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Pico Iyer: What ping-pong taught me about life

Growing up in England, Pico Iyer was taught that the point of a game was to win. Now, some 50 years later, he's realized that competition can be "more like an act of love." In this charming, subtly profound talk, he explores what regular games of ping-pong in his neighborhood in Japan have revealed about the riddle of winning — and shows why not knowing who's won can feel like the ultimate victory.

English
  • Originally Aired August 23, 2019
  • Runtime 13 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code PicoIyer_2019T
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Name Type Role
Pico Iyer Guest Star