Golden Tate, 2014 Super Bowl champion with the Seattle Seahawks, wants to be the next multi-sport superstar. Like Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders a generation ago, Tate juggles both football and a bat-vs.-ball sport. While Jackson and Sanders were drawn to America's pastime, Tate has taken to the global game of table tennis. On his Yahoo! Sports show "Play It Forward," Tate visited 1996 Olympian and USATT Hall-of-Famer Wei Wang at her Westside Table Tennis Center in Los Angeles. "I grew up playing a lot of table tennis, and I thought it would help me in my football career," Tate explained to Wang. "I used to beat Forrest Gump, so maybe I can be a little competitive," joked Tate, 30, who was five when the Oscar-winning film was released. "Oh," replied Wang in mock awe before revealing the ultimate topper: "I was the one who taught Forrest Gump." More than idle banter, Wang did in fact coach Tom Hanks so his pantomime table tennis movements would appear plausible when the CGI ball was added. Now 58, Wang has transitioned from an illustrious career as a player to being a highly sought-after coach. In addition to making instructional DVDs and writing for USATT magazine, Wang has helped many actors appear less ridiculous in their ping-pong scenes. In addition to "Forrest Gump" and other films, she has lent her expertise to TV shows such as "Friends" and "Rules of Engagement." You can see this sinking in through layers of denial as Tate comes to grips with the orders of magnitude that separate him and other casual players from the ranks of professionals. To his credit, he gamely accepts the challenge. At first, Wang takes it easy on him, feeding him a few soft returns which he is able to smash past her. She goes so far as to accept his comically inaccurate scorekeeping, when he suggests that his 4-8 deficit is actually a 10-7 advantage. As confident as she is generous, Wei closes out the game on a 5-0 run. Tate emerges humbled, realizing that his above-average skills are still a far cry from Olympic caliber. Currently signed with the New York Giants, Tate is now facing a four-game suspension for using a banned substance he claims was prescribed as a fertility treatment. While this is definitely a blow to Tate and the Giants, it could also be a blessing in disguise. If he uses his time off the field to hone his table tennis skills, he will return to the gridiron sharper than ever. Who knows? Maybe Golden Tate will become this generation's greatest two-sport athlete after all.

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