Sorry, I feel like being a dream-crushing tool

Nick Varner won his first title at 40, I believe.
Edgie Geronimo was in his late teens when he started playing.
 
alstl said:
I disagree with the bolded part. There are plenty of examples of world class players who aren't psycho about their opponent. In fact I would assert that hurts your game more than helps. No doubt they want to win but if they lose or make a mistake they get upset with themselves. Some use failure as motivation to work harder.
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I agree in a sense, though some of those characteristics outlined play a role in continued persistence.

A mate of mine, who probably had less that 100 games of 9-ball experience, who was a competent 2 shot 8 ball player beat Earl 13-9 in the last 32 of the Japan Open, 2001. No psychopathy needed, just an ability to make shots.

He partied all night after that and got smashed in his next round.

Swings & round-abouts... different courses. It's more so about talent and dedication. Psychopaths have one part in spades, but that isn't the only way to get things done.

Colin
 
Thousands of ghetto children dream of growing up to be NBA stars. Their odds are way better than being a money making pro pool player.
 
MisspentYouth said:
Dear Sam Lambert,

I don't know you, and you didn't ask for my advice, but here are my general guidelines for becoming a pro pool player at your age:

If you really love it, then go for it, but you should be willing to sacrifice absolutely everything--women, money, a career, your family, everything.
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Fixed it for you.

And you're right, training to be a pro at any sport can be all-consuming, it's to be expected. The issue is more money related than anything else. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be a pro pool player except for making good money, so a smart man would secure his finances first, whether it be thru getting an education, getting a good job or starting a company.

Whatever the case, just because most pros don't make much, doesn't mean that most pros couldn't make much more. By and large the pro players these days are marketing and business failures FUBAR. Their " image" is non existent at best and tainted at worst and the bulk of their public relations is handled via Facebook rants. Pro players are mostly poor because pro players don't lift a damn finger.
 
Haters gonna hate! I think the OP must really be annoyed with Sam for taking that much time out of his day to get drunk and write that much about another person's ambitions. What is wrong with somebody trying to be the best they can at the hobby they choose? Set your goals high and your dreams even higher!
 
Something that spoils or ruins an otherwise enjoyable event, esp. when in relation to ruining a drunken or drug-induced high.
We were having a great time at the party until Jim puked all over the floor. That was a major buzzkill.

I was jerking off and then my dad walked in, god what a buzzkill.

JB Cases said:
Except Mozart was trained by his father who was himself an accomplished composer. And some music historians now think that it's likely that Mozart did NOT write the symphonies credited to him as a child but that his father actually wrote them and passed Wolfgang off as a prodigy among prodigies because of it.

Mozart did not write his first world class symphony until he was 21 which would have literally meant he was in training for 16 years by an highly skilled composer prior to doing it.

This kid can blog all he wants to but until he is willing to put in up to 18 hours a day working on his break for example like Shane's longest day was he won't have any chance of becoming a pro in five or ten years.

I do like the idea of blogging about improvement and I wish I had the discipline to create a training program, establish a benchmark and work it while blogging about the progress.

Once in a while I check in on The Dan Plan and enjoy reading about his progress. I really hope he makes the pro tour by 10,000 hours.
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MisspentYouth said:
Dear Sam Lambert,



I don't know you, but I used to kind of be like you when I was younger (maybe until I was @16 or so). And I've been drinking and I am a mean drunk that likes to hear himself talk.



You didn't ask for my advice, but your posts annoy me, so here goes:



Wanting to be a "pro" at something is fine. If you're 12. And if you have talent. You appear to be in your early twenties. Get a job.



I feel as though you, like Rhea and a few other people on here (probably myself at times too) write posts just so people will pay attention to them.



Like I said, I don't know you, but putting all of your energy into a spur of the moment obsession is a big red flag. More likely some area of your life deserves scrutiny. In the meantime, get a job.



Here are my general guidelines for becoming a pro pool player at your age:



1. Get a time machine and be as good as this kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcRYYTdkX2I here by the time you are 12.



2. If you aren't, then become an A player within the first few months of playing and you stand a slim chance. And then get another time machine to go back and have all the tournament and gambling experience that kid will have by the time he's your age.



3. If you can't do 1 or 2, then practice 16 to 18 hours a day, and if you aren't as good as a low level pro within one year, then you are not going to be. If you don't have the talent, then you, or anyone else on earth, no matter how much you practice, cannot become a pro. Sorry.



As regards #3, you might say, "How does he know this?" Well, first off, I have common sense. Second, I practiced 8, 10, 14 hours a day and I never got past a high B level. I don't have the talent. And from watching your videos, neither do you.



Can you get to shortstop level? Probably. But why would you want to? Even high level pro pool is a dead-end job except for the top ten players..



If you really love it, then go for it, but you should be willing to sacrifice absolutely everything--women, money, a career, your family, everything.



Do you have a killer instinct? I mean have total contempt for your opponent?

Do you absolutely pathologically hate to lose (I know a former NCAA tennis player that would flip over the monopoly board and threaten to kill you if you won-that's how bad you have to want to win)

Are you an amazing athlete at pretty much any sport you try?

Were you waaaayyy better than your peers as a child at any sport you tried?



If not, you won't be a pro. You are wasting your time.



All I'm saying is that your quest sounds pretty immature to me. My advice is practice enough to get real good, and get a job, go to school, get a girlfriend or boyfriend or a cat or whatever and leave me alone. I don't care about your pool quest. Only 16 year old girls want this kind of attention. But if you really love pool, then you won't care about anything I say here. In fact you'll use it as motivation.
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You practiced that much and never got past b level? That tells me two things:

#1 You were doing it wrong.

#2 You're a loser.

Have a nice day loser.

Sam, shoot for the stars and enjoy the journey. Make it or not, you'll fly higher than losers like this guy.


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JoeyInCali said:
Nick Varner won his first title at 40, I believe.
Edgie Geronimo was in his late teens when he started playing.
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Nick won collegiate championships during his time, so I say he did not..

."not win until he was 40"

.and anyway, wouldn't that just add support to the thought that there is virtually NO FRIGGIN WAY one plays pro speed after 5yr, maybe even 10.?
 
AzHousePro said:
Ask and ye shall receive.

Mike
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Bet he felt that one when he sobered up. Anyways, I skimmed through the responses to my earlier comment, nothing really worth replying back to. Sorry it took me so long to get back on here, it's funny how I never have time to go on AZ when I'm playing pool and working on my game. Good night everyone.
 
Of all the stupid things I've read on the internet, this is certainly one of them.

Wow, we had a bare-knuckle death match challenge, an unknown MMA champion who could beat bruce lee, a muppet, geritol, buzzards, michael jordan, baseball...

...let's see, I want to cover everything so:

Kittens.
Sex.
Hitler.

That should do.
 
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