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Wally Green went from being a 13-year-old in a Brooklyn gang to a table tennis professional

Professional table tennis player Wally Green opens up about how he went from being a 13-year-old caught up in Brooklyn Gangs to a table tennis pro on a trip to North Korea for ping pong diplomacy.

Image: A player bounces a ball on his racquet before playing in the Men's Team Round One at the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 at Al-Arabi Indoor Hall November 29, 2006 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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