Even though I say to myself that I was seven-times World Champion, the voice in my head says, ‘You can’t play this shot.’ It’s completely mental – quite literally. My confidence is sapped every time this happens. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
If the World Seniors led to a place directly into the Crucible, then I would take it very seriously because to play there again would be incredible. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
Going into a tournament with 100 per cent belief you will win it – that’s how I’ve always enjoyed snooker. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
Did I have a mis-spent youth? I suppose I did in that I left school early without any qualifications, having bunked off a few times for tournaments. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
When I didn’t retain the world title after my first win, which no one’s ever done, I was gutted and made my driver take me home straight away. We travelled through the night, and I didn’t say a word all the way from Sheffield to South Queensferry. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
In any sport at the top level, if you don’t put in the hard work, you can be sure someone else is. It is a vicious circle. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
Maybe I wish I could be out there on the big occasions playing like I did at my peak, but I certainly don’t miss the six and seven hours a day practice that went hand in hand with being world champion in the nineties – or losing to guys knowing that it would never have happened when I was at my best. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
The only way you can get confidence is by winning, and unfortunately, the only way you win is by being confident. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
It is quite surreal when you go to places up the north, like Inner Mongolia, and you are getting mobbed at the airport. Stephen Hendry Read Quote
