Mosconi Cup, Eras of Pool & Why He's Misunderstood - Earl Strickland

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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

[@grahambambeck7452]

Earl, we all love the personality you brought and the brilliance shown so many times. We love you, man! Thank you for everything!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

🫂🔥

[@godjhaka7376]

Pool nowadays is so boring without Earl. Watching Gorst, Filler, or even SVB is so boring in comparison.

[@dustinjohnston9720]

Earl Strickland and Phil Helmuth give me the same vibe. Both greats at their own game, very colorful and always surrounded but their antics

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

He adds so much flavor to the game it's astounding.

[@chezyosowp3678]

I agree but in my opinion Strickland is more likable then helmuth

[@tylermassey8735]

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!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

I'm about to upload a love interview we did. Earl gets so excited!

[@AntonioTrew]

I had the privilege to not only watch but play with Earl, Jeanette Lee, and Johnny Archer in a tournament back in the early 2000s..... A memory that I will always cherish

[@billysikes1374]

If you only knew how much we love you Earl

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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.

[@johnskulavik7116]

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!!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Thanks John! I plan on interviewing many more players and industry leaders since this video is doing so well.

[@Sean-ry9ld]

Earl is the man, you can tell he has real love for this game its not just a job

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Perfectly said! I enjoyed every second of this interview hanging out with him.

[@shaftwood]

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.

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

Unfortunately Bobby stopped playing chess, unlike Earl 😊

[@AntonioTrew]

Some may love him and some not so much, but one thing i believe that we can all agree on is that Earl is definitely a living legend....

[@richarddutchholland4780]

You always need a Earl Strickland in every form of sport...

[@eduardodedosrock653]

yeah Earl, wi love you, from Chile! sudamerica... I'm glad to see you!. Thanks for the content

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Thanks for watching! 🫂

[@willstuart4504]

Love Earl, great interview 👏👏👏

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Thanks Will! I'm going to try to get more players and industry leaders on here soon!

[@tchrisou812]

Earl Strickland is and has been my favorite pool player of all time.

[@lindsaymarks3481]

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 .

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for complimenting the interview! I worked hard on these with Earl!

[@Junnnn815]

Love this interview❤

[@andymckay446]

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.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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

[@jaydubya4349]

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!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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

[@RonanOBrien-s5z]

That's why snooker is so impressive, they play on a 6ft x 12ft, crazy long pots!

[@MalcolmClarke25]

I hope Earl is happy. Legend.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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.

[@jvasquezito]

I love Earl and his love for the game.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

He oozes raw passion from every pore!

[@kennethbowers9553]

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

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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.

[@roadrunner381]

Yes, he's broke the balls the same way all these yrs, if he learns the break, I believe he could compete in these pro tournaments!

[@nmartin0600]

I love earl's metaconversations.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Once you get him going, it's marvelous!

[@JohnMcCloskey-g9o]

Thank you Earl,,,good info,,, God Bless!!!!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@CTRS777]

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

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

This is SO spot on!

[@RobertLaPorte-f8w]

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.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

It's an unbelievably great feeling!

[@bertblue9683]

The greatest ambassador for pool in the last 50 years. There's plenty others but none like Earl the Pearl.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

He is definitely going to pull most unique characters.

[@lmilne4859]

Brilliant footage

[@Jay20757]

Would love to see espn air pool again. Especially the Mosconi cup. Instead they put tag, cornhole, and air guitar contests.

[@mardiecruz4850]

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.😊

[@thomaswalchesky8961]

You got to Love Earl!

[@Scott-je3eg]

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.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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.

[@warrenwatkins9650]

Isn't that what trick shot competition is about?

[@pearlrival3124]

incredible interview!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Thank you! 🫡

[@harryartinian7982]

Josh, Which pool room was this interview held in?

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Sandcastle Billiards, Edison NJ 🤘

[@RobertLaPorte-f8w]

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. ❤😂

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Keep winning!

[@crondawg101]

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

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Sry idk

[@RonanOBrien-s5z]

Straight pool is derived from an earlier game called continuous pool

[@Scott-je3eg]

Have one spot on the team be a national tryout.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

I support this idea, anyone else?

[@hustlinao1488]

Minnesota Fats and EARL STRICKLAND were the only Superstars of my Era. They'll never never be a more exciting game than 9-ball in the 90,s. Reason I started playing was I might run the set out on a stone cold champion.

[@blackiechan573]

Thank you Earl

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

You bet

[@janetairlines1351]

Earl once said that he has never missed a shot that was his fault

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

I WOULD LOVE THIS QUOTE ON A POSTER

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

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.

[@danielhicks4826]

Those running trick shots in the intro were sweet.

[@johnskulavik7116]

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.

[@catfishandbass8680]

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.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Love is a volatile emotion isn’t it?

[@cukin65]

It is only one Earl Strickland........my favorite player

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

You are loving our last 4 uploads then! All EARL THE PEARL!

[@thedailyvariety4407]

Jan 1, 1901 was the twentieth century but let Earl live his life.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

you right

[@craighansen3031]

Welcome to another episode of "Noone breathed air till I started trying it" with earl the pearl strickland

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@craighansen3031]

@@BilliardSportsNetwork do you understand what I just said?

[@Bahamaspete]

Earl just gave a cue maker a new challange. Id like to see predator design a Bk rush just for him.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

👀

[@ikabodbubwit2377]

THE GENIUS OF POOL WORLD, THE JOHN McENROE OF POOL

[@bikegarrett]

Is Jeremy doing this interview ?

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

I take that as a huge compliment, it was myself, Josh Setterfield

[@bikegarrett]

@BilliardSportsNetwork great interview your voice sounds a lot like Jeremy Jones

[@metallives529]

@@bikegarrett Not even remotely. Jones has that texas sound. Would bet jones is twice this guys age.

[@Mutant_11]

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.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

This is exactly correct. Players will always angle for what they think benefits them. It’s human nature.

[@B0SSJM]

Legend

[@BrianLohse2024]

Eric is exactly right about Gambling it will destroy lifes.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

#PlayResponsibly

[@BrianLohse2024]

@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

[@kennethbowers9553]

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

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

He loves reading comments like these! Thanks for watching 🙌

[@xtbum3339]

Clicked on video just to leave a comment. There is no misunderstanding or excusing Earl the girl's toxic and rude antics.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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.

[@bertblue9683]

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.

[@boydwood6104]

I still can't figure out if he's crazy or brilliant!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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

[@roadrunner381]

I think he's a little of both, but somehow it works!

[@Tnshaikh]

This man is insane ❤❤

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Perspective is everything isn’t it?

[@daviddicicco171]

Earl …by far, is my favorite. I feel like he and I share the same chromosomes, or lack thereof…haha….he’s my man! Favorite of all time ! !!! By far …if only I could shoot a ball straight, lol 🚀✔️💯🔥🔥🔥🙏😄🎱

[@drmorcoch9338]

yeah... rotation is a difficult game

[@Lastdimetaker]

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

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

It is interesting that it seems to be more politics than not rn tho.

[@bertblue9683]

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.

[@mikamikkola4483]

Earl The Man.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Thanks for watching!

[@legallycurated1796]

Earl is a savage

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Absolutely true

[@JB_BLESSED]

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 😂

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

You have a better suggestion? I thought this was one of Earl's better interviews out there.

[@bertblue9683]

He knows it will never work. It's just a theory.

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

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_]

(I can kick at least as well as Reyes, and have been for 28 years)

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

@@_Ramen-Vac_ BOLD STATMENTS

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

@@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_]

@@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.

[@NoName-ge6wc]

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.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

BIG FACTS

[@Bled--4--Red]

Early Dayz

[@martinparker9249]

wen u gonna post something new about earl its the same old crap re-hashed from about 6 months ago ??

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Great question.

[@pwnagejetsonjetson4118]

This video is very old, why does it say 19 hours ago

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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!

[@AlexZander688]

Earl's not misunderstood. He's an all-time great pool player. ...But he is also an all-time whiner, griper and mega excuse maker. His antics at the table got old a long time ago.

[@dwsnsgp]

It wasn’t luck! He had a break that seldom failed!

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Unless you ask Efren. He’s the king of “I got lucky”

[@RobertLaPorte-f8w]

Nine ball sucks.Ten ball is better for sure.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

I'm personally a huge fan of 10-ball. F slop.

[@330devans]

They both suck. 14.1 straight will humble your game and knowledge of it real quick.

[@PostUp_Time]

This is a REPOST FROM ANOTHER CHANNEL. THIS INTERVIEW SHOWN YEARS AGO. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED REPOST OFHER CHANNELS VIDEOS FOR MONETARY REASONS*

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

This is a repost from a channel that we also own... I think you should calm down good sir.

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

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.

[@rommiethompson4805]

No I don't think your a diplomat,your one of two (pool gods)

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

👏

[@Johng56]

Earl would give a shrink a headache

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

"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.

[@marcohernandez2940]

I let them win,or else they'll hate me,,don't believe you earl

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Shots fired 😝

[@darkcheaker]

What an ego, damn

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

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.

[@darkcheaker]

@@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.

[@johnhenninger1980]

seedy crummy........projection much?

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

We definitely all do many times a day. I thought this interview was very, very interesting from a psychological perspective.

[@robertjones1730]

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

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

Such respectful a respectful dis. Thanks for the thoughtful comment Robert!

[@Mario-to6tl]

Stayer will never win a world titel ,Earl is 100 % right

[@lovelyrita1760]

Earl proofed the World that Hes the best....lol. This Guy has mental issues.

[@lovelyrita1760]

Strickland Talks so much BS....hard to believe xd

[@frostybudz2457]

A pompous, sore losing know it all but definitely a great player. To bad he couldn't be a tad more humble.

[@BilliardSportsNetwork]

It woulda been unfair to the rest of us 😂😂🤣🤣