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

I have always loved playing snooker.

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.

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.

First thing about snooker, find a cue you're happy with. Then stick with it.

I could be in Spain, spending my time playing bad golf; financially I don't need to play snooker. I play because I love it.

Talent, it can become a trap.

Listen, I could have won the World Championship. Obviously if I had the chance to do it all again I would do things differently. But then would I have still wanted to play?

I play golf but very badly.

I was a big fan of Naseem Hamed, and followed him. Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and I know him well.