No matter how well YOU play, your losing opponent says, "I played so bad!"

No way!!!!!!!

BillPorter said:
Does it irritate you when you beat a guy and play well to do it and then hear him say, "Boy, I really played terrible today!" In other words, he gives you NO credit for winning and playing well, he just acts as though the only reason you won was that he played below par that day. I know two or three regulars at the pool hall who NEVER compliment their opponent on his good play, they just bemoan the fact that THEIR play was poor that day.

After giving it a little thought, I have a suggestion for those of you, like me, who are irritated by the "I played SOOOO bad" guys. Next time it happens to you, maybe you should say something like, "You think YOU played bad, ME, I'm the one who played just terrible! I don't remember EVER playing as bad as I played today. Geez, I hope I NEVER have another session where my game is off this much. Have you EVER seen me miss so many shots?":mad::mad:

OK, I know this may not help all that much, but at least it gives you something to toss back at the guy.:smile:
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I just agree with them!!Make them feel good about losing and they will keep on losing!!!!!!!!!!
 
It's worse when the guy that beats you says he played so bad. To me that's just ..... impolite.
 
BillPorter said:
I agree about the "break and runs," but as I am a one-pocket player, break and runs are rare as hens teeth. As for the idea that "you really don't play anyone but the table," I have found that the table looks much tougher against some one-pocket opponents than it does against others!:smile:
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I also play alot of one pocket and yes runouts are rare but they do happen every now and then:D.
 

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BillPorter said:
Does it irritate you when you beat a guy and play well to do it and then hear him say, "Boy, I really played terrible today!" In other words, he gives you NO credit for winning and playing well, he just acts as though the only reason you won was that he played below par that day. I know two or three regulars at the pool hall who NEVER compliment their opponent on his good play, they just bemoan the fact that THEIR play was poor that day.
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It doesn’t bother me a bit. I know when I have had a good performance and it’s that feeling that keeps me insanely addicted to the game. It’s one of those “pleasures of small motions” things.

What does bother me however is flat out poor sportsmanship. For example, recently I was playing in a bar and had the table. The challenger racks and just as I’m walking up to the table to break, the guy stops me and gets in my ear like he is going to whisper something to me and he says. “I’m the best player in here.” Which I thought was a little over the top. So I ended up spanking him all over the table. When I walked up to him after the match to shake hands and offer the usual “good game” he says “No it wasn’t, it was horrible” and he storms out of the room all pissed off.

Jeeze some peoples kids. LOL :shakehead:
 
I don't even listen to what the guys says after I beat him. What do you care what losers think?

Kidding. Mostly.

I don't say anything, win or lose, except, "Nice playing you." or some variation. Anything else will be taken wrong often enough that it's just not worth it.

I had a match against a guy that I thought I was friends with once. And I beat him. Neither of us played very good, but I could tell he was playing bad so I was letting him make mistakes and then won by cleaning up short racks.

We shook hands and I said "nice game." He said "I played like sh**." I said "yeah, so did I." and he went off on me about how he played so terrible that even a hack like me could beat him and not to let it go to my head because I had NO chance of winning the tournament and I'd be lucky to win another match etc...

I guess we were only friends when he was better than me.

Anyway, I won the tournament :D

I don't think we ever talked again.

No loss.

~rc
 
Cornerman said:
I hate it. Like my runouts at every opportunity had nothing to do with it.

There's also the more passive slap where they say something like, "sorry I couldn't give you my normal game, but I my team captain will be happy that I lost."

Fred
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the reply is, that's why he played you against me, he knew you couldn't win.
 
sixpack said:
I don't even listen to what the guys says after I beat him. What do you care what losers think?
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Kidding or not, this is exactly how I feel...

If an opponent starts popping off about how bad they played against me after I've won I have the luxury of agreeing with everything they say and still getting to break dance my way down the tournament board at his (or her expense)...

Now here is the trick... I can't always control myself, but I also try not to be the jerk that claims how bad he played or how many bad rolls he got, etc... And when I do say those things I fully expect my opponent to nod solemnly and continue THEIR way down the tournament board at MY expense...

After the match is over you shouldn't care one whit what someone says about the match and if they are any player at all they certainly won't care what you have to say...

A look behind the personal curtain...
 
BillPorter said:
Does it irritate you when you beat a guy and play well to do it and then hear him say, "Boy, I really played terrible today!" In other words, he gives you NO credit for winning and playing well, he just acts as though the only reason you won was that he played below par that day. I know two or three regulars at the pool hall who NEVER compliment their opponent on his good play, they just bemoan the fact that THEIR play was poor that day.

After giving it a little thought, I have a suggestion for those of you, like me, who are irritated by the "I played SOOOO bad" guys. Next time it happens to you, maybe you should say something like, "You think YOU played bad, ME, I'm the one who played just terrible! I don't remember EVER playing as bad as I played today. Geez, I hope I NEVER have another session where my game is off this much. Have you EVER seen me miss so many shots?":mad::mad:

OK, I know this may not help all that much, but at least it gives you something to toss back at the guy.:smile:
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It's what makes us human and able to cope with life. It is why people cling to religion, they can't face the fact this may be all there is. It is how we cope.
 
What I always say

When ever someone states that he played bad against me. I always answer back: " Don't feel bad b/c I never gave you a chance to shoot. It wasn't your fault"
 
Neil said:
I guess it all depends on how you look at it. To me, someone that gets offended by their opponent saying that is just looking for praise from their opponent.
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You've got me there, Neil. Guess I sometimes do look for praise if I play really well. But sometimes it seems that a guy who ALWAYS figures his losses are due to him playing below his normal game is being really arrogant. And I guess it is the arrogance that I find irritating.

Neil said:
I always like it when my opponent says that. That means that next time we play, I don't have to adjust the weight in his favor. " Yeah, I won last time, but even you said that you played bad. I can't adjust because I caught you on an off day. "
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Yeah, I have used that one myself.:smile:
 
macguy said:
It's what makes us human and able to cope with life. It is why people cling to religion, they can't face the fact this may be all there is. It is how we cope.
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Yeah, for sure it is easier on the psyche to say you played bad (that day) as opposed to having to say that you are simply a bad player (every day!).

You win the prize for the deepest post in the thread, at least so far.:smile:
 
The opponent that I like is one that apologizes for playing so badly and wished they had made a better game of it. :eek:
 
Should be music to your ears. On the rare occasions when I've played good enough to make someone say they played bad, I try to be agreeable and say "yeah and you got some bad rolls", or "well I got some good rolls".
 
BillPorter said:
Does it irritate you when you beat a guy and play well to do it and then hear him say, "Boy, I really played terrible today!" In other words, he gives you NO credit for winning and playing well, he just acts as though the only reason you won was that he played below par that day. I know two or three regulars at the pool hall who NEVER compliment their opponent on his good play, they just bemoan the fact that THEIR play was poor that day.

After giving it a little thought, I have a suggestion for those of you, like me, who are irritated by the "I played SOOOO bad" guys. Next time it happens to you, maybe you should say something like, "You think YOU played bad, ME, I'm the one who played just terrible! I don't remember EVER playing as bad as I played today. Geez, I hope I NEVER have another session where my game is off this much. Have you EVER seen me miss so many shots?":mad::mad:

OK, I know this may not help all that much, but at least it gives you something to toss back at the guy.:smile:
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You put it on a little thick but I do that to those people, just a little more subtle about it. I'll win a match and get a "I played horrible" today whiner and then I just say "Yeah, something's not right for me today either" or "I got lucky, I haven't played for 2 weeks."
MULLY
 
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