- Born
- Birth nameRonald Antonio O'Sullivan
- Nicknames
- The Rocket
- The Essex Exocet
- The Magician
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Professional Snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan was born on December 5, 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands, England. At a young age, he showed talent as a Snooker player, a cue sport played on a table with balls and pockets. In 1992, he turned professional and competed at the world level. Nicknamed "The Rocket" for his rapid playing style, he holds the record for the most maximums (11) in professional competition. O'Sullivan has won numerous world championships and competitions including the 2010 Party Casino Premier League where he became the first man to win a single professional title on nine separate occasions.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- ParentsMaria O'SullivanRonnie O'Sullivan Sr.
- RelativesMaria Catalano(Cousin)
- Fast and flamboyant playing style.
- Ambidextrous playing style.
- Parents ran sex shops in Soho.
- Scored 6 century breaks at a World Snooker Championship Final (achieved in 2013), a record at the time. The record was broken in 2019 when Judd Trump scored 7 century breaks at the World Snooker Championship Final.
- Has won the UK Championship 8 times in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2023. He was also runner up in 2016, losing to Mark Selby 7-10, his only defeat in a UK Championship to date.
- Scored 141 break at the World Championship Final 2012, a record at the time. The previous record was 139 and was achieved by Ronnie O'Sullivan himself in 2001.
- Has achieved the most centuries at the Crucible Theatre, breaking Stephen Hendry's record of 127 Crucible centuries. As of 2020, he has scored 179 century breaks during the Snooker World Championship.
- Looking for perfection is the only way to motivate yourself.
- My dad's method in his madness was to try every sport and then observe what I liked. I played football, tennis, golf, cricket but I loved my snooker.
- Running clears my mind, and gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning.
- The relentless pursuit of perfection has been my problem over the years. It's maybe held me back.
- I don't think I suffered with depression, I don't think I'm a depressed type of person - I just think I suffered a depression to do with snooker, and I just couldn't handle it. I could go out and play, but take me out of there and I couldn't do life. It was a nightmare, my life just felt like a bit of a nightmare.
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