I get the ‘Daily Mirror,’ purely and simply because they put the Racing Post prices in. John Virgo Read Quote
The game really started in 1969 with Pot Black, but in 1970, along came Alex Higgins and the game took off. John Virgo Read Quote
You can’t be giggling and joking when you miss a shot in the modern game – not like the way when Ray Reardon used to do. John Virgo Read Quote
I grew up on a street that’s similar to the ones you used to see in Coronation Street on TV. We had an outside toilet at the bottom of the yard and I had to share a bedroom until my older sisters left home. John Virgo Read Quote
It’s a different world now and as we see with footballers and everybody else, and the fall from grace of any sportsman, it’s a difficult balancing act now of going out and being nice to the general public and being very wary. John Virgo Read Quote
When the results weren’t coming on the snooker table, I tried to supplement things by gambling on horses even more. John Virgo Read Quote
I was born in March 1946, almost exactly 10 months after V-E Day, so I imagine my parents got carried away when peace was declared. John Virgo Read Quote
I never sat any exams at school. Our family situation meant that as soon as I was able to go out and get a job, I got one. John Virgo Read Quote
