The point of a game is usually to win ... but not for Pico Iyer. After years of playing ping-pong at a Japanese community center, he's learned a... Pico Iyer: What Can Ping-Pong Teach Us About Life?

A group of midcoast Mainers, living with Parkinson's disease, gets together monthly to play ping pong. They say it alleviates ...

Carol Klenfner avoided sports most of her life after a car crash dislocated her hip. She picked up ping pong at 69 and has ...

I once played ping pong against the CEO of a robotics company in the Bay Area. He wasn't very good, so the game progressed awkwardly. I would ask a question and serve, he would send the ball flying ...

The point of a game is usually to win ... but not for Pico Iyer. After years of playing ping-pong at a Japanese community center, he's learned a different lesson: competition can be "an act of love." ...

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Wisdom In Hindsight. About Pico Iyer's TED Talk The point of a game is usually to win ... but not for Pico Iyer. After years of playing ping-pong at a Japanese ...