25 Quotes by John Virgo

Cricket had John Arlott, Wimbledon had Dan Maskell, we had Ted Lowe. He was great.

At the end of the day, life is a gamble, isn't it? A lot of it is sheer luck.

I remember that if you went down to the Crucible or other snooker tournaments it was all the snooker writers, and then all of a sudden when the game became popular on television it wasn't only snooker writers: it was what we called special correspondents.

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.

I like 'Frasier,' I find it very funny.

I get the 'Daily Mirror,' purely and simply because they put the Racing Post prices in.

I don't like tea that's too sweet.

I don't mind cheese with a nice glass of port, but I prefer chocolate.

I was doing commentary for the BBC and had exhibition work but if you're not winning you are not earning as much. And when you're seen as a successful sportsman, people assume you're earning a good living. There was pressure on me to have the newest car, a more expensive holiday. It was all about keeping up appearances.