England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan says he will not give up playing snooker – World Snooker Championship
Three-time world champion, England’s Ronnie O’Sullivan has said that he will not give up the game of snooker.
While speaking after his round of 32 match at the World Snooker Championship 2011, he told that quitting never meant he was giving up; it just meant he had had enough. He said he has always loved the game and if he feels that he is losing his love, he will
quit it.
O’Sullivan was about to pull out of the World Championship a few days back and even informed the tournament officials verbally before he reconsidered his decision and decided to participate after consulting a sports psychiatrist, Dr Steve Peters, who helped
him bringing back his fighting spirit.
“It was a positive thing to do because I want to carry on. It's nothing to do with getting better as a player but allowing me to be like 99% of the other players. I didn't want to carry on suffering. I've just tried to get the motivation so one day it might
click. It doesn't mean I will now win tournaments,” O’Sullivan added.
O’Sullivan cruised past the Welshman Dominic Dale 10-2 in the first round of the World Snooker Championship 2011 on Tuesday. All O’Sullivan fans and the media were expecting the same level of performance from the ‘Rocket.’ He has surged into the second round
of any ranking tournament after four successive first-round exits and without a single victory since November 2010.
The 35-year-old took over his opponent from Wales with three stunning centuries plus an impressive 96 clearance. However, he missed out two brilliant chances of maximum 147 during the match. O’Sullivan has been playing the world championship every year since
1993 and he said he enjoys every match he plays at the Crucible Theatre.
Ronnie O’Sullivan will next meet the former world champion Shaun Murphy in the second round on Thursday.
On playing his next match he said, “I never worry about anyone I play. There's not a person playing snooker I can't beat. I haven't seen a player coming through I'm scared of. Stephen Hendry and John Higgins - other than those two, there's not a player that
makes me think 'don't miss'.”
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