Re: Ronnie O'Sullivan Tribute

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Lucky wrote:Its up there with a bruce lee epic i once saw on youtube
AttitudeCarter or LuckyTrump? wrote:He hasn't retired yet and your already doing tributes, don't write the rocket off yet.
I reckon he'll wait until he drops out the top 64 and come back through Q School.
Jewell wrote:Casey wrote:What do Ronnie fans think his greatest achievement was?
I mean, if you had to pick one? Hendry fans would say the 7th World title, Williams holding all 4 BBC tournaments, Higgins getting off without a lifetime ban (joking).
So Ronnie fans, what would it be?
Hmm, it's a toss up between...
17-4 vs Hendry
17-6 vs Hendry
Wild WC wrote:Jewell wrote:Casey wrote:What do Ronnie fans think his greatest achievement was?
I mean, if you had to pick one? Hendry fans would say the 7th World title, Williams holding all 4 BBC tournaments, Higgins getting off without a lifetime ban (joking).
So Ronnie fans, what would it be?
Hmm, it's a toss up between...
17-4 vs Hendry
17-6 vs Hendry
that's a massive compliment to Stephen
Casey wrote:What do Ronnie fans think his greatest achievement was?
I mean, if you had to pick one? Hendry fans would say the 7th World title, Williams holding all 4 BBC tournaments, Higgins getting off without a lifetime ban (joking).
So Ronnie fans, what would it be?
Jewell wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Wild WC wrote:Jewell wrote:Casey wrote:What do Ronnie fans think his greatest achievement was?
I mean, if you had to pick one? Hendry fans would say the 7th World title, Williams holding all 4 BBC tournaments, Higgins getting off without a lifetime ban (joking).
So Ronnie fans, what would it be?
Hmm, it's a toss up between...
17-4 vs Hendry
17-6 vs Hendry
that's a massive compliment to Stephen
Just shows what an amazing player Hendry is that beating him 17-4 is considered a bigger achievement than his four world titles.
There you go, I gave Hendo a massive compliment. Hopefully, all these accusations of me being a Hendry basher will stop.
Sonny wrote: I believe he will return at some point because he will still be capable of reaching the latter stages of tournaments in 20 years from now when he's in his mid 50s so there's still plenty of time.
Sonny wrote:We all know he wants to be able to pick and choose and with the money list that will be an option as long as he keeps winning big events, so I reckon he's waiting to see how the money list works out.
Monique wrote:On a slightly different perspective, here are my top moments … in no particular order
After winning the 2001 WC, his sister - with whom at the time the relationship was a bit "tense" - asking him what he'd like to get from her as a gift for his win. "Give me a cuddle" was the answer.
The way he handled Ding's meltdown at the Masters 2007.
Winning the Masters in 2009 with an alien cue after smashing his own. That was some feat!
The 140+7. It was pure theatre. Already in August, Ronnie had told Jan that he would do this if the opportunity presented itself. So Jan knew exactly what was going on from the start and he played along. Everything was theatre there, Jan pretending not to be sure, the "guilt trip". And it was brilliant.
The 2012 German Masters win. I was there and saw close-up how unwell he was. That was sheer willpower and burning desire to win.
After winning the World last May, Ronnie and his son looking at each other under the shower of coloured papers, the father fighting his emotions and brimming with pride, the boy looking at him with ecstatic eyes - hand in hand. There was nothing else in the world for them at that moment.
and on a much lighter note: the competition between him and Paul Hunter: unusual hair cuts and bandanas!
Monique wrote:On a slightly different perspective, here are my top moments … in no particular order
After winning the 2001 WC, his sister - with whom at the time the relationship was a bit "tense" - asking him what he'd like to get from her as a gift for his win. "Give me a cuddle" was the answer.
The way he handled Ding's meltdown at the Masters 2007.
Winning the Masters in 2009 with an alien cue after smashing his own. That was some feat!
The 140+7. It was pure theatre. Already in August, Ronnie had told Jan that he would do this if the opportunity presented itself. So Jan knew exactly what was going on from the start and he played along. Everything was theatre there, Jan pretending not to be sure, the "guilt trip". And it was brilliant.
The 2012 German Masters win. I was there and saw close-up how unwell he was. That was sheer willpower and burning desire to win.
After winning the World last May, Ronnie and his son looking at each other under the shower of coloured papers, the father fighting his emotions and brimming with pride, the boy looking at him with ecstatic eyes - hand in hand. There was nothing else in the world for them at that moment.
and on a much lighter note: the competition between him and Paul Hunter: unusual hair cuts and bandanas!
Monique wrote:The 140+7. It was pure theatre.
Pink Ball wrote:Monique wrote:The 140+7. It was pure theatre.
It was attention seeking twiddle.
Andre147 wrote:
At the time he said it was a way to protest against the fact there was no prize money for a maximum, so by refusing to pot the final black he would make a point.
It was attention seeking no doubt, but it isn't just a coincindence that a few months later a rolling prize money for making a 147 was introduced.
SnookerFan wrote:Andre147 wrote:
At the time he said it was a way to protest against the fact there was no prize money for a maximum, so by refusing to pot the final black he would make a point.
It was attention seeking no doubt, but it isn't just a coincindence that a few months later a rolling prize money for making a 147 was introduced.
Whatever point he was trying to make or not make is up to Ronnie. There's no way it was the referee's responsibility to help him make it.
Cloud Strife wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Andre147 wrote:
At the time he said it was a way to protest against the fact there was no prize money for a maximum, so by refusing to pot the final black he would make a point.
It was attention seeking no doubt, but it isn't just a coincindence that a few months later a rolling prize money for making a 147 was introduced.
Whatever point he was trying to make or not make is up to Ronnie. There's no way it was the referee's responsibility to help him make it.
It wasn't and nobody forced Jan into playing along. Ronnie made it clear what he intended to do beforehand, and Jan made the choice to play along. Nobody coerced Jan into doing anything, which is what I assume you are suggesting.
TheSaviour wrote:They probably need some next generation - people to explain how it actually works, how good Ronnie actually has been, somewhere in the future. After years and years endless 24/7 trash talking about Ronnie and pretty about anything they can just imagine, the current generation doesn´t have any credibility to explain it. No one can take it seriously, even if how much wanting to. They owns an explanation to the ordinarly people of how they have developed into the such a persons they currently are. Where does that kind of a culture really come from? The history books doesn´t quite reveal that. How they developed in to the such a persons after a relatively good start somewhere in the past. Thanks from the previous generations.
What is possible and what isn´t. And what is a rock solid building job... The links from a one ball to the another....
Some things which are build, just are. If it is a proper job done. It doesn´t help no matter how brainy, talented, connected, allied some incredibly big amount of people and citizens are. Some things which are build, just are.