Apparently Everyone Plays Well Enough

64 and still stroking..............

JerzyJoe said:
In the over 30 years that I've been around the sport of pool I've heard over and over again "I used to be really good". In fact if I had a nickel for every time I've heard that statement I could retire wealthy.
Well, frankly, I can understand the sentiment, but I've seen and continue to see that those making this statement are victims of their own fate. Myself included.
Yeah, I used to be a better player than I am now. My vision was sharper, my attitude was better and my elbow was looser. I wasn't as concerned about losing, Hell in my mind I couldn't. I knew everything about the game. Nobody could teach me anything.
But now I'm a 49 year old guy that has to wear glasses to read the newspaper. I don't get to practice or play as often as I'd like. I'm distracted by my day to day life when I do get the chance to play and I live my "Pool life" vicariously through the players I watch play on ESPN and the internet. These days I take great pride in "never missing a shot" while I'm watching other players, pro or amateur. I know what they're supposed to do, what ball they should be playing and the english they should be using, all the while knowing I'd have the odds against me if I were at the table.
This isn't a bad thing though.
I still get out there and try. I'm still willing to learn.
And that's where the system breaks down in most cases.
Poolplayers are sometime a very stubborn breed.
The up and coming player often has too much self-confidece, the older-more experienced player thinks nobody can teach them anything, pride sometimes gets in the way, there's so many factors.
I've always felt that pool is like life, you can never learn too much about it. In fact I tried to impress upon my daughter to learn some new thing everyday, however insignificant it might seem, because life is a learning experience.
Let me know if you agree.
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Heh, Heh... Oh yeah... hear that everytime I go out to shoot a game or two. Never been one of my quotes. Mine is more to "yeah, I shoot once in a while just for fun". I don't shoot like I used to because I don't have to. I can rise to the occasion when some brash youngster is braggin and bullyin on a gin mill table. My body ani't what it used to be but my mind is. Those who know me are amazed at my ability to manage a rack and fire those long cue ball to far bank and back shots, when "I want to". Or, to put it in the proper perspective....:p I may not be as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.......;) :D :D
 
I'm pretty sure that everyone that went to college paid their way playing pool. Just ask anyone in the poolroom that went to college. They'll tell ya.
 
I got tired of hearing that!

I got soooooooo tired of hearing that phrase, "you should have seen me when I was younger".

I always told them, "Well that was then and this is now!" So, shoot 'em up.

I made a committent to myself that I would never to say that phrase to anyone now that I got older and have held myself to that promise.

With myself, eyes got worse, playing got smarter, stamina got shorter.
 
Hasbeen

Well i guess i fall in that line of thought, as i am 70yr of age and still shoot on occasions. As far as shooting great, no i shot smart. raised my family on money i won for years on shortstops with no smarts, lose 15-20 on monday tuesday. come back friday when thy got payed and win 100-150 each week, my big score was off a Apachie indian in 1970 won 2500 of him and keep my scalp, yes us older players lose some of our play now, but in our memories, you cant beat US!!!!!!!!:confused: :confused: :confused: What we talking about!!!:confused: :confused: :confused:
 
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