Though he might not be a professional pool player, Adam B. Davis, known to some at Appalachian State University as "Golden Boy," is as close as it gets.
"If you're going to be a professional player, you really have to play all day every day. It's something that takes constant practice," Davis, a sophomore biology major, said. "It can't be a weekend warrior profession."
Davis has been playing since he was 11 years old, entering in his first professional pool tournament at 13.
Since then, he participated in the Junior Nationals three more times at ages 15, 18 and 19. He also played in the Junior Worlds in Reno, NV last November, along with participating in other minor competitions.
Davis said he doesn't really know where his nickname came from, but never questioned it, saying pool players often acquire interesting nicknames.
The employees at Hawksbill Game Room in Plemmons Student Union said fellow employee and Appalachian graduate Justin Champion made the nickname up when Davis first started coming to the pool hall as a freshman, and the name stuck.
Though Davis said he could see himself becoming a professional, he doesn't plan on making it a goal in the midst of his plan to perform medical research after college.
Sophomore biology major Adam B. Davis has been playing pool since he was 11 years old and practices every day to prepare for more professional pool tournaments.
Source: "The Billiards Golden Boy of Hawksbill Gameroom" Retrieved 19 February 2009
Just wanted to share a nice pool story!
"If you're going to be a professional player, you really have to play all day every day. It's something that takes constant practice," Davis, a sophomore biology major, said. "It can't be a weekend warrior profession."
Davis has been playing since he was 11 years old, entering in his first professional pool tournament at 13.
Since then, he participated in the Junior Nationals three more times at ages 15, 18 and 19. He also played in the Junior Worlds in Reno, NV last November, along with participating in other minor competitions.
Davis said he doesn't really know where his nickname came from, but never questioned it, saying pool players often acquire interesting nicknames.
The employees at Hawksbill Game Room in Plemmons Student Union said fellow employee and Appalachian graduate Justin Champion made the nickname up when Davis first started coming to the pool hall as a freshman, and the name stuck.
Though Davis said he could see himself becoming a professional, he doesn't plan on making it a goal in the midst of his plan to perform medical research after college.
Sophomore biology major Adam B. Davis has been playing pool since he was 11 years old and practices every day to prepare for more professional pool tournaments.
Source: "The Billiards Golden Boy of Hawksbill Gameroom" Retrieved 19 February 2009
Just wanted to share a nice pool story!
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