I have a feeling he means this

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JAM said:
I'm familiar with the movie. ;)

This may be where we differ. I think Bert was the loser in the end when it comes to pool. I am aware of what he said following Fast Eddie's line.

That's the point of my quoting Fast Eddie as far as self-confidence and belief in one's capabilities. He didn't give a damn what anybody else thought.
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Well said JAM , I believe you are right.
 
Here's the cure to SVB's drama....

http://biggeekdad.com/2014/06/blonde-drama/

Seriously, I wouldn't wish the life of a touring pool pro on anyone. Living in hotels, on the road, nothing but restaurant food, not regular sleep...
All fine when you're young, but as you age, it's not.

All that, combined with the pressures of being number one? Well, I do hope Shane has a good retirement plan in place monetarily speaking.

Reading comments from internet detractors is indeed a royal PITA...
 
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KoolKat9Lives said:
For Shane, arguably the #1 player in the World, to insinuate that he's done with pool - speaks volumes.... He is one of the cleanest people in pool. John Mars has always backed him.

This is all about the haters & the corruption.

What is the cleanest sport?
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KK9, ladies and gentlemen, KK9....

:)

Welcome back!
 
I would like to remind Shane of why he started playing this game.
The game tells you everything you need to know about your talent.
 

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Tramp Steamer said:
Maybe his frustrations lie deeper than you think.
What has he got to look forward to. There is no professional pool players association. No structured organization that could provide him earnings through the years to come.
What does the young man do about the usual necessities of life? Does he have health care? Is there a 401K he can contribute to, or put his winnings into? What will happen to him when he reaches his sixties and wants to retire like many of the rest of us?
A professional pool player has absolutely nothing to look forward to, yet many of us want him to keep playing so that we might be entertained. Very sad.
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Not working for a company with a 401k program does not stop a person from saving and investing for his retirement. There are dozens of similar options for the self employed.
 
out of context it seems like he needs thicker skin...but he may have been dealing with some form of harassment for quite some time. Shane has nothing left to prove and unfortunately not a lot to show for it. if he were at the top of any other sport he could retire at the drop of a hat and flip the haters a well deserved bird...unfortunately even the most successful player for the better part of the last decade probably should think twice about abandoning his day job. keep grinding shane
 
It's to be celebrated, not grieved...

The life of a professional pool player is not something one is forced into. It's a choice, not a mandate. No professional pool player plays pool for me, you or the "fans". Professional or not, pool is played for self. Therefore I can feel no sympathy for a professional pool player, or the life they choose for themselves, which at no point is ever guaranteed to provide a living or financial security. It is their choice and theirs solely. They are doing what they want to do, something they love, which is more than most people can say. It is this reason, and their commitment to be the best in such an adverse environment, is why I admire today's professional pool player. It's not about how much cash they've banked. They're living their lives and that is something that should be celebrated, not grieved because of some perceived lack of material objects or possessions.

For a professional pool player to feel disheartened by what others say or think, only tells me that they are simply being reminded of something that already exists within their own mind. The criticisms of others should have no weight and if anything, only fuel the fire to prove them wrong. To respond in any other way, only gives credence to those criticisms. In their mind, as well as yours.
 
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I sort of agree with you, Lou, except Eddie forfeited the match and refused his cut on the dump because he fell back in love with the game. I agree he's no hero...in fact in both the book and the totally different movie, he's basically an anti-hero. A character driven by his skill and desire to be the best, measured at first by money then by character. In both books he wins in the end by finding character, but having left his life in ruins (girlfriend's suicide, his being frozen out of the game in the Hustler; in the Color of Money, he has a divorce, loses his pool room and goes back to trying to relive his earlier glory). A classic phyyric victory, burning everything down in the chase of a sort of anti-climatic half win...
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Maybe, WP, or maybe it was just his pride and he was pissed Vincent dumped.

In any case I agree with your bottomline: a classic pyrrhic victory.

Lou Figueroa
 
NitPicker said:
The life of a professional pool player is not something one is forced into. It's a choice, not a mandate. No professional pool player plays pool for me, you or the "fans". Professional or not, pool is played for self. Therefore I can feel no sympathy for a professional pool player, or the life they choose for themselves, which at no point is ever guaranteed to provide a living or financial security. It is their choice and theirs solely. They are doing what they want to do, something they love, which is more than most people can say. It is this reason, and their commitment to be the best in such an adverse environment, is why I admire today's professional pool player. It's not about how much cash they've banked. They're living their lives and that is something that should be celebrated, not grieved because of some perceived lack of material objects or possessions.

For a professional pool player to feel disheartened by what others say or think, only tells me that they are simply being reminded of something that already exists within their own mind. The criticisms of others should have no weight and if anything, only fuel the fire to prove them wrong. To respond in any other way, only gives credence to those criticisms. In their mind, as well as yours.
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Very good post!
 
The problem with Fast Eddie was that he wanted to comtrol what others thought. He played to get others to think he was the best. His motivation was beyond his control. When Vincent dumped, it bothered him because he knew that Vincent didnt see him as the best, when he found out Amos saw him as a sucker it killed him, not be because of losing the money but because of what someone else thought of him, when Bert saw him as a loser, it bothered him, and at the end of TCOM he was still chasing Vincents validation. Vincent on the other hand played, at first, simply for the love of the game and because he knew he was good, later for the money making aspect. But he was not hung up on how others viewed him like Eddie was and he was a much happier person and able to perform to his full potential more often because of it.
 
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I think quitting pool is a great idea.

Here's all he needs to do: go back to school and earn a degree in a field he can make a comfortable middle class living at. Then after four or five years of studying and student loans, he can get a 9-5 job maybe making 50k or 60k (which is typical for folks right out of college with no experience). Once he's in the real world / workforce, he will be happy to see that the workplace never has any conflict and all his coworkers will love him.
 
fjk said:
I think quitting pool is a great idea.

Here's all he needs to do: go back to school and earn a degree in a field he can make a comfortable middle class living at. Then after four or five years of studying and student loans, he can get a 9-5 job maybe making 50k or 60k (which is typical for folks right out of college with no experience). Once he's in the real world / workforce, he will be happy to see that the workplace never has any conflict and all his coworkers will love him.
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Or maybe he can just grab cj and spend some time and even hire him for billiard/sports bar consulting! You don't need to go to school to make money! I'm a high school drop out and hitting 6 figures a yr, so, is school IMPORTANT?? Yes it is, but it's not mandatory to make decent money!:)
 
liakos said:
Or maybe he can just grab cj and spend some time and even hire him for billiard/sports bar consulting! You don't need to go to school to make money! I'm a high school drop out and hitting 6 figures a yr, so, is school IMPORTANT?? Yes it is, but it's not mandatory to make decent money!:)
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Well crap, better yet. I didn't realize that anyone can make six figures with just a HS education if they just wanted to.

Someone should tell Shane he can just quit professional pool right now because those six figure jobs are just waiting for him. And still, there's never any haters in those kind of positions.

Peaches and cream await him in the real world.
 
fjk said:
Well crap, better yet. I didn't realize that anyone can make six figures with just a HS education if they just wanted to.

Someone should tell Shane he can just quit professional pool right now because those six figure jobs are just waiting for him. And still, there's never any haters in those kind of positions.

Peaches and cream await him in the real world.
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My goal is 3 million better known as the level of F.U.

https://youtu.be/DUsbBC6VYz8


And forget about the J-O-B word. 6 figures a year needs to come from interest or passive income.
 
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Damn guys chill! Just some dude venting how he chooses just the same as WE ALL NEED TO DO! Its all good; lets just support our boy!
 
Shane should respond to haters with a world 9-ball championship this year.
like i always said, he's one of the best and he definitely has the potential.
 
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