤣 Really enjoyed the video ❤

[@magnificcenTCG]

I played Tahl at the 2008 Singles NCTTA National Championships in Minnesota opening round robin. I had him 9-4 in the first game and lost 11-9 lol. lost the match but he ended up placing 2nd. He's a great player.

[@jolzwartxd5435]

Yeah right

[@magnificcenTCG]

@@jolzwartxd5435 ? I went to JMU and played at that event in 2008, not sure why you'd say "yeah right"

[@WallaceHazard]

@@magnificcenTCG I believe he agreed that Tahl was a good player.

[@robertoyamakata6672]

Just 15 seconds after starting watching this video I have a new hero Tahl. Thanks Adam now I rewind the video and let"s watching it completely.

[@waheedwaheed820]

Can’t believe how this 11:21mns passed. Truly loved the game, both of you are too good. 👍

[@tattedtabletennisplayer]

So good! Love it!

[@eduram6163]

This video is one I ever saw the love of a person on sport !

[@sourabhsoni3988]

This may be the most inspiring thing i may have seen on KZbin.

[@mingez]

Tahl is my new favorite player. I love his skill and cursing. I too curse like a sailor, and can relate. Will buy his amazon book. Thank you!

[@frankgonzales8340]

I can relate 😅😅 Ohhhhh I get so mad 😠

[@lafondawilliams]

Quite the amazing story a really great watch, i would link to this video more

[@VinhNguyen-ek5lr]

Thank you Adam. Tahl gives me hope. Just don't know if I can sleep on the street like him. But I will throw my racquet as hard as Tahl does.

[@samuelpierce7664]

I agree

[@jeremys5400]

What a player! Great video Adam entertaining as always

[@martinskovmose3777]

I like how a guy who's yelling, cursing and throwing his bat around wrote a best-selling book about the mentality in playing table tennis. :D

[@PongGod]

"This guy is a leprechaun". Excellent, I now have a new insult to add to my tournament repertoire.

[@Luzian21]

Hey Adam! I've been watching your videos in the last 2 months since I found your channel and I love them! The story telling and all the different challengers/invites you have on your channel is amazing! As a quick question, are you planning to do anything for your channel using VR? There's a VR ping pong game that I feel is amazingly realistic and with a huge (and growing) community and I think it could be a nice entry for a new video.

[@blackwidow1621]

What a player amazing and rare , all respect for him

[@ZhiJZ]

Looking forward to your next match with Tahl!

[@zitz2892]

4:04 "Punish! Come on!" must be inserted in the following videos)))

[@mfzoom5401]

Love you Adam! Amazing guy, hope to see you in Australia (hopefully Adelaide) sometime 😁

[@mfzoom5401]

Also, can’t wait for the rematch with Tahl

[@TheIronandSilk]

Wow!! This is the second time I've watched this video. I want to see both him playing you right handed and then using both hands!! I have to buy his book!! We've got to get this video to 5,000 likes people! Great content and great playing.

[@glitzxyy]

That was an incredible match! Love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rickmueller6474]

Tahl is amazing with his Left hand! ...awesome match.!!!!

[@panagiothsprasinos652]

They guy is so strict with himself, and i think that's what made him a good player. On top of that he is a total badass

[@newbie4789]

Man just shouting and energizing th entire universe

[@Cr7Ronaldobest77]

that's our luck that we have a youtuber like you who entertain us___keep it up -

[@arthurdunn622]

Such great sportsmanship

[@brunoyamashita3684]

This game was really funny! hahahaha It is very impressive how Tahl manages you non-predominant hand with such maestry.

[@matheuzunn2150]

he is so competitive, i like it

[@RXXY-YT]

Hey Adam I love your content keep up the good work :)

[@sebastianberdugo962]

the most incredible video i have ever seen...

[@JazzyJesterTechPing]

Great match, so serious, no laughing, he is a little crazy...

[@arnavverma2461]

Very highly motivating and inspiring story , it's got 7 k likes in the first 4 days itself , waiting for a rematch with right hand 😍😍

[@liamcannon9617]

One of my favorite players of all time

[@lasagnahog7695]

This channel is cuddly in a very good way and Tahl brings a fun contrast to that.

[@skindiver2]

That was friggen amazing cheers from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

[@danikhan5185]

Love the story and your channel❤️

[@aiqimihazrie2105]

What a man..good match both of u👏👏

[@chialor1945]

What an amazing story from Tahl

[@AndersRosendalBJJ]

5:13 The editing is on point :-D Also: PUNISH!!!

[@AndersRosendalBJJ]

Next match - he should be able to switch as he pleases

[@antonyang7273]

Can't wait for the rematch !!

[@mohammadalmajedi2851]

Tahl is a great player, I've never seen one of your opponents play like him, he played with his left hand, how crazy is that🤯

[@sogigamernl4566]

Maybe that 'PUNISH' might be new meme like the what happened🤣😂 I hope adam you can see this

[@sergiodinapoli7150]

Bellissimo incontro, soprattutto molto divertente. Grazie. .

[@devinwest4726]

We need more tahl!

[@fabiopalma4429]

What a powerful player. He's super effective. For sure he practices a lot

[@foxserz2]

He played with left hand only and almost win. Amazing!

[@yuinoji3353]

This guy is a real champions. He shows his competitiveness even in a fun games, and mad at him self whenever he did a bad play. Well played ~

[@molnarszabolcs1538]

no, he just cant lose, which most likely originates from his (lack of) childhood. if anything, he needs a therapist. i hate people like him, who can never have fun, and tryhard every game. we all know those kind of people, and there is a reason why noone likes to be around them.

[@worldsedge4991]

I like Tahl. He has an appropriate level of "passion", let us say. He seemed to totally see through your snakes 90% of the time.

[@evancatterall914]

i never like youtube videos but i really wanna see another match I love tahl

[@jonaugspurger3716]

Great video guys!

[@mariancuruia2833]

Happy to see your videos (from Romania)

[@RickardApps]

I couldn't throw the ball accurately at you with my left. What an amazing player

[@strikejet]

I like the Kaz's memes. keep them coming.

[@kareemayman2313]

I know it may be hard but a video of you and the egyptian paralympic legend Ibrahim Hamadtou would be something out of this world i hope to see it

[@horny_engineer_geologist]

This man fought so hard. That's look like this is the last match in his life. I understand him. (Sorry for my eng, I'm from Russia:))

[@AdamBobrow]

Your English is WAYYYYY better than my Russian. It was almost perfect and easy to understand. Thanks for watching from Russia! 🙌🏿😁❤️

[@horny_engineer_geologist]

@@AdamBobrow Wow! I am glad to see your comment, Adam! Thank you😊

[@farrow-xr4ls]

See u have a good taste in music mate love a bit off queen

[@horny_engineer_geologist]

@@farrow-xr4ls Me too) Queen is one of my favorite bands. I love Bohemian Rhapsody, I even learned it on the guitar. Maybe I'll post a cover on this channel soon)

[@umershaikh7179]

new to table tennis... 8:26 i don't understand, why didn't adam just hit it in the side he is not in? I have seen this happen many times, why is this is the case? Is there a rule I don't know about?

[@niranjangupta8399]

Respect man!

[@trentbrown9346]

This guy is my spirit animal

[@andrinocabral9338]

Here from brazil, im certainly will read his book, nice game, even for those who just watch like me. congratz Adam another amazing video i'm realy you fan.

[@chugsthedestroyer56]

bro the amount of times i donkey laughed watching this video is unreal

[@07kucing]

can't wait for the rematch....