Sporting ambition on hold until normal action resumes

In the Robert Zemeckis-directed Forrest Gump (1994), which bagged six Oscar awards, the lead character, played by Tom Hanks, had everyone floored by his extraordinary skills in ping-pong.

A scene created with the help of special effects, or computer-generated imagery, shows Forrest, a decorated soldier in the Vietnam War and who later becomes a billionaire, playing lightning fast rallies during a practice session. He goes on to play for the United States in China as part of a ping-pong diplomacy program.

When watching the nonstop rallies on the big screen, a question comes to mind: is it possible?