- Winner of the World Snooker Championship in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999
- He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen's Honours List for his services to the sport of Snooker.
- Son Blaine was born in 1996.
- Son Carter was born in 2004.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan admires him greatly.
- In 2011 was inducted into the Snooker Hall of Fame.
- Started playing snooker in 1981, at the age of 12, when his father, Gordon, bought him a child-sized snooker table as a Christmas present.
- Met his wife Mandy Tart at a Pontins holiday camp when he was 16.
- Born in South Queensferry, Edinburgh, but brought up in Fife.
- As a snooker player he achieved the highest break of 147, 11 times in his career. This was a record he shared with Ronnie O'Sullivan when he retired in 2012.
- Professional snooker player from 1985-2012.
- In 1985 was signed with entrepreneur Ian Doyle.
- In 1983, at the age of 14, won the Scottish U-16 Championship.
- Attended Inverkeithing High School.
- Appeared on BBC's Junior version of Pot Black.
- Is named the most successful snooker player ever to compete in Crucible Theatre.
- Made 775 century breaks during his career competing professionally as a snooker player. This was a record he held at the time of his retirement in 2012.
- In 1985 won the Scottish Amateur Championship and also became the youngest ever entrant in the World Amateur Championship at the age of 16.
- In an interview, he remarked he would already start planning what he would wear at a post-tournament party before he had even won it, in explaining the effect that the height of his dominance of snooker had on him.
- Still holds the record for being the youngest ever Snooker World Champion, which he achieved at 21 years and 3 months. The previous holder of the record was Alex Higgins.
- During a conversation with Neil Robertson at WT's Sports Bar in Cambridge, he shared that his highest break is 149 (which is also Robertson's highest break) during practice with Alfie Burden.
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