John Higgins On A Lanarkshire Campsite | Reflections, Luca Brecel Success & The Future!

[@seanfein3783]

Lovely bloke, if you ever bump into him you will agree, very down to earth guy and humble with it

[@mattmorley6651]

Completely agree I've met him twice and on both occasions such a nice and down to earth as anything

[@robertcanning1888]

Hail hail john . Dont retire too soon . Youre skills kept you away from mundane jobs. All the best from Glasgow

[@redd605]

Changing his lifestyle and the weight loss, with a few players doing it and winning tournament , and feeling almost as they where 20 years ago has helped,

[@Revolver1981]

​@@redd605He looks like he's put some weight back on again.

[@tarastreasure]

The automatic translation captions helped me a tiny bit to get through John's accent... But translating Luca Brecel as LIQUOR BRAZIL was totally hilarious!

[@Dave1507]

that's how brecel practices, i think...

[@tarastreasure]

@@Dave1507 haha, this is hilarious as well! Considering his performances in the meantime, you might be right. 😆

[@Nagisasan36]

Doesn't usually say much, but always honest and insightful when he does.

[@hughgrant894]

They say you should never meet your heroes, but I had the privilege of meeting John in Bangkok during the World 6 Reds Championship .He is the nicest guy you could ever meet - a brilliant guy - I’m still pinching myself - the time he spent with me will be one of the best experiences and memories of my life…….

[@johndean4765]

Hugh Grant great player but so annoyed he got shown to be planning to throw frames and he was a multi millionaire at the time.

[@hughgrant894]

@@johndean4765 John has explained his side of that story and I have never heard another professional player who doesn't believe John......

[@johndean4765]

@@hughgrant894 I fully expect many players suspect John Higgins but television bosses ensure they keep quiet.

[@markjones5230]

What a gent, he went out of his way to hold a door open for me at the 2022 Masters. A great sportsman and really nice guy to talk to.

[@rogerlane7503]

​@merrillynchpeople forget about the crooked matches he fixed, good player but should have been banned for life like others have

[@paulplunkett7954]

​@rogerlane7503 what games did he fix?

[@louisphillips3703]

He fixed no games. He 'agreed' to lose, got out of there and then won the games.

[@rogerlane7503]

@@paulplunkett7954 type in Higgins and match fixing, and make your own mind up

[@brahimwhatelse3375]

le magicien de Wishow, je suis un grand fan depuis que j'ai découvert le snooker vers les années 1997,98,come on john again!

[@Revolver1981]

The wizard of Wishaw.👍🏻

[@alanthomson007]

I met John a few years ago in the supermarket where i work Morrisons Hamilton i think he bought Tattie scones in the bakery i said hello John we spoke for ten minutes about snooker great guy .

[@Vince27.]

It’s good know John appreciates tattie scones as well as myself

[@tytn9978]

Hi John in Lanarkshire! We have "Lanark" in common, since I grew up in Lanark Township, part of Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, with Lanark Village just 10 miles down the road from our farm! You can tell that the post-indigenous settlers came from Lanarkshire!

[@chriswilliamson7694]

Sounds crazy as he's won it all, so many times over and over such a long period of time. But I think he's maybe a world title short of what his talents and game warrant. He was THAT good in his pomp.

[@pyrrhicvictory6978]

Hes been in 3 world finals recently and lost them all, he was also in 3 ranking finals not long ago and lost them all from whilst being in front. The one against Robertson was pretty bad as he was 9-4 and lost 10-9. Against Wilson in world championship recently that was one of his best performances in sometime, but then seemed to bottle it against Selby after being 4-1 up. I just think Higgins isn't as strong mentally anymore, hes choked quite a big leads in big finals in the past few years. Theres no way Higgins in his prime loses all these finals after being well in front.

[@chriswilliamson7694]

@@pyrrhicvictory6978 , yeah he's definitely become a shaky clincher of winning positions these past few years. The world final to Selby in 2017 was another bad one, as Selby couldn't possibly have played any worse on that first day and Higgins let him off the hook badly to be only 7-10 down overnight. I just knew Selby was going to grind him down in the last two sessions after that.

[@davecooper6540]

I personally believe in snooker the upper echelon such as Hendry, O’ Sullivan, Williams, Higgins and a couple more they’re all around the same level. The absolute pinnacle of the sport. The only thing that separates them is the amount of world titles but the best player doesn’t always win in tournaments. No doubt in my mind that they’re all very similar in terms of snooker skills & talent.

[@ninja-10]

John foi o verdadeiro oponente de O’Sullivan!… Ele não deveria se aposentar ainda, tem um jogo brilhante, citado até no livro que Sullivan lançou… passei a adorar esse jogo depois que o vi jogando!.. Viva John Higgins 🎉

[@patrickodonohue]

Good interview

[@Alex84586]

очень достойный Человек и игрок браво John

[@Aloksbil]

Crazy that he got the the quarter-finals of the world champs this year given the season he had. And thanks to his shock 13-2 win (or the shock scoreline) against Kyren Wilson, and a surprisingly comfortable 10-3 win over David Grace (who before the WSC, had actually had a better season than John according to the one year list), he dropped just 5 frames in doing so. Crazy game.

[@sharpvidtube]

I loved the 1998 John Higgins. He's done great with his B game, but I miss the way he could play back then. Still see that form occasionally, but he can't sustain it for long, so I think 4 world championships is about right.

[@johnflynn7035]

Nice interview

[@TornadoX0]

Even though John has been naughty in the pass. He still great to watch him play.

[@ruleyramundo]

I am BETTING on him 👍

[@dav147]

As a guy who's played John, If you're reading this John I've personally felt for a long while now the tip diameter is a little too big, (one example) harder to play a thin safety from distance with bigger tip and judge swinging side, I also think bridge has become a little too close, I heard Stephen Maguire had advised to shorten it but imo. it can interfere with sighting of shot from distance esp. also getting through the ball is less compact and prone to deceleration.

[@EnglishPoolandSnooker]

Pretty good interview to be fair. No mention of the recent match fixing bans 😉

[@rogerlane7503]

Wonder why? Guilty conscience 💰💰💰👎👎

[@seanfein3783]

Johns never been accused of match fixing so get your facts right before you start spouting on a public platform.. how would you like it if I said ‘Your wife has slept with most of the village’ when she prob hasn’t

[@EnglishPoolandSnooker]

@@seanfein3783 I didn’t accuse John of anything either, I just pointed out that the match fixing bans weren’t mentioned. It was headline news in the snooker around the time of the interview so I was surprised it wasn’t a topic in the interview.

[@keithhamilton1907]

I’m a bluenose & iv won a few quid betting John great player don’t retire yit

[@stephenmullen4749]

Is that Strathclyde Park?

[@roadofsnookerfinals-lw6xg]

"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never KNEW you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Matt. 7 22-23 "Not EVERYONE who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter." Matt. 7 12-23

[@danthomas4198]

It sounds like a "think about retirement" yes, but it's Higgins. Interviewer says finish line, John Higgins instantly looks away and puffs cheeks.

[@muzzo200]

👍👍👍

[@-xirx-]

After all the recent goings on, they really thought carting out *John "the one who (allegedly) got away with it" Higgins* was a good idea??

[@seanfein3783]

Hung out to dry by the now defunct news of the world .. wasn’t the only one that suffered such toxic behaviour in the attempt to get a big story on the front pages of their crap newspaper… 10 years ago and you are still carting that about with you when you have no clue what actually happened ?

[@scottthomson9483]

Everybody has got a property in Spain that needs paying off tho.

[@Aloksbil]

John said he's welcome Stephen Lee back with open arms - hopefully he can say the same about Zhao Xintong.

[@m.m.musasi]

👍

[@JuddTrump-df9iq]

I luv and live for snooker like anything, but this f#£@ match fixing makes me sick to the stomach!My late grandad on my dad's side always said 'big money,or money in general in sports,will ruin sport!'How true those words have turned out to b,especially in snooker!I will NEVER trust a match that is lost again,especially if its a shot that ANY1 off the street could pot!😮🤔👁😫🤯😫👁😡😡😡😡😡🤯😮🤔👁😫🤯

[@alexanderlogie3511]

you sound very normal mate! go have a lie down

[@ibhatti19]

He should retire no point embarrassing himself

[@andy4ward.slavaukraini.364]

John, remind us how you stabbed snooker in the back!

[@johndean4765]

Beats me why Higgins agreed to cheat ,thats bad enough but he was also a multi millionaire. Great player but seeing that put me right off him as a person.

[@roadofsnookerfinals-lw6xg]

records matter.ronnie tie on 7 Ronnie holds all other records..Judd records sweet effall Woman record who's made love to most dogs 699 dogs my mother

[@TheGeniegenius]

he was very lucky to only get a 6 month ban compared to what the chinese players just got

[@johndean4765]

Stoke bloke agree with you re the ban he got AND it was when there was no ranking tournaments. Whereas Stephen lee gets virtually a life ban which has finished him as a professional. Great player but no excuse to cheat.

[@roadofsnookerfinals-lw6xg]

cheat

[@roadofsnookerfinals-lw6xg]

The washed -up cheat that lost a final from 9-4 up Hahahahahahaha

[@seanfein3783]

Washed up keyboard warrior who doesn’t have a clue what he is on about.. 🤡

[@callumbush1]

Corrupted

[@roadtosnookerfinals-te4je]

doesn't matter the cheat is the new bottler on tour,and he is done.the choker will never win another tournament

[@Vince27.]

@@roadtosnookerfinals-te4je Wayne back to the usual again!

[@roadtosnookerfinals-te4je]

@@Vince27. ask hendry was it really yips or the risen standards as the reason he went 14 years without winning a major tournament? 1999-2012 I'm calling YIPS BS...

[@roadtosnookerfinals-te4je]

@@roadofsnookerfinals6572 you have several accounts on youtube,and you're blaming others? Even your mom is on KZbin crying that Judd cant win a second world title.Absolutely hilarious!

[@user-rl8lu6xp6s]

@@roadofsnookerfinals6572 Am i Wayne? To many nameless,spineless cowards on this thread.

[@roadofsnookerfinals-lw6xg]

cheat like my mother who is cheating on my father with my brother

[@AnthonyRodemus]

cheat