8-ball bernie said:hi linda, about the mental side, of being nervous in front of the tv cameras, and thousands in the auidence, i never did that before as well, and yes, it would seem to us NON-pros, we could lose our minds in front of everyone! however, here is my plan to combat that. PLAY POOL! we waited our entire lifes for this opportunity, right? RIGHT! so, let's not get involved with the cameras, media, interviews, and right ups, let's focus at the task at hand, playing pool! the mind can NOT i repeat can NOT concentrate on two things at once, so with that thought, think of this, either your concentrating on your game like a demon, or your mind is somewhere else, i'm hoping my mind is on the game, and only the game, sort of like when you see in the movies, when somesones on the ledge of a building and their told "don't look down" well, that's like us, look at the table, and the situation at hand, hope this helps.
Thanks Bernie. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people who will always look down!
