It is no coincidence that Sean Murphy, the seventh in the world, said that the periods when he was at his best were at the best of his career.
Murphy, winner of the "Big Three" Grand Slams, revealed that he has launched a weight loss challenge with Snooker's emcee Phil Seymour to compete to see who lost more weight before the Snooker World Championships in April, with a charitable purpose: to raise money for Jesse May Children's Hospice Hospital and Kitchen for Everyone.
In addition to fundraising for charitable organizations, Murphy also has a motivation to lose weight to get back to the best competitive state. "In 2014 and 2015, I was in the best shape of my body and played some really good performances, and I don't think it's a coincidence." Murphy recalled, "If only I could get close to that state again, the best outcome would be to find that state at the World Championships." ”
"To be sure, there's no harm in this kind of thing, and my weight loss competition with Phil is absolutely harmless." I feel that my performance of winning the Masters in 2015 is too bright to make the World Championships I won in 2005 bleak, and I would like to return to the physical state of 2015. ”
"You look at the top athletes in the world, and one thing they have in common is that they're in good shape, they're healthy, they don't have too much fat, they have a lot of endurance. I don't have that at the moment and hope to do it in a few months. I've been thinking about this since 2021 and I'm going to take action. ”
"Actually, I was doing a live broadcast on Instagram with Stephen Hendry, and I was asked if I could do something different to add to my career. I thought, although I don't want to admit it, I do know my biggest problem, and being overweight does prevent me from becoming more successful. ”
Murphy admits that closing the home makes it more difficult to lose weight, and he also talked about the impact of the closure policy and the impact of social media black powder on his mental health, after he chose to temporarily withdraw from social media because he could not stand the malicious attacks on the Internet.
Now he wants to face and deal with all kinds of problems, he said: "I knew for a long time that I was getting fat, and I was very uncomfortable when I first closed down because I couldn't practice and compete on the tour, all kinds of things. When we returned to the race by being stranded in this hotel in Milton Keynes, it was too uncomfortable. ”
"I didn't go to the doctor or get a psychological consultation, but I would say I was someone who was on the verge of depression and was in a really bad mood. In daily life, I will eat whenever I am in a bad mood, eat a lot, eat unhealthily, and after the return of the race, I will now wear the vest tighter, and I will have to find another fatter one. ”
"I gradually realized that this is not good, I have learned a lesson in this regard, there are a lot of people and things on social media that affect your mentality, some people will really say something annoying, I will protect myself, during the closure I put on my running shoes and try to run, either it is uncomfortable and tired, or it is embarrassing, or both, and then someone sends me a private message saying that I am running around unpleasantly, and these can not motivate me to continue to do it." 」
"Some of the comments on social media are really bad, and I can't help but wonder, when did we develop this atmosphere of body humiliation? When did you start bullying people because of your appearance? I wanted to do something about it, and on New Year's Day I decided to start posting all the words that the black powder said, and if anyone spoke harshly to me and bullied people, then I would not be able to send it out. ”
"If you're not mentally strong enough, these bad things can really have a big impact on people, and we've seen a lot of celebrities choose suicide, which is really heart-wrenching, so I decided to do something." 」
Murphy's decision to lose weight coincided with Seymour's, and the two decided to engage in a challenge that Murphy hoped to use as an opportunity to contribute to charity in the process, and the two had raised £2,210 in donations.
"I'm glad Phil joined in, and the challenge motivates me to control me not to eat that piece of cake and stay healthy." The last time I lost weight significantly because I had to get married and have a wedding, in order to make the wedding photos look better. I have enthusiasm and motivation, but without goals or reasons, it is difficult for me to do it. ”
"We set a relatively conservative fundraising goal of £1,000 and it took 36 hours to achieve it, which is unbelievable and generous to everyone. Charities have also recently been in financial difficulties, which is one of the consequences of the epidemic, everyone is idle or unemployed, many people turn to charities for help, and charities have no source of funding in the past. ”
"It's a vicious circle, and hopefully what we're doing will have some positive impact."