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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If I could enter the final, I hope my opponent would be Ding.
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It's perfectly reasonable for the captain to be thinking about the safety of his passengers but I honestly thought we were fine.
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It was a fast game and I am happy that I won the game with 5-0.
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It's just nice to be invited to the party. We're having a great time.
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It's even more special in London because he has got such a great support, more than anywhere.
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It wasn't sizzling in the ratings before. Now, with all the government pressure about broadcast indecency, it's certainly not worth the heat for either side.
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It was fantastic when I came into snooker, when tobacco was throwing lots of money at it, and even when they fell away we thought others would come in because of all the TV exposure. But it didn't happen.
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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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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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That's a great reward, I don't think I've ever played better,
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The crowd seem to carry Jimmy along on a wave. It's a totally different atmosphere to playing anyone anywhere.
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The coaching staff has welcomed me with open arms,
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The UK IT industry is world leading, but it won't stay that way for long if we continue to haemorrhage valuable skilled women professionals from the sector,
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The improvements to the road benefit you not the town. And with the sewer, you can't go in right now. You need the sewer improvements to get in.