So a game was starting between two players. One of them was screwing together his break cue. The other one looked at him doing that, and said: "oh, you won't be needing that.".

And he didn't.

sjm said:

A disturbing but very famous quote came from Mosconi on the subject of Irving Crane who, by Mosconi standards, was very conservative at the table.

Mosconi offered "Crane wouldn't shoot any shot his grandmother couldn't make."

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That is the same Mosconi who said if he played his grandmother he would want to beat her 150 to -15.

I am 6'2" (euro peeps: that's 1m90 or so) and I found a 4" extension on my cue (so it's now 62" long) made it feel so much more natural. I really feel taller body means longer cue, although length isn't really the thing, it's all about balance of the cue, I think. Which is to say: I added 4" to the end of the cue. Works for me. Also possible to add inches to the middle, which I never tried. So what do I know.

A disturbing but very famous quote came from Mosconi on the subject of Irving Crane who, by Mosconi standards, was very conservative at the table.

Mosconi offered "Crane wouldn't shoot any shot his grandmother couldn't make."

Boston Shorty, after a win, liked to say "I shot him right between the eyes."

Over thirty years ago, when Steve Mizerak drew a young but already well-decorated Oliver Ortmann in a 14.1 event, I said to Steve "tough draw." Steve's reply, which I'll never forget, was "he didn't draw so good either."