Once-dominant games like straight pool and three-cushion billiards have lost ground to eight-ball - the game of choice for millions of tavern league players - and nine-ball, the preeminent tournament game. — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
A game is great, in my view, only if it can be played happily by a sane person of at least average intelligence for several hours a day for fifty years. Both pool and billiards qualify. — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
There is money to be made giving trick-shot shows at schools, clubs, tournaments, and even shopping centers. Pool shows on television almost always include… — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least. — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat. — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
If you know a good player who is tempted by pool hustling, introduce him at once to a career guidance counselor, a psychotherapist, or… — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
Once-dominant games like straight pool and three-cushion billiards have lost ground to eight-ball - the game of choice for millions of tavern league players… — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
A game is great, in my view, only if it can be played happily by a sane person of at least average intelligence for… — Robert Byrne Copy Share Image
