Scrolling through my phone during a coffee break, I stumbled upon a photo that stopped me mid-sip – there they were, Ma Long and Jörgen Persson, grinning over what looked like Peking duck. Persson’s caption ‘Having lunch and great conversations with the legend Ma Long!’ hit me with a wave of nostalgia. Suddenly, I was 12 again, watching grainy VHS tapes of their matches with my dad.
The photo shows Persson’s forearm resting casually on the table – still muscular at 58, with those familiar freckles that used to be visible during close-up shots of his serves. Ma Long’s chopsticks hover over a dish of what appears to be mapo tofu (his hometown specialty), the steam blurring the edge of the frame slightly. It’s these unguarded moments between athletes we usually see in fierce competition that feel strangely intimate.
What do two legends talk about over lunch? Probably not just forehand techniques. Maybe they swapped stories about:
- That time in 2012 when Persson came out of retirement at 46 just to play Ma Long (‘Your backhand topspin still gives me nightmares,’ I imagine Ma saying)
- The pressure of being called ‘The Dictator’ vs. ‘The Mozart of Table Tennis’
- How Persson’s 1991 World Championship win inspired a 3-year-old Ma Long somewhere in Liaoning province
The comments section exploded with memories from fans worldwide. User @PingPongMama recalled: ‘My Swedish exchange student taught me to say ‘Bra jobbat!’ after seeing Persson’s matches, while my Chinese grandma would shout ‘Jiayou Ma Long!’ at the TV.’ This lunch date became a cultural moment bridging continents and generations.
Here’s what makes this so relatable – haven’t we all had that moment meeting our childhood heroes? I once waited 3 hours at a sports store signing event just to tell Persson how his 1995 match made me beg my parents for a ping pong table (which we couldn’t afford, so we used textbooks as nets). The way Ma Long leans in slightly in the photo – that’s the universal body language of ‘I can’t believe I’m sitting with my idol.’
As I screenshot the post to send to my dad (who’ll definitely reply with ‘Back in MY day…’), I notice something sweet – Persson tagged the location as ‘Beijing, but really Table Tennis Heaven.’ Some rivalries fade, but mutual respect between champions? That’s forever.
What’s your favorite Ma Long or Persson memory? Drop it below – let’s see which generation dominates the comments!
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