JO often casually stood his ground whilst his opponents ran half a Marathon per match.

"Chinese player killer"... Waldner an all time legend.

Jan waldner is the greatest player all time.
love his cool, rational style and personality.

Such effortless style, his general composure was phenomenal

2:42 is just insane

Its crazy how it looks like he has all the time in the world doing his shots. Looks so effortless

Mr. Waldner was like a wizard  technician bringing Science and art together! There will never be a Waldner in my life time ( one of a kind)

Hand eye coordination is off the charts. Makes it look so easy.

The flexible wrist movement is comparable to penhold players. Amazing!

Waldner, the Swedish table tennis magician.

Jeez, Waldner was on fire. Didn't lose a single point!

unbelievable how calm he moves, it feels like slo mo but hes always right there. precision footwork and anticipation

06:34 - Imagine hitting your opponent with that kind of shots and he doesn’t take a step back from the table! That sequence portraits Waldners greatness.

Waldner plays table tennis like a chess master, creating angles and playing shots that constantly make his opponent uncomfortable and cramped for room.

Waldner is just incredible to watch, he shows that the game is mostly about how you apply your mind to it. Because when you do, you've got the feel, the control, the focus and the consistency.

So much of table tennis relies on your ability to read opponents body language.
You have to do that, because if you can't anticipate in advance, you are not going to be fast enough.
One talent Jan-Ove has, is his ability to NOT do that which the opponent anticipates. He does the opposite what opponent anticipates and you can see here a great example on how often the opponent is completely out to lunch with Jan-Ove:s returns. This makes it seem like Waldner is just standing there and the opponent is running all over the place and still can't get to the ball.
He is master of placing the ball where you least want or expect it to be.
As one chinese coach commented about Waldner's style: "His returns are uncomfortable."

This man is always in the perfect position

Waldner: More than skills. Creativity, braveness, technique and feeling!

People need to understand how good he was.. I saw him during a training camp in my school before beating Team China for the 1st time.. What a Legend !!

Hope Jan-Ove Waldner will play Xu Xin for at least one time , how about that? It will be so much fun.