maybe that's the best way to motivate his opponent .

Mind games

@@dreivceliz1570 no, he knows he is lucky - some people are

@@michaelmcknight3639 he already calculated the angle and took risk. He can saw a way that a normal person can't see that's why he was called the magician.

i do beleave that in pool luck plays a small role.....well not just pool but in all sport, i play golf and there is often luck involved....I play pool as well and often i find myself calling myself or the other giy lucky

Cos all commentators back then were white. And they are racist as well. 100%

I can only imagine...what is even more worse is he was disrespected by low level people who were not worthy of his time......a most humble and kind man with the brain of genius quality. A beautiful mind and human.

The most thrilling slinger of a cue ever.

agree they just can't accept the fact & reality that EFREN bata REYES is the GOAT in billiards

Caucasians for you.

my dad, 92, still runs in competitions

And that is not even his favourite format (pool)

yessssss

@@michaelmcknight3639he was talking about Asian Olympic games…..not your regular pool hall gig

Jesus says send Christian missionaries to poor countries and convert them by fraud 😜

Ah yes, tell thst to floyd mayweather

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Ahh😫 the JESUS comment again yes!

@GeneralRevision Nice one! 👍🎱

Guided by the hand of God

you are the goat

They are now bff lol

@@dormamo6917 both of them are the truly greatest rival duo of all time... You can't see who's who without one another? (Most likely in the movies you can't see the leading actor without a co star."contrabida/Bida)

Earl is actually a good guy, he just doesn't tolerate people who don't take the game as seriously as he does. When someone like Efren plays the game with the same respect and talent Earl shows them respect and friendship. He definitely loves Efren but sometimes that competitive nature makes him act a little strange lol, but he is mostly misunderstood and looked at like a bad sport which is a bad mistake. Earl is probably second only to Efren in pure talent and drive and just shows his frustration more than most. If he played any other sport, like basketball, he would be seen as intense and spirited but because pool is mostly laid back and polite he is branded as a troublemaker.

@@jeffmauldin2841 efren and earl reminds me of goku and vegeta, i don't know you know these character in anime hehe.

@@benignojrgallero7726 tom cruise wasn't a bad player either

I saw him doing a jump shot in one international tournament, just once, maybe he just only wanna try it

I definitely think jump shots should be removed from the game, or at least jump cues removed. Pool was alot more entertaining and interesting when guys didn't jump. Watching more safety battles and kicks. Now its just a jump after a jump

agree..

If you check his video interview together with von he said that jump shot is a disrespect for the defender.

still, cruel to call him a goat

@@michaelmcknight3639 how is that cruel?

@@Ash20597 he has a right to be respected as a human bean

@@michaelmcknight3639 GOAT literally stands for "Greatest Of All Time".

@@Ash20597 I was being critical about what it metaphorically stands for.

I think his 74yrs old now.... Efren guest in the Vietnam pool event.. 3weeks ago And Vietnamese love him so much.. You need to watch a news.. Sorry for wrong grammar 😁

@@kimchankim3920 He was born august 1954. You can do the math if you think I'm wrong. Obviously I'm watching the recent events that's why I said about the SEA games. I think you're the one who needs some researching.

he got lucky

I really hope he teaches now that he has retired. His game knowledge of how ball physics work is insane.

@@Seeka-re6lg lucky you said? 😂

@@Seeka-re6lg we all need some luck , but the master like Efren know what and how . We have to accept the name " The Magician " because we don't know how he did it .

He's a genius in the pool table. God tier level.

he is so humble he still sleeps under the same pool table he was playing on as a 5-year-old

He's really obsessed with billiards that's like cp or iphone addiction to some. Efren is addicted to billiards.

agree

Everyone gets old and has to pass the torch to somebody. He lived his life loving and respecting his gift . Reaching the pinnacle of success with much humility. That's why he's is well loved by his peers on and off the billiard tables.

Efren Reyes and Larry Bird has something in common, they just loved to play!

Cringe

And also a piece of paper in his hand.. that insane..

Except Strickland. That first time.

Yea really seems like most have a good sense of sportsmanship and aren't there for money as much as they are there to play a game they are passionate about with people who are also deeply passionate about it.

@@Figs3 Thats why it was so nice to see him raise Reyes arm in the air the second time.

You channel your ego into.practice

He admire.other players because also wants to learn amazing shots from other players. He said he learned his trick shots from noob players. Efren is an excellent student of the game

Thanks