Mika is Pissed

he missed a 6 ball he normally wouldn't, then he loses the match, of course the guy is getting some rolls after that, pool god punishing you for missing the 6.

this may sound funny, but its true, and has happened to everyone. no, he dont have to be happy, but he can have some class about losing. he and every other playing in event knows the format, and yes things like that can happen. it just wasn't his time to win.

you should have some class win you lose, that doesn't mean you have to like losing, it just means you should be a gentleman.
 
schon267 said:
he missed a 6 ball he normally wouldn't, then he loses the match, of course the guy is getting some rolls after that, pool god punishing you for missing the 6.

this may sound funny, but its true, and has happened to everyone. no, he dont have to be happy, but he can have some class about losing. he and every other playing in event knows the format, and yes things like that can happen. it just wasn't his time to win.

you should have some class win you lose, that doesn't mean you have to like losing, it just means you should be a gentleman.
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Well said, am sure everyone gets good and bad rolls from time to time.
 
Sounded more like he was upset with himself, which is understandable as that miss on the easy 6-ball seemed to be the game changer...
 
cuesmith said:
Mika is worse than Earl when he loses. He's a great player when he winning but he's one of the worse losers in pool.
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In my opinion that is what makes both of them great, they hate to lose which drives them to work harder. I remember Bob Gibson saying he didn't like to win, he hated to lose.
 
Don't judge a man by how he acts when he's winning; Judge him by how he acts when he is losing.
 
Slh said:
When you play pool for a living, you travel to china and then you lose because your opponent constantly get lucky I would be pissed too. This is wrong with pool too much luck involved. Your opponent miss and you are snookered on the next ball. You are punished by a mistake from your opponent? Lol I don't see any justice in it.
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I look at it from the other side of the coin. When my opponent missed, and left me snookered or safe, I'd feel delightful to have another opportunity back on the table when my opponent should have secured the rack. I'm not in the same level with these pros, sometimes those opportunities (safe or not) are what I'm looking for to win the set. The more I concern about my opponent's roll, the more I play against myself.
 
It's one thing to hate losing but another to act like an *ass* when you get beat. They have played the game long enough to know about rolls and such. Be a professional, If for no other reason than acting like a fool can cost you possible sponsorship down the road.
 
TX Poolnut said:
Don't judge a man by how he acts when he's winning; Judge him by how he acts when he is losing.
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Maybe that should read "Don't judge a man by reading one sentence in a press article."

Mika has the same thing in common with every truly great player I know. He HATES to lose. At anything. Some hide it better than others but thats one of the things that makes a champion in any endeavor.

Of course he thinks he is supposed to win. If he didnt he wouldnt have been able to accomplish what he has. I agree it would be more polite to just have repeated a standard cliche about coming up short but I don't hold his honesty about how he feels against him.

I also agree that some guys get way too wrapped around the axle when someone shits out on them.
 
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TX Poolnut said:
Don't judge a man by how he acts when he's winning; Judge him by how he acts when he is losing.
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Good one.
I've known some tough gamblers over the years.
They tend to be stoic..when something bad happens, it becomes instant
history..you learn what you can from it...but no crying over spilled milk.
Spanish Mike Lebron was a model of this attitude...locally he was known
as Iron Mike.

regards
pt..<..who still owes you a response on the atheist remark but might not
be worthy to represent the other side. I had a good friend like you and we
argued for 20 years but still remained good friends.
 
The az article quoted him as saying he lost his "composer". I didn't know Mika had a composer. :p :D

I think pretty much all champions possess intensity.

However, I have never heard champions like Thorsten or Ralf, for instance, after a loss, say that they should never have lost to the opponent who just beat them. They sure may have been thinking that but were too classy to say it publicly.

Class and intensity in pool do not have to be mutually exclusive.

Best,
Brian kc
 
Mika is not a nice guy at all and a sore loser. I've seen him time and time again acting rude and miserable towards his opponents, and not just in tourny's, he does it in friendly matches as well. I once saw him play a friendly game of 14.1 in NYC with a local player of maybe shortstop speed...Mika was the strong favorite of course but the shortstop played very well and beat him. He went over to shake his hand and Mika refused, in fact wouldn't even acknowledge he was standing there....and this was a friendly match!

Another time in the same poolroom he was playing another local player in a 'friendly' match. He knew the player well and told him he'd spot him 4 games on the wire in a race to 11....again, no money just for practice. The local player gets in a groove and wins the first 4 games...While he's breaking for the next game Mika quietly takes his cue and moves 4 beads (I guess the 4 he was spotting him) off of the guy's total! As if to say "I'm not spotting you now"!!!
 
jay helfert said:
I'm not talking about being a bad sport, and I don't think Mika is one anyway. What I meant is that if you aren't a little unhappy about losing, then something is wrong. Believe me Ralf, Shane and Thorsten don't like losing any more than Mika does. I've seen the disgust on their faces as well, when they haven't played up to par or lost a close one.
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I've seen Shane slam his stick and the cue ball while losing. The race to 100 against Alex P he was on tilt. Shane is America's role model pool player but nobody is perfect.
 
i am sure you can be mad at yourself for what happend on the table...however taking it out on your opponent or others is CRAP....players like rodney morris are allways true gentleman win lose or draw and i am sure there are more....some people just deal with venting it better than others....
 
schon267 said:
he missed a 6 ball he normally wouldn't, then he loses the match, of course the guy is getting some rolls after that, pool god punishing you for missing the 6.

this may sound funny, but its true, and has happened to everyone. no, he dont have to be happy, but he can have some class about losing. he and every other playing in event knows the format, and yes things like that can happen. it just wasn't his time to win.

you should have some class win you lose, that doesn't mean you have to like losing, it just means you should be a gentleman.
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Very nice and true post!
 
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