Is sport mostly in the mind? The snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is one of the most successful players ever. But his life has not been easy.
The genius of snooker's greatest champion
Is sport mostly in the mind? The snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is one of the most successful players ever. But his life has not been easy.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan has won a big snooker competition.
It is the seventh time he has won. This is a record.
Ronnie was a star from when he was young. He started playing snooker as a job when he was 16.
But soon his life became hard. His parents went to prisonA place where people are kept locked up after doing something illegal. . Ronnie O'Sullivan became ill.
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Aged 34, he wanted to quit. But he got help from a doctor called Steve Peters.
Steve worked hard with Ronnie. He helped show him that lots of his problems were to do with his mind.
Now, Ronnie is 47. He is the oldest person to win a world snooker title.
Is sport mostly in the mind?
You can be the most talented player in the world, but if you do not have the right mindset you can make a mess of everything.
Mental strength is important, but physical ability is what really counts. Ronnie O'Sullivan is naturally good at snooker. That is what helps him win.
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Prison - A place where people are kept locked up after doing something illegal.
The genius of snooker’s greatest champion
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Prison - A place where people are kept locked up after doing something illegal.