Lee Van Corteza and Warren Kiamco practicing before their matches in US open 10 -all

for two weeks in Riviera Casino, Las Vegas, I've witnessed all Filipino pool players behave and control the tables both on and off the tournament. They're all best in their own right and style. There's an obvious artistry and precision in their strokes and stance. When theyre all together, pool sounds like an accident in their lives and humor easily becomes their nicknames.

Being with Lee Van, Warren and Ronnie for more than a week, I have seen the greatness of Filipino pool players. And now I understand why they are feared and unstoppable; they have all the package of a winner: wisdom, humility, humor and kindness.

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[simion11]

Why are they talking in Tagalog? Arent these two from the south?

[tomasdpag731]

@simion11:

Yes, they are from the southern part of the Philippine Islands. But eventhough we have 170plus languages and dialects, each Pinoy knows the national language which is Filipino. Some can speak 5, others maybe more than 5. Imagine the islands the makes up the Philippines: 7,105. Each island probably has a good pool representative. Come and visit Philippines and you'll see that our life is bigger than just pool.

[simion11]

@tomasdpag731 I know Kiamco is from Cebu, they speak Cebuano. Corteza is from Davao, they speak Cebuano. So why are they speaking in Tagalog?

[tomasdpag731]

@simion11

They were both speaking Filipino because I could not understand Cebuano. I do speak ilocano and itawes instead which they both do not understand. So we just used Filipino. I would rather say Filipino language instead of Tagalog because tagalog is just the language spoken by the tagalog regions. Filipino is more universal in the Philippines which can represent all 178 languages in all 7,108 islands according to a national declaration of our dear constitution. thanks.

[alikemoon]

isn't Kiamco the coach of qatar team ?