Who is the greatest pool player?
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Efren Reyes, "The Magician" has to be the greatest pool player to have ever played the game. He can hit shots that other players cannot even imagine, yet alone attempt to hit.\n\nIt is true that in the modern game he can't quite match up in terms of the consistency of the break with the current professionals, but at his prime, Reyes was untouchable.\n\nOther contenders would have to be Earl "The Pearl" Stickland - a prickly character but someone who has been at the pinnacle of pool for a very long time. Fransisco Bustamante is also a really good player.
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Roger Federer. Maybe the best player of all time.
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3rd greatest player ever
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My first choice is Sunil Gavaskar.\ncricket is a game of patience and strategy when it is played between to test playing nations. \nGavaskar's commentary is very much technical and contains lot of information about how the player is thinking, how the ball behaved, how the batsman could make a shot. His commentary is real treat for lot of budding cricketers.\nThe second one Michael Holding\nHe has a great electronic voice and can build the pressure on the listeners even if is neutral.
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Currently, Vinatieri is the best ... percentages don't always win games (right Vanderjagt!).\n\nI would have to say that either Morten Andersen or Ray Guy should be considered the best of all time.  For these guys to miss a FG would be like watching Jerry rice drop a lob pass from Joe Montana.  Guy and Andersen made kicking almost an artform in the NFL.
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Mia Hamm is definately the best there is. I love her and look up to her as an extremely skilled player and awesome role model.
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i've seen an interview of manny pacquiao on ABS CBN's morning news program and he did confirm that most of the time, he is the personal manager of 2006 World Pool Champion Ronnie Alcano. In fact, they've met, according to PacMan, years ago even before Manny started playing pool. For naysayers read this: Manny Pacquiao tried his luck on professional billiards and he even qualified in the final stages of the Philippine 9-Ball Open Tournament years back.
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I too would have to say Michael Jordan as well. That nigga is the best thing that ever happend to B-ball!!!
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I disagree with the others!!! Phil Mickelson is the best golfer.  Now that he's over his mental block he has been giving Tiger a run for his money.  Tiger USED to be the best...he will never be what he once was ever again.  Phil is now the one on top.  OHIO GOLFER gave you the stats for driving/ball striking.  That is a very small part of golf.  That is the only aspect that Tiger is leading.  Phil is #1 in money leadership, scoring average, and greens in regulation. http://www.pgatour.com/stats/r  These are directly from the PGA site.  So any of those who say Tiger is #1 need to check there stats first!!!! Thats the great thing about golf all you have to do is check the stats to figure who is the best!!!
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I would have to either go with Andruw Jones or Chip, Chip, Chipper... Both have consistantly performed through out the duration of their career.  So my answer is most definitly John Smoltz.  Hes been a been around forever, and still is a killer pitcher.  He has changed his style to fit the improvement of hitters, and has been one hell of a gunslinger.  No question.
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Ronato "Ronnie" Alcano from the Philippines is this year's World Pool Champion. He bested Germany's Ralf Souquet in a race to 17 bid for the world's most coveted Pool title.
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The PDC broke away from the main body with sports promoter Barry Hearn funding the PDC along with Sky Sports. The PDC has the best players on the Planet with a gentleman called Phil The Power Taylor being by far the best although dutchman Ray the Man van Barneveld has defected from the BDO and is now giving Taylor a real challenge.
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I don't  no who you think is the first but i believe the greatest are\nMohamed Ali\nMike Tyson\nRay Sugar leonar\nCarlos Monzon\nFloyd Matwheter junior\nFrom all times¡¡
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Efren is the greatest of them all. He is not called the Magician for nothing. He can hit shots that nobody else in the world can hit. In fact, Reyes has been known to try and make shots that other players were not even able to imagine, let alone complete. In my book, Reyes will always be the greatest of them all.
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Wilt Chamberlin is definatley one of the best along with Kareem, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and maybe Isaih Thomas.  Also many people are forgetting about Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and Pistol Pete.  30 years from now names like Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade will be around.  Shaq is one of the best if not best centers to play the game also.
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1. Willie Mays (best outfielder of all time, great homerun hitter - 4th all time, and very high batting average.\n\n2. Babe Ruth (maybe the best player in baseball history, set many HR records, revolutionized baseball)\n\n3. Mickey Mantle\n\n4. Ty Cobb\n\n5. Ernie Banks\n\n6. Barry Bonds\n\n8. Joe Dimaggio
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It would be hard to top Ozzie Smith in his prime.  They didn't call him the magician for nothing.  Brooks Robinson was also incredible at times.  Right now, Derek Jeter comes closest to getting to things and making plays that are simply beautiful