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
bottle grew music wish
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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Far more discussion is still required before government will be in a position to make informed decisions on proposed technologies.
defeat felt game mind state
It had nothing to do with Graeme. It was just the way I played, the way I approached the game and the state of mind I was in. I have never felt as down after that defeat as I did then.
fast game happy won
It was a fast game and I am happy that I won the game with 5-0.
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I'd be surprised if I got my money back.
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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 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,
coming east far players top trying
With some other top players I'm part of a company trying to put on events in Europe, especially Germany, but also Poland, Austria, Russia. There's so much talent coming out of the Far East now, and we want the same thing in Europe.
money
We've all got to get away from this idea that the big money's still around.
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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.
radical rethink sports
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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The only woman I have played in my career was my wife and I beat her easily! But she wasn't much good.