The intense faces of table tennis

"I wish I put on some ChapStick before this game."
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Matiss Burgis of Latvia plays a forehand in his Men's Singles second round match against Alexey Smirnov of Russia on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Ahh spider!"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Peng Tang of Hong Kong plays a forehand in his Men's Singles Table Tennis second round match against Noshad Alamiyan of Iran on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Taxiiiii!"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Noshad Alamiyan of Iran plays a backhand in his Men's Singles Table Tennis second round match against Peng Tang of Hong Kong on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Take that, ball!"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Hyok Bong Kim of DPR Korea plays a forehand against Timothy Wang of the United States during their Men's Singles Table Tennis match on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Man my eyebrows look good."
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Pierre-Luc Hinse of Canada serves against Matiss Burgis of Latvia during their Men's Singles Table Tennis match on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Have you seen my ball?"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Jian Fang Lay of Australia plays a backhand in her Women's Singles second round match against Xue Li of France on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Ew! What's that smell"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: William Henzell of Australia plays a forehand in his Men's Singles second round match against Joao Monteiro of Portugal on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Clap your hands and say yeah!"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Lily Zhang of the United States plays a forehand against Cornelia Molnar of Croatia during their Women's Singles Table Tennis match on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Come and get it."
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Matiss Burgis of Latvia serves against Pierre-Luc Hinse of Canada during their Men's Singles Table Tennis match on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"I should have drank some coffee this morning."
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Berta Rodriguez of Chile serves against Yuan Tian of Croatia during their Women's Singles Table Tennis match on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Heeyah!"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Pierre-Luc Hinse of Canada plays a forehand against Matiss Burgis of Latvia during their Men's Singles Table Tennis match on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Try not to look too cross-eyed"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Ariel Hsing of the United States plays a forehand in her Women's Singles second round match against Lian Xia Ni of Luxembourg on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"I can't miss this!"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Soumyajit Ghosh of India plays a forehand in his Men's Singles second round match against Hyok Bong Kim of Korea on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

"Who needs a paddle? When you have an elbow?"
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Paul Drinkhall of Great Britain plays a forehand in his Men's Singles second round match against Zi Yang of Singapore on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)