Ronnie O’Sullivan has admitted that he sometimes ‘hates’ playing snooker (Image: GETTY)
has admitted that he sometimes ‘hates’ snooker but is not planning on retiring for the foreseeable future. Over the last few years, the 48-year-old has regularly threatened to quit the sport he endures a turbulent relationship with., O’Sullivan said he would consider retiring if walk-on songs were introduced at major tournaments. However, it seems he is committed to playing on despite revealing that he occasionally ‘hates’ life as a professional snooker player.Speaking to the , he said: “We all have moments where we hate what we do. Then a few weeks later you wake up and you go: ‘Actually, I really love this’. That’s normal for everybody.”
The Rocket is not planning on retiring just yet in spite of his gripes with the sport (Image: GETTY)
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Asked if he planned to continue playing, O’Sullivan replied: “As long as I can pace myself.”Next year, the Rocket will attempt to win an unprecedented eighth world title at the Crucible to surpass the record he currently shares with Stephen Hendry. He equalled it two years ago to become the oldest world champion in snooker history.Reflecting on his impressive haul of titles, O’Sullivan explained that he has learned to value the importance of enjoyment over piling pressure on himself in his pursuit of greatness.”There was a time where I didn’t think I was ever going to win one World Championship, so to be sitting here on seven feels ridiculous,” he said.
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“I’m not going to get greedy and want the eighth. If you said I’m going to get one, I’d be happy with that. I’m not hungry to get titles. As long as I’m enjoying playing, that’s the main thing.”O’Sullivan did not compete at last week’s British Open, which was won by Mark Selby with victory over John Higgins in the final. The man from Essex .He is expected to be in action at the Wuhan Open later this week as he continues to prepare for a return to the Crucible. He has had a busy start to the season, competing at the Xi’an Grand Prix, the Saudi Arabia Masters and the English Open.O’Sullivan was knocked out of the English Open in the opening round, suffering a 4-2 defeat at the hands of underdog He Guoqiang. It remains to be seen if he will be able to give a better account of himself in China over the next few days.