Here are the timestamps. Consider becoming a BSN Channel member to support future content: kzbin.info/door/w3U4hcpz4On5X827tKQCyQjoin 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Rolling wing shots 1:15 Is the cue still growing? 3:07 Why tennis grip? 5:08 What tip? 5:35 Why are you misunderstood? 5:58 Who should be listening? 6:56 Favorite era of pool 9:42 There used to be NO sharking 11:07 What is your dream Mosconi Cup team? 16:49 Happiest moment of your career? 20:46 Scariest moment? 23:08 What's holding pool back? 24:40 Did you immediately recognize Efren's talent? 28:08 Pool has to change 33:05 How do you feel about gambling? 34:05 Who else has impacted pool as much as you? 36:07 What do you want to see in pool? 36:57 What's next for Earl? 39:18 What do you want your legacy to be? Check out our sponsors to support this channel. - 20% OFF Performance Supplements mindforgenutrition.com/?ref=bsn
@grahambambeck74526 ай бұрын
Earl, we all love the personality you brought and the brilliance shown so many times. We love you, man! Thank you for everything!
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
🫂🔥
@godjhaka73764 ай бұрын
Pool nowadays is so boring without Earl. Watching Gorst, Filler, or even SVB is so boring in comparison.
@tylermassey87355 ай бұрын
I would absolutely love to have the opportunity to just sit and shoot the breeze with Earl like this. Literally just let him go and just soak it all up, he’s a legend. You either love him or you hate him but you can’t deny he’s one of the best pool minds to ever play the game. So glad you got this on video!
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
I'm about to upload a love interview we did. Earl gets so excited!
@johnskulavik71166 ай бұрын
Fascinating interview... Earl is a great shooter and ambassador for pool. I'm older than Earl and I agree with everything he said about the past. Funny thing, I started shooting pool in 1950 in my grandads pool hall in Kansas standing on an orange crate with a sawed off cue on a 6 by 12 snooker table. Those were the good ole days!!
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Thanks John! I plan on interviewing many more players and industry leaders since this video is doing so well.
@Sean-ry9ld6 ай бұрын
Earl is the man, you can tell he has real love for this game its not just a job
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Perfectly said! I enjoyed every second of this interview hanging out with him.
@dustinjohnston97202 ай бұрын
Earl Strickland and Phil Helmuth give me the same vibe. Both greats at their own game, very colorful and always surrounded but their antics
@BilliardSportsNetwork2 ай бұрын
He adds so much flavor to the game it's astounding.
@Junnnn815Ай бұрын
Love this interview❤
@billysikes13746 ай бұрын
If you only knew how much we love you Earl
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
I told him 100 times about all of the amazing comments we got from these videos, especially when we were doing a live content that I’ll be re-uploading soon. He was blown away by all the kind comments he’s used to having shit thrown at him.
@willstuart45046 ай бұрын
Love Earl, great interview 👏👏👏
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Thanks Will! I'm going to try to get more players and industry leaders on here soon!
@shaftwoodАй бұрын
I love that Earl just wants to play more pool and remain competitive. He still has the drive after a lifetime of playing pool. Reminds me of Bobby Fisher after he beat Boris Spassky in 1972. A late night TV host asked Fisher what was next for him, and he replied "I want to play more Chess." Amazing talents and drive.
@lindsaymarks34816 ай бұрын
Great interview! You are a legend because of your brilliant play. You’re doing great at 62. People are aging differently now. They exercise and eat well. Very different than our parents and grandparents. You’re still an amazing player and an inspiration for anyone especially over 50. I love hearing your insights into the game of pool. You’re an inspiration to older players. I think pool has a larger window compared to sports like football, baseball , etc .
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for complimenting the interview! I worked hard on these with Earl!
@eduardodedosrock6536 ай бұрын
yeah Earl, wi love you, from Chile! sudamerica... I'm glad to see you!. Thanks for the content
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! 🫂
@andymckay4466 ай бұрын
The pool cue theory is right, I remember telling someone once who was 5 ft 7 maybe smaller who was playing English pool and he used a regular snooker cue, I told him to change to a smaller cue, as some shots you need to perform would use a grip at the butt or end of the cue. He didn't use my advice though.
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Sometimes it’s painful to watch people ignore good advice only to watch them struggle. Must be really nice hearing validated by someone like Earl
@jaydubya43496 ай бұрын
Great insights, Earl...Mr. Stickland. Although many consider you "off the rail," I consider your idiosyncrasies endearing. We're the same age and similar in temperament...I hate it...but I love it. it's just honest...no false s*^t!
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
He explained off camera that sometimes he runs on that angry energy and it kind of unleashes a new level for him and so sometimes when he’s playing bad, he tries to get himself riled up to unleash that beast. Very, very interesting
@MalcolmClarke255 ай бұрын
I hope Earl is happy. Legend.
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
I saw him flint back and forth between extreme confidence and absolute self doubt. It helped me self reflect a lot of ways I might do the exact same thing to myself.
@nmartin06006 ай бұрын
I love earl's metaconversations.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Once you get him going, it's marvelous!
@jvasquezito6 ай бұрын
I love Earl and his love for the game.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
He oozes raw passion from every pore!
@thomaswalchesky8961Ай бұрын
You got to Love Earl!
@RobertLaPorte-f8w6 ай бұрын
Also because the genius of my creativity that's the most important part of why I play.I just love finding something new that God shows me I didn't think was possible and it flows through me.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
It's an unbelievably great feeling!
@tchrisou8122 ай бұрын
Earl Strickland is and has been my favorite pool player of all time.
@JohnMcCloskey-g9o5 ай бұрын
Thank you Earl,,,good info,,, God Bless!!!!
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Very welcome, thanks for watching!
@RobertLaPorte-f8w6 ай бұрын
I hate to say it Earl,I know their gonna hate me too that's why I throw three quarters of my matches.But I'm inspired by you so much for who you are I'm beating everyone who has had me down.Their scared of me now.Because my uncle's name is Earl and he was a Carpenter for over 40+ years. That's how I learned angles. ❤😂
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Keep winning!
@bertblue96836 ай бұрын
The greatest ambassador for pool in the last 50 years. There's plenty others but none like Earl the Pearl.
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
He is definitely going to pull most unique characters.
@mardiecruz485020 күн бұрын
No!, not me, i never misunderstood Earl, in fact Earl sacrificed part of his personality just to sell and make the sports of billiard more interesting- and that' s why i never missed watching him.😊
@Scott-je3eg6 ай бұрын
I would like to see a horse tournament using top 20 shots of all time. Every shot is hard and good for TV format. Pool needs to think out of the box.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more. What do you think about Ultimate Pools new format? I LOVE IT tbh, its the most fun Ive had watching pool in years.
@warrenwatkins96506 ай бұрын
Isn't that what trick shot competition is about?
@harryartinian79826 ай бұрын
Josh, Which pool room was this interview held in?
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Sandcastle Billiards, Edison NJ 🤘
@Scott-je3eg6 ай бұрын
Have one spot on the team be a national tryout.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
I support this idea, anyone else?
@ikabodbubwit237719 күн бұрын
THE GENIUS OF POOL WORLD, THE JOHN McENROE OF POOL
@danielhicks482624 күн бұрын
Those running trick shots in the intro were sweet.
@pearlrival31246 ай бұрын
incredible interview!
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🫡
@kennethbowers95536 ай бұрын
Your time has not gone and your good enough to learn the break ask someone that breaks better to help you with your break because your never to old to learn something you should do great good luck and God bless Earl
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
Very true! I hope he stop believing in his own glass ceilings. Efren NEVER had the strongest break and he still dominated, Earl has to evolve his mindset to stay a threat.
@Tnshaikh6 ай бұрын
This man is insane ❤❤
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Perspective is everything isn’t it?
@cukin656 ай бұрын
It is only one Earl Strickland........my favorite player
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
You are loving our last 4 uploads then! All EARL THE PEARL!
@blackiechan5736 ай бұрын
Thank you Earl
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
You bet
@johnskulavik7116Ай бұрын
As a personality Earl reminds me of Humphrey Bogart. He is a real character... talented character who loves the game of pool. I agree with him on gambling.
@catfishandbass86806 ай бұрын
I know Earl Strickland has alot of really wild takes and he can be a sore loser, but people need to understand it comes from an extreme passion for the game of pool and I can respect that.
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Love is a volatile emotion isn’t it?
@thedailyvariety44076 ай бұрын
Jan 1, 1901 was the twentieth century but let Earl live his life.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
you right
@craighansen30316 ай бұрын
Welcome to another episode of "Noone breathed air till I started trying it" with earl the pearl strickland
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣
@craighansen30316 ай бұрын
@@BilliardSportsNetwork do you understand what I just said?
@Bahamaspete5 ай бұрын
Earl just gave a cue maker a new challange. Id like to see predator design a Bk rush just for him.
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
👀
@crondawg1016 ай бұрын
7:40 Earl says "they went to straight pool". What game was being played before that? It seems like a part of the interview was edited out just before this
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Sry idk
@Mutant_115 ай бұрын
Pool is a highly individualistic game. Getting everyone on the same page might take someone outside the game to get the rest to see the wisdom of working together.
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
This is exactly correct. Players will always angle for what they think benefits them. It’s human nature.
@janetairlines13516 ай бұрын
Earl once said that he has never missed a shot that was his fault
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
I WOULD LOVE THIS QUOTE ON A POSTER
@BrianLohse-vg4wk4 ай бұрын
Eric is exactly right about Gambling it will destroy lifes.
@BilliardSportsNetwork4 ай бұрын
#PlayResponsibly
@BrianLohse-vg4wk4 ай бұрын
@BilliardSportsNetwork Not talking about pool so much this legalized sports betting will destroy many people. I used to be a professional poker player by the way not gambling like.pool of skill every sports better I knew threw off big money. Read about Art Shiester played for Ohio State
@bikegarrett6 ай бұрын
Is Jeremy doing this interview ?
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
I take that as a huge compliment, it was myself, Josh Setterfield
@bikegarrett6 ай бұрын
@BilliardSportsNetwork great interview your voice sounds a lot like Jeremy Jones
@metallives5296 ай бұрын
@@bikegarrett Not even remotely. Jones has that texas sound. Would bet jones is twice this guys age.
@kennethbowers95536 ай бұрын
Earl i been listening to you and I am one of your biggest fans but I have watched you play and you are one of the best players I've watched but I've watch you miss shots and then seen you get mad and blame someone that might have sneezed while watching your game and you blame them for making you miss I've watched you break your shafts when you missed your shot its nobody's falt except yours that you missed it happens to alll pool players your still a great player and one of the best just remember your the one behind the cue no one else and if you have a decent tip on a broom handle you can still win thanks Earl your still one of the best quit selling your self short because you can still win but not if you keep searching for different ways to make your Cue better your good with even a warped cue if it has a good cue tip on it thanks for being 1 of the best
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
He loves reading comments like these! Thanks for watching 🙌
@xtbum33396 ай бұрын
Clicked on video just to leave a comment. There is no misunderstanding or excusing Earl the girl's toxic and rude antics.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
thanks for the comment! I certainly don't agree with Earl on a lot of things. My interviewing him is more so the world can peak behind the curtain.
@bertblue96836 ай бұрын
It's ok Karen. Once you change your diet from all that soy, you'll come to appreciate hearing the truth. Until then, keep on crying.
@cosmicraysshotsintothelight2 ай бұрын
"I was born to play on a real table." Calling a 5X10 a real table and inferring that all the others and the regulations that got put into place are all not real tables. It does not get more convoluted than Earl Strickland. Brunswick made nine foot tables in the late 1800s. I covered two of them back in the eighties in Kentucky. Earl Strickland ain't no Luther Lassiter, and his wins started in the '50s.
@boydwood61045 ай бұрын
I still can't figure out if he's crazy or brilliant!
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
If you hadn’t won a bunch of championships, he would definitely just be labeled as crazy😅😂🤣 But that’s what they say right you’re only insane until it works and then you’re a genius
@cosmicraysshotsintothelight2 ай бұрын
Funny that I can shoot with a short cue, and on a regular cue I choke up farther than most. I NEVER shoot with my hand at the back of the cue, and Earl just showed us him grabbing the cue "with all that behind", so why does he need it if he never shoots with his hand positioned way back there? "Make it longer to keep my game in check..." Self imposed 'wrongness'. So, yes, I fail to understand the thing that is Earl Strickland's maniacal career.
@drmorcoch9338Ай бұрын
yeah... rotation is a difficult game
@mikamikkola44836 ай бұрын
Earl The Man.
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@legallycurated17965 ай бұрын
Earl is a savage
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Absolutely true
@oneononebilliardinstructio53296 ай бұрын
The disrespect for sky, Tyler, and the other top players to suggest that some unknown kids are going to make up a better team lol Sad
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
It is interesting that it seems to be more politics than not rn tho.
@bertblue96836 ай бұрын
In other interviews, it is explained better. Earl suggests you get young, energetic players that haven't lived the stress of being on tour. Old bad habits of pros die by doing this. It's his theory, plausible, but will never be executed.
@JB_BLESSED6 ай бұрын
Earl’s Masconi Cup theory of finding random people across the county is the most delusional ridiculous thing he has ever said…that would never work…he must be drunk during this interview 😂
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
You have a better suggestion? I thought this was one of Earl's better interviews out there.
@bertblue96836 ай бұрын
He knows it will never work. It's just a theory.
@Blood_n_Donuts2 ай бұрын
Early Dayz
@NoName-ge6wc6 ай бұрын
Earl is complex. But Earl is in the 9 ball goat conversation. Was he better than Efren? Not always. But he was like Arnie in golf or Moneymaker in Poker. He brought the game to the masses. Too much bla bla about cue length.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
BIG FACTS
@dwsnsgp5 ай бұрын
It wasn’t luck! He had a break that seldom failed!
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Unless you ask Efren. He’s the king of “I got lucky”
@CTRS7773 ай бұрын
5:40) Earl is tortured by the game. He strives to be in control of something uncontrollable and it makes him go a little nuts at the table from time to time. He is like Fischer with chess
@BilliardSportsNetwork2 ай бұрын
This is SO spot on!
@cosmicraysshotsintothelight2 ай бұрын
The gambling mentality and "sharking" did not start as a result of the great depression. He said "no money". So how does that inspire a gambling atmosphere? It doesn't. Pool was a game of kings and nobles and they were not gambling. The whole gambler mentality that started HERE, in the US, is very likely the reason we do not see billiards as an Olympic sport and water polo is. But I feel that he has no grasp on the timeline or the evolution of American Pocket Billiards into the world of losers and gamblers and hustlers. They have ALL sullied the game.
@_Ramen-Vac_6 ай бұрын
I get that, Earl. They're gonna hate me if I win. I dump a lot too, just because the whole thing's a a55hoLe contest.
@_Ramen-Vac_6 ай бұрын
(I can kick at least as well as Reyes, and have been for 28 years)
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
@@_Ramen-Vac_ BOLD STATMENTS
@_Ramen-Vac_6 ай бұрын
@@BilliardSportsNetwork Eh, I get lucky. . . Just that I see the kicks and try to hit the ball correctly. This is one reason 8-ball with ball-in-hand anywhere is a joke. I've kicked table-length lag cuts in more times than I can remember since having to shoot back at a ball in the kitchen, from the kitchen. All-caps me some more lol . . I've kicked cross-side banks in quite a few times too. Not saying Reyes was/is all hype, but I have the same magic.
@_Ramen-Vac_6 ай бұрын
@@BilliardSportsNetwork look, mannn.. lol The Pearl is still down to play, and so am I. If you even ever read/comprehended one Steinbeck Classic in your life, you'd get the irony herein. So discount the true masters and send your silly whatever it is ya try ta tell. Who knows? not me. your allegory is preschool-dropout, and so is your commentary.
@Johng562 ай бұрын
Earl would give a shrink a headache
@rommiethompson48056 ай бұрын
No I don't think your a diplomat,your one of two (pool gods)
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
👏
@RobertLaPorte-f8w6 ай бұрын
Nine ball sucks.Ten ball is better for sure.
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
I'm personally a huge fan of 10-ball. F slop.
@330devans4 ай бұрын
They both suck. 14.1 straight will humble your game and knowledge of it real quick.
@martinparker92496 ай бұрын
wen u gonna post something new about earl its the same old crap re-hashed from about 6 months ago ??
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Great question.
@PostUp_Time6 ай бұрын
This is a REPOST FROM ANOTHER CHANNEL. THIS INTERVIEW SHOWN YEARS AGO. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED REPOST OFHER CHANNELS VIDEOS FOR MONETARY REASONS*
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
This is a repost from a channel that we also own... I think you should calm down good sir.
@pwnagejetsonjetson41186 ай бұрын
This video is very old, why does it say 19 hours ago
@BilliardSportsNetwork6 ай бұрын
This is a offline interview I did with Earl a few months ago. Took me a little bit to get the full video uploaded here is all. Hope you enjoyed!
@robertjones17305 ай бұрын
Earl I've been watching you my whole life and I still can't stand you. Maybe you're getting old and don't want to be seen as that kind of guy anymore but you've earned my dislike. I've seen you on tv and I've watched many matches in person and you can be a real arrogant prick. That all being said, I admire your tenacity, longevity and skills. I also love your creativity with trying to refine your stroke by arm weights for stability. You're still a legend and part of the story of pool. Congratulations on a long career in such a fun game
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Such respectful a respectful dis. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Robert!
@darkcheaker5 ай бұрын
What an ego, damn
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Isn’t it really interesting to watch him flip back-and-forth between trying really hard to be humble but then not being able to to help the fact that he is a multiple time world champion so of course he has an ego.
@darkcheaker5 ай бұрын
@@BilliardSportsNetwork exactly. I can feel him trying so hard to stay humble and then going on the tangent about how good he is. And I don't mean to diminish his accomplishments, he's won some, but he's definitely not the all time greatest.
@marcohernandez29405 ай бұрын
I let them win,or else they'll hate me,,don't believe you earl
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
Shots fired 😝
@johnhenninger19806 ай бұрын
seedy crummy........projection much?
@BilliardSportsNetwork5 ай бұрын
We definitely all do many times a day. I thought this interview was very, very interesting from a psychological perspective.
@Mario-to6tlАй бұрын
Stayer will never win a world titel ,Earl is 100 % right
@frostybudz24576 ай бұрын
A pompous, sore losing know it all but definitely a great player. To bad he couldn't be a tad more humble.