Been gambling a year and a half Valdosta? At that point I hadn't learned enough to know there was a lot to learn yet. Let me give you an example for me.....
I thought my Pop was a world champion pool player, I really did at the time. He could run racks and draw a circle on the felt to show you where the cue ball would end up after his next shot. I asked him how good he was, good enough to know I'm not worth a shit. Didn't really mean much to me at the time but through the years it has made more and more sense. No message to you personally Valdosta as I can tell you are smarter than the average bear but each time I learned something it opened up a whole bunch more I realized I knew nothing about. There's a saying you need to learn a little before you realize you need to learn a lot more.
Beaner thinks he's the smartest man in the world. 'Nuff said.
I thought my Pop was a world champion pool player, I really did at the time. He could run racks and draw a circle on the felt to show you where the cue ball would end up after his next shot. I asked him how good he was, good enough to know I'm not worth a shit. Didn't really mean much to me at the time but through the years it has made more and more sense. No message to you personally Valdosta as I can tell you are smarter than the average bear but each time I learned something it opened up a whole bunch more I realized I knew nothing about. There's a saying you need to learn a little before you realize you need to learn a lot more.
Beaner thinks he's the smartest man in the world. 'Nuff said.
jj,
If you are broke or near broke and still betting, then you are effectively betting with your friends' and relatives' money, because these are the people you will ask to bail you out if you get whacked.
Betting with other peoples' money without their consent is almost like stealing IMO and I consider you an asshole for doing that.
If you are broke or near broke and still betting, then you are effectively betting with your friends' and relatives' money, because these are the people you will ask to bail you out if you get whacked.
Betting with other peoples' money without their consent is almost like stealing IMO and I consider you an asshole for doing that.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Patrick McIrish:
Been gambling a year and a half Valdosta? At that point I hadn't learned enough to know there was a lot to learn yet. Let me give you an example for me.....
I thought my Pop was a world champion pool player, I really did at the time. He could run racks and draw a circle on the felt to show you where the cue ball would end up after his next shot. I asked him how good he was, _good enough to know I'm not worth a shit._ Didn't really mean much to me at the time but through the years it has made more and more sense. No message to you personally Valdosta as I can tell you are smarter than the average bear but each time I learned something it opened up a whole bunch more I realized I knew nothing about. There's a saying you need to learn a little before you realize you need to learn a lot more.
Beaner thinks he's the smartest man in the world. 'Nuff said.
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I see where your coming from. You can never really know enough. I do a ridiculous amount of reading and viewing tapes to try to know as much as I can. Even so I sometimes make mistakes overrating fighters or not noticing some little things sometimes. If you don't always learn from mistakes though, you are doomed to repeat them over and over. The same people who make the same mistakes over and over are the people who end up betting with no bankroll.
Been gambling a year and a half Valdosta? At that point I hadn't learned enough to know there was a lot to learn yet. Let me give you an example for me.....
I thought my Pop was a world champion pool player, I really did at the time. He could run racks and draw a circle on the felt to show you where the cue ball would end up after his next shot. I asked him how good he was, _good enough to know I'm not worth a shit._ Didn't really mean much to me at the time but through the years it has made more and more sense. No message to you personally Valdosta as I can tell you are smarter than the average bear but each time I learned something it opened up a whole bunch more I realized I knew nothing about. There's a saying you need to learn a little before you realize you need to learn a lot more.
Beaner thinks he's the smartest man in the world. 'Nuff said.
I see where your coming from. You can never really know enough. I do a ridiculous amount of reading and viewing tapes to try to know as much as I can. Even so I sometimes make mistakes overrating fighters or not noticing some little things sometimes. If you don't always learn from mistakes though, you are doomed to repeat them over and over. The same people who make the same mistakes over and over are the people who end up betting with no bankroll.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cecil:
I think people are not realizing that there are more things in peoples lives than gambling...
You could be making good money gambling and still not have any cash...
Shit happens.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That's true also. I had a shoulder surgery for the removal of potential cancer in my shoulder, earlier this year. Had I not had any insurance that would have cost me a arm and a leg
I think people are not realizing that there are more things in peoples lives than gambling...
You could be making good money gambling and still not have any cash...
Shit happens.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That's true also. I had a shoulder surgery for the removal of potential cancer in my shoulder, earlier this year. Had I not had any insurance that would have cost me a arm and a leg
jj,
Trading on margin is a bad analogy because the margin requirements are designed precisely to minimize the risk of your balance going negative. No broker will let you trade when you have no money or very close to that. On the contrary, they will force you out of your position, take some juice for themselves, and make you suck eggs while you watch what coulda, shoulda, and mighta been.
Trading on margin is a bad analogy because the margin requirements are designed precisely to minimize the risk of your balance going negative. No broker will let you trade when you have no money or very close to that. On the contrary, they will force you out of your position, take some juice for themselves, and make you suck eggs while you watch what coulda, shoulda, and mighta been.
