Pool player vs Enjoying Playing

I enjoy playing pool. I've only played a few small tournaments in the 90s. The most I've ever "bet" was playing for drinks. Eventually kids and family happened. I stopped going for a long time. Now I've started again, after getting my vision back. I'm happy to shoot. I'll enjoy it even when I'm not the best. *Note...with one cataract completely occluded, and a detached retina in my other eye, I could still "warm up" enough to beat two younger guys in a game, long rail banking my last ball and the 8.*
 
HawaiianEye said:
A pool player strives to win even when playing novices and beginners.

Pool players take no prisoners.

Pool players put the game above the social aspect of the game when it comes to leagues, etc.

Pool players can have just as much fun playing as anyone else.

I enjoy teaching people things, but when we are "playing" it is not a teaching session.

Those are separate sessions where the focus is on the person being taught.
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Kinda unrelated but I came across this thread:

Mulambo

Thread 'The Billiards Games Library'

Fellow cue sport enthusiasts!

Over the last couple of years, I collected a big amount of rules for various billiards related games. First I started to print them in pages, but as they grew more and more, this was getting way too much to sort and manage properly. So I started to make a digital collection of the rules I found. Over time, the idea grew on me, to share my gathered knowledge with the community which started my interest in these games. So I started to make a website…

This week my library went online, and I may proudly present it here!

The Billiard Games Library

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and he's compiling stuff but missing lots of info.

such as this empty listing for Apple.


Maybe you could supply the facts?
 
I would agree with this. You see a lot of people like this in apa. You have a lot of people who enjoy the game but don’t have the time or will to really become the best they can be at it…and that’s ok! They still support the game and play it so they are cool with me. Unfortunately there are many snobs (many on here) who shit on these people instead of just apreciate that they are buying all the things and supporting the game even if it isn’t how pool players like me does
 
Frosty said:
They can be one and the same. I truly love playing, the beauty of the game is immeasurable, but I won’t play for free.
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That reminds me of Cornbread Red. I was at a bowling alley back in the day that was my usual place to play because it was the only place that had 9ft gold crowns at the time. Red comes in and comes over and we start shooting a few and talking. He was like is there anyone in here that plays for money. I was no not really. He was i dont care if its 5 or 10 a game but im not going to play for free. After scoping out the room, he sees one of my friends on the other table. He was the best player in the room at the time. He said what about the big guy over there he shoots pretty good and he is shooting with an expensive cue. I said Chris, yeah he shoots pretty good but he wont play for money. Red hollers out "Wont play for money what the hell, why the hell is he even shootin pool. Don't play for money and has a cue like that is like buying a car but dont have a license to drive. Miss ol Red never be another one like him.
 
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