Scottish - Celebrity | May 18, 1975 -
People have been to jail when they're innocent. I knew I would never miss a single ball on a snooker table on purpose and, until then, I was sure the evidence would support me.
John Higgins
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I was worried when I returned that I might be booed or barracked. Nobody has waved fivers at me. I am touched by the reception since I have come back.
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I didn't make a 147 until few years ago - I just wasn't the sort of player who went for them. But it's like buses I suppose, one comes along and then a few more follow.
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I think $100 at the end of the year doesn't mean a lot to me, but $100 from everyone in the state at the end of the year could mean lots of programs that could be good for Hawaii.
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The only woman I have played in my career was my wife and I beat her easily! But she wasn't much good.
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We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.
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It would be fantastic to have the two top-ranked players in the world playing out of the same club.
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Snooker has just been a British-based sport for such a long time and when I started at 18 the furthest you'd go would be London.
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A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.
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Snooker players go into steady decline and lose their intensity after a while. But I will have real purpose the next five years. I want to prove people wrong and win a lot more tournaments.
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I grew up walking out with no music. I wish I had the bottle to dance on but I can't dance.
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People fell in love with Alex Higgins, a working-class fellow from the back streets of Belfast. That's what brought the game alive.
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