# Ten Thousand Hours **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 23, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836 "2014-08-23T00:53:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xiaoxiao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/85e7bf/32.png) [@xiaoxiao](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xiaoxiao)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/1 "2014-08-23T00:53:53Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/b/8/9b881ee2fb469707c84a72f6f12d2e47a50a5e7b.jpeg "10 000 HOURS | World Yoyo Contest 2014") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdJtUrVVMYc) Yoyoexpert actually shared this, so idk if there’s any point in me posting. As you guys may or may not have noticed, I haven’t been active for like 1-2 months .\_. I yoyo on-off. I was currently off and THIS VIDEO re-sparked my yoyo blaze. It’s absolutely amazing. I suggest you guys watch if you haven’t already. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/2 "2014-08-23T01:07:24Z")
Subscribe to /r/throwers to get content like this as soon as possible. /shameless plug Great video, not sure how I feel about the Backspin logo though. ---
**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/3 "2014-08-23T01:36:12Z")
I clicked on this because this reminded me of the book I read called “Outliers” and how it talked about you must have 10k hours to become good/master anything. Nice video 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/4 "2014-08-23T01:49:24Z")
That vid did make me want to pick up a yoyo 😃 ---
**Author:** ![xiaoxiao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/85e7bf/32.png) [@xiaoxiao](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xiaoxiao)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/5 "2014-08-23T01:52:40Z")
> [@andy569](#): > > That vid did make me want to pick up a yoyo 😃 See? ---
**Author:** ![cr41g](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cr41g/32/1562_2.png) [@cr41g](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cr41g)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/6 "2014-08-23T03:45:00Z")
> [@Buggot](#): > > I clicked on this because this reminded me of the book I read called “Outliers” and how it talked about you must have 10k hours to become good/master anything. > Nice video 🙂 … and the corollary (as discussed and arrived at by the blogosphere) milestones of one hundred, and one thousand hours for Competence and Expertise, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/7 "2014-08-23T03:49:06Z")
If I only spend 9999 hours am I not a true master? ---
**Author:** ![YoCyanightYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/77aa72/32.png) [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/8 "2014-08-23T04:06:37Z")
> [@Yoyo](#): > > If I only spend 9999 hours am I not a true master? You haveuh dishonor your famiry! ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/9 "2014-08-23T04:44:28Z")
> [@YoCyanightYo](#): > > You haveuh dishonor your famiry! Dats racist ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/10 "2014-08-23T13:36:21Z")
Wow that video was amazing ---
**Author:** ![mr.nightshadow95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.nightshadow95/32/1093_2.png) [@mr.nightshadow95](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mr.nightshadow95)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/11 "2014-08-23T15:58:01Z")
Great video really inspiring and exactly why I love yoyoing. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Beau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/d_beau/32/694_2.png) [@D\_Beau](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/D_Beau)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/12 "2014-08-24T22:13:20Z")
I wonder how many yoyoers have actually put in ten thousand hours. Very few, I’d imagine. If you played for two hours per day, it would take thirteen years to accrue that many hours. ---
**Author:** ![YoCyanightYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/77aa72/32.png) [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/13 "2014-08-25T01:48:25Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > Dats racist You can’t prove anything! ---
**Author:** ![Grinch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grinch/32/1515_2.png) [@Grinch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grinch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/14 "2014-08-26T07:18:55Z")
this video is amazing, im so happy to see how the sport is growing into a true spectacle, and not just a hobby, of course thats how it starts out, but its just being more appreciated as an ability and skill more than ever. this video made my hair stand up. and just to watch the greats get into a nice mash up like that was straight beautiful. and jensons 360 staring contest with the camera XD! priceless ---
**Author:** ![Grinch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grinch/32/1515_2.png) [@Grinch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grinch)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/15 "2014-09-02T17:17:11Z")
i cant stop watching this video X\_X too fesh ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/16 "2014-09-02T17:39:31Z")
> [@Grinch](#): > > i cant stop watching this video X\_X too fesh Same. ---
**Author:** ![xiaoxiao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/85e7bf/32.png) [@xiaoxiao](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xiaoxiao)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/17 "2014-09-02T19:42:48Z")
Aye, me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Grinch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/grinch/32/1515_2.png) [@Grinch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Grinch)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ten-thousand-hours/68836/18 "2014-09-03T03:47:04Z")
Kerbel kicked butt at worlds man, im happy they gave him alot of time in this video,his presentation of what he does best was on point