Barry Hearn is a fine man and his story is a fascinating one. Lesser men than him have been knighted. I'd offer Bradley Wiggins, winner of the Tour de France, as a recent example. Hopefully, Queen Elizabeth II will read this post.
Barry's remarks at the HOF induction dinner, which I attended, were very interesting, but, in my view, the most interesting observation he made was, to paraphrase, that the biggest mistake in American pool is that it is marketed as blue collar. I must admit that I'm still thinking about this comment, doing my best to understand it, and trying to figure out how American pool can change this.
Barry's remarks at the HOF induction dinner, which I attended, were very interesting, but, in my view, the most interesting observation he made was, to paraphrase, that the biggest mistake in American pool is that it is marketed as blue collar. I must admit that I'm still thinking about this comment, doing my best to understand it, and trying to figure out how American pool can change this.