";s:4:"text";s:5747:" He also worked on World Snooker Championship 2007 in 2007, and Virtual Snooker in 1996. "I'm a little bit in that bracket where I like to enjoy my life, so I probably don't practise as much as I should and I probably don't enter as many tournaments as I should to get the best out of myself. Ronnie O’Sullivan says his 2012 World Championship win has been by far the best performance he ever turned in as a professional The Rocket has plenty of highlights to choose from, having won 19 Triple Crown titles and competing with the elite of snooker for the last 25 years.It is his 2012 Crucible triumph that stands out in his mind, though, when he swept aside the competition, beating Ali Carter 18-11 in the final.A 13-10 victory over Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals was O’Sullivan’s sternest test that year, with no one else really getting close to him,The 44-year-old rates that World Championship win, one of his five in total, as his finest performance and credits his choice to ease off the practice beforehand, heading to Sheffield fresh and hungry for success. It really helped. The father of snooker world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was today enjoying an emotional reunion with his family after spending 17 years in jail for murder. "They were a bit shaken as you would expect but nobody went to hospital and there was nobody else involved. Ronnie O'Sullivan dramatically cheated death early this morning when his car crashed as he returned home after the snooker world championships. I preferred the basic C63 just for around town.Got shot of that. The radio button fell off in my hand. I feel like I’m in control. I’m much more educated now. He gets really excited by the really big tournaments, but probably doesn't want to be on the road 24/7. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. I used to be. "Ding probably falls into that category as well. Of course the Rocket still likes a rocket, but more understated, everyday rockets.That’s why Ronnie now runs an Audi estate, albeit the 155mph RS4 Avant.Ronnie said: “I love that car. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ronnie-osullivan-car-crash-star-3502406 So I stuck with M3s for a bit. Great fun and they hold their money really well. He also worked on World Snooker Championship 2007 in 2007, and Virtual Snooker in 1996. He has won the Masters and the UK, but for someone of Ding's ability he is obviously capable of winning a lot more." I thought “I’ve got to go to the World Championship next week and if I keep playing the way I’m playing I probably won’t be very optimistic about my chances.”‘I just left my cue under the table, I didn’t come back to it the day before I had to go to Sheffield so I had eight or nine days off.‘I went to Sheffield and I’d absolutely lost nothing but what I gained was the enthusiasm and the hunger to want to play snooker.‘All that year of playing and practicing hadn’t gone anywhere, but the 2012 World Championship I couldn’t have played any better. There ain’t another car on the road that I want to drive.”Ronnie once bought the private plate CUEBOY - CUE 130 Y - from Jimmy White for £2,500, then sold it straight back to him.He said: “I had it on for about two weeks. Personal life . I realise now the track is for that. I still get that thrill.”Ronnie paid £57,000 for his load-lugging 4.2-litre quattro (0-62 in 4.7 seconds) last year and has no plans to chop it in.He said: “I won’t part with it. Ronnie O'Sullivan with partner Laila Rouass Credit: Rex Features “She told me he goes for the same birds and Laila is the one who will catch him out. It was a proper car.I’ve had a couple of Porsches. I like to be healthy, live a good lifestyle and that means I can't play in every tournament otherwise my lifestyle wouldn't be how I'd want it. Snooker is in a better state than it has ever been despite Ronnie O'Sullivan's suggestion that the sport is a "car boot sale", Barry Hearn says. But Ronnie is so in love with Laila. I’m buzzing. Personal life
Went for a convertible one. The way I approached the running I thought I’d do that for the snooker. So I said to Jim, ‘you can have that back, mate.”He got rid of his Ferrari 458 for the same reason. I went through three Beemers in the space of nine months. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. ‘When I played in the 2012 World Championship, I played a lot all season, tournaments and practicing.‘Maybe about eight or nine days before, I had a practice session and it was so bad, the guy beat me 9-0. Unbelievable cars. Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bentley, Porsche - he can rattle off his old supercars like century breaks. I had the hard and the soft top.It was an animal but it was a track car really.
But it’s no good. I went through three Beemers in the space of nine months“But I’m not a menace on the road any more. They want to train me up, do a few races and then learn about the engine.”I’ve always liked everyday cars and this is the b*******. Tell me some little cars in that price range and I’ll go buy one.”He said: “The Discovery Channel is looking to do something with me.
"I'm sure he'd love to get his hands on the world title, but each year you get older, it gets harder," added O'Sullivan.
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