Nicest pros?

for me, it is Danny Diliberto, always a gentelman, great conversation ,never heard him say a bad word towards anybody.
 
I've only met a few pros. Rodney Morris was nice, Alex was nice, and Fedor seemed like a nice guy. I tried to talk to DeLuna but he had just lost a match and kind of acted like "Why are you talking to me?"
 
top pros that would talk to a lesser player for more than say a minute and also give some playing advice:
old schoolers:

bill stroud
mike massey
onorfro laurie
mike segal
bill incardona
minnesota fats
dan louie
cicero murphy
norm webber
I have to agree on Dan Louie. Walked up to him, introduced myself as a FB friend and he was happy to chat with me for a while.
I think Tony Robles is one of the nicest guys in pool.
 
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Jonny Archer and Rodney Morris were really nice and of course Tommy.

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Here's a list of some of the pros I've met or played against, along with my feelings about them: (In no particular order)
***Sure there are many more that I'm not remembering at the time.

Nice List:
John Schmidt, always very friendly towards me.
Tony Chohan, known him since he was 16. Friendly guy, got too cocky for me last time we gambled so that won't happen again.
Aloysius Yapp, very respectful opponent. Chatted with him and his countryman Sharik Sayed after our match and they were both great guys.
Stevie Moore, I'm neutral on him. He has been friendly to me, but I've seen some meltdowns.
Tommy Kennedy, possibly the nicest human I've ever met.
Scotty Townsend, great competitor, respectful and interesting man. RIP.
Alex Pagulayan, fun guy. Had the worst match of his life against me and beat me 9-8. He was friendly to me for the rest of the tournament.
SVB, a little too serious for my taste, but always been cool to me.
Dan Louie, played him once and knocked him out of the tournament. He was a complete gentleman.
Brandon Shuff, great guy and terrific player.
Grady Matthews, showed me a few things when we'd play at his room in South Carolina. Loved that man. RIP.
Skylar Woodward, funny and laid back dude.
Joven Bustamante, most respectful and fearsome pool player in AZ.
Mitch Ellerman, super nice guy.
Josh Roberts, very serious player, have gotten along with him for the last 17 years.
Jayson Shaw, friendly every time I've chatted with him.

Naughty List:
Danny Harriman, if you know you know.
Ryan McCreesh, maybe I caught him on a bad day, but the dude is lucky I'm a nice guy.
Hennessee, can't believe he hasn't been hurt badly with the way I've seen him act. Heard he's calmed down and I hope he has.
Kim Davenport, maybe I caught him on a bad day, but he was a total whiner when I was playing him in Reno one time. Very verbal from his chair but all smiles after he eventually won the match.
 
Tony Robles....first time I saw him, he looked very scary....and then you find out what a prince he is.
Tony for prez

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Just like in life there are lots of nice/good guys in pool. but three who have stood the long term test of time for being the very best of the best among all of humanity are Tommy Kennedy, Mike Massey, and Tony Robles.
 
Jeanette Lee.
I second. My brother was in Vegas with his team. One of his teammates had a heart attack while watch Jeanette Lee playing a match. He made it to the hospital and was treated and was fine. But Jeanette felt so bad about it, she autographed her cue and gave it to him. Classy lady for sure.
 
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I'm going to add another name to my list of pro's I've met and enjoyed the time spent with them Steve Mizerak was great to talk to may he rest in peace !
 
I have had zero interaction with him, but if I could pick a fella I'd like to hang out with over a few beers, I'd have to choose Chris Melling. Please don't tell me I'm wrong. Seems like a jolly, likeable gent.

Maniac (can't believe his name didn't come up before)
 
Have had the privilege of meeting quite a few that were nice. Jose Parica, Karen Corr, Julie Kelly, Mike Zuglan, Ralf Souquet, Johnny Archer, Jennifer Barretta, Allison Fisher, and Ewa Mataya Lawrence. Warmed up with Shawn Putnum and Charlie Bryant and have shot with Dennis Hatch. All 3 of them were fantastic with my kids also, Hillbilly went out of his way to treat my handicapped daughter special. Truly a great guy
 
Keith McCready has always been nice to pool enthusiasts, fans, railbirds, and others at every single event we have been to. He interacts with people on social media, answering their posts, unlike some others of today, and past, present, and future, he sends autographed items most times for free to anyone who asks him. He often donates things to charity pool events. That's just how he rolls.

In fact, just a day or two ago, an AzB-er asked if Keith could send a short video snippet to a buddy of his saying the TCOM nightmare line and mentioning his friend's name. Keith complied immediately, and we made the video clip. He was happy to do it.


I guess out of sight, out of mind, since his name was not mentioned. I know when he does attend a pool happening, he seems to draw a large crowd, and he still receives invites to many major events even today as a player, commentator, and sometimes a podcast or interview. Keith McCready really is a nice person who goes out of his way for pool fans. We go to the post office on a weekly basis to mail out items to folks.
 
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Keith McCready has always been nice to pool enthusiasts, fans, railbirds, and others at every single event we have been to. He interacts with people on social media, answering their posts, unlike some others of today, and past, present, and future, he sends autographed items most times for free to anyone who asks him. He often donates things to charity pool events. That's just how he rolls.

In fact, just a day or two ago, an AzB-er asked if Keith could send a short video snippet to a buddy of his saying the TCOM nightmare line and mentioning his friend's name. Keith complied immediately, and we made the video clip. He was happy to do it.


I guess out of sight, out of mind, since his name was not mentioned. I know when he does attend a pool happening, he seems to draw a large crowd, and he still receives invites to many major events even today as a player, commentator, and sometimes a podcast or interview. Keith McCready really is a nice person who goes out of his way for pool fans. We go to the post office on a weekly basis to mail out items to folks.
Can’t believe I forgot him! When I lived with Chuck Markulis Keith stayed with us for a short time. Super easy to get along with. Even signed that poster for me that I had made. They don’t make them like him anymore. Wish I could hang out with him again.
 
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