Sportmanship at US Open
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Too bad............
Too bad you couldn't jump into his mind and see what he is going through. I know being diabetic.
Some of those matches that he won getting to where he is at were probably like miracles.
I hope you never become diabetic but if you do you will understand for sure.
Too bad you couldn't jump into his mind and see what he is going through. I know being diabetic.
Some of those matches that he won getting to where he is at were probably like miracles.
I hope you never become diabetic but if you do you will understand for sure.
I few years ago at BCA in Vegas, Larry was at the Gulyassy booth where Gulyassy was selling his break cues....Larry was practicing on the table...I came up with my wife and asked to try one of his break cues...Afterwards we got to talking to Larry...I asked about jumping balls and he gave me a lot of his time and showed me serval things about how to jump...My wife asked a question and next thing I know he is helping her with her game...Was very polite and very patient with us and gave us a lot of his time and help and asked for nothing in return...Made a very good impression on my wife and I...We stood around for awhile and Larry was helping everyone who would ask a question...That's how I remember Larry....That breaking the shaft incident just doesn't look like the Larry I met..Maybe Diabetis is the cause..I have a team mate who is Diabetic and he has problems with his sugar levels and starts acting weird and goes to buy a candy bar or something to help him get thru the night....
I know I have seen Johnny Archer act a real jerk on serval occasions while playing pool....He even broke his stick over the back of his neck...He's a real poor loser .....
So lets give Larry a little slack this time...I know deep down he is really a decent guy...
I know I have seen Johnny Archer act a real jerk on serval occasions while playing pool....He even broke his stick over the back of his neck...He's a real poor loser .....
So lets give Larry a little slack this time...I know deep down he is really a decent guy...
I'm a big fan of Larry Nevel and was sorry he didn't win the whole thing.
When the field had been narrowed down to the last 24 players, I wanted either Nevel, Kiamco, SVB, Antonio Lining or Shawn Putnam to win the title.
It was great to see how deep Larry went this year. I'm hoping that he does win a U.S. Open 9 Ball Championship some day. He played great this year.
As this is being typed, the field is down to three....Alex, Appleton & Putnam. Of those 3, I'd sure like to see Putnam win it this year.
When the field had been narrowed down to the last 24 players, I wanted either Nevel, Kiamco, SVB, Antonio Lining or Shawn Putnam to win the title.
It was great to see how deep Larry went this year. I'm hoping that he does win a U.S. Open 9 Ball Championship some day. He played great this year.
As this is being typed, the field is down to three....Alex, Appleton & Putnam. Of those 3, I'd sure like to see Putnam win it this year.
Im diabetic and never noticed any increase in anger since i became one and didnt know one was expected either you friggin idiot!!. Haha -The last 3 words were a joke.
We were all rooting for him down here. He's played a few tourneys down here and a lot up on NC that we go to and he is a nice dude until its time to play and it can.be like watching Strickland if it doesn't go his way. I can't believe how well he did seeing how just one ago he flipped his car over coming home from Inman, SC. As soon as he broke his Predator shaft, he was done. Good job Larry.
Smashed his own shaft into pieces after missing. It is falsely claimed in this thread that he finished in the top four, but he, in fact, came 5/6.
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Yes, but it wasn't on the stream table.
Just so everyone knows, Putnam is a diabetic as well!! His actions are not of what Larry's is. I played Larry in the DCC bank tournament several years ago and it came down to the last several balls in the last rack. He was not a gentleman either. He slammed the cue rack, his cue and the balls on/against the table in frustration. And I have seen Larry act the same many other times.
For the record though, I am not condoning or condemning his actions one way or the other. Pool does need people who show personality at the table as opposed to emotionless, robot like, players. But be sure to call a spade a spade though. Larry is a hot-head. Hell, I am too but don't blame it on diabetes.
Gary
For the record though, I am not condoning or condemning his actions one way or the other. Pool does need people who show personality at the table as opposed to emotionless, robot like, players. But be sure to call a spade a spade though. Larry is a hot-head. Hell, I am too but don't blame it on diabetes.
Gary
As SJM said "good losers are GOOD." In the course of a lifetime, there are many defeats, but the ones that always have the dignity to say "nicely played" to their victorious opponents are the ones I admire the most.
Show respect for yourself, your sport and your opponent and you'll help rebuild pool's image.
I don't know Larry, except from what I read about him and from what I see about him. It appears there are many sides to Larry. There is a very kind side of him, and a very emotional side of him. When the emotional side comes up, it appears he's wears that on his sleeve.
I do know from his facebook, that only a week or so ago, that he almost died. He fell asleep at the wheel and is lucky to be alive as his vehicle rolled several times. I would think that would be a pretty traumatic experience, especially since he just got married recently too.
When people act out in a non-conventional way, I try not to judge them, but I try and understand them. Most of us have switches inside that are tripped when we have "extreme" moments that allow us to act in a way that is "normal" for society. While others seem to lack those switches, and when in "extreme" situations, they act in a way that is not acceptable in society.
Larry seems to be of the group sometimes may lack those switches, and in extreme moments, you may see extreme actions. It may take several factors all lining up together, to produce his inappropriate actions. It may be that if this was just the US Open and all the pressure involved with getting to the final 4, maybe everything would have been normal.
But maybe you have the US Open, then you throw in a traumatic event (almost being killed), getting married and all the stress that adds, all within the past month....and maybe then you have a blowup.
I'm not condoning his actions, but sometimes it's good to try to understand what reasons may have contributed to a incident.
I do know from his facebook, that only a week or so ago, that he almost died. He fell asleep at the wheel and is lucky to be alive as his vehicle rolled several times. I would think that would be a pretty traumatic experience, especially since he just got married recently too.
When people act out in a non-conventional way, I try not to judge them, but I try and understand them. Most of us have switches inside that are tripped when we have "extreme" moments that allow us to act in a way that is "normal" for society. While others seem to lack those switches, and when in "extreme" situations, they act in a way that is not acceptable in society.
Larry seems to be of the group sometimes may lack those switches, and in extreme moments, you may see extreme actions. It may take several factors all lining up together, to produce his inappropriate actions. It may be that if this was just the US Open and all the pressure involved with getting to the final 4, maybe everything would have been normal.
But maybe you have the US Open, then you throw in a traumatic event (almost being killed), getting married and all the stress that adds, all within the past month....and maybe then you have a blowup.
I'm not condoning his actions, but sometimes it's good to try to understand what reasons may have contributed to a incident.
good post!
A lot of focus on diabetes today so I did a little research. There were probably over twenty-five other diabetics in the Open just looking at statistics. We are talking about one. Can you image if most diabetics couldn't control themselves?
I think we have to consider other factors including personality factors that can be modified. I have seen people "who couldn't control their emotions" show great control when tens of thousands of dollars or their life was on the line! I don't have a bone to pick with Larry or Earl or any pro player. However I think that if patterns of poor behavior are addressed harshly we may find that people can control themselves when the consequences of failing to control themselves impact them severely enough. Not guaranteed but very possible.
Hu
A lot of focus on diabetes today so I did a little research. There were probably over twenty-five other diabetics in the Open just looking at statistics. We are talking about one. Can you image if most diabetics couldn't control themselves?
I think we have to consider other factors including personality factors that can be modified. I have seen people "who couldn't control their emotions" show great control when tens of thousands of dollars or their life was on the line! I don't have a bone to pick with Larry or Earl or any pro player. However I think that if patterns of poor behavior are addressed harshly we may find that people can control themselves when the consequences of failing to control themselves impact them severely enough. Not guaranteed but very possible.
Hu
I don't condone, but walk a mile in his shoes.
