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Ten anecdotes about Ronnie O'Sullivan that you may not know

Seven-time World Championship champion, seven-time British Champion and seven-time Masters champion, since his debut, the 46-year-old British player Ronnie O'Sullivan has won a total of twenty-one snooker three major championships, and won a number of championships in his career; in addition, in terms of world rankings, he has held the first place in the world for seven years.

In addition to his accolades, Ronnie O'Sullivan is also known in the world sports world for his non-dragging style of play, accurate and imaginative batting style, extremely long peak period, and inspirational life experience, and is an iconic figure in snooker. When it comes to the best topics in snooker history, Ronnie O'Sullivan has been a highly vocal candidate since a few years ago.

Any sports legend has its own anecdotes, and O'Sullivan is no exception. In this article, I'll take stock of ten anecdotes about Ronnie O'Sullivan that aren't necessarily widely known so that fans interested in him can get to know him more fully. Of course, due to space limitations, if there is any discussion or supplement, you are welcome to leave a message in the comment area to share.

First, about O'Sullivan's family and upbringing

O'Sullivan grew up in Essex, England, from a family that ran a grocery supermarket. It can be said that O'Sullivan's childhood and adolescence were not happy. From childhood to adolescence, his father, O'Sullivan the Elder, transferred his dream to O'Sullivan, and since childhood, he has been training hellishly and practicing high-intensity.

Even more tragic for O'Sullivan is that his father, O'Sullivan Sr., was involved in a dispute in a bar when he was 16 years old and was eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison for injuring the lives of others, while her mother was also imprisoned for tax problems. In the most difficult days, O'Sullivan was only accompanied by snooker and only changed his life through snooker, and for a long time he was discriminated against and treated coldly by his neighbors as "the son of a pair of prisoners", and once lost himself. Because of this complex upbringing, O'Sullivan's early bohemian style of play is understandable. In fact, O'Sullivan's eventual success is already a very inspirational thing.

For a long time, O'Sullivan had hated his parents so much that they were so problematic that they almost robbed O'Sullivan of the family happiness he should have as a teenager. It was only over time that O'Sullivan slowly learned to reconcile with himself, forgive his parents who had been punished by the law, and improve his relationship with them slightly.

Second, about O'Sullivan's nickname

Nickname culture is an important part of sports culture, and many big-name players have their own nicknames, and O'Sullivan is no exception. The most popular nickname about O'Sullivan is "Rocket", nicknamed like the ball wind, O'Sullivan never drags mud and water, the flow of the clouds, the idea of quick decision is loved by the audience, which is why he got such a good name.

In addition to the "Rockets", O'Sullivan is also affectionately known as "Fire Teacher" by the majority of fans, because in addition to playing fast and strong, O'Sullivan has always been a benchmark for the idea of par and scoring, and when playing with younger players, it is like a textbook display, so that the audience and opponents have gained.

Third, O'Sullivan is a snooker wizard who can open the bow left and right

O'Sullivan's dominant hand was the right hand, and he was originally a pure right-handed player, but slowly developed his left-handed batting skills and performed brilliantly from time to time. With his skilled left-right bow opening technique, O'Sullivan was more free to strike some badly positioned balls and use less assistive devices such as brackets.

There are the earliest interesting stories about O'Sullivan's left-handed technique. Back in 1996, O'Sullivan used his left hand for the first time in a World Championship match against Alain Robbidu. After the match, Alain Robbidu felt that the right-hander O'Sullivan did not respect him and believed that he had deliberately humiliated himself with his left hand, and then complained to the authorities.

In this regard, O'Sullivan had to explain that his left hand was not inferior to his right hand, and did not deliberately humiliate his opponent. After that, O'Sullivan was more to prove the strength of his left hand, and then continued to play with his pure left hand and handed over a good record, Alain Robbidu realized that he was wrong to blame O'Sullivan and withdrew the complaint.

O'Sullivan believes that Snooker's goldenest years were around 2005

A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets, and the same question can have different opinions? What was the golden age for the development of the snooker movement? In interviews in recent years, O'Sullivan was asked this question, and he gave the answer after a moment of reflection, saying it should be around 2005.

Back in 2005, O'Sullivan was the year-end world number one, and the five players behind him were Mark Williams, Stephen Hendry, Paul Hunter, John Higgins and Matthew Stevens. Looking back on that time period, O'Sullivan said it was a competitive time, it was too difficult to beat the top players in the big game, and everyone played aggressively enough to enjoy the game at that time. Of course, this is O'Sullivan's insight as a professional player, I don't know when the golden years about snooker in the minds of the audience were?

O'Sullivan is the creator of the fastest 147 perfect score in history

In the first round of the 1997 World Championships, in a match against Mick Prince, O'Sullivan scored a 147 in 5 minutes and 20 seconds, which is still the fastest record. However, when it comes to that shot, O'Sullivan said that there is nothing to be proud of, because his mother ball position control of that shot is actually very unsatisfactory, and everyone should not praise that shot. It can be said that compared with the chase and praise of the fastest 147, O'Sullivan values the ideal of possession and positioning more, and does not want everyone to play fast ball only for the sake of fast and fast, blindly worship him to play fast ball and ignore possession.

O'Sullivan used to paint pink nails in support of breast cancer prevention charities

In addition to the rod method, O'Sullivan is also a snooker superstar with a flamboyant personality. However, in terms of seriousness or caring for others, O'Sullivan has always been a person and quite serious. Once upon a time, O'Sullivan used to support breast cancer charity in painting pink nails, and to win more attention to the organization and charitable fundraising.

About O'Sullivan's love

O'Sullivan can be said to be a talent in the field of snooker, and there are not a few girlfriends who have changed after his debut.

At the age of 21, O'Sullivan gave birth to Taylor with his first girlfriend, Sully Magnus, and then to his second girlfriend Joe Langley, daughter Lily and son Ronnie Jr. Incidentally, O'Sullivan's eldest daughter, Taylor, gave birth to a daughter a few years ago, and O'Sullivan became a maternal grandfather at a young age.

Of all his girlfriends, O'Sullivan's longest conversation with actor Leila Roas. Lyra Roas, who was 4 years older than him, had been with O'Sullivan twice, and the two had been in love for more than a decade. However, in the end, they parted ways, and the two did not enter the marriage hall.

O'Sullivan's biggest opponent in his career should be Higgins

So far in his career, O'Sullivan has met Higgins six times in the final stage of the ranking tournament, twelve times in the final stage of the non-ranking tournament, and seventy-three times in his career.

It can be said that Higgins, who is the same age as O'Sullivan, is his number one nemesis on the field, and the "Rockets VS Wizards" drama is also the most anticipated duel for fans in the past long time.

In terms of overall record, O'Sullivan was 38-35 and had the upper hand. It was only in the three major matches that O'Sullivan was 4-6; in the rankings, O'Sullivan was 12-21, with Higgins prevailing.

Arguably, Higgins is the best O'Sullivan player, one of the few major tournaments to play O'Sullivan, and the two sympathetic brothers who won ranking tournaments in the '90s, '00s, '10s and '20s are the only legends in Snooker history to accomplish this feat across four generations. Of course, in terms of overall achievement, there is still a gap between Higgins and O'Sullivan, which is probably the top 10 level to the TOP2 level.

IX. O'Sullivan is quite like Mr. Bean

O'Sullivan is a snooker player with a rich and funny expression, and fans who see him always have a sense of intimacy that transcends snooker. As for the reason, it may be that he is quite similar to "Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson, regardless of his appearance and appearance.

10. About the bond between O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui

World snooker legend O'Sullivan and Chinese snooker legend Ding Junhui are a pair of rivals and friends who have a good relationship, and there have been some interesting stories between the two that have impressed fans.

It can be said that O'Sullivan is actually a top predecessor who is willing to appreciate new people and is willing to see the rising of new people, and he appreciates Ding Junhui. The most impressive part is that O'Sullivan once came out to break the siege for the embarrassing Ding Junhui and knocked him when he was lost.

Fast forward to 2007, in that year's Masters final, O'Sullivan won the championship by crushing Ding Junhui, who was still a prodigy, with a score of 10-3. Because he was suppressed by his opponent from the beginning, Ding Junhui got more and more lost and his performance became worse and worse, and he thought that the game was over and shook hands with him when there was still one round of the game.

During the competition, some spectators applauded Ding Junhui because they were dissatisfied with Ding Junhui's performance. O'Sullivan stood up after hearing this and signaled that everyone could not do this, and then complained to the referee that he had asked him to invite the audience who took the lead in booing Ding Junhui to the outside. After the game, Xiao Ding, who felt that he had not played well and was treated coldly by the audience, shed tears, and O'Sullivan also ran to comfort him and hug him.

Regarding O'Sullivan's bond with Ding Junhui, there is such a thing that particularly impresses the author. In the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Snooker Championships, Ding Junhui played against Barry Hawkins, who made a heroic start to the game and suppressed Ding Junhui in the first and second stages. Entering the third stage, Ding Junhui's performance was even more sluggish and the field was still mainly defensive ball, did not dare to attack, and finally was powerless to turn over.

After watching this game, O'Sullivan, who watched the game in the studio, was a little bit hated by his friends and did not make steel, and openly knocked Ding Junhui: Ding Junhui played like a cheap tent, and a little pressure collapsed, so it could not become the world's first. After that, [Ding Tent] became popular and became a joke on Ding Junhui by fans.

Incidentally, Selby, who has a fairly good relationship with Ding Junhui, was also at the studio scene, and he gave a comment similar to O'Sullivan: Hawkins' far stage is not accurate, it is all a defensive mistake that misses Ding Junhui and then wins... Ding Junhui even if he is not in the state to play the far platform attack also has a seventy or eighty percent certainty, I have fought with Ding many times, I feel that if he feels that as long as he feels bad, he can't win with one shot, there is no fighting.

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