1990 young 14 year old Ronnie O'sullivan - first tv appearance

Classic footage of young Ronnie when he first burst onto the snooker on tv, magic stuff, enjoy ....

[@RedPillsAreGood]

the kid has potential.. hope to see more of him in the future.

[@supergangstar1234]

RedPillsAreGood You must be joking right ?

[@RedPillsAreGood]

Nectar33 yeah man I was lol

[@purswanitarun]

Internet Explorer user

[@barbender313]

Nectar33 you must be slow if you didn't realise it was a joke

[@abdullahalhajri44]

+BarBender was it a joke ??

[@Xidentals]

Damn, look at his speed. He really doesn't waste time on thinking about the shots. Unique smooth and fluid way of playing.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

Hes amazing to watch.

[@delboy9234]

Still plays the same way now, almost 3 decades on.

[@weedman420masurkov6]

He is thinkig but way too fast

[@ahmadalihasan]

he's like messi goat and depends on talent only

[@kalinaceba2069]

+ahmad ali hasan fuck messi who can't even a world cup

[@MorliHolect]

He looked like Harry Potter, now he looks like Mr. Bean.

[@paulstelian97]

Ahaha true

[@larsmark178]

MorliHolect i dont know what you looks like but you sounds Like a idiot loser

[@iSys31]

@@larsmark178 Wow calm down man that was just a simple joke

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

Don't get the mister bean comments on videos, just because they both have thick eyebrows?

[@hskr5227]

He looks like Carl Sagan and Mr. Bean.

[@ethanroee]

"Tremendously exciting prospect" Mate you have no idea

[@seanbrenchley]

LOL! It would be funny to find someone somewhere talking about him, something like: "I just don't think this O'Sullivan guy has what it takes, he'll be mid-level at best."

[@Tegridy_Gaming]

that i want to see

[@mooneyes2k478]

Oh? Done well for himself, has he?

[@droceretik]

Wise in hindsight, aren't you?

[@geuros]

I have a feeling that while Americans always exaggerate everything, like awesome is quite bad really, awesome AWESOME MAN WOW, that's good in American :D but British people sometimes use kinda sober words to describe even exciting things

[@DaveDexterMusic]

The best part is the people who aren't sure which are the impressive shots to applaud.

[@BigStickyNugs]

I thought that was his mam and dad clapping at every shot lol

[@nowthatsme7902]

Dude. I'm sure the crowd knows when to clap. It's quite obvious they're trying to cheer up a 14 year old kid playing on television for the first time.

[@WeWantYouToStay]

Every snooker crowd ever

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@@nowthatsme7902 You think everyone attending, say, a performance of a classical symphony knows when to clap? They don't, and nor will everyone in a snooker crowd.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@MichaelKingsfordGray I . . . guess?

[@jordan95hd83]

At just 14, Ronnie O'Sullivan was a fantastic snooker player. Years went by, he's now 43-years-old and the greatest snooker player of all-time.

[@acemsabusinni8991]

He is now 48

[@adamusso_tk]

@@acemsabusinni8991and still winning!

[@RL-]

​@@adamusso_tk you think he'll have an eighth world title in him? 🫢

[@Ignas0000]

"studying at school at the moment, advanced positional play"

[@peoplecallmepeechez]

was he going to school for snooker?

[@unbelievablescenes]

Offull it was a joke

[@mi_-lt4ws]

Offull r/wooooooosh

[@divadgivin369]

I was curious too, advance play for snooker. 😂🤣😃😄🤔 is there such a thing. At the end of the day he's the best I've seen.

[@Mario-ph1hb]

@@divadgivin369 Advanced positional play as in cue ball control, i think that's a thing

[@jamesdear6311]

"He's already earned £50 for this break..." I love it!

[@Gameboygenius]

Fast forward two decades, and he's turning down $10k by playing a 146 break instead of a 147. If you ask about Ronnie's 147, he'd say which one? If you ask about his 146, there's only the one.

[@ananths5905]

@@Gameboygenius there are 2 actually. Ronnie has the max number of 146

[@Gameboygenius]

@@ananths5905 Wow, I missed that one. Typical Ronnie to go and do something like that when you look away.

[@maxburton6051]

I know it's so stupid. They used to award 147,000 for achieving a 147 now it's 10k no wonder Ronnie was disappointed

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

@@Gameboygenius The 2nd 146 against Ding was mostly due to the fact he was out of position on the black, rather than sending a message. However, there is one 147 where ronnie was refusing to pot the last black but eventually gave in and sunk it. You could tell then that he didnt think it was worth it. Frankly, 146 is still a spectacle and if he wants to score 146, so be it. Barry Hearn can whine all he wants.

[@navinbhandari2001]

amazing even the first time on TV he did not seem phased at all..

[@underneonloneliness2]

Navin Bhandari well the more confident you are the less balls you will miss

[@thetessellater9163]

Navin, its 'Fazed'

[@e.e121]

I would say he thrived

[@TheGuitarHistorian]

He’s changed nothing about his style of play in nearly 30 years. Why mess with perfection?

[@METALLICARULES11]

He even makes the Same facial expressions while playing as he did back then...

[@SivaKumar-kf6ee]

He is unchanged, quick, crisp and sublime. He is a character.

[@gamechanger7545]

Most natural snooker player I've seen. Maybe Trump can spot him in distance

[@waqasahmad4805]

Well I don't know if you guys noticed him playing at this age and now it's a hell lot of difference, Ronnie being 14 just potted whatever came in front without worrying too much about placing next Shot, but Ronnie now and from a couple of decades rather than focusing on pottig whatever is came in line has been focusing alot more on positioning the ball right for next shot

[@waqasahmad4805]

For reference see this frame and see his fastest frame of 147 in 5 minutes and 8 seconds you will see a clear difference

[@dannyflint9840]

Ronnie - "how much for the 50?" Ref - "£50" *shakes hand and walks out the arena

[@MrThePhotoshopper]

Danny Flint LOOOLLL

[@haunter4708]

Danny Flint haha quality!

[@ximaxwellix]

I am not a snooker player. Can somebody explain the "50" to me? ^^

[@lewis1544]

Reference to a past match when Ronnie was going to make a 147 break. He asked the ref how much he would get for the maximum and was told £4,000. Ronnie thought this paltry, finished the break at 140 and walked off.

[@hughmungus1235]

lewis1544 .... And then potted the black.

[@venomag9350]

14 yo Ronnie o Sullivan: hits a shot Chalk: *Ah shit, here we go again*

[@michaelcorleone702]

VenomAG that cracked me up hahaha

[@xdevilxx-_-demons3263]

VenomAG your humor gives me cancer plus u coppied a comment idiot

[@xdevilxx-_-demons3263]

MUHAMMED WASIM same about u dumbass

[@blacko777]

@@xdevilxx-_-demons3263 ok.

[@chronokev76]

I think ronnie was 14 when ebdon started his legendary break of 12

[@mayhemofdarknessvideos2281]

Dr Magus hahahaha

[@TheSiemek]

Pure gold.

[@EireIreland88]

Brilliant

[@baranzenovich]

Gold

[@cosmocigar]

@@baranzenovich pls explain :///

[@Marlondurran]

I got a 141 once.. A red a brown and another red!!

[@robinkhoury5579]

Gerry Durran haha

[@Marlondurran]

@@robinkhoury5579 thanks 👍

[@frankcastle9866]

Loool

[@jameshope524]

Haha

[@sanchit2815]

@@raializain7666 😂😂 whats wrong?

[@refsmithy]

"Ronnie O'Sullivan, obviously a name for the future"... Considering he's just put together his 956th career century and 15th career maximum... I'd say that was one hell of an understatement!

[@Marwarahhman]

Edit: 976th century😊

[@paulstelian97]

@@Marwarahhman 984?

[@Marwarahhman]

@@paulstelian97 hahah yess

[@MorliHolect]

@@Marwarahhman 1000

[@aaronwarner1257]

1009

[@tericruise1861]

I love that the commentator sound EXACTLY the same. Very nice voice to listen to as well.

[@DaveA7]

Julio Cesar Are you bent?

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

Bender you down the brown before even thinking about sinking the pink

[@danieljamesmead]

Interesting to learn that Obi Wan Kenobi used to commentate on the Snooker...

[@carey1982]

danieljamesmead and funniest comment of the day goes to (drum roll) ......

[@HUSTLERBACK]

These aren't the balls you're looking for!!!

[@gordonm7038]

Brilliant observation!

[@danielbatten3957]

OMG he does sound like him

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

Thats who he reminded me of

[@userwheretogo]

27 years pass so fast...

[@fardtog]

Patrick ikr atleast we are in 2007

[@dangerusswilson6080]

M K *2003

[@narcotic702]

Dangeruss Wilson *1990

[@CJ-ci1ri]

*2030

[@mahavir7773]

Lunar Grey You mae kno da Wei but certainly not da yer

[@ZanyWabbit]

not many can say that 31 years later they are still at the top of their sport......

[@battlefieldclips7013]

The way he leaves the last black on the table and hand shakes the opponent, he’s already a great player.

[@compavega5897]

I can watch this guy all day and never get tired of seeing him playing.

[@Lemondf]

5:50 Refusing to pot the black ever since

[@abhishekmedhekar3418]

Yes

[@treasuresunderfoot7876]

Unbelievable! I wish I played like Ronnie at 14 🤣🤣 His poise, confidence, cue control, positioning were all so good. Not to mention just how quick of decisions he made. 🥇

[@undertheinfo6111]

Who had ever thought that this young kid will win 40 ranking titles including 7 world championship titles. The greatest ever in snooker history.

[@luckyvet]

Amazing quality for the mid 80's.

[@henhen7890]

That's exactly what I thought! But to be fair, the 'quality' we usually expect is probably airwave recorded on to VHS's lol not exactly the most ideal form of data transfer or storage.

[@reykjaviktotoronto186]

CV 1990

[@luckyvet]

I stand corrected Beburg, I was mistaken thinking he is my age 47.

[@drnoise]

The video literally says it's from 1990.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

We meet again koivu. If ronnie had done it the way he did on the left with a 5 yard screw he would of scored multiple play throughs on the triple brown allowing for steve to make the necessary mistake .of course all this was rudimentary for ronnie even with his teenage brain

[@Pickers19725]

The referee is the late Len Ganley is thesame referee when ronnie made the fastest 147 break at the crucible theater

[@asifmohammad3943]

Think so yeah .

[@tonynaccarato4751]

Ronnie the tiger, he was great the day he was born, what a pleasure to watch all these years, now a spritely 48 year old.

[@madmacca_5]

Being slightly older I was totally in awe of Alex Higgins but having seen this for the first time I am incredibly impressed.....pure genius & I humbly accept that Ronnie now is a cosmic force to be respected. Not for his titles but for now he has achieved the amount of century breaks & 147's.🙏

[@KotobKotob]

Sadly world would never produce such the same talent again

[@altaccount6946]

Definitely one to watch, incredible play for a 14 year old, look forward to seeing more!

[@priyakamath799]

Amazing talent!

[@richhughes7450]

It shows here that he's always been at his most comfortable and focused playing at a fast pace. Throughout his career, you can see he struggles a bit playing against slow players. Some players knew this and exploited it. Today's players like Slow Poke Selby and many others use it against him to frustrate him and disrupt his Rythym and focus. When Ronnie looks tired or frustrated, due to being kept off the table, he can sometimes take a long time to recover or does not.

[@stealthattack2209]

They can't beat him normally so they have to do other crap.

[@corneliussmiff2773]

@@stealthattack2209 They do beat him normally, if he cannot adapt then that's his problem. I think he's done okay though considering ;)

[@stealthattack2209]

@@corneliussmiff2773 lol

[@LivingSaintUK]

I remember watching this match. I was 17 at the time. I said to myself....."now that's a future star!!"

[@Summon256]

Just revisiting this one after rocket’s 6th world title...one more to go till Hendry!…

[@GeneralSherman64]

Watching this as Ronnie is crowned champion 30 years on from this!

[@JosephMa]

this kid will definitely make more than 1000 centuries in the future. :>

[@miketylor2227]

yes. he has a good future. wow. better than recent snooker player. He must be greeted with sowlivan?

[@randomayaya]

What do you mean by century ?

[@nltiro3387]

@@randomayaya I don't play snooker but guessing it's 100 points

[@Geena-tn1pt]

He won't get 8 World Titles. Trump/Robertson etc will overtake him eventually

[@Omairsheikh32]

Well i man from future warn us

[@aminsbata9240]

before we didnt hear ' lets go ronnie ' in the crowd

[@khalidbinwalid4252]

Amin Sbata come on Ronnie*

[@aminsbata9240]

Zohair Yousuf Hassan 😂😂 yees thats mean the frame gonna end

[@thefunkykrumpet5164]

*Opponent misses shot* "RONNIE!"

[@ndanda1693]

Breathtaking. I didn't know he was that same way he is today at the age of 14.

[@stevesteve5785]

This really is astonishing. Setting the highest break of the tournaments history on his debut when he's 14 years of age, crazy! The audience must have thought he was going to be dominating for years, and they'd be right!

[@Vince27.]

33 years later, the genius is still at work.

[@eduardovilhena9052]

4:15 poor steve

[@scotthobson8498]

Best of all time..

[@rootykazooty351]

Hendry TBH. Ronnie is #2. And The Nugget #3

[@YoussefHamade]

Rooty Kazooty No.

[@Synthematix]

Alex higgins = no1

[@ameyrajadhyax8743]

There can't be another Ronnie O'Sullivan.He's God of snooker

[@jameswhitledge6451]

I was born the same year ronnie debuted and I just found out about this guy 28 years later.This guy is so good I can't stop watching him.

[@bugyizokni]

And now he is a 6 times world champ

[@zakiqbal79]

Have a feeling that this young lad will continue playing in his 40s and become the greatest snooker player we have ever seen.

[@mcloving6989]

Shite feeling 🙈

[@user-rw6ws9os4x]

One of the best player of the history of snooker

[@TheSiemek]

Same style, same pace. Just the greatest snooker player in history.

[@cooperwolfe4092]

I don’t think anybody knew that he would become one of if not *THE* greatest snooker player of all time and reach 1000 centuries! He is a true great.

[@mcloving6989]

I did 😁

[@Feisty123]

obviously. how in the world would anyone think that of a 14 year old

[@johnhue8933]

@cooperwolfe4092 Roy Bacon who knew Ronnie's father well and was a top billiards player predicted it well before he was 14..A lot of people who knew Ronnie saw it coming.

[@rs-qt1qg]

"Just like Johnnie Walker, still going strong."

[@imraneakh1843]

Sorry to ask but what’s does it mean ?

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

@@imraneakh1843 Are you from the UK?

[@chrisbland6942]

Pulman should know - he drank enough of it to sink a battle ship!

[@naazirshah241]

Who knows that this guy will become the GOAT

[@Ben_Price]

And 32 years later hes a 7 time champion of the world

[@simodo11]

He plays better as a 14 year old ,true talent

[@radabimaram5368]

His opponent was like who the f is this little wizard

[@chriswelcome8102]

This is amazing. I've seen old 14 year old's before, but never young ones

[@triggerhappystrange5496]

Got that same way and form at 14! and still same at 45! one great players..

[@CheeKiatTeo]

Wow imagine this guy in less than 10 years will become a legend

[@BEY0NDtheINFINITY]

That guy is talented.. he should become a snooker pro. Wait... what??

[@92000]

wut?

[@spirokaci]

Talent and Innocence. The necessary ingredients for a future Legend.

[@TheEedis]

"Obviously a name for the future" And here we are - 2021

[@RG-ja34sep]

When you see someone play a really difficult game such as snooker this well at 14 years old, you just know that it’s a God given talent. Absolute genius at work, and done at amazing speed!! Rocket Ronnie, a Living Legend, the best snooker player there’s ever been, and don’t forget he can do the same thing left-handed as well!!!

[@mcloving6989]

God? Youv lost me 👀

[@phi9249]

At 14, how he thought that many moves ahead and nearly executed them all should have sent alarms off to the game and to the discipline.

[@johnwisewords3066]

Outstanding Rocket ronnie was born genius in snooker world indeed. 14 years old with 75 break is unbelievably brilliant. I could only break glasses an mirrors in that age 😅

[@kyzaiya4139]

I know Ronnie has gotten better since then but the style of play show cased in this video literally looks like how he plays today? that’s mind blowing

[@afc358]

4:25 The world wasn't quite ready for Left-Handed Ronnie. It could have brought down the government.

[@Ludekuize]

Thanks for the heads up - I hadn't even noticed that yet!

[@R.R.R.465]

When he firsts started using his left hand, one game the officials accused him of 'showboating', genuinely Ronnie explained that he thought he might have been even a bit better on his left side, so to prove how natural he was he played and won a match left handed, shutting the refs and officials up.

[@Romamb]

@@R.R.R.465 yes but I always wondered why. Joe Davis was doing the same before WWII amd Rex Williams would have been aware of that. But he put that to rest by thrashing (old and past his best Rex) Seemed an odd complaint from Alain, and one he likely regretted!

[@146-]

@@R.R.R.465 it was Alain Robidoux who called him out for showboating!!

[@theallseeingmaster]

Yesterday, Ronnie scored his 1000th professional century break.

[@keithtinkler4073]

a few more now (2024)

[@stonybrook421]

Beyond his years..now he's a rock star.

[@fritzlang4941]

All kidding aside, this fella is pretty good, we should keep an eye on him in the future.

[@karim-yf9or]

Pure talent at it's finest.

[@garyllarner5002]

he's a talent unsurpassed

[@001Siebtel]

thank you for this video. Enjoyed watching it. Ronnie - The Best of all times !

[@snowdjagha]

The high speed style is already there. Amazing!

[@Philiopantheon82]

The rocket 🚀 at full speed...

[@overcricket6254]

I am big fan of the Ronnie o sullivan

[@miklosbodi3403]

Ronnie' s style caused I started play the game when I' was only 52. Thanks Rocket

[@Naveen_official07]

Nobody in that period know he gonna make a bench mark in the snooker history 😍😎

[@robert8560]

Who would've thought that exactly 30 years later he will win world championship

[@UNKNOWN-zv2en]

The story after this we all clearly know, he became a successful and best snooker player in the world and gets a lot of title, he improves himself every year and time, what a legend career for Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan

[@albernererhelge]

Strange to watch this kid nowadays, knowing what a phenomenal genius he became in snooker history with all his ups and downs of which this kid couldn't even dream of

[@rafmann]

His accuracy and amazing control of the cue ball was evident from a young age

[@AlexCraftBG]

*Ronnie O'Sullivan Century Break #1*

[@pjumtso]

He looks to have been even more fearless then... Felt like on some shots he was just trying to make it harder for himself on purpose. haha.

[@serdarsaran8440]

born to be a snooker legend..go on Ronnie...

[@SiddhantGoenka.Official]

Legend says that he will grow up to be the most powerful force to recon with.

[@jamesfreeman5459]

"Tremendous screwing"

[@tommcglone2867]

A Chattah at that age the only screwing going on in his world should either be in his mind where he fantasises boning Natalie Portman or in woodwork class in school

[@fox2569]

In 1990 Natalie Portman was 9 years old 0_o

[@gordonm7038]

Phrasing!

[@stuartmurray2170]

A Chattah nn

[@Alexsmith-ob9ci]

Fox 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Neurotripsicks]

"This is the first time I've seen this young man and I'm fairly impressed" Oh if he only knew...

[@mdanialshahid5463]

Ronnie is now 45 Y/O and 6 times World Champion ♥

[@jabbadabba1978]

when the camera panned to steve ventham sitting there, and the announcer said "..wondering what it's all about i would imagine" that is the most savage insult i have ever heard. brilliant all around.

[@johnbates2709]

How anyone can be so good at 14 is mind-blowing. The best of all time by far!

[@Frankje01]

overclappers are the vegans of the snookerworld

[@reacey]

And the award for best comment goes to you

[@f4k4]

Gold

[@jsdaniels1978]

Genius

[@johnrose1342]

Record number of.......Masters, UK Championships, highest breaks, century breaks and 6 world titles. The best ever. Hendry may have 7 titles but really this guy is simply the best there will ever be.

[@ynwajft9612]

30 years later he's just won his 6th World Championship...Simply the best to ever pick up a cue...

[@Raxxinate]

7th and still going! Legend!

[@nawedshaikh4333]

It would have been amazing if Ronnie asked ref the prize money for making 147 after potting first red

[@146-]

He did do it after potting a red then a black against mark king!

[@HarshJ_ohn]

1990 someone coughing. Me in 2020: Coronavirus.

[@suongberendts3037]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is professional snooker pool World record, He's professional in many way, not easy to be him.quit thinking , dress well , nice attitude , I am really enjoying watching hem playing. 'Thank God ' there is someone like that in this World......

[@daddydave3541]

This kid will will go places.

[@yahrmajahsty5266]

At the age of 14...i was flying kites Lol.

[@92000]

At the age of 14 I was depressed emo

[@Mr6Sinner]

1:33 Oh yes, we can tell you're barely able to hold back all that enthusiasm.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

He's a commentator, not a hype man.

[@Gaur1983]

John Pulman,then 66 years old, probably the best snooker player of the 1960's.

[@scherben8870]

A time when he was the only one?

[@laurence4282]

Uriah Siner i

[@bradyman5273]

Uriah Siner

[@tomwalsh63]

He bought that shirt/vest combo and just grew into it over the years

[@jonespeter6338]

this guy is the goat of snooker😎👑 Ronnie