As usual, a bit of controversy surrounded Strickland’s match, though not in the usual fashion. “I thought I was going to lose it … they came over and fined me a thousand dollars—and that didn’t help my mental attitude—for wearing a shirt that cost a hundred dollars,” Strickland exclaimed, “but that doesn’t have anything to with it. Some of the other players at the last tournament were wearing these pullovers. It’s not a cheap one, but it still doesn’t fit the dress code.
“It’s my own fault for following the other players ‘cause they are idiots when it comes to dressing—they are going to try to abuse the dress code—I knew that—and it’s the same thing. I followed with them and it’s cost me a thousand dollars. That kinda derailed me a little bit. The guy played pretty good, I played bad in the beginning, and then he didn’t make nothing on the break and I shut him out, and that's what great players do.”
“It’s my own fault for following the other players ‘cause they are idiots when it comes to dressing—they are going to try to abuse the dress code—I knew that—and it’s the same thing. I followed with them and it’s cost me a thousand dollars. That kinda derailed me a little bit. The guy played pretty good, I played bad in the beginning, and then he didn’t make nothing on the break and I shut him out, and that's what great players do.”
