If you are a single guy and work in a normal job you can get around it. But you can't win professional snooker matches when you are tired.
The years I had the 100 centuries, I should probably have had around 120 because I got addicted like hell to 'Fifa 14.'
I wouldn't say I would have won a lot more tournaments if it wasn't for video games but I think I would have given myself more opportunities to go further in other events.
Health comes first before any bonus on offer.
I took coronavirus very seriously.
With snooker, having three months off could have a huge long-term effect on your game. It's not like football, where there's a huge margin of error with touch and passing and shooting. With snooker you're talking about millimetre precision and your technique can vary a lot if you don't retain muscle memory.
John Higgins is an absolute legend. He has such a good reputation.
I'm a pretty laid-back person but when I first played on TV against Jimmy White at the Masters it was daunting. The more times you play you get used to it and you eventually come to love it.
It's good to be No1 but you'd like to do it the right way, not because of something that might have happened off the table.
Every other sport has player's representation. We don't really have that officially - I know there's like a little players' committee but there's not a players' association, which is what we really need.
There are lot of tournaments and it's hard when you have a young family.
Being a champion is a dream come true.
There's no way in the world any of the guys who have beaten me would have thought I could do what I've done. I just kept persisting with it.
I was heavily addicted to a game called 'Diablo II.'
I've got quite an addictive personality where if I start doing something I try to do it to the best of my ability.
Snooker has been really, really tough for me from a personal point of view because to be at the top and to stay at the top you've got to put the hours in.
I've been world champion and number one at the same time, which is a brilliant feeling.
I'm always looking to improve as a player and it's very pleasing when you see those improvements.
Snooker is a very good TV sport.
A long break can cause long-term damage to a player's technique. It can be dangerous for a snooker player to go 2-3 months without even touching a cue.
