Life is really unpredictable. Not long after, I found out that I had a brain tumour. That ended my journey with snooker temporarily but rather, abruptly. Well what I want to say is this: snooker is a very fun sport to me. It's somewhat like life. The cue ball is just like yourself. The better you can control it, the more you can score. When it is your opponent's turn, you cannot control what your opponent does. Just like in life a lot of things are not within your control. A lot of players tend to try using new cues and changing it very fast. Well you need time to accustom yourself to a cue. Some cues can perform certain shots with more ease and lesser effort while the same cue may not be able to perform another series of shots well. But most cues out there are pretty much okay. Stephen Hendry's cue was only a 100 dollars odd house cue!
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(Photo of my 6th and final cue purchase)
Most often, the standard that a person can play to largely relates to the person's technique and not the cue. But many players put the blame on the cue, and keep wanting to change the cue. They should blame their own technique and not the equipment. Too bad that the image of snooker is tarnished, as it is a a game associated by the masses to smoking, gambling, and sleazy joints. Tobacco and toying with money I can understand, but sleaziness? The saloon I frequent with my friend in the army is located within a stadium, Snooker Zone is in a building with MacDonald's below and next to a national library, and Space Rhythm is in a civil defence / police clubhouse? I don't get the sleazy part.
If snooker is promoted in schools and the image is controlled well then it would really be a great sport to pick up. The sport teaches a lot of values and techniques which are very hard to master. Consistency, patience, you name it. Mark Selby is the epitome of consistency. Ever since I came back to the game, I've supported him. He approaches each shot the same way, if you study and notice the way he plays. I've supported him before he had won titles, before he was world champion. The game of snooker has taught me about not giving up and to fight for what you believe in. Miracles can happen.
I really hope I can have a chance to play snooker again. It is such a wonderful game.
