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
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Ronnie - to my mind - is the best that's ever played the game so I knew I had to play well and I have done, so I am over the moon.
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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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didn't know whether he did it, but then over the course of several hours he said he did it.
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They also failed to save enough money during the good times in the late '90s, when there was plenty of money accumulating in the coffers. Instead of actually sensibly trying to reduce their deficits at that time they simply spent the money,
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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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Far more discussion is still required before government will be in a position to make informed decisions on proposed technologies.
A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.
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We are not arguing that new 'on-demand' services should be exempt from legal standards. But this is not the most effective way either to protect consumers or to create a healthy media sector in Europe.
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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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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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I just felt as though I wasn't going to miss. It just reminded me of how I used to play a few years ago.
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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.
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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.
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I arrived in Beijing yesterday evening and I am now very tired after a nine-frame match. I am going to had a good sleep tonight.