​Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the Northern Ireland Open in the second round as the reigning world champion suffered a shock defeat to David Grace (world no. 49). Nicknamed “The Rocket”, he spoke about what makes him happy at this stage in his life, and snooker is not high on the list.
Snooker is no longer a priority for Ronnie O’Sullivan
Losing to Grace didn’t seem to faze Ronnie too much as he said he’d rather be a Eurosport pundit than actually play snooker.
O’Sullivan also explained that he was writing a book, so an early exit from the Northern Ireland Open would allow him more time for other projects outside of snooker.
“I haven’t analyzed my matches for a while. I was defeated, so now I can do my job as an expert and focus on a few chapters of the book I’m writing.
I will train a little, but in the next period I want to rest for a few days. I have reached a point in life where I want to enjoy everything around me.
Too much snooker doesn’t seem to make me happy. I need variety and now if you gave me a choice between a pundit and a player, I’d choose the former.” – Ronnie O’Sullivan for Eurosport.
Ronnie (who will turn 47 on December 5) is still the world leader, but may lose the top spot to Neil Robertson (the Australian is second in the live rankings, ahead of Judd Trump).
Source: Hot News RO
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