Does he really like me or should i just give up on him?

This guy i met when i was younger approached me very respectfully and nice. When i first met him, he would always stare at me but i figured that i would never have a chance with him eventhough i had the biggest crush on him, so i didnlt even try to make a pass at him. He was very nice, and would always talk to me about the future(everything positive, nothing sexual). The things about it, he was a player, but he never approached me like a hoe or player like he would do other girls. He would always stare at me non stop and when id look at him he wouldnt turn away. One day he'd come up to me with conversation, then after that weld pass each other in the hallway and wont even speak to each other. He'd just gaze into my eyes and wouldnt say anything.I told my friend that i liked him and my went and told him. He told my friend that he would go out with me if i would speak to him and get to know him better. Still, i was too shy. I don t understand how a guy like himself, thats very confident, and cocky, whos a player and can get almost any girl he wants, cant approach me! He would always stare at me but would never say anything. Why! Also, when we finally got the time tossit down, he asked me "why do you like me, i break hearts". Isnt that odd for a player to tell a girl that. Players dont usually care about a girls feelings. He would always just stare at me non stop and a lot. So he moved, but i see him time to time in my hometown. I actually see him too much and its strange. And when i do see him, we will look at each other but not speak. We make eye contact but no words come out. For him to be so confident and cocky, why wont he speak to me. Ive know him for a while now. When he looks at other girls hes usually looking at their bodies but when he looks at me, he gazes in my eyes. Do you think that its a sign that we somehow run into each other often at the mall and stuff? I dont even know him that well but when we first laid eyes on each other, we couldnt stop staring