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Thanks for posting that was fun to watch. Such a natural talent.
Ronnie is amazing, I hope he plays until he is 90
I must say i don't watch snooker or ever have for very long but i swear i just watched about a half hour of his shooting. He is crazy, its like watching Shaw. I may have to learn about the game. We don't have any tables around here to play on that i know of.
Anyone who thinks getting to pro speed is just a matter of hard work and willpower should watch this video and get a much-needed reality check
Amen to that. Although I bet Ronnie also worked his ass off harder than most even at the tender age of 14.
Bit of both. You need the talent and you need the work. And therein is the rub - if you don't have the talent to make it to the elite level then you will almost certainly give up before you get to be the best that you can be. But if you don't give up...... Somethings in life come easier to some than to others.
Ronnie is an absolute joy to watch when he is on his game. The level of awareness, respect and reverence, on what is largely a pool forum, speaks volumes.
Ronnie is an absolute joy to watch when he is on his game. The level of awareness, respect and reverence, on what is largely a pool forum, speaks volumes.
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Anyone who thinks getting to pro speed is just a matter of hard work and willpower should watch this video and get a much-needed reality check
Bingo...we all knew "that kid" in elementary school...the one who could run faster, throw farther, jump higher. A few of them even made it to the pro ranks. Same thing applies to cue sports...the natural ability has to be there, then it is honed...
I have watched snooker and Ronnie mostly for 100's hours ... incredible talent.
I remember in junior high playing softball. I struggled to hit any pitch. My friend kept fouling balls off looking for one he liked. The PE instructor told him to stop doing that after about the seventh rejected pitch. He could also do sit-ups indefinitely. He wasn't really interested in sports, though. I don't think he was on any team in high school. He's a master woodworker now.
Good for him. A guy should do what he likes above all. Many try to make it to the top pro level in traditional sports. Very few of those who were the top jocks in high school make it to that level.
To make it to the top level takes a lot of natural ability and one hell of a lot of drive and work ethic. And a willingness to make sacrifices to get there.
Thank you very much. Heard a rumor on one of those and that confirmed that they had one.
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Anyone who thinks getting to pro speed is just a matter of hard work and willpower should watch this video and get a much-needed reality check
Bad example buddy. His dad built him a snooker room at age 11 where he was practicing 8-9h/day every day. He started training and owned a table even earlier. By age 14 he had played in lots of open amateur tournaments and was winning serious prize money.
Source: "Running", his autobiography.
His only natural talents are:
1) He's ambidextrous
2) His brain runs fast
And yet you have to practice these 2 things to master it.
The point is that there are a thousands of players who study and work at the game all the time for years and years and will never get anywhere close to the level that Ronnie did by age 14.