By Danny Caro
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By Danny Caro
This week we meet Dov Katz of the Maccabi table tennis 1st team & Wembley & Harrow League.
Age: 41
Lives: Mill Hill
Occupation: Solicitor. I’m a partner at Teacher Stern LLP
Nickname: The Legend
Football team supported: Tottenham Hotspur
Playing style: Fast attacking on the forehand with a deceptive serve and highly defensive on the backhand
Previous TT clubs: Brighton in the British League first Division
Status: Married to Perry Katz. We met at the 2009 Maccabiah in Israel and now have two boys, James (3) and Harry (6 months)
Likes: Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen
Dislikes: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger
Sports idol: Gary Lineker
Which bat do you use? Hallmark blade with Tenergy 05 on the forehand (black) and Friction Special 2 on the backhand (red)
Famous look-a-like: Leonardo di Caprio
Favourite food: Sushi
Favourite kosher restaurant: Reubens, London or Katz Delicatessen New York which is kosher-style
Favourite holiday destination: Los Angeles
Favourite film: The Shawshank Redemption
Favourite car: Bugatti Chiron: new 2016
Actual car: Lexus RX 400h SE-L
Dream date: Perry Katz
Career highlights: Winning gold and two silver medals at the European Maccabi Games in Berlin 2015, National team champion 2006 and former top 10 junior England international
Most embarrassing moment playing table tennis: Losing,when 13 years of age, to a 12-year-old girl who became the British national champion several times over
Claim to sporting fame: Multi-medal winner at five Maccabiahs and seven European Maccabi Games, as well as being the 2004 Maccabi GB Sportsman of the Year
One regret: My Dad, who was my hero, sadly not being alive to see me fulfil my Jewish lifetime sporting ambition in winning gold this summer in Berlin. My medal is dedicated to him
Motto: Carpe diem
Bagels or rye bread? Bagels
Shwarma or falafel? Shwarma