My Life In Snooker: Dennis Taylor's Story

[@raykwon7]

I am sure I could never meet anyone who doesn't love Dennis Taylor. A gentleman, and a World Champion.

[@christopherdavis4135]

I could listen to Dennis talk all day, top bloke.

[@NigelOneal-fw8du]

What a late night final. ,fantastic, thanks Dennis 😊

[@markdeegan4113]

Thank God the truth is finally coming out. I can't find any interviews with Steve or Dennis where they mention it. Seriously though, great guy and nice interview.

[@seamus9750]

Seeing Dennis brings me way back to my younger days when I still lived in the North....watching snooker into the wee hours with my late Da....he was a big fan. Great memories.

[@seanoneillmeets]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Marklad62]

How can you not love Dennis Taylor i could listen to him all day, that's if Sean would've let him speak. It's more about him than it is Dennis..

[@johndean4765]

Dennis Taylor can be annoying with frequent comments saying on tv "these pockets are so tight not like your club table pockets" Thats nonsense as I know quite often club tables have large pockets but some tables I have played on are definitely tighter than what's on TV.

[@leejames8595]

Great chat. I work with Dennis a lot, he genuinely is one of the nicest guys and naturally funny

[@davidrobinson2776]

Dennis was a very very underrated player. He'd have definitely been World Champion more than once had he sorted his eyesight out earlier. Although the match against Davis will always be his most famous win, I thought his masters win against Alex was equally brilliant. Nice lad too.

[@danielkarmy4893]

Pleasure to meet you Sean, albeit on a virtual basis! I'd seen a few of your results on the Cuetracker website, from the early to mid 2000s, and all I knew was one of the many players who had a season or so on the main tour and then disappeared, seemingly never to be seen again. You see a name and wonder where they got to in life after snooker. Do you ever think of making another attempt to qualify for the tour? Even from the sparse facts and figures on Cuetracker, it's clear you were a good player! Thanks to both yourself and Dennis for this interview - this man is the living history of our sport, and his memories and stories will keep that history alive forever.

[@seanoneillmeets]

Hi @danielkarmy4893, it's Sean's team here. Thank you for such a lovely comment; Sean echoes your thoughts about Dennis and values every minute he spends in his presence. If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe to the channel, and if you'd like to reach Sean directly then you can contact him via his website.

[@spacman158]

Snooker is very lucky to have had some of Britains best ever commentators in Ted Lowe and Dennis

[@porkyparry1]

I met Deniss in Blackpool at a amateur tournement, i think he wanted to watch the final so i played his son at pool who must have been 12 or so, he was a good little player

[@andymcnab2.0]

That game of snooker is a game that'll never be matched. From start to finish.

[@MarkHewitt]

Yet no-one talks about the elephant in the room. The attempted escape from the snooker on the yellow. Even with the rules that existed in 1985, that should have been called a 'miss'.

[@mqb5151]

Dennis is a gentle soul lovely commentator

[@williambriggs79]

Good interview.

[@petetelfer1482]

Dennis done well interviewing this mentor guru but I only know one of them

[@shapes2000]

At the time it was thought Hearn told Davis to lose this final, to make him more likeable and boost the viewing figures.

[@robday3968]

I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous....classic!

[@benmorgan-tp1tb]

hello sean its ben

[@BelfastManUtdTherapy]

I've a question id love people to ask, "If pride and contentment at winning the world championship could be measured in some kind of 'numerical emotion', does Dennis Taylor have more from his one win, than Davis (6) titles, and Hendry and O'Sullivan with their 7?" I think yes. Because Hendry O'Sullivan and Davis won so many, looking back, obviously they are highly proud and content but elite sporting winners, and people like that tend to be so obsessed with winning, that they will always think about the finals they lost more. What do yous think?

[@Adam-o1x2t]

Probably yes because it depends on how you are as a person and what you want to achieve. For me, if I was a snooker player and won 1 World championship then obviously I'd want to win it again, but if I didn't I wouldn't be that disappointed because I'd always reflect and have the knowledge and comfort that iv already achieved what I wanted to achieve and that's probably the same with dennis. Whereas Davis, hendry and osullivan they are not happy with just 1 world title they want more to the point nothing is ever enough, and their knowledge and discomfort would be the ones they lost.

[@BelfastManUtdTherapy]

@@Adam-o1x2t i agree. I love Dennis Taylor and i always get a sense of the pride he has in being a world champion. years ago at an exhibition i put this to him and he agreed!!!! He said while watching games in the Crucibal as commentator knowing he did it and his name is on the trophy never stops giving him goosebumps, whereas if commentating with Davis or Hendry they feel immense pride too but that they always have this nagging feeling they should have done 7,8,9 etc!!

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[@kopthelotklopp1523]

If it’s 1875 it’s 150 years old next year.

[@charlesscottkelly]

Dennis had no chance in that final.. How wrong we where..

[@chairslots3792]

You talk about yourself too much. Dennis just sits there and listens. 🙄

[@gerryryan]

Dennis talking about '85 again surely not

[@utternonsenseproductions2415]

It's Sam Smith in 40 years