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John Robles was one of handball’s most flamboyant and exciting stars of the 1990’s, always engaging with the crowd, trash-talking, and making every match a show. “Flash” was more than just Hollywood, as the stylish southpaw possessed one of the best left hands in the history of the sport. Flash reached #3 on the Spalding/Gatorade USHA pro tour, and was consistently inside the top four on the tour. Flash is also one of the top handball minds on the planet, as he regularly leads instructional clinics on the physical and mental aspects of the game. Now Flash takes the WPH Rapid Fire Challenge.
John Robles WPH Rapid Fire Challenge
- Best city to play: Seattle, WA – W.A.C.
- Who is your toughest opponent: John Bike / Chapman
- Fastest person in handball: ME! “The Flash”, actually not me…Torry Miranda “Spiderman”
- Who is the hardest hitter in handball: John Bike / Mike Robles
- Best server in handball: Naty Sr. and Jr.
- Best off-hand in handball: Silveyra
- Handball hero: Mike Robles / Naty Sr
- Favorite court: Court 1 at the Spokane Club, Spokane Wa
- Player with the best offense: Tough, too many. Silveyra, Naty JR, Munoz, Morones,
- Player with the best defense: Chapman, Paredes
- Most satisfying tournament victory: Beating #1 John Bike 21-20, 21-11 ( US Nationals.. forgot the year)
- Most disappointing loss: Losing to Dan Armijo at a senior pro event, put me into my second retirement.. lol.
- Most important title to win: World Champion(x4)
- Favorite doubles partner: All of them! Watkins, Zamora, are who I have won with more.
- Longest match you ever played: 3+ hours World tournament against Irish Doubles champs, Sheridan and McGovern
- Favorite sport besides handball: Baseball
- Favorite tournament (ever): The ones I don’t remember…lol.
- Best match you’ve ever played: – All my matches played at the Masters Tournament at the MAC in Oregon 2012, won the 35+ Singles and 45+ Singles, I was on fire!
- Best match you’ve ever watched: Naty Sr. in a tie breaker served 11 consecutive aces for the win in Spokane, circa 1988
- Title you’d most like to win: US Open Nationals
- Favorite sport to play besides handball: see #16
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Steve Garvey, Pete Rose
- What is your favorite book: non-classic…Under and Alone
- What is your favorite movie: Too many to mention, but as for now…Batman VS Superman – Dawn of Justice.. lol
- What your favorite tv show: Big Bang Theory
- Most important shot in handball: The Kill
- Your best shot: The Kill
- Legend you’d most like to play in his prime: I would have liked to kick Paul Haber’s ass.. God rest his soul.
- Best Fans in Handball: Although they were against me I would have to say at the NYAC, but my best fans were at both The Spokane Club and at the WAC.
30 Who is the nicest handball player: Tyler Hamel, Egin Jensen
John Robles Unplugged WPH Legends Series Interview HERE
John Robles Fireside Chat with Chris Watkins and John Bike HERE
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer