Half Body Is Inactive, But Hate To Lose More Than Love To Win

The American para table tennis player Jenson Van Emburgh had started playing many sports and fixed to focus on table tennis at the age of nine. By competing at international elite competitions, Parapan, and Pan-American games, Jenson had won many medals. Due to the spinal cord injury at birth, the body parts down to the chest had been paralyzed for the Paralympian Jenson Van Emburgh. Here you could know more about the Para tennis player Jenson who won bronze in 2020 Paralympics.

Son Of Former Player And Winner Of Manu Medals

The interest to play table tennis as a champion player may emerge due to the thoughts of genes for the Jenson. The para table tennis player Jenson is the son of the former tennis player Greg Van Emburgh, a semi-finalist of Wimbledon Championships in the year 1990.

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Tried Different Sports By Sitting In Wheel Chair

Though the spinal cord injury had paralyzed Jenson below the armpits, it doesn't mean that he could not play many games on the sports field. Hence Jenson had tried different games that could be played by sitting comfortably in the wheelchair, such as wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball, and Para ice hockey.

Focus On Multiple Sports Until Finding The Table Tennis

Until finding the best choice, several choices that are desirable will be tried by everyone. Thus, Jenson Van Emburgh also focused on various sports games like wheelchair tennis and basketball, and sled hockey until he found table tennis the major sport he needed to focus on more. Hence after discovering table tennis as his sport, he decide to focus more and won more medals.

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Hating Is The Major Reason To Win

To win the game, the player should have a motive for love towards winning or being a champion. But while comparing to the level of love to win, Jenson's major motive to win is he hate to lose. Jenson told that "I hate to lose more than I love to win."

Another Activity As Athletes' Advisory Council

There will be more roles in a person's life in addition to their profession. Hence, Jenson was appointed as Athletes' Advisory Council to the USARR (USA Table Tennis) in November 2020. Thus in January 2021, the four-year term of Jenson start on the council.