Do these 2 players have something in common? Maybe from way back in time, some ancestry? I always hear about Efren, and how humble he is, with his I got lucky line. And it's true. A great Champion. A great role model. An all around nice person, who is feared, but loved.
Shortly after the bank tourney ended, I was right outside the main doorway, where players would go to smoke. I had 2 DCC posters, and was getting a few autographs for 2 of my sponsors. I asked Johnny to sign them, and he said sure, no problem. As he took the pen, and started to bend down, he stopped and looked at me. He said, "you sure you want me to sign this"? I was a bit dumbfounded, because he was dead serious. I told him, "well yea, you're the number 1 bank pool player in the world". He still don't realize, that he is a world class pool player.
The next day, I was sitting out in the smoking area, killing some time. A guy asked to sit at my table while he smoked. He was from Owensboro Kentucky. We got to talking about Nick Varner, and some of the Kentucky players. He proceeded to tell me of asking John Brumback for an autograph once. He had known John for a long time, and John said pretty much the same thing to him. Asking him, "are you sure you want me to sign this?"
Johnny still looks at himself, as just a guy from Kentucky. A lot like Efren, in his quiet way. Soft spoken and modest about his ability. But as deadly as they come, when you play them at their game.
I had a couple of friends come down for the weekend, and left Sunday morning. I told them they truly missed something, not seeing Johnny play those last few matches. He truly is World Class, as a player, and as a person.
Shortly after the bank tourney ended, I was right outside the main doorway, where players would go to smoke. I had 2 DCC posters, and was getting a few autographs for 2 of my sponsors. I asked Johnny to sign them, and he said sure, no problem. As he took the pen, and started to bend down, he stopped and looked at me. He said, "you sure you want me to sign this"? I was a bit dumbfounded, because he was dead serious. I told him, "well yea, you're the number 1 bank pool player in the world". He still don't realize, that he is a world class pool player.
The next day, I was sitting out in the smoking area, killing some time. A guy asked to sit at my table while he smoked. He was from Owensboro Kentucky. We got to talking about Nick Varner, and some of the Kentucky players. He proceeded to tell me of asking John Brumback for an autograph once. He had known John for a long time, and John said pretty much the same thing to him. Asking him, "are you sure you want me to sign this?"
Johnny still looks at himself, as just a guy from Kentucky. A lot like Efren, in his quiet way. Soft spoken and modest about his ability. But as deadly as they come, when you play them at their game.
I had a couple of friends come down for the weekend, and left Sunday morning. I told them they truly missed something, not seeing Johnny play those last few matches. He truly is World Class, as a player, and as a person.