Why do you play pool?
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I play because I love the game and love the competition, with or without money being involved. The game requires not only a good amount of the following attributes but also a balance of them: eye hand coordination, intelligence, patience, artistry, mental toughness, imagination, discipline, and the list probably goes on. Of all of the sports that I've taken up and tried to excel in, for me pool and golf are definitely two of the toughest to master. Golf, however, has a larger physical component involved, leaving pool to be much more of a mental exercise once the basics are learned and somewhat mastered.
Having played for 15 years or so, taking a 4 - 5 year layoff, and now playing again and getting very close to how I used to play, with the potential always looming that I could get even slightly better than I was, I can't play enough, I want to play every day, hours per day, just like I used to when I was first learning. Of course I get about 2 days a week for 4 - 5 hours, but I will take what I can get.
Having played for 15 years or so, taking a 4 - 5 year layoff, and now playing again and getting very close to how I used to play, with the potential always looming that I could get even slightly better than I was, I can't play enough, I want to play every day, hours per day, just like I used to when I was first learning. Of course I get about 2 days a week for 4 - 5 hours, but I will take what I can get.
Play for the enjoyment
I started to play to spend more time with my Dad. After sports, I use it to feed my competative nature. I have met some good friends and still have a common bond with my dad. I hope that my daughter will learn to love the game. I would love to spend the next 40 years sharing the game with her.
I started to play to spend more time with my Dad. After sports, I use it to feed my competative nature. I have met some good friends and still have a common bond with my dad. I hope that my daughter will learn to love the game. I would love to spend the next 40 years sharing the game with her.
I think with a bit of real self psychoanalysis as far as the seed that got it going...I think that my father didn't pay enough attention to me as a child. He fancied himself a great pool shooter.
No... I love the game and Im facinated with fact that the better I get at pool and the more I learn, the more I realize how little I really know about it.
~D4\/\/G~
No... I love the game and Im facinated with fact that the better I get at pool and the more I learn, the more I realize how little I really know about it.
~D4\/\/G~
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The first time I ever hit a ball was about 50 years ago and although there are many aspects to the game, "The Pleasures of Small Motions" pretty much sums it up. For me, it's an addiction. I walked away once for 25 years and I could never do that again. My passionate love for the game has nothing to do with gambling...Tom