Are You Content ?

JoeW said:
If I were content I think I would quit and take up something else.
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+1

I am a better Golfer than I am a pool player...but I never Golf anymore...I hit my peak, shot some consistent scores under par...and decided I was not going to get any better at 40+ years old.

Now my clubs only get dusted off (about once or twice a year) when I am asked to play in some 4 man scramble.

Basically I was content that I had maxed out my own personal ability when it came to Golf......I have not accepted that yet for pool.

Interesting though....When I played Golf...I hardly ever played pool....when I quit Golf is when I started getting serious about playing pool......

I am not sure if I am in love with Pool...or in love with competition....Pool just happens to be the only thing I have left where I still have a chance to be competitive.

So the real question is (at least for me)....Are you content (with your competitiveness or competitive nature)
 
No I am not content with my play. My safety play needs a lot of work to be able to compete at the level I Would like to. I played in a open 9 ball tourney a couple of weeks ago with some very good players in it. Drew Karen Corr first match. Wound up one win out of the money. Pretty good considering the talent that was there. But my safety play got me in the end.
 
BRKNRUN said:
+1

I am a better Golfer than I am a pool player...but I never Golf anymore...I hit my peak, shot some consistent scores under par...and decided I was not going to get any better at 40+ years old.

Now my clubs only get dusted off (about once or twice a year) when I am asked to play in some 4 man scramble.

Basically I was content that I had maxed out my own personal ability when it came to Golf......I have not accepted that yet for pool.

Interesting though....When I played Golf...I hardly ever played pool....when I quit Golf is when I started getting serious about playing pool......

I am not sure if I am in love with Pool...or in love with competition....Pool just happens to be the only thing I have left where I still have a chance to be competitive.

So the real question is (at least for me)....Are you content (with your competitiveness or competitive nature)
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Good Post B&R
 
m79a said:
No I am not content with my play. My safety play needs a lot of work to be able to compete at the level I Would like to. I played in a open 9 ball tourney a couple of weeks ago with some very good players in it. Drew Karen Corr first match. Wound up one win out of the money. Pretty good considering the talent that was there. But my safety play got me in the end.
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That was a good finish and you know your close.
Good shooting
 
I am not content in the least but circumstances do not permit me to do much about that unless I want to drastically change my life.

I kinda suck but I am fairly sure I would suck much less if I were to play more than once every few weeks.
 
I'm nowhere being content with the level of my game. Put it like this, I have so much improvement to make that I can only go up from where I'm at. lol This coming year, I'm going to make time to truly improve my game and become a much better player.
 
Content.....

One of the definitions found in Webster's is: to limit (oneself) in requirements, desires, or actions

The limiting desire aspect:
We modify our desires from being a world champion to being a professional to being a AA player to being the best in our home room to being able to put up a good fight to trying not to embarrass ourselves.

The desire aspect comes directly from the limiting actions aspect.
We stop going to the big tournaments. We stop matching up. We stop going to any tournaments. We stop putting in the time to practice.

The actions are based on the limiting our requirements aspect.
We go from having no required responsibilities and having all the time in the the world required to invest in the game to having the requirements of life thrust upon us. Work, Bills, GF, Wife, Mortgage, Kids, More bills, Little league, college tuition, grand children, personal health issues, Aging Parents....

I am content in the way that I take care of my family and finances. I will not limit these areas in my life based on where pool falls on my list of responsibilities AT THIS TIME.

Therefore I am content in the actions I am currently taking towards my game. I play a few days a week and sneak practice in after I take a whipping. I made the Open this year and Will be DCC Bound.

I am content in my current level of desire based on the 2 preceding factors. I am content in trying to be the best in my home room.

Am I content? Yes... Am I HAPPY about it?? HELL NO!!!
 
I will never be content because the better I get, the more I realize I suck. I think of it this way; to a beginner, one miss per rack might seem like pretty good play. To a player of a higher caliber, one miss per set might seem decent. To the top level of play, they might be dissappointed in their game even if they never missed a shot!
 
You should never be content with your game ! you can always improve

But i know what you mean. Content taking into account family, work and maybe other sport/hobby committments
 
I think content is a bad word to use because it implies that you are satisfied and feel no need to pursue greater things. I'd say I'm happy with how far I've come with my game but nowhere near content.
 
victorl said:
I think content is a bad word to use because it implies that you are satisfied and feel no need to pursue greater things. I'd say I'm happy with how far I've come with my game but nowhere near content.
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I am content because I do not look at the top pros and wish I were in their shoes. I am not sure content is the proper word, or maybe it is.
After a few days on the road I am ready to see my family and home.
 
Ktown D said:
I am not content in the least but circumstances do not permit me to do much about that unless I want to drastically change my life.

I kinda suck but I am fairly sure I would suck much less if I were to play more than once every few weeks.
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I love the game but it is not my top priority either D, it ranks high but
but not 1st or 2nd. See you at the shootout I hope
 
AKStickGuy said:
I'm nowhere being content with the level of my game. Put it like this, I have so much improvement to make that I can only go up from where I'm at. lol This coming year, I'm going to make time to truly improve my game and become a much better player.
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I think the learning curve and seeing the results is one of the best rewards the game offers.
Good Luck
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
I never said you can't be polite. I'm just saying I'm never going to be content. Am I happy with my game? Sure. Am I content? Hell no.
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I think you and I might have different "internal definitions" of the word "content." For me, "happy" and "content" seem to be reversed in their definitions. "Happy," to me, means joyous -- like I'm jumping up and down with glee. "Content," on the other hand, to me means "adequately satisfied." I'm not "happy" with my game, but I am "content." I know that if I could change a few things to make more time in my schedule to play more regularly, I could reach that level where I'd be "happy." "Happy" as in doing a fistpump "yeah! I'm where I'd like to be!"

But if I step outside of my meticulous nature and look at the big picture, am I "not" content with what I've done with the little time I have? No.

So for me, "content" means kicking my feet up, having some cognac, reflecting back, and saying to myself, "Sean, you didn't do half bad with what you had."

My goal? To be "happy." The new year is fast approaching, so it'll be interesting to see what changes I can make.

-Sean
 
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