O'Sullivan ended the season with a world championship and a year-end world number one, and in the eyes of many celebrities, he is the best in snooker history, and Trump even said that O'Sullivan may play for another 10 years and remain at the top. However, O'Sullivan was very low-key in the interview, bluntly saying that even if he won the eighth World Championship, he was not the best in history.
O'Sullivan's performance this season can be perfectly described, with the seventh world championship title equaling Hendry, a particularly important title. In the past, the discussion of the best player in Snooker history would hover between Hendry and O'Sullivan, but now with O'Sullivan winning the championship, the debate about the best player in history has come to an end. Even Hendry admits that O'Sullivan has taken snooker to new heights.
In the past, when journalists put the question in front of O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan said that it was left to posterity to judge, and he thought Hendry had an answer in mind. Now, when it comes to this topic again, O'Sullivan has become particularly low-key, and in an interview with Eurosport, O'Sullivan said that I don't think I'm the greatest at all, and even if I win my eighth World Championship in the future, I won't think of myself as the best in history.
O'Sullivan once again stressed that he didn't care about records, achievements and honors, he just enjoyed life, and for Snooker, if he still liked it in the future, and could enjoy the game, if he could find fun in the game, then he would continue. O'Sullivan also set himself a new goal, that is, to play until he is 50 years old, provided that he still enjoys the stage, enjoys confrontation, and if he does not feel this way, he will say goodbye completely.
Through this World Championship, we found that O'Sullivan is more cautious, very cautious in his shots, and will take every detail seriously, which is a rare O'Sullivan. On the one hand, it shows that O'Sullivan is eager for the championship, on the other hand, O'Sullivan is also adjusting himself, his state will definitely decline, after all, the age is growing, and when the state declines, if he still maintains a particularly fast speed, his own mistakes will increase greatly. So O'Sullivan began to be cautious, and he slowed down his rhythm.
In fact, not only O'Sullivan, but also Higgins and Mark Williams have adapted to modern snooker through changes in technology and tactics, and have dealt with the decline in status at any time, which is also the key to their strong competitiveness.
During this time, O'Sullivan trained with Zhao Xintong, took inspiration from the youngsters, and after defeating Trump, he and Trump hugged each other tightly, and the latter said something that touched O'Sullivan, which was also the motivation for O'Sullivan to continue to move forward. In short, O'Sullivan has won status and the respect of his peers with his strength, so what is impossible about playing until he is 50?