I just read an article from the ABS-CBN NEWS CHANNEL that our very own Efren "Bata" Reyes has just recently been given the distinction of being the Billiard Player of the Decade by the US Billiard Media Association (USBMA). True, Efren isn't young anymore... not matinee idol material... probably has a so-so eductaional background... but you gotta watch him play...
Only proves to show that the universe is fair! You can't have it all. And even if you think you're near perfect, someone like Efren comes along and grabs the limelight. WE've proven time and again that we can be a great nation if we set our hearts and minds to it but we need people like Efren to show us that we don't need to do astounding feats of strength or make world-changing scientific discoveries to aspire for greatness...
So "Bata" has again placed the Philippines on the world map. Every "tambay" sa "kanto" playing pool knows that here in the Philippines, billiards isn't taken seriously. It's a game that students who've cut classes or idling their time away has taken to whilst their parents are at work slaving their behinds off to put food on the table and send their children to school.
"Bata" has elevated billiards to an art form. So for some of us who think that the sport is for losers - an activity kids resort to when they're bored at school, give it some slack...
there might be hope for them yet...
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