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John Higgins [1975-0] Scottish
Rank: 110
Celebrity, Snooker player


John Higgins, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 28 ranking titles, including four World Championships and three UK Championships, as well as two Masters titles, making him one of the most successful players in the modern history of the sport.


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I grew up walking out with no music. I wish I had the bottle to dance on but I can't dance.
101
It would be fantastic to have the two top-ranked players in the world playing out of the same club.
102
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.
103
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.
104
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.
105
People fell in love with Alex Higgins, a working-class fellow from the back streets of Belfast. That's what brought the game alive.
106
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.
107
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.
108
The only woman I have played in my career was my wife and I beat her easily! But she wasn't much good.
109
We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.
110
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.
111
A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.
112
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.
113
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.
114
I'd rather win than be a showman.
115
We've all got to get away from this idea that the big money's still around.
116

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