Scribbles: Ten Pin Bowling Australian champion's tips to success.

George Frilingos is Australia's Number One Ten Pin Bowler but this champion is anonymous in his own country. 

He's a celebrity in Asia where ten-pin bowling is a top-ranked professional sport. 
He's asked for his autograph when he hops off a plane in Asia.
Here he's gone into the business of roof insulation and construction - he's tired of living out of a suitcase.
Forgot to get his autograph - was too excited that I had a blog topic.

So Ten Pin Bowling in Asia is hugely popular - and not just a recreation sport for families. 
In Malaysia, Dubai and Kuwait the prize money is between $20,000 and $40,000.
George has won in the USA, Singapore and Greece.
He'd love to go to the Olympics but it's only been a demonstration sport so far in Korea and the Malaysian Commonwealth Games.

George, who was raised in the north Queensland town of Townsville, developed a theory on success when he was about 20.
And proved it by becoming an international star. He was a police officer before that.
In June at the Melbourne bowling cup he recorded the first televised "perfect game" in Australia - 12 strikes in a row.

Take a look for yourself on Japanese YouTube:  

You want to know his secret to success? He says it's not talent. 
Anyone can become a bowling champion apparently if they conform to his five rules for success in Ten-Pin Bowling.
But I can't help thinking that his logic and analysis works across many different areas of life.
It's not all about practice and talent - it's learning what works and then learning to produce it consistently in your game...
If you want to contact George Frilingos he's on Facebook:

This was a really quick interview: