[when asked if he wished things had been different in his life] "Yes, I could have been a golfer"
[on his sport, Snooker]: I had such a great affection and love for playing snooker. I suppose, in a way, it's like a drug.
[asked which of his achievements in life he felt most proud of] My daughter being born. I felt that, at the age of 32, I had become a man.
The tobacco companies and snooker were as thick as thieves. Obviously I think that they have got their advertising for a song for 25 years. Cigarettes are everywhere in snooker. Freebies everywhere. Most players were given free cigarettes.