103 Quotes by Jimmy White

That's the hardest part of the game. You've got to stay focused. With golf, make a mistake and you get another shot straight away; but with snooker you could be five minutes before you get another chance.

Golf and snooker are similar. They are ball games that you don't have to be super fit for. It's not like boxing or football when, at 35, you are on your way home.

I have always loved playing snooker.

I grew up in south London and spent most of my adolescence in the snooker halls of the area, turning professional at 17.