Thanks, Hustlin, for that piece. I enjoyed it UNTIL around 40:00, when Earl says...
"...That doesn't exist anymore [his self-pride and genuineness], you stripped me of that.
I'm not as genuine as I once was, I still am, but it's just there's so many things that happened that I never thought that pool would be like this."
So he's blaming pool's demise for his not being genuine or showing pride for the game anymore?
YOU, Earl, YOU were in a position to be a role model.
YOU had the opportunity to help pool.
Instead YOU too it out on the game, and, most important,
YOU took it out on others because pool didn't go the way YOU wanted it.
YOU will always have some excuse to present for YOUR bad behaviors.
YOU MAKE ME SICK. GROW UP!!
"Pool excellence is not about excellent pool, it's about becoming someone...." -Paul Newman Color of Money
And, Earl, you became someone that today's (and tomorrow's) pool player must avoid.
Pool will improve after you retire, trust me.