I can't say that I am a huge fan of professional arm wrestling, but this last week I was bored and ended up spending some time watching the top in the world compete. I happened to come across a podcast/YouTube interview of Devon Larratt (one of the top Arm Wrestlers in U.S history). This specific interview was talking about a recent world championship match he had competed in against Levan Saginashvili, the #1 arm wrestler in the world (probably will be seen as the GOAT at some point). here is a link to that interview if you are interested:
The depth of this interview is amazing. I had no clue about the intricacies of arm wrestling both physically and mentally. The depth and nuance in this interview was truly impressive and eye opening. I kept flashing across other areas of interest that I have wishing spaces like "pool" had something at this level.
I have never heard a pool interview go into this type of depth/substance. No rush, no overly simplistic questions, no evading topics or letting individuals get away without gaining a true understanding of their thought processes etc...... That video has two individuals at the top of a sport talking in a level of detail that would be impressive to a beginner or seasoned professional. Hats off to them..... and I hope that in the future someone in the pool world will be able to capture these types of conversations. Can you imagine how amazing it would be to listen to Shane talk about pool in a conversation with someone knowledgable enough to elicit the depth of thought/explanation seen in this video. It would be magic. Imagine two hours of someone engaging Efren in that deep of a conversation.
I think the interviewer would have to be a rare breed of human that could demonstrate excellent equally in two categories.
1. They would have to be an amazing communicator, well prepared, great listener, and have a knack for asking the kinds of questions that force the
player to truly dig introspectively.
2. They would have to understand the game at a high enough level to be able to track with the answers, and to push the conversation into areas of great
depth.
Maybe this exists somewhere that I haven't seen. If not, I hope someone with the skills finds a way to make this happen. It would truly be a gift to the pool community.
Peace,
Chris
The depth of this interview is amazing. I had no clue about the intricacies of arm wrestling both physically and mentally. The depth and nuance in this interview was truly impressive and eye opening. I kept flashing across other areas of interest that I have wishing spaces like "pool" had something at this level.
I have never heard a pool interview go into this type of depth/substance. No rush, no overly simplistic questions, no evading topics or letting individuals get away without gaining a true understanding of their thought processes etc...... That video has two individuals at the top of a sport talking in a level of detail that would be impressive to a beginner or seasoned professional. Hats off to them..... and I hope that in the future someone in the pool world will be able to capture these types of conversations. Can you imagine how amazing it would be to listen to Shane talk about pool in a conversation with someone knowledgable enough to elicit the depth of thought/explanation seen in this video. It would be magic. Imagine two hours of someone engaging Efren in that deep of a conversation.
I think the interviewer would have to be a rare breed of human that could demonstrate excellent equally in two categories.
1. They would have to be an amazing communicator, well prepared, great listener, and have a knack for asking the kinds of questions that force the
player to truly dig introspectively.
2. They would have to understand the game at a high enough level to be able to track with the answers, and to push the conversation into areas of great
depth.
Maybe this exists somewhere that I haven't seen. If not, I hope someone with the skills finds a way to make this happen. It would truly be a gift to the pool community.
Peace,
Chris
