My Match with Dennis.

Comes on here with his "hat in his hand"....and apologizes like a gentleman. Think what you might, buy I'd say that's a stand up guy. Impressive sir.
 
Seems pretty stand up to me Mike. Glad to see you can look at yourself introspectively and grow as a person. Everyone does stupid things; the sign of a maturing person is owning up to them.
 
Stand up guy for sure. I hope you get to come on TAR again against other players...I would buy. Johnnyt
 
First, congratulations on a hard fought victory. second, congratulations for being big enough to admit mistakes and taking steps to correct them. Hats off to you
 
Excellent

Class act...hope you play at the Maryland 14.1 State Championship this August!!!
 
Mainplayer said:
2. Smashing my Cues. This has been something I have been doing for a little bit now. I have calmed down a lot but still do it when the heat is on. I only do this after I missed MY shot and I really wish I didn't. Under pressure, it's hard to control myself. I don’t know why that would offend any player especially when A LOT of top players do this.
MD
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Don't lose your passion, kid.
I feel the trick is to get mad BEFORE you miss.
This way your passion becomes positive energy which you pour INTO the
shot at hand....and it also makes you somewhat shark-proof.

Every shot should become instant history...history that you can learn from.
..but don't cry over spilt milk.
 
The best part was that you guys were miked so when you'd miss a shot or mess up, we hear the exact same thing out of the pros that we say. "idiot! why did I hit it like that!".

That and hitting the cue on something, it's one of those reactions that's almost automatic.

Class act that you posted this :thumbup:
 
Wedge said:
Class act...hope you play at the Maryland 14.1 State Championship this August!!!
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Thank you guys. I am not sure if I can make it to this tournament. I will try though. I did well one year and I actually like to play the game.
MD
 
Mike,
I had only seen matches of you when your temper was on tilt, the rack wasn't to your liking or you were just missing shots. I didn't have a very good opinion of you.

Then I watched the podcast and very much liked what you said. You were spot on with many observations: short race, alternating breaks, pro players putting themselves out there with the "fans", etc. Because we share many of the same pool observations and the stark difference between, old school and new school, you and Hatch, I changed my mind about you. The torch is being passed to the new generation of players and maybe you guys can do what us old farts couldn't.

Then Day 3 of TAR happens and I see the same old junk, old school gambler's attitude and was put off. Something about practice what you preach...?

Then you man up and do something like this in a well thought out post and what can I say but WOW!!

If I was your coach, I would be ecstatic. Maybe this is exactly what needed to happen to get rid of the "old school" baggage you've had to carry and you and your game will grow because of it. One of the hardest things to do is recognize your own faults. Once recognized, they can be changed.

All I have to say is...World watch out for the new Mike D.
 
Congratulations, Mike. On winning the match, and on manning up and admitting where you went wrong.

Good on both counts.

Like others have said, I was really impressed with how you presented yourself on the podcast, too. I think pool needs more folks with your attitude in order to get to the next level, whatever that is.

Wishing you continued success.
 
Out of the many pool players few rise to the top, even fewer will stand

up and except any responsibility in a bad situation. Way to go Mike and

congratulations on your win. Respect to you. Now for crying out loud go

ahead and shoot, will ya!
 
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