After the ROC withdrew from the World Table Tennis Association in 1973, people began to turn their interest for a time to other sports, such as baseball and basketball.
從民國六十二年，我退出世界桌協後，桌球似乎就被當成「全民體育」推廣，國人也沒有把桌球當做棒球或籃球一樣，要求普及，也要名次。