In the late ’80s and early ’90s, I took success for granted, winning four or five tournaments a year. I just expected to win them. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
In all the years I’ve been playing, I’ve never considered changing my cue. It was the first cue I ever bought, aged 13, picked from a cabinet in a Dunfermline snooker centre just because I liked the Rex Williams signature on it. I saved £40 to buy it. It’s a cheap bit of wood, and it’s been the butt of other players’ jokes for ages. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
The best way to deal with aggression is to ignore it and try to get the match over as soon as possible. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
The most I ever played was 12 or 13 tournaments. Now they’re talking about almost 20, and it’s all year round, playing through the summer as well. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
The seven world titles record I hold is the one that means the most to me. There is no doubt about that. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
I tried hard to create my own records when a lot of them belonged to Steve Davis, so to see someone else beat yours, you’d be lying if you said there wasn’t a twinge of regret there. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
I obviously know how good I was, and people refer to the modern game being tougher. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
When you’re young and you first come onto the scene, you’re fearless. You just go for your shots and don’t really think about the consequences. But as you play on through years and years, you get punished for those misses, and gradually, that leaves scars. It dents your confidence a bit. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
It’s the worst feeling in the world – to lose in the first round at Sheffield and then have to go home – because it’s such a long tournament, and it’s hard to avoid it. It’s on the TV all day every day, and if I lost, I didn’t want to be anywhere near snooker. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
