Why do you play pool?
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My endorphins literally go crazy at the table. I'm addicted and I'm always thinking about getting my next high. When I'm at the table, barring one of those unusual "totally out of stroke" days, life is good.
Please add "exercise" to your list, and no I'm not joking =)
Neil
Neil
Pathetic Shark
Banned
The good part of pool
I was glad to see the addicted part of the poll being the highest. I play pool because its a way for me to get in the zone outside of myself. I do pool purely for me. It doesn't have to be about gambling, making money etc. I do love to compete because it makes me strive but really its me playing me and trying to be my best. That part of pool is awesome!
I was glad to see the addicted part of the poll being the highest. I play pool because its a way for me to get in the zone outside of myself. I do pool purely for me. It doesn't have to be about gambling, making money etc. I do love to compete because it makes me strive but really its me playing me and trying to be my best. That part of pool is awesome!
We got a home table when I was 10 and I started playing to escape an unhappy childhood. It was my "happy place" and still is tbe same. When I'm playing, it is the only thing on my mind.
John Disque
Banned
In my real career - I am under a constant amount of high pressure where I'm forced to use my brain and neuron network and people have very high expectations of me.
Pool gives me an escape from all that and allows me to regroup, not think at all and just pot the bloody-balls.
This is why I don't play one-pocket. I'm not out there to "think" and I hate when someone out there wants me to talk about my career.
Pool gives me an escape from all that and allows me to regroup, not think at all and just pot the bloody-balls.
This is why I don't play one-pocket. I'm not out there to "think" and I hate when someone out there wants me to talk about my career.
There's a difference between not wanting to think and not being able to think.
i dont play pool anymore, just carom billiards
I play mainly for the competition. I used to race for about 20 years and gave up racing full time (I already had a regular full time job) but I found out I missed the competition, pool fits the bill nicely as a replacement for that competition. When you boil it down its you against the other guy in either.
I never seen any billiard game like you do
I always see it as how well do I play, does the other guy make more
I'm never worried about what they can do, just about what can I do
I never play safe, I just go for it, I don't gamble
I play to see what can I make
Once before our weekly backgammmon tournament and chouette night, one of our best
players asked us "How much of what you do can you explain?"
That was in the early 80s....I still haven't come up with a satisfactory answer.
Life is full of miracles....WE are miracles.
Pool is one way of trying to grasp an understanding of these mysteries.
...hell, I can't explain hand/eye coordination....which is one of a multitude of things that
allow us to make a ball once in a while.
players asked us "How much of what you do can you explain?"
That was in the early 80s....I still haven't come up with a satisfactory answer.
Life is full of miracles....WE are miracles.
Pool is one way of trying to grasp an understanding of these mysteries.
...hell, I can't explain hand/eye coordination....which is one of a multitude of things that
allow us to make a ball once in a while.
