Yes. We are quite familiar with the picture. One only needs to google to see it and I guess everyone has googled the guy and seen the picture of him that displays.Long story short!
Bias raises its ugly head in many ways.
Writers are writers and don’t usually become very good billiards players or vice versa.
Billiards players are billiards players, first and foremost. They don’t usually become the very best writers, either.
Friends don’t play/gamble with friends.
Friends pick sides, like one player, dislike other players.
Uphold one player, disregard another player.
There are numerous contacts through the years between most of these older players.
Some had grudges against others.
Some still hold onto those grudges.
Beginning to get the picture?
Danny is mad that John has accomplished far more than he in pool. Coz, you know...the world is against Danny.