It"s Such A Shame

nicksaint26

nicksaint26

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That there still are class acts in pool who don't get sponsors, It doesn't matter if your are a good person only if you can play and bring attention on yourself. Good or bad! To clarify there just aren't enough sponsors out there so that good people/players can make a living.
 
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I agree. I have met many pros who are nice people, men and women.They play great pool and act professionally. It is a shame that they can't make a decent living.
Tournament like the Make it Happen are so good for the game. Decent payout, no entry fee, expenses covered. The Sandcastle and Accu-stats are doing a great job supporting the sport.
 
The people with the money get to choose how to spend it.

I am more concerned that we aren't bothered by the fact that senior center caregivers and teachers of our your don make 100k+/ yr to start than I am about someone who chooses a hobby for a career.
 
nicksaint26 said:
That there still are class acts in pool who don't get sponsors, yet people that don't deserve it and make the game look bad get the limited opportunities that are out there. That is why pool is where it is..... It doesn't matter if your are a good person only if you can play and bring attention on yourself. Good or bad!
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Who now..........?
 
Black-Balled said:
The people with the money get to choose how to spend it.

I am more concerned that we aren't bothered by the fact that senior center caregivers and teachers of our your don make 100k+/ yr to start than I am about someone who chooses a hobby for a career.
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You said a mouthful here. Black balled for president!!!!
 
nicksaint26 said:
That there still are class acts in pool who don't get sponsors, yet people that don't deserve it and make the game look bad get the limited opportunities that are out there. That is why pool is where it is..... It doesn't matter if your are a good person only if you can play and bring attention on yourself. Good or bad!
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Apparently, Mike D.'s sponsors don't feel the same about him as you obviously do. Wondering how many threads you are going to start just to knock him.??
 
Neil said:
Apparently, Mike D.'s sponsors don't feel the same about him as you obviously do. Wondering how many threads you are going to start just to knock him.??
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MD is an awesome player I was talking about others who don't get sponsors. MD has earned everything he has got! He is one of the best and if you read some of my other posts I said it is a shame he is not on Mosconi because he should be. And if you hadn't noticed I asked the other thread be removed as I was wrong.
 
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Black-Balled said:
The people with the money get to choose how to spend it.

I am more concerned that we aren't bothered by the fact that senior center caregivers and teachers of our your don make 100k+/ yr to start than I am about someone who chooses a hobby for a career.
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Tried to give you rep on this but I have to spread it around before I hit you again. Great post, just great, mad respect
 
Black-Balled said:
The people with the money get to choose how to spend it.

I am more concerned that we aren't bothered by the fact that senior center caregivers and teachers of our your don make 100k+/ yr to start than I am about someone who chooses a hobby for a career.
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Would you like to pay 30k a year tuition for your child for k-12?

Or 15k a month for your mother to have her diapers changed?

JC
 
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nicksaint26 said:
MD is an awesome player I was talking about others who don't get sponsors. MD has earned everything he has got! He is one of the best and if you read some of my other posts I said it is a shame he is not on Mosconi because he should be. And if you hadn't noticed I asked the other thread be removed as I was wrong.
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Haven't updated the other thread yet, so, my apologies.
 
Neil said:
Haven't updated the other thread yet, so, my apologies.
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no problem MD is a great shot. The reason the other thread hasn't been updated is because I asked them to remove it, therefore it is gone and there is nothing to update. I wish the best to all poolplayers.
 
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Threads like this that don't name names are pointless, precisely because they don't name names.
 
leto1776 said:
Threads like this that don't name names are pointless, precisely because they don't name names.
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Here are some names from the Northeast where I am from that deserve sponsors imo:
1. Jeremy Sossei
2. Tom D'Alfonso
3. Jayson Shaw ( seeing he plays out of NY)
 
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JC said:
Would you like to pay 30k a year tuition for your child for k-12?

Or 15k a month for your mother to have her diapers changed?

JC
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I would not, but I do believe those pursuits should be worth far more to our society than they currently are.
 
nicksaint26 said:
no problem MD is a great shot. The reason the other thread hasn't been updated is because I asked them to remove it, therefore it is gone and there is nothing to update. I wish the best to all poolplayers.
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It might have been better to have the thread left with your change of perspective added. Until this thread, I was left with the impressions from the previous thread about what may or may not have happened...
 
Black-Balled said:
The people with the money get to choose how to spend it.

I am more concerned that we aren't bothered by the fact that senior center caregivers and teachers of our your don make 100k+/ yr to start than I am about someone who chooses a hobby for a career.
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Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Black-Balled said:
The people with the money get to choose how to spend it.

I am more concerned that we aren't bothered by the fact that senior center caregivers and teachers of our your don make 100k+/ yr to start than I am about someone who chooses a hobby for a career.
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Must be really upset with professional golfers then too. Professional players/athletes are paid for their productive worth for the sport/company. Shall we hold teachers to the same standards as professional athletes? No class room achieving, no pay. Sound like a deal?
 
Sponsorship is tough without visibility. Why sponsor players who may or may not streamed when you can pay the streamer to put a banner up?
 
nicksaint26 said:
Here are some names from the Northeast where I am from that deserve sponsors imo:
1. Jeremy Sossei
2. Tom D'Alfonso
3. Jayson Shaw ( seeing he plays out of NY)
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I am pretty sure all 3 of these guys have some form of sponsorship. Shaw I think is sponsored by Lucasi and Kings of Vapor, Tom (who is an incredible player btw), gets some sponsorship from Snookers pool hall I think...not sure about Jeremy. I have no idea just how much these sponsors cover.

But yeah it would be great for any of these guys to get more. I am friends with Tom...he's a very nice kid and a great player.

KMRUNOUT
 
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