If the balls spread right, and win, which is to say that luck plays a part in 9-ball. But for some players, luck itself is an art.
赢得球赛，也就是说够幸运就能赢得球赛，但对某些球手而言，幸运…则是一种艺术。
I’ll tell you what i can do off stalker. 10 years from now, i can go to west point. It’s all coming down to video-game reflexes. Computerized tanks, star wars. In 10 years, a heavy scorer on stalker is a shoo-in at the point.
光靠着打电动，十年内我就能进西点军校，电动能培养反应力，坦克早已电脑化，看过"星际大战"？十年后，电玩高手在西点必定大受欢迎。
Pool excellence is not about excellent pool. It’s about becoming something. You got to be a student of human moves. See, all the greats that i know of were students of human moves.
桌球高手重点不在有好球技，而是要成为某种人，像学生，人类行为的学生，所有伟大的球手都研究过人类行为。
To be able to just miss the pocket by a hair, i mean, the audience.
那就是故意输球的艺术吧？打球故意失之毫米，观众会大叹可惜。
You study the watch. But i study you.
你研究手表，但我研究你。
It’s about money. The best is the guy with the most, in all walks of life.
最成功的人就是有钱，这是一切生活的基本。
Like which twin has got the toni. Maybe they both got the toni. Maybe toni’s a guy. It’s very complicated.
就像猜双胞胎谁先出生，也许两个根本是同时生的，也许相差十万八千里。
This is for bangers. Straight pool is pool. This is like handball or cribbage or something. Straight pool you got to be a real surgeon to get it-- you know, it’s all finesse. Now everything is 9-ball because it’s fast, good for tv, good for a lot of break shots.
这是莽撞的人打的球赛，花式桌球才是正规比赛，这比较像打手球，打花式桌球你需要表现真正的技术，全靠技巧，不是所有人都喜欢九号球，因为它节奏很快，适合电视转播，适合大声喧扰。
I can always go back to whiskey. It’s been very good to me. You’re sitting in it, and i’m wearing it, but it’s tired. You know, it’s just kind of run on. You appear on the scene, i’m jumping again. You remind me that-- that money won is twice as sweet as money earned.
我可以回去卖酒，那赚头一直都很不错，让我衣食无缺、名车代步，但那太无聊了，知道吗？一切都变得无聊，后来你出现，我又变得活力十足，你让我想起…赢钱比赚钱还有趣。