I was sorry to see that we lost an icon of Snooker a week or so back. "Hurricane" Higgins died at 61 - I'm surprised he lasted that long. A diet of 60 Marlborough's and a bottle of booze a day can't help with longevity. (This picture is not of the Hurricane - see note below.)
He was a phenomenon of the 70's snooker scene and helped take the game to another level. He received his nickname due to the speed of his shots. He was very dominating.
I had to make a decision back around that time; to keep on playing snooker while lacking the skills to take me to the top, or get into business seriously. Thank Heavens, I chose to straighten up from the green baize table and grasp the attache case. It was a wise choice.
Coming to the US, the transformation was complete, as although pool shares much of the same aspects as snooker, there is something about the proportions that just doesn't raise it to the same level. This link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McThDshEgU0 shows the best example of snooker with a maximum break by Ronnie O'Sullivan. Pure magic!
He was a phenomenon of the 70's snooker scene and helped take the game to another level. He received his nickname due to the speed of his shots. He was very dominating.
I had to make a decision back around that time; to keep on playing snooker while lacking the skills to take me to the top, or get into business seriously. Thank Heavens, I chose to straighten up from the green baize table and grasp the attache case. It was a wise choice.
Coming to the US, the transformation was complete, as although pool shares much of the same aspects as snooker, there is something about the proportions that just doesn't raise it to the same level. This link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McThDshEgU0 shows the best example of snooker with a maximum break by Ronnie O'Sullivan. Pure magic!
The photo is of Chris Ross, my old snooker chum. He became English National Snooker Champion and also he was the Billiard Champion too. This was taken about five years ago - he could still knock down a mean ball!
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