Mike i just want you to know that admitting you have "issues" or "problems" is by far the biggest step(i certainly speak from experience) and i admire you for facing them and i am confident you will be just fine. Thx for not being like most players and just lurking in the background.you don,t know me personally,but we met in greensboro n.c. About 10 years ago and you were with mario from ohio and another young player ben??? And sparky farrell was there and i almost put you in the box because mario wasn,t sure how you played(even though he had you on the road with him) you were playing with a predator sneaky. Wish i had put you in action but mario let the other kid play.
Anyone seen Dechaine?
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Mike i just want you to know that admitting you have "issues" or "problems" is by far the biggest step(i certainly speak from experience) and i admire you for facing them and i am confident you will be just fine. Thx for not being like most players and just lurking in the background.you don,t know me personally,but we met in greensboro n.c. About 10 years ago and you were with mario from ohio and another young player ben??? And sparky farrell was there and i almost put you in the box because mario wasn,t sure how you played(even though he had you on the road with him) you were playing with a predator sneaky. Wish i had put you in action but mario let the other kid play.
Whether or not it's what you do for a living, pool can get in the way of life's priorities.
In my case, when I was in my mid-twenties, I went to the pool hall most days after work and stayed way too late. My game certainly improved, but my career in high finance stalled, in large part because I was often showing up to work with insufficient rest. In 1986, when I was twenty eight, I saw it fit to give the game up so that I could focus entirely on my career. Over the ensuing seven years, my career skyrocketed and in 1993 I began to play pool again, but with rare exception, I always got a good night's sleep on work days. I was lucky enough to retire at fifty, but that would have never happened if I hadn't exorcised my personal "pool related" demon of not sleeping enough hours.
It seems Mike has concluded that stepping further away from pool is a necessary step in exorcising some of his demons and re-positioning his priorities to his greatest advantage. It's a well-reasoned and admirable decision and I'll, consequently, join the many in this thread that have chosen to wish him well.
In my case, when I was in my mid-twenties, I went to the pool hall most days after work and stayed way too late. My game certainly improved, but my career in high finance stalled, in large part because I was often showing up to work with insufficient rest. In 1986, when I was twenty eight, I saw it fit to give the game up so that I could focus entirely on my career. Over the ensuing seven years, my career skyrocketed and in 1993 I began to play pool again, but with rare exception, I always got a good night's sleep on work days. I was lucky enough to retire at fifty, but that would have never happened if I hadn't exorcised my personal "pool related" demon of not sleeping enough hours.
It seems Mike has concluded that stepping further away from pool is a necessary step in exorcising some of his demons and re-positioning his priorities to his greatest advantage. It's a well-reasoned and admirable decision and I'll, consequently, join the many in this thread that have chosen to wish him well.