John Higgins
John Higgins
John Higgins, MBEis a Scottish professional snooker player. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 28 ranking titles, including four World Championships and three UK Championships, as well as two Masters titles, making him one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth18 May 1975
across high last standard
Look at the last 10 years. The standard is now so high across the board.
leave satisfied unless
I won't be satisfied unless I leave here with the trophy.
boys won
I won it for my two boys tonight,
black missing pot thinking
I was thinking about going home. I thought Stuart would pot that black all day long. Missing it was a godsend for me and I made the most of it.
happy hard last lose
It is a hard game, once I thought I was going to lose the game,but at last I won. I am happy with the result.
dramatic fashion major novelty problem secret worn
I think the one major problem with the 'Victoria's Secret Fashion Show' is that the novelty has worn off. It's not that dramatic anymore.
radical rethink sports
We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.
money
We've all got to get away from this idea that the big money's still around.
playing
It would be fantastic to have the two top-ranked players in the world playing out of the same club.
assistant athletic baseball became coach couple director georgia head high lee left magnet offensive spent washington
I left as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at (Robert E.) Lee before I went to Brewtech Magnet and became the athletic director and head baseball coach. I have also been at Lanier High as the offensive coordinator and spent a couple of years as the head coach at Georgia Washington Jr. High, in Montgomery.
decline five intensity lose next people players prove steady
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.
furthest sports time
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.
great played
That's a great reward, I don't think I've ever played better,
coaching definitely helped learn lifetime miami opportunity possible tried
Being at Miami has definitely helped in my coaching skills. I had the opportunity of a lifetime and tried to learn as much as possible about the game.