my personal favorite is rodney "the rocket" morris
whos your favorite player
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JoeyA- for being the nice guy he is.
Ricky Bingham- For Ricky being even nicer.
Earl Strickland- Earl Strickland for his competitive fire and innovative ideas on "holding back the hands of time".
Cliff Joyner- For his ability to "carry weight" and for his integrity at the pool table.
Efren Reyes- and of course, Bata for his "magic".
JoeyA (Maybe a poll is in order) (I don't want to pick one)
Ricky Bingham- For Ricky being even nicer.
Earl Strickland- Earl Strickland for his competitive fire and innovative ideas on "holding back the hands of time".
Cliff Joyner- For his ability to "carry weight" and for his integrity at the pool table.
Efren Reyes- and of course, Bata for his "magic".
JoeyA (Maybe a poll is in order) (I don't want to pick one)
I've been a fan of Johnny "the Scorpion" Archer for a while now (although I think his nickname should be "Mr. Clean" 
). I like the way he will carry on a conversation with his opponent between games although the opponent just wants to sit there like a frikkin' park statue. I think players should lighten up a bit away from the table. You can remain focused and still "appear" to be enjoying the a$$-whoopin' Johnny's puttin' on you 
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Maniac
). I like the way he will carry on a conversation with his opponent between games although the opponent just wants to sit there like a frikkin' park statue. I think players should lighten up a bit away from the table. You can remain focused and still "appear" to be enjoying the a$$-whoopin' Johnny's puttin' on you .Maniac
Rempe in dead stroke, class, tough competitor, never gave up, always had a smile away from the table, great under pressure, best ever at thinning a ball and up and down table 4-5 rails for shape, a man you would not do well with in roll out 9-ball.
Tons for various reasons:SILVER__WOMBAT said:my personal favorite is rodney "the rocket" morris
Males - Johnny Archer, Efren Reyes, Stefano Pelinga, and Varner.
Females - Allison Fischer, Karen Corr, Ewa Laurance, and Monica Webb.
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Thorsten Hohmann for me. He is a class act. To me, he exemplifies what a pro should be.
Thorsten Hohmann for me. He is a class act. To me, he exemplifies what a pro should be.
SILVER__WOMBAT said:my personal favorite is rodney "the rocket" morris
For me, when at his best, Buddy Hall. He just seemed to understand some things about the game that most didn't. His choice of patern play was at times confusing and could be a little complicated, but once you thought about it, it often made perfect sense and would change the way a lot of people played the game. For me, he was just fun to watch.
He is also an incredible character and can be very funny to be around.
Definately Keith McCready the guy's a great player and funny as hell, plus he's not a "robot" like alot of todays players that seem to have been born without a character
mika immonen, corey duel and troy frank.
Efren
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Since you didn't specify whether they had to be alive or dead I'm going to pick 2.
Steve Mizerak. He made pool look as smooth as sailing a boat on still water.
Alex Pagulayan. He reminds you that pool is just a game and games are for fun.
Steve Mizerak. He made pool look as smooth as sailing a boat on still water.
Alex Pagulayan. He reminds you that pool is just a game and games are for fun.
Back in the day....Sigel, Varner, and Hall. Present day; Efren.
Nick Varner.
He may not be the greatest player of all time, but he has always been my favorite.
Johny, Earl, and Francisco have enormous breaks that have aided them on their way to the top.
Rodney, Mika and Niels have outstanding firepower.
Corey, Efren, and Luat have such amazing finess games they look unbeatable sometimes.
Nick just looks like an ordinary guy who's heart has somehow catapulted him past his competition for nearly 40 years. He is the most determined player I have ever seen on the pool table. He could be down 10-0 in a race to 11 and hooked on the 5 ball, and you can rest assured that he would still find the right percentage play and be honestly trying to claw his way back into the set. I can imagine him thinking: "Well, you know, I just figure that if I could pick up this game here, you never know, the way this table is breaking, I feel like I could probably do well, and with a few breaks and opportunities, maybe I could put a few together and get it to like 10-3 or 10-4, and shoot, I won a match from down 10-4 once so why couldn't I do it again, what the heck, lets kick this ball in and go from there".
That is tough to beat, but tough to duplicate.
I played a tournament a month ago and my second match was against one of the tougher players in the field. Race to 7, he had me 6-0 before I got to shoot. Sure enough, I went on to win seven in a row for the set. You can ask jrmuckadoo, he was torturing a regional champion on the next table over.
Bottom line, I owe Nick for that one.........
He may not be the greatest player of all time, but he has always been my favorite.
Johny, Earl, and Francisco have enormous breaks that have aided them on their way to the top.
Rodney, Mika and Niels have outstanding firepower.
Corey, Efren, and Luat have such amazing finess games they look unbeatable sometimes.
Nick just looks like an ordinary guy who's heart has somehow catapulted him past his competition for nearly 40 years. He is the most determined player I have ever seen on the pool table. He could be down 10-0 in a race to 11 and hooked on the 5 ball, and you can rest assured that he would still find the right percentage play and be honestly trying to claw his way back into the set. I can imagine him thinking: "Well, you know, I just figure that if I could pick up this game here, you never know, the way this table is breaking, I feel like I could probably do well, and with a few breaks and opportunities, maybe I could put a few together and get it to like 10-3 or 10-4, and shoot, I won a match from down 10-4 once so why couldn't I do it again, what the heck, lets kick this ball in and go from there".
That is tough to beat, but tough to duplicate.
I played a tournament a month ago and my second match was against one of the tougher players in the field. Race to 7, he had me 6-0 before I got to shoot. Sure enough, I went on to win seven in a row for the set. You can ask jrmuckadoo, he was torturing a regional champion on the next table over.
Bottom line, I owe Nick for that one.........