Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Victoria, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Health, Wellness & Table Tennis Club: Victoria, AUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music and playing golf. (Athlete, 23 Nov 1999) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
I like to think only positive thoughts. (Athlete, 23 Nov 1999) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Qualifying for Sydney 2000. (Athlete, 23 Nov 1999) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His father played in the local competitions. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
My parents and my brother Wayne, who has given me half his wage so I can go overseas. (SMH, 14 Sept 2006) |
Hero / Idol |
Mother and father. They encouraged me and made a lot of sacrifices for me. (Athlete, 23 Nov 1999) |
Ambitions |
After his career to be a coach and run a sports business. (Athlete, 23 Nov 1999) |
Awards and honours |
Sports Star of the Year [western region], Melbourne, Australia. (Athlete, 23 Nov 1999) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Joe Gerada |
Coach from what year? |
1990 |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
Aged nine in Australia. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Zop. (Athlete, 23 Nov 1999) |
Other information |
FROM AUSTRALIA TO MALTA.....AND BACK AGAIN He left the Australian table tennis team after a disagreement over training schedules. He played for his father's home country Malta. He returned to Australia to represent the country in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. (theage, 23 March 2006, Table Tennis Australia, 01 Jan 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Victoria, AUS |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His father has been national table tennis team coach for Malta. (the age, 23 March 2006) |