Robertson once said, "I believe that my achievements are indisputable, and I am the only one who has reached my full potential." As a snooker world champion from the southern hemisphere, I stand at a unique height. So I don't feel too much pressure. ”
"I'm on a different level compared to the others. If I had grown up in the UK, maybe I would have expected more, and my career would probably have started four or five years earlier. But I've had an incredible snooker career. ”
Robertson continued to talk about Ding Junhui: "Look at players like Ding Junhui, who have also achieved brilliant results. Ding Junhui and I proved that we can win championships even if we live in different countries. So I'd like to see more overseas players rise. ”
When interviewing Ding Junhui, he asked a profound question: In this century, 17 players have reached the finals of the World Championships, and you are ranked at the bottom of the rankings in terms of wins and winning percentage. Do you feel bad about seeing this statistic?
Ding Junhui responded: "What's so uncomfortable about this? All 17 of them are top players. Out of hundreds of snooker players in the world, I'm in the top 17, isn't that a remarkable result? Besides, what's the point of comparing these 17 people? They come from different countries and come from different cultural backgrounds. I'm the only Chinese, can you find a second one? So, you shouldn't deliberately compare, because no one can do it better than me. ”
When it comes to the World Championships, you're just one step away, does that put pressure on you?
Ding Junhui said frankly: "The pressure must be very high, maybe you can't imagine it." Everyone put all their hopes and pressures on me alone. When I'm in good shape, I'm able to take that pressure and I'm able to spread it. But when the state is not good, this pressure becomes a kind of torture. ”
Robertson's achievements are undoubted, because, as he says, he is the only non-British Snooker Grand Slam winner! In his country, he will not be under much pressure.
However, Ding Junhui's situation is different. Despite the large number of Chinese players involved in each bout, the pressure was almost entirely on Ding. If the other players lose, they may lose, but everyone thinks it's normal and doesn't pay much attention. But once Ding Junhui loses, how many people will blame him? No one can share his pressure.
Although Ding Junhui is still one World Championship away from a championship, his achievements in Asia are unmatched. 37 World Championship matches, 21 wins and 16 losses, one runner-up, two semi-finals, three quarter-finals, five semi-finals, five round-16 games, and five first-round tours.
None of today's Chinese players can match it. The World Championships is the biggest test of comprehensive strength, and there are few big upsets in the long game system, so it is an extreme test of the players' offensive and defensive abilities and mentality.
Yan Bingtao and Xiao Guodong once said in the live broadcast: "The reason why we embarked on the road of snooker is because of Ding Junhui. Our goal is to achieve what he did. ”