Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by John Higgins

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Scottish celebrity John Higgins.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

John Higgins, is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 31 career ranking titles, putting him in third place on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (39) and Stephen Hendry (36). Since turning professional in 1992, he has won four World Championships, three UK Championships, and two Masters titles for a total of nine Triple Crown titles, putting him on a par with Mark Selby and behind only O’Sullivan (21), Hendry (18) and Steve Davis (15). A prolific break-builder, he has compiled over 800 century breaks and 12 maximum breaks in professional tournaments, in both cases second only to O'Sullivan. He has been ranked world number 1 on four occasions.

Scottish - Celebrity | Born: May 18, 1975

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People fell in love with Alex Higgins, a working-class fellow from the back streets of Belfast. That's what brought the game alive.

John Higgins

It was fantastic when I came into snooker, when tobacco was throwing lots of money at it, and even when they fell away we thought others would come in because of all the TV exposure. But it didn't happen.

John Higgins

We've all got to get away from this idea that the big money's still around.

John Higgins

Snooker has just been a British-based sport for such a long time and when I started at 18 the furthest you'd go would be London.

John Higgins

I didn't make a 147 until few years ago - I just wasn't the sort of player who went for them. But it's like buses I suppose, one comes along and then a few more follow.

John Higgins

I grew up walking out with no music. I wish I had the bottle to dance on but I can't dance.

John Higgins

Snooker players go into steady decline and lose their intensity after a while. But I will have real purpose the next five years. I want to prove people wrong and win a lot more tournaments.

John Higgins

The only woman I have played in my career was my wife and I beat her easily! But she wasn't much good.

John Higgins

With some other top players I'm part of a company trying to put on events in Europe, especially Germany, but also Poland, Austria, Russia. There's so much talent coming out of the Far East now, and we want the same thing in Europe.

John Higgins

We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.

John Higgins

It would be fantastic to have the two top-ranked players in the world playing out of the same club.

John Higgins

I think $100 at the end of the year doesn't mean a lot to me, but $100 from everyone in the state at the end of the year could mean lots of programs that could be good for Hawaii.

John Higgins

I'd rather win than be a showman.

John Higgins

A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.

John Higgins

People have been to jail when they're innocent. I knew I would never miss a single ball on a snooker table on purpose and, until then, I was sure the evidence would support me.

John Higgins

I was worried when I returned that I might be booed or barracked. Nobody has waved fivers at me. I am touched by the reception since I have come back.

John Higgins

Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by John Higgins

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