Today’s guest on the show is Wally Green, a celebrity table tennis pro/entertainer who grew up in housing projects in Brooklyn where gangs and violence were a massive part of his life. Today his life is completely changed by the sport of table tennis. He has represented the US in numerous international competitions across the globe — the most recent being in North Korea, where he was the only westerner who dared to participate! His “Ping Pong Diplomacy!” “I will make them love me!” He has also appeared in numerous media outlets, from talk shows to tv spots to numerous newspapers and magazines. He also co-founded SPiN New York — New York’s premier social ping pong club, bar, and restaurant, taking the sport of Ping Pong and making it cool, hip, and fun for everyone!

In this episode, we talk about…

• Why mental health matters to Wally
• Wally’s journey of growing up in a violent neighborhood and becoming part of a gang at a young age
• What made him transform his life into a life he loves
• How did he go from not knowing anything about being ping pong to being in over 35 International Pro Tour competitions
• How he overcame the fear of going to North Korea and completed with the US ping pong team
• The reaction he got from other ping pong players in North Korea
• The start of ping pong diplomacy
• Why does he have to decline the offer from Pyongyang to play a tournament again
• Wally’s inspirational message to everyone

Links to Resources:

Wally’s website - https://www.whoiswallygreen.com/   

Wally’s Clubhouse handle - Wallygreennyc 

Wally’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wallygreennyc/?hl=en

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