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That was some performance by Judd from 9-4 down - he was like a man possessed. It's amazing what you can do when the pressure is off. I'm glad Ronnie won though. I was a Hendry fan growing up (over Jimmy) but I now think Ronnie is the best of the lot - to still do what he is doing aged 39 is amazing.
Speaking of Jimmy, he has a new book out and this interview in the Guardian is hilarious (and quite sad given White has blown his millions).
Speaking of Jimmy, he has a new book out and this interview in the Guardian is hilarious (and quite sad given White has blown his millions).
guardian said:
On another memorable occasion, the night before White’s brother’s funeral, he broke into the funeral home, carried his brother’s corpse out to a car and drove him 10 miles to another brother’s house, where they drank and played cards beside the body before returning him to the funeral parlour in a taxi in the early hours. “He was stiff, so we must have bent him to get him into the taxi. I can’t really remember how, we was all well oiled.”
guardian said:
By a curious coincidence, while we are talking, a TV in the bar is broadcasting a documentary about White’s life. In old footage from the 80s, he looks almost unrecognisable, but this has a lot to do with a later and disastrous hair transplant, in which surgeons simply tugged his bald patch together. “It was awful, like a semi face lift – my chin went one way, my eyes went the other. We sued them and actually closed them down. The worst thing was I had a driver at the time who was bald, and they had a trainee have a go on him, and he was worse than me. It was literally like something out of Frankenstein.” White has to wear a weave to disguise the scar – “you could slot a coin in it” – but he’s been impressed by Wayne Rooney’s more successful transplant, “So I’m looking into doing that Rooney stuff.”
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/nov/07/jimmy-white-think-could-still-win-world-snooker-titleBlackLabel said:
What a sad story. All the talent in the world, but not a brain cell in sight. He must have felt so clever at the time, and now he's got decades of regret ahead.
Amirhussain said:
Just watched highlights of the final. Judd Trump almost pulled off a remarkable comeback. He just never took his chances earlier on in the game.
Judd deserves a lot of credit I think for pushing Ronnie as hard as he did in the end, I was rooting for Ronnie as I have always been a massive fan of his but Judd should be pleased with the way he played and I think he has a very bright future ahead of him. Excellent news! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30557653
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