Pool wise:
Earl Strickland
Jasmin Ouschan
Buddy Hall
Shane Van Boening
Mike Sigel
Man can't you just
feel the smoothness of the strokes? Awesomeness! I would probably orgasm at the sight of those five in the same room!
Non Pool:
hmmm.
George Bush (no political bashing please - regardless of whether you like his politics or not, he's a colourful man with plenty of personality. I'd love to have a few beers with him!)
Jason Garfield - One of the best jugglers in the world.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zsNGt85SDQk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QXfyRTNiWSU
If you think pool has an image problem and joe public doesn't appreciate the skill behind the game - imagine training hours a day your whole life to be one of the best jugglers in the world (an amazing skill and art) and having people assume you are therefore a clown. Point is he's very outspoken on the issue and has founded the steadily growing
http://www.thewjf.com world juggling federation so jugglers can push the limits of the sport and compete, rather than have to tell jokes and wear face paint to get applause!
So I admire him for getting out there and being proactive in what he's done, and his ideas and frustrations with the perception of his sport should hit home with us who get frustrated with pool's problems. Indeed he makes a couple of comparisons to tiger woods and michael jordan in that video above, rather like what's done on here sometimes with all the golf discussion.
Earl Shoaff:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=183345631
He was a motivational speaker. Not much to say here apart from he made the best speech i have ever heard in my life many many years ago and he was such an inspiring example of how we should all lead our lives. A lot of the successful people in society credit him with their success - Jim Rohn, Anthony Robbins, etc. A true legend who not enough people know about. He died in 1965. If anybody wants to hear his speech, pm me btw.
Can't think of a fourth for the moment so I'll go with Winona Ryder because she is just absolutely beautiful.
