Who are the top players in USA that work?

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Who are the top guys or girls that work 35-40 hours a week regular jobs and still play great pool?
 
Most if not ALL really GREAT pool players- or any great accomplished athlete / sports figure had at least some period in their life where they did NOT work and only focused on the sport itself before they were considered GREAT. Ray Martin worked full time until he gave it up for pool- Jack Colavita always worked full time. Mizerak was a school teacher for a while- I don't think guys like Varner, Seigel, Rempe, Hopkins, Fusco etc. ever really worked full time before they were great players. Just from a bygone era perspective.
 
IMHO Hatch doesn't count.
Donnie counts, because he is always working.

I'll say George.
As he has said 10 million times before, work with him for a week and he will play anyone in the world pool. Maybe it was for a month, but you get the idea.


Black-Balled said:
Dennis hatch.

Cars.

Used ones.

Sell em.
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Who's the guy in California that sells insurance? Plays real strong in the West Coast events. Brian Parks?
 
Rodney Morris.

Last time I talked to him, he just got a job at the Porsche dealer in Orlando. He is in their training program to be a salesman. He seemed pretty happy about it. With his outgoing positive personality, I think he will do great at it.
 
ChopStick said:
Rodney Morris.

Last time I talked to him, he just got a job at the Porsche dealer in Orlando. He is in their training program to be a salesman. He seemed pretty happy about it. With his outgoing positive personality, I think he will do great at it.
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That’s great for him but I don’t think he plays pool any more
 
Zion Zvi works as a cab driver in NY last I checked and still plays top notch.

Does running multiple leagues and tournaments count? Cause if it does, Tony Robles does that.
 
He may have entered those tournaments but on Instagram he said doesn’t really play any more- just shoots here and there with friends. I’m sure he could easily get into stroke in a few weeks though if he wanted
 
sixpack said:
Two I can think of are Mitch Ellerman and Mike Dechaine.

I'm sure there are a lot more.
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Mark Twain is my favorite all time author but I have many other favorites who are a close second place.

I understand the sentiment behind what Mark Twain said when he said, "If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it" but at face value this is just plain wrong.
 
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