Stephen Hendry Quotes

Stephen Hendry

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : January 13, 1969

When I was 13, my parents bought me a mini snooker set for my birthday. From the moment I first held a cue in my hands, I was transfixed.

Stephen Hendry

Even as a boy, my dad always told me, 'Don't show emotion.' If I banged my cue, he would give me a row and say, 'Stop that.' Don't show any petulance. It was developed, certainly, but I think you have got to have it in you.

Stephen Hendry

The best way to deal with aggression is to ignore it and try to get the match over as soon as possible.

Stephen Hendry

I loved being the best player in the world. There was no pressure staying there.

Stephen Hendry

The thing is, with century breaks, maximums, ranking tournaments, these sorts of things are automatically going to be broken: it's not if but when.

Stephen Hendry

In any sport at the top level, if you don't put in the hard work, you can be sure someone else is. It is a vicious circle.

Stephen Hendry

When I didn't retain the world title after my first win, which no one's ever done, I was gutted and made my driver take me home straight away. We travelled through the night, and I didn't say a word all the way from Sheffield to South Queensferry.

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I love playing in China. The crowds here value success more than British people seem to.

Stephen Hendry

I like cookery programmes: Anthony Bourdain going around the world eating stuff; Rick Stein - he's another favourite.

Stephen Hendry

There are players out there who want to dominate and keep their opponent sitting down. They want to make centuries and win frames at a single visit, and I like to see that.

Stephen Hendry

People often write to me, addressing the envelope, 'Stephen Hendry, Snooker Player' or 'Stephen Hendry, Scotland,' and it reaches me.

Stephen Hendry

Unless I can do myself justice and play well, I'm not going to play.

Stephen Hendry

Ever since I was a kid, I'd imagine that I was making a break to win the world championship.

Stephen Hendry

I remember far more shots that cost me matches than the ones that won me matches. That is maybe the way you think if you are someone who has won a lot of tournaments and had a successful career.

Stephen Hendry

Even when I used to play Jimmy White in Scotland, he would have the majority of the support. That's the only time it would irk me, coming back to Scotland and people still wanting me to lose.

Stephen Hendry

When you get a trophy, why go jumping and crying? Winning's a great feeling, but everything else is an anti-climax.

Stephen Hendry

If I'm going to play, I'm going to have to give it 100%, which means I'm going to have to play in all of the tournaments that I don't like.

Stephen Hendry

Steve Davis has found a way of competing to a level that is not as high as it once was, enjoying his wins, and not getting too angry about the defeats.

Stephen Hendry

In all the years I've been playing, I've never considered changing my cue. It was the first cue I ever bought, aged 13, picked from a cabinet in a Dunfermline snooker centre just because I liked the Rex Williams signature on it. I saved £40 to buy it. It's a cheap bit of wood, and it's been the butt of other players' jokes for ages.

Stephen Hendry

For reasons I don't understand, I've always been relaxed at the table.

Stephen Hendry