CSI Releases "Ten Question" Interview Series with Top Professionals!

You don't get to that level without a little bit of "A" type personality to drive you to the top of the mountain. All the greats have a little bit of the self confident dragon in them. The trick is to be bold enough to not be scared to put it all out there on a shot without showing your inner self confidence (dragon) to the outside world. Everyone loved Phil Mickelson when he was the perennial second place finisher. Rumour around the tour is even though he's happy go lucky Phil who is family first and a sign anything kind guy outward to the public. Behind the scenes it's the Phil show and he's hyper competative and plays mind games with the lesser tour guys. Add now a few Major wins and he's insuferable but to the public he's just good old lefty.

Formula for Great = (Skill + Talent + Drive + Confidence) x Work Ethic

Too much of any of the above and you become Bobby Fischer. Not enough of any and nobody knows your name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer


Nick

softshot said:
Lost a bit of respect for Ralf... I had always pictured him more humble.. he really came off as arrogant.

Great series thanks for the effort..
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Excellent work Justin, these were all very enjoyable! Looking forward to the next 8 videos! :thumbup:

-Brian
 
Thanks for doing this...very illuminating. Also, kudos to Dechaine for working on his main weakness. It took guts for him to say this.
 
JCIN said:
I think that question gives some insight into how a player thinks and what he thinks is important.

Example: John Morra's and Ralf's answer I thought were particularly interesting.
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Great stuff. An excellent contribution to the game.
 
Thank you, jcin and everyone at csi this show is great! Nice work....

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jeffj2h said:
Great job Justin; these are terrific.

To those that thought Thorsten's was good, I agree, he's a good interviewee. You should check out his interview on American Billiard Radio from this past February. Very insightful answers. Regarding Bonus Ball (remember that?), his is the only interview I ever heard that laid out the pros AND cons.

http://www.americanbilliardradio.com/listen/2014/2/20/the-beard-the-angel-and-the-toaster


These format reminds me of a series of interviews Jim Murnak did a few years ago. Those are well worth checking out. He interviews players like Mika, Jenn, Jeremy Sossl, Tony Robles (he has an amazing back story).


-Jeff
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BB573F28DF27794

Thanks for the link to the Jim Murnak interviews. I am watching the Tony Robles interview (which is excellent) and at 14:16 he discusses his 148 run (and miss) at the 2000 US Open straight pool match in NYC. It remember that miss - I was watching that match with JimboCt, Freddie Agnir and I think Lou Figuora and a few other RSBers. Not sure if Bob Jewett was there at that point. The miss was heartbreaking, but what a performance.

Gideon<----old times!
 
Yep, excellent production, catchy, and super insightful. It's cool to see these icon players as 'normal guys' with their answers.
 
Health

Does anyone else find it interesting that Shane's main regret is not working out or staying fit earlier in his career? I find this to be a very overlooked aspect of being on top.
 
JCIN said:
I think that question gives some insight into how a player thinks and what he thinks is important.

Example: John Morra's and Ralf's answer I thought were particularly interesting.
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Please don't take this as much of a criticism because I really liked how the interviews came out. However, I also found the "What player would you be?" question to be a bit awkward. I think if the question would have read "If you were a player from a different era, what player would you be?" or "If you were a player from a different country, what player would you be?" As it currently reads, "What player would you be?" seems inconclusive and doesn't give the person watching the interview much insight as to the parameters of the question that was asked to the players. But that's just me being nitpicky. Great job on the interviews and I look forward to seeing more in the future.
 
softshot said:
Lost a bit of respect for Ralf... I had always pictured him more humble.. he really came off as arrogant.

Great series thanks for the effort..
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I used to live in Germany and some of what you interpreted as arrogance may have simply been a difference in culture. I don't know Ralf personally, so I'm not defending him and saying that he isn't arrogant. I'm just saying that I know a few German guys that are great guys but come off as arrogant until you really get to know them. The main reason I've found to be the difference in cultures.
 
2000 US open straight pool

I remember that. I was there too. He was playing Johnny Archer I believe. Tony broke open the rack and had a long straight in to one of the Dar corners. He looked a little uncomfortable and in fact missed it. He gad a chance to have a 152 and out which would gave been a new record!

Lou was there and obviously JimBo, Gideon, Freddie, and I think a couple others. Maybe Sean Morgan who was using my ex's tickets.

There were a lot of 100 ball runs still this event!!

Mark Griffin

GideonF said:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8BB573F28DF27794

Thanks for the link to the Jim Murnak interviews. I am watching the Tony Robles interview (which is excellent) and at 14:16 he discusses his 148 run (and miss) at the 2000 US Open straight pool match in NYC. It remember that miss - I was watching that match with JimboCt, Freddie Agnir and I think Lou Figuora and a few other RSBers. Not sure if Bob Jewett was there at that point. The miss was heartbreaking, but what a performance.

Gideon<----old times!
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Mark Griffin said:
I remember that. I was there too. He was playing Johnny Archer I believe. Tony broke open the rack and had a long straight in to one of the Dar corners. He looked a little uncomfortable and in fact missed it. He gad a chance to have a 152 and out which would gave been a new record!

Lou was there and obviously JimBo, Gideon, Freddie, and I think a couple others. Maybe Sean Morgan who was using my ex's tickets.

There were a lot of 100 ball runs still this event!!

Mark Griffin
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Yes, I was there and was watching that particular match.

Tony tried to spear the ball -- a diagonal shot across the length of the table -- at a hundred miles an hour to punctuate the end of the run and missed it badly. Big moan out of the crowd :-(

Lou Figueroa
 
lfigueroa said:
Yes, I was there and was watching that particular match.

Tony tried to spear the ball -- a diagonal shot across the length of the table -- at a hundred miles an hour to punctuate the end of the run and missed it badly. Big moan out of the crowd :-(

Lou Figueroa
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Jeffrey Weiss was there too. Here is his note from rsb from 2001 (and quoting his post written contemporaneously:

Tony started at -2 and ended at 146 for a run of 148 which was the high run for
the tournament. The shot he missed was to a top corner pocket from around the
rack area and would have left him with three easy rack area shots for a US Open
record run of 152. But, alas, it wasn't to be. This was my report on the game
from April (surprisingly available in Deja):

] This run was pure straight pool. Grady would have been proud. Tony came up
] 4 balls short of an all-time BCA Open record 152 that probably would have
] stood for quite a while. All ten break shots were from the side of the rack
] in more-or-less perfectly classic position. In the last three racks, Robles
] had to work hard to get that break shape. In the last two, he had to
] manufacture a break ball. In one, it took two attempts, and in the other he
] had to place himself perfectly on the last ball to bump out the break ball
] and leave the cue in the rack for breaking position. This run was
] watch-and-learn time for all of us (Reyes should have been watching).
--
jw (Tournament Reporter)

Gideon
 
I watched the whole thing in one shot.

Have to say Mike Dechaine's stock went up with me after this interview. I thought he came off humble and honest.

Ralf was the driest of the bunch.

JCIN, when are you interviewing the ladies?
 
Hidy Ho said:
I watched the whole thing in one shot.

Have to say Mike Dechaine's stock went up with me after this interview. I thought he came off humble and honest.

Ralf was the driest of the bunch.

JCIN, when are you interviewing the ladies?
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I'm always interviewing the ladies.

Giggity.
 
GideonF said:
Jeffrey Weiss was there too. Here is his note from rsb from 2001 (and quoting his post written contemporaneously:

Tony started at -2 and ended at 146 for a run of 148 which was the high run for
the tournament. The shot he missed was to a top corner pocket from around the
rack area and would have left him with three easy rack area shots for a US Open
record run of 152. But, alas, it wasn't to be. This was my report on the game
from April (surprisingly available in Deja):

] This run was pure straight pool. Grady would have been proud. Tony came up
] 4 balls short of an all-time BCA Open record 152 that probably would have
] stood for quite a while. All ten break shots were from the side of the rack
] in more-or-less perfectly classic position. In the last three racks, Robles
] had to work hard to get that break shape. In the last two, he had to
] manufacture a break ball. In one, it took two attempts, and in the other he
] had to place himself perfectly on the last ball to bump out the break ball
] and leave the cue in the rack for breaking position. This run was
] watch-and-learn time for all of us (Reyes should have been watching).
--
jw (Tournament Reporter)

Gideon
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Is this a match that is available on Accu-Stats for purchase? From your write-up it definitely sounds like a good buy!

Thanks,

Brian
 
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