Is Mika hot headed?????/

cueball1950

cueball1950

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I sat watching the match between Majid and LeeVan Corteza ( i believe that was the match) anyway i was watching table 4 and Mika was on table 3 across the room. Apparently he missed a shot and slams the forward part of the shaft on the table, then proceeds to start swinging the shaft like he was fencing. to me, that is unsportsman ship conduct. Please do not get me wrong, i am definately not knocking his game. after all he is only the 2nd back to back open winner. and like his desire for the game. but did anyone else see this............mike
 
I Saw a few of his matches on Accu-stats when he does that, But i dont think its being hard headed just fustration towards himself. I mean he did have a very very hard week.
 
I Saw a few of his matches on Accu-stats when he does that, But i dont think its being hot headed just fustration towards himself. I mean he did have a very very hard week.
 
I think comeing back through the losers bracket like that with all those matches,he was bound to get alittle frustrated . He did a heck of a job winning his way back through, like him or not but he earned this new title,,,<<<ED
 
cueball1950 said:
I sat watching the match between Majid and LeeVan Corteza ( i believe that was the match) anyway i was watching table 4 and Mika was on table 3 across the room. Apparently he missed a shot and slams the forward part of the shaft on the table, then proceeds to start swinging the shaft like he was fencing. to me, that is unsportsman ship conduct. Please do not get me wrong, i am definately not knocking his game. after all he is only the 2nd back to back open winner. and like his desire for the game. but did anyone else see this............mike
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Here is my take on Mika's demeanor while playing. First of all, Mika seems to be a very well mannered person. He is also pretty quiet and well reserved, and doesn't show much emotion any other time except when playing pool. He is obviously passionate about pool, and sometimes passion is the only thing that allows certain types of personalities to show much emotion. I would say this is the case for Mika and I think that is a healthy way for him to let some emotion out while playing pool. He does have a few idiosyncrasies while playing like rolling his eyes, throwing his hands up, or maybe even some infrequent abuse to his cue. I just look at it as the nature of the game, and it is no different than an NBA player smacking the ball with his hand, or bouncing it a little extra hard off of the floor. We tend to notice these things a bit more in sports that are not team affiliated. The way I see it, Mika never disrespects anybody, or has any type of argument. Furthermore, he never puts any type of racking moves or shark moves on his opponent.

Mika is the future of pool and I'm sure he is well aware that some people view his display of emotion at times, as being less than sportsman like. I believe we will see an improvement as much as he can help it, but remember that passion for the game and competitive edge can sometimes make us all do something that we wish we had not. But, until Mika does something that is just completely out of line, I really don't see much wrong with his actions.
 
I dont really consider it unsportsmanlike. In a tournament like that, with emotions running high, he is going to have some frustrating moments. I dont necessarily see it as a good thing, but not a terrible act either. If anything, I agree with the above statement about showing passion.
 
I would use the term perfectionist. I once heard somebody ask Bob Gibson if he loved to win or hated to lose. He said he hated to lose.

I think that describes Mika, Earl and a few others. They work very hard to get as close to perfection as they can and when they fail their frustration is there for everybody to see.
 
Crazy, he should have just shrugged, slapped the waitress on her ass, took a swig of his beer, ate a chicken wing, and played abit of trophy hunter or some Golden Tee.

He clearly does not get the game.
 
I remember seeing some match with him and Corey Duell on TV from a few years ago. There definitely were some emotions coming from Mika in that match..........
 
Frustration is inevitable sometimes, and Mika shows it a little differently than some other players. The key thing to notice is that he doesn't impose it upon other players (unlike Earl). Mika gets mad at himself, does that weird hand gesture while talking to himself, and then goes and broods in the chair. lol

Personally, I like the show of emotion. It's also good for tv. People don't want to see robots at the table, they want to see real people.
 
Pool players are not robots (except Ralf) and they will occasionally show some emotion during the course of a match. Mika is not alone in this regard. When it starts to become a problem for the opposing player or players on surrounding tables, that is when I will intervene.
 
I watched Mika play at the 14.1 tournament in Comet billiards. I think he acted in a very professional manner at all times. Even when he lost the final match, he was very dissappointed, but he continued to be very professional and polite.
He believe he is a good representative for the sport.
 
He might show some disgust sometimes, but I think that's OK, just as long as you didn't take out your stress on equipment that isn't yours, or your opponent. I think he has what it takes to be a true champion, that means being graceful when you win and lose, and not badgering your opponent.
Earl is a super pool player, and winner, but he isn't much of a champion.
 
I dont think Mika has ever missed a shot that wasnt somebodys fault other than his. I have constantly seen him raise his hands and look at the crowd like they sharked him or something. To me he comes off like a whiner most of the time. Even though he is pretty much a perfect pool player, I enjoy seeing him lose for some reason.
 
1on1pooltournys said:
Here is my take on Mika's demeanor while playing. First of all, Mika seems to be a very well mannered person. He is also pretty quiet and well reserved, and doesn't show much emotion any other time except when playing pool. He is obviously passionate about pool, and sometimes passion is the only thing that allows certain types of personalities to show much emotion. I would say this is the case for Mika and I think that is a healthy way for him to let some emotion out while playing pool. He does have a few idiosyncrasies while playing like rolling his eyes, throwing his hands up, or maybe even some infrequent abuse to his cue. I just look at it as the nature of the game, and it is no different than an NBA player smacking the ball with his hand, or bouncing it a little extra hard off of the floor. We tend to notice these things a bit more in sports that are not team affiliated. The way I see it, Mika never disrespects anybody, or has any type of argument. Furthermore, he never puts any type of racking moves or shark moves on his opponent.

Mika is the future of pool and I'm sure he is well aware that some people view his display of emotion at times, as being less than sportsman like. I believe we will see an improvement as much as he can help it, but remember that passion for the game and competitive edge can sometimes make us all do something that we wish we had not. But, until Mika does something that is just completely out of line, I really don't see much wrong with his actions.
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Completely agreed, except for the bolded part. It has been a long time since Mika felt he needed to change his pool persona, as he has been a champion for a decade+ in the public's eye, and probably forever in his own. Success.

I think Blomdahl said it best, you cannot tell a true artist how to paint.
 
Emotions sometimes "spurt" out. A quick spurt just means to me that the person is passionate but trying to control themselves. A prolonged tantrum is a different thing indicating no desire to control the emotions and a concurrent desire to control others by letting the emotions loose.
 
Mika is obviously one of the best in the world, the only thing that bothers me about him, is at every interview after losing, he never says, the best man won, or he was just too good today, or I just did not play my best. It is always some lucky break that his opponent got or some unlucky break that he got, that he points out, that caused him to lose.
 
There is NOTHING wrong with being passionate about the sport.This is WHY he is the defending U.S. Open champion for the last 2 years.

Some of you guys sound like your comparing Mika to Earl.LMAO......Not even close.
 
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