Stephen Hendry’s Incredible Journey To Becoming A Seven-Time World Champion

[@carleaston2177]

Stephen , out of all the videos you've made i have to say that this one was the best. Stripped back to bare bones , knocking balls in , just like you were in the club.....i felt like i was there with you! Brilliant.

[@Guvna07]

You’re an absolute British sporting legend and was the very best for many years. Now you’re the best pundit / commentator in the game. You still have plenty to offer the sport. I also think you’d make a damn fine coach. You’re a credit to the game Stephen. I’ve had to edit this because there seems to be loads of Ronnie fangirls in here arguing about who the goat is. My comment wasn’t intended to incite war. I simply said that Hendry is a snooker legend and still has loads to offer snooker. I love Ronnie and without question he’s the greatest ever and his records will never be bettered. He’s my favorite player and watching him play the game is like witnessing an artist paint a masterpiece. Even Stephen acknowledges that Ronnie is the goat. But I was commenting on Stephen’s video so I spoke about him and him only. Hendry is still a sporting legend whether you agree or not.

[@jonnowocky8179]

He looks like he could come back and compete again to me, would love to see it personally

[@davie8906]

Bwitish when he won,Scots when he lost. Imma right? 🤔

[@davie8906]

Bwitish when he wins,Scottish when he loses??

[@DM-kv9kj]

@@davie8906 He's a Scottish sporting legend too, nobody's cancelling Scotland, calm down.

[@Hfoodreviews]

Couldn’t agree more pal

[@BelfastManUtdTherapy]

Remember O' Sullivan knocking Mark Williams out of the WC in 2008, it knocked Mark out of the top 32, i think it was to number 48. Even then Stephen was still getting to the Crucible Semi-Finals. Yet Mark knuckled down and fought and put the hours in. Now he's still top 8. Stephen Hendry should still be top 3 in the world but everyone's motivations are different. He achieved everything and I don't blame him for not being up for a mad long fight. Our brains are different. williams, higgins and o'sullivan love competing. Hendry loved winning. Great channel! Used to hate you steve because of your TOTAL Domination, but I love ya now

[@JonnyMack33]

I love how this feels like you're having a frame with him down the club 😂 excellent camera work! Fascinating story's too, could listen all day!

[@OneForTheNorth]

Brilliant observation and one that is spot on

[@cheddarfish225]

If I am honest, I was never a fan during the 90's. I thought you were too aloof. However, that is because I was too young to appreciate what you were doing. You, my friend, are an absolute legend and you deserved every bit of success you had. Love the channel. Thank you.

[@michelleparry6529]

Fantastic player your still brilliant

[@bouncingswordsful]

Exactly how I used to feel, only now I appreciate how great he was back then

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

You want aloof… STEPHEN LEE

[@cheddarfish225]

@@michelleparry6529 you're

[@X22GJP]

People felt the same way about Michael Schumacher when he dominated - came across as arrogant, but in reality it’s just determination and confidence in themselves. Both legendary in their sports.

[@billylinton7135]

Absolute legend, could watch and listen to Stephen all day. So wish he was still playing

[@inkve1979]

Im from Greece,and during the 90ies me and many kids watched you and all the others and developed love for the game,but really one name is connected with my childhood memories watching snooker,and its your name Stephen...!! No matter what you always gonna be the champion.. Im grateful for the memories,and for teaching young lads like i was what sportsmanship and dedication really means.. God bless you...!!

[@WatermarquePaul]

I think you was the greatest snooker player of all time, used to love watching you play and love your KZbin channel now.

[@danielroberts1598]

I used to hate seeing you win everything. I don’t think your dominance will ever be repeated. Great channel, great dude.

[@johnmartin650]

Why did you hate him for winning everything?

[@speedy692]

@@johnmartin650 I was the same, it's because I was a Steve Davis fan.

[@georgehagi4703]

Yeah as a jimmy white fan i felt the same at the time ,but now i appreciate and love and realize what a king stephen was ! Hes so nice and genuine love him ❤❤

[@grayeve7918]

Stephen was good but in this era he wouldn't of won 7 world titles Jimmy bottled 2 of those

[@DM-kv9kj]

@@johnmartin650 Because a lot of folk, especially with the British mentality, tend to get bored of predictable winners and naturally start wanting the underdog to win as it would be more exciting to see. Always a problem being a regular winner, people start to hate you purely because they want to see something more exciting (ie, unpredictable and different). There is also just that element of the basic fact that in order to really dominate so consistently all the time for so long, you have to be very cold and more robotic. Entertaining personalities may be super talented and win quite a bit, but they can't ever be so consistent about it all the time by the very nature of their minds and attitudes.

[@rickagfoster]

I discovered snooker at 19 when Stephen was 19. I wasn’t latched on to Davis or White so I loved watching Stephen dominate as the “next big thing”. Great times.

[@Nico-qt4qz]

Hendry was an absolute weapon. He used to just mow players down and annihilate them before they got to the table. He was no frills and didnt carry on like a goose. The lack of tournaments in his day and yet still has 36 Ranking Titles to his name speaks volumes to his dominance. He was in my mind the beginning of the new era of players who attack and dont hold back, definitely inspired me as a young man to pick up a cue. Thanks Stephen.

[@shaymayo6]

you earned a lot of new fans because of this channel, and rightly so. even people who weren't your fans in the 90's, like me (i was a jimmy white fan). great work

[@mick6729]

I think people sometimes forget just how good Stephen was. Obviously, people talk about Ronnie and maybe that’s due to his longevity at the highest level. But for me, Stephen is on a par. He dominated snooker in the 90’s. What a player

[@meok292]

The big difference is style. Ronnie has done things nobody else has been able to do. Hendry was a machine, but wasn't a genius. Ronnie is a genius

[@Wah-f8c]

​@@meok292Stephen Hendry isn't a genius is possibly the most ridiculous comment on the video! And there's some bad ones!

[@RANDYSHAGWELL-d5t]

@@Wah-f8c Ronnie O'Sullivan is the GOAT and genius . Hendry isn't

[@mick6729]

@@Wah-f8c i know lol. One of the greatest players of all time and this geezer says he isn’t a genius lol

[@whatiswrongwithyou5583]

What makes you think that people sometimes forget?

[@jamie-ck6js]

I hope we get more of this style, one of my favourite videos from this channel, it just feels like we have having a relaxed frame with a great, down at the club.

[@Thetoon25]

Liking this very honest and casual reflection on your life Stephen. While you were never my favourite player (as you kept beating Jimmy!!) I have the upmost respect for what you have done and are doing now for the game. I love the game, but im not great as it is so rediculous hard. But it is still a love of mine.

[@emcg.9655]

I loved watching you back in the day. As a Celtic fan in the 90s it was the perfect antidote to the unpredictability of football😅. I remember getting your autograph when you were in East Kilbride shopping centre for reasons unknown😂

[@carlgray6764]

i loved snooker from the 80's onwards ... times have changed and i still enjoy it now but those early days of me watching snooker were special ... so thank you all that made many memorable moments!

[@deandavies9576]

Im a millenial born in 86 and watching you inspired me to play snooker your still the champ in my eyes and always will be, great channel keep more videos coming

[@aleksandarkekerovic6104]

I've been watching snooker for as long as I can remember and I was always a fan of Ronnie's. Sadly I've never witness the greatness of Hendry live because I'm too young, but channel made a true fan and an admirer of Stephen Hendry

[@robmaddison8645]

He was a machine. Never knew he was such a natural talent either. Makes his achievements even more remarkable.

[@curtismantle]

“Those were good times the nineties”. True in so many ways.

[@Ben-my2rd]

Very interesting to hear all this Stephen, thanks. Davis was my hero as a kid; I still remember being awed by your rise and the complete, obsessive domination you had in the 90s.

[@andrewmorton3177]

There is a portrait of you with the 87 Grand Prix trophy on the wall beside the table I play on in my local club (Pyramid Club in Kilmarnock) Every Friday night when I play with my 85 year old Dad (who’s claim to fame is beating John Pullman in a best of 5 exhibition back in 74) I always give it a wee glance of admiration. My old man aside, you were the biggest inspiration for me playing snooker & absolutely my GOAT. A fantastic ambassador of the game & genuinely think if you qualified for the Crucible again it would be possibly your greatest achievement. Get Practicing! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@ronsimpson8666]

You were like Jordan was in the NBA, DOMINANT. I started 8 and 9 ball when APA started, and dream of getting some snooker games in someday! Caught up this decade with all the classic matches, and I must say you're a fantastic commentator with oodles of insight. ❤️✌️

[@Clyde44]

You still got it Stephen. I could have listened to you talking about your career for hours. I remember being a massive Jimmy fan but I always respected how you played. Your will and desire to win were supreme and as much as I loved Jimmy I was a fan of yours too as the years went by. I hope you do get back to the Crucible for one last time as a player. I also want to thank you for meeting with me after your comms at the UK Championship last year (Zhang vs Vafaei. You even agreed to a photograph which was something I was very grateful for. Thanks again for the content and keep it going!

[@theteadrinker-143]

You’ve still got it Stephen , go for more world titles 🐐

[@scambodia147]

Now that’s funny.

[@joshbro99k96]

Loved this. Very honest and enthralling to listen to.

[@zaheer12a]

My dad was a fan of you and I started watching snooker with him. I remember watching you win your 7th and the final against Ebdon. It was way past my bedtime, but I had to see it to the end. You're a legend of the sport and my snooker hero. Thanks Stephen!

[@TJG31301]

I'm another that certainly wasn't your biggest fan as a player but wow-how that as changed now. Your punditry, co-commentary and personality....Absolutely brilliant 👍👍

[@YesOkayButWhy]

I'm the same. He was like a "so good he's the bad guy" character, to me when I was a kid (born in 1990). He's obviously a great lad as well as having been on of snooker's best talents.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

*one of

[@chrischapman2879]

Loved watching you with my dad as 90s kid. Go well. 😊

[@be8254]

Stephen, you were my hero growing up. Your mindset has inspired me, and I'm glad your doing what you're doing now. If you ever need piped in to anything it would be a privilege. Your determination and grit was second to none. Please get back competing.

[@patrickcrowther9195]

Stephen and I are almost exactly the same age. I was a huge fan of the man the world knew as The Nugget, and remember my teenage depression following his defeats to Taylor and Johnson. Then three years of joy, then along came this young whipersnapper called Hendry who started winning everything. I couldn't dislike him because you'd have to be a fool not to recognise his enormous talent, but Davis was my hero and I didn't like seeing him getting beat. In the coming years I warmed to Hendry and regarded him as the best player ever to hold a cue. And it is fantastic to see what an engaging chap he is now that he can relax more and just enjoy being a legend of the game.

[@slayer5097]

Ditto

[@YesOkayButWhy]

​@@slayer5097 Dittohead?

[@reference12]

Stephen Hendry is definitely a sporting hero of mine. I would love to see cue tips inspire one last herculean effort to succeed for WT number 8, but if not, I'm just glad I witnessed the run in the 90's, epic.

[@bigboy0625]

In my eyes you are the GOAT of this hardest sport in the world it looks easy but has to be the hardest thing ever.

[@stevemawer848]

Try racing a bike round France for three weeks! 🙂

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

​​@@stevemawer848that's not a sport. That's a bike ride. Neither is snooker. It's a game. Beautiful post. Stephen Hendry is truly the indisputable GOAT of snooker 🍀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🐐

[@stevemawer848]

@@Nancy13Mitten99 You think the Tour de France is "a bike ride"? And the Monaco Grand Prix is just a sunday drive? I agee that snooker is a game -= a game is something you play (football, golf, etc.) while a sport is something you do - you don''t "play" Tour de France or Formula 1.

[@RANDYSHAGWELL-d5t]

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the UNDISPUTED GOAT of snooker!

[@caczter]

absolutely wonderful insight from a legend, this channel is class, it has actually made me go to a club and start to play for the first time.

[@stigguevara8250]

Remember watching you on Scotsport one Sunday afternoon. Prob about 16 you were. Followed you ever since. You owned the Crucible in the 90's. Amazing to watch your career!

[@SuperMarc281]

Absolutely love your videos. I’ve always watched snooker since the early 90s. I watched them with my great Nan all those years ago and we loved watching yourself and Jimmy White.

[@ads998]

That was awesome Stephen. I could have listened to that for hours! I'm a very late snooker adopter (only started a few years ago, and I'm the same age as Ronnie), but your content is the best there is and you'll always be the GOAT for me 👍

[@NathanGlass95]

Could have watched this for another few hours, very chilled ambience to it and feels like you're down the club having a chat a knock and a chat with him. Great stories and insight into the mind of a competitive, winning machine. Nice one, Stephen!

[@peeterspatrick68]

you are the reason I watched snooker, and started playing. I was very poor at it, but always kept interest in the sport. Since you there have been many great players, and as a belgian I obviously have to support Luca, who can play brilliant snooker from time to time. For me you will always be the greatest ! Keep making your video's please, really enjoy watching them

[@Delphiwizard]

Good to see other Belgians out there

[@alphamore3554]

Never got to watch you play, so hearing you walk through your career made for a great listen.

[@jakhaughton1800]

The day you stopped dominating the circuit your true personality emerged. It’s horrible to say but the yipps gave the snooker loving public a legend of the sport with an honest and straightforward opinion plus the true Stephen’s like ability came to the fore. I’m an avid watcher of your Cue Tips channel but you must, must have a golfing channel. Keep being the new you mate.

[@jackfarnham5648]

Love the videos at the moment, watching religiously🫡❤️

[@matm4331]

I recently spoke with a 85 yr old retired Major League Baseball Pitcher (I live in USA) and he said the key to becoming the best at anything comes down to one word...Obsession. From your story, it sounds like it was the same for you. Once the obsession faded, so did your game. Your career is something to be very proud of and thanks so much for sharing the sport on this channel!

[@JasonStowers]

I see you in Folkestone the other week Thanks for signing my cue tips top It's in a frame

[@craighart9278]

Loved this. I remember seeing you in the Edinburgh Evening News donks ago. You were really young and had just done a break 0ver 100. I remember seeing you there in the photo at the table with the red balls set out in the shape of the score you achieved. Happy days. Good times. I loved Snooker growing up and just got back into it after 25 years and loving the game again. It's a tough game, alright, like... really tough, and you just make it look so easy. You were absolutely incredible at times, and those times were many. Unbelievable talent and character. Sheer class! Great channel. All the best.

[@danielkarmy4893]

It feels like a farewell, and it feels as if you feel the time is right for that. I know a lot of people have been waiting for it and said you shouldn't have returned at all, but it's been a pleasure to see you in action again over the last three years. If we do see you again, whichever tournament it might be will be richer for having your name on the drawsheet. If not, thank you for all you've given to this sport as a player.

[@bonkersbeast]

That was a magnificent episode

[@elmondo3543]

Epic episode from the undisputed GOAT! youngest ever WC and completely dominated for a decade in a stronger era with less tournaments. If Stephen was in his prime today he would be miles ahead of the firework. Ronald couldn't cope with Stephen's mental prowess... just facts!

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

True. Stephen had the mental powers no other players has come close to. Only player to win 9 tournaments in the same season. Only to win all the majors in the same season twice. The greatest player of all time. Still holds records today never be broken. Played the highest quality of snooker in history in a UK. The UNDISPUTED GOAT Stephen Hendry 🐐🏳️‍🌈🌈🍀♥️🍀🌈🏳️‍🌈🌈🍀♥️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🌈

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

Bless her. Irish is so wound 🤣🤣🤣🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈♥️🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 The pride brigade from Ireland got owned ironically on the GOATS Stephen Hendry Cue Tips channel 🍀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

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[@Nancy13Mitten99]

Stephen Hendry the indisputable GOAT of snooker 🍀🏳️‍🌈🍀🏳️‍🌈🌈🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🍀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@paulclements6315]

Everyone in Scotland loved it when Stephen was winning everything. Before Hendry, Scotland had been absolutely shit at snooker so to then utterly dominate the sport was amazing. The fact that his constant winning meant some folks (especially outside Scotland) didn't like him made the winning all the sweeter. Absolute legend.

[@muneebkamal3564]

What a great champion you are we have grown up watching your posters in and outside every snooker club in Pakistan in the 90s

[@gav2759]

May Day holiday in the 90s was always the same. "Hendry wins again"... Loved it.

[@mrdog4529]

Yeah, my childhood memories of May Bank Holiday weekend are my parents putting together something from IKEA while I watched Hendry vs White on the TV :D

[@jasonthrower354]

Stephen i couldnt agree with u more, my mother was barmaid in local snooker club when i was age 6-16 ish , it became my home and i loved growing up there, once i got fairly good and in my teens and playing snooker and pool all the time, just having the local members watching me play while they were on the fruit machine like i did them as a kid, made me focus and practise on my own so much more seriously, a table at home wouldnt have been the same club atmosphere or effort/concentration from myself

[@gerardmoran]

I watched some raw footage of 9/11 before I watched this video, and had been saying to my friends how I couldn't get over the impact 9/11 had. I didn't expect Stephen to mention how it directly affected his success with what happened his cue. Great video, so down to earth

[@paulsouthwell9598]

Awesome, Stephen.. really enjoyed that. Great channel too, love the all the videos. keep em coming!

[@01ianca]

You are still the very best snooker player I have ever seen

[@nortski78]

Loved this, absolutely fascinating!

[@danlewis-leaver8247]

I have always loved Stephen Hendry. Absolute legend

[@greenGaming_uk]

You was the one I was rooting for I followed you right from the start, you have been one of the greatest players in the world. Love to see you back at the top but you have nothing to prove you did it all

[@Seaby41]

Awesome. Thanks fella. I really love to hear people talk about what made them. I am quite happy to listen to Hendry on Hendry on a regular basis. Just Hendry and the Table smacking balls in tellin us stories. There is something really satisfying about watching those balls go in one after another, the sounds, the feeling. The awe of the skill maybe. That can't get a win on the tour apparently but. I'd still love to see him get back out there competing seriously. Hendry is also that interesting story of the fine line that it is at the top. People talk about Tyson still being terrfying etc but remember when he lost his edge he was getting floored by absolute nobodies. He was still an animal but all of those guys are. It's more a testament to how great you have to be to dominate like that. People treat the also rans like jokes but they are streets ahead of the average person. Even to get a sniff of professional play you have to be a bit special. It isn't all good necessarily and the closer to the top the better/worse it gets. In the words of the Red Mamba, consider a universal jokes by casual idiots on their couch, 'I'm closer to Lebron than you are to me'. Anyway. I'm fascinated by the whole story. What makes peolpe great, why peole fail, why great people fail etc. To be able to listen to someone like Hendry like this talk, unhindered by some idiot Corporate Media agena is great (obviously there's a bit of production going on here at like our mate Joe Rogan he has had a lot time in the regular media before doing this). Like you are in the room with him as he practices just talking about his life. Then you get Ronnie, Robertson or some other sports legend who just loves snooker in there having a game a chat and a game and you get to sit in like one of their mates while it happens. Love it. Give me more... Harder, faster. No. I think we're at a stage where we can be a little more intimate.. romantic. Just keep it up. I'm open to Hendry on the Golf Course with Golf Pros also... could be a thing. It's still a cue tip all these things crossover and into life too which is perhaps the most important

[@firminshepherd4834]

Great stuff, refreshingly open. Such a legend!

[@itsmygame99]

Great video Stephen; honest & straight from the hip commentary….like some of your shots tonight! Great channel.

[@Jim-gx6um]

Met Stephen Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor at skeggy week couple weeks ago had great nite Stephen still a brilliant player thanks for coming to are area fellas

[@WoodyRunning]

Could listen/watch videos like this for hours and not get bored. To get this kind of content for free also without paying for any sort of subscription is an absolute treat

[@Frenchmisto]

I had never watched anything about snooker before I got hooked by watching Stephen Hendry when he was around 16 or 17 years old. I must admit I shocked quite a lot of my work colleagues and friends when they heard I was watching snooker on my days off! It was so unlike anything I usually enjoyed. 😅 It’s so strange to see him so grown up now, I left the uk for many years around 1992 so snooker was not really available anymore where I moved to

[@donovanreimer2324]

This was so good. Heard much of the detail in the past. More of this with little unknown anecdotes and good detail please. Just watching the practice like this and the monologue is terrific.

[@TheAndoid]

That was fascinating, thanks for sharing with us 🙂

[@samkinsville6354]

Absolutely fantastic. Best so far by far

[@user-thegoods71]

There's only one Stephen Hendry ❤. It was great watching you dominate snooker

[@abrahamthunder32]

I love how casually Stephen gets into the "zone". he's potting balls like no problem while reminiscing about his journey. He's running the table so easily.

[@alexpaic2984]

All that really matters Stephen is that you had a wonderful life. And still do. Still do the things you love around the sport you love. Have zero regrets. You had the best career one can have in snooker and with that came a beautiful life. We love watching you all the times and we appreciate you still do things for snooker outside competition play.

[@elmondo-pj6kk]

marry him

[@Nancy13Mitten99]

​@@elmondo-pj6kkYou should Irish when you're obsessed with Stephen Hendry. Not even a fan of Stephen but you're here all the time on fake profiles posting about him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🏳️‍🌈

[@Wah-f8c]

​@@elmondo-pj6kkIRISH repeating himself all day on KZbin.

[@ColonelFerrisGeyes]

@@Wah-f8c Judd Trump has become slow. Stale. Uninteresting & boring. Most of the audience are asleep And Judd cant win a 2nd World or 2nd UK title to save his life! That's a fact! Ronnie it the GOAT. Another fact!

[@ThePocketPugilist]

I remember getting up early in the morning to watch "the king" play that my grandmother had recorded, before going work on my YTS course i was on as a trainee bricklayer. Inspired me to practice at Willie thornes in Leicester and just thinking about it now, i can still smell the steaks cooking and the hops from the beer they served there. Only seems like yesterday. Good times.

[@Theo-ul8qm]

Loved this one! Could listen to Steven talk about his career for a lot longer than this!

[@doctornovocalcords]

This was just great, thanks! Totally different than what you'd usually expect from the channel, and so engaging and honest. Right up there with your absolute best videos (a lot to choose from but hard to beat the Steve Davis interview)

[@catweasle5737]

Wow, that 27 minutes went fast. Love this channel. From Tasmania.

[@phillace]

Absolutely brilliant video , Stephen , you have accomplished things in your career that other professional players would dream of , well done for that , and now you have a brilliant platform here for people like me who followed you to see the man behind the snooker mask and enjoy (nearly) as much as watching you win !!!

[@joshrankin4017]

Top video and fast becoming my favourite KZbin channel. It’s because of you I’ll be in Manchester watching the Tour Championship this week and then hopefully signing up at my local club soon after. Keep it coming

[@bluedan1873]

Love the channel and great video. You were always my snooker hero growing up and the classics against Jimmy I an still remember.

[@heffo67]

The 27mins just flew by. Really enjoyed that, thank you!

[@divotor147]

Was fortunate to meet Steven at the first Australian Goldfields a decade or so back. Matthew Selt was a little too good that day but Steven was happy to have a little chat afterwards. I wisely chose to talk about golf and he warmed to that! By the looks of what we saw just now, he would still flog all but the best players :)

[@johnpaulporrelli6208]

I remember years ago, delivering a fresh set of chairs to the club where you practised in Scotland. And it just so happened you were practising at the time. Very cool to see you In person And play live.

[@gerrymoore463]

Great video again, Stephen. Always admired your winning mentality. Really enjoyed seeing you in Goffs, Ireland recently

[@rakkazoid]

such a personable guy and a credit to the legacy of snooker

[@scottw.3258]

I remember going to the Livingston Forum with my Dad to see you play Steve Davis(was that 87?). That was when i started to like Steve Davis, his patter and rapport with the audience was brilliant. I do remember you playing attacking snooker, just looking to pot everything, and Steve latching onto any mistake you made. If i remember right, he beat you 6-3 that night. It was very much a privilege to be there though, and witness the greatest player at the time playing the future greatest player. Also, did you not used to practice at Millers in Broxburn? I seem to remember my Uncle(who was a member there) saying that he used to see you in there, just lining balls up and potting them for hours on end.

[@MrShamed69]

I watched that match too in the Forum. Davis was devastating but full of praise for Hendry. And yes he used to play in Millers and in the Livingston Club too. When he played at either of those venues you just realised how good he was. And this at a time when Scotland had no seriously talented snooker players

[@vvendetta721]

My whole family would stay up late watching the snooker champions at the Crucible in the 80's My mum didn't know who was winning and losing and would ask ever few minutes who winning! The atmosphere, the commentary, the ghost like smear of the balls running across a cathode ray tube TV screen was mesmerising. The tension between the players made it so special, watching them on VHS now is like being transported back in time.

[@BillLacy-d5l]

Ruthless at his best. Took break-building to the next level. The most dominant player there has ever been. Unfortunately his attacking play when combined with a slight loss in consistency that comes with ageing, his disregard for safety, the general standard improving and the dreaded “yips” meant he didn’t have the longevity of others. But at his best, what a player!

[@paulstone3209]

Love your channel, hated you beating Steve !!! You should do a vid at the classic snooker centre, a trip down memory lane

[@nicholashughes9675]

Great insights. Talent and hard work, there is no substitute for it in whatever line of work you are in. Thank you for sharing.

[@garrybrough72]

I absolutely love your attitude to your sport, which I think should apply in any serious sport. The enjoyment is in the winning. I played in a successful volleyball team in the 1970's and 80's and we had exactly that approach, When you have your opponents on the back foot it's time to press home your advantage and win. When I got to the age where I could not play at my best I left the sport as a player contented that I had done the best I could with a lot of trophies to go with it. Well done to you on your great career ! You are an inspiration. P.S. I once stood next to you in the Starbucks queue near the Crucible but was too nervous to speak lol. 🙂

[@Themaintancemanofficial]

Thanks for the chat, enjoyed it

[@minnyh]

I was mesmerised - thanks for that - brilliant!!!!!

[@Softlad92]

No one will achieve what you where able too in such a short time, pure dominance and pure style in every sense of the word. What us snooker fans would do to see you practice for the worlds again. Speaking as a young player its the older guys that are more exiting watch bar a couple exemptions.

[@Shrug02]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video and retrospective on one of the greatest sporting careers ever. Thanks.

[@andyhodgson7692]

Loved watching that. very interesting. 26:15 you mention making a 147 despite not being at your best. That just underlines how good you were and I think you should've won Sports Personality of the year at least once. I think Ronnie should have too. The last snooker player to win Sports Personality of the Year was Steve Davis in 1988.

[@chriskerr8784]

Probably the best video yet..

[@JakeLongworth]

Love your channel Stephen! The period of dominance you had over Snooker will never be matched during your prime. Weirdly I was one of the people hoping Ebdon beat you in 2002 cause I was always bought up to root for the underdog... Still feel if you didn't lose your original cue on that flight we might be looking at 10+ worlds. One of, if not the best to ever do it. Keep the amazing content coming!

[@Wah-f8c]

Stephen Hendry will always be the greatest snooker player for me. Most consistent player & youngest ever World Champion 🐐

[@alanchamberlain9902]

Ronnie is a better player could also argue guys like Judd/Selby play to a higher standard than Hendry did.

[@alanchamberlain9902]

@@cone78omdiaco21 He really wouldn’t do Selby beat Higgins, Ronnie, Ding and Murphy all in finals. Selby scored as heavy as Hendry and has a way better tactical game. Selby won 4 World titles in the last 10 years.

[@alanchamberlain9902]

@@puladogaver546 Ronnie was 19 in 1995 a kid. Ronnie didn’t come of age till 2000/01 and how many times did Hendry beat him after that?

[@AbdullahIbrahimHassan]

@@cone78omdiaco21 Did not revert to safety lol. What a way to big up your hero Hendry. He wont have a place to hide in todays standards. Its too high for Hendry. When he was washed up by 30...1999-2012 Won nothing for 12 years except a malta open. Wont be top 10 today!

[@stupidknut2138]

A comment guaranteed to get the Ronnie bots foaming at the mouth

[@ravivarman2020]

Another great video by SH. Enjoyable account of his journey

[@victors3803]

Stephen, the brown ball with a position on a blue at 9:29 was an absolute miracle! I’ve had to watch it several times. Could you please teach us this shot on your next cue tips?

[@victors3803]

Good job, Cameraman!

[@TBWSport]

Love this one Stephen. I don't know if you or your team get to read the comments but could you give us your perspective on the history of the game and maybe a thought on the top players of the time Joe and Fred Davis onward and the greatest matches/games you have heard or seen. And possibly the difference the equipment has made over that time. If you could show us how the old ivory balls reacted that would be interesting. Really enjoying the channel.

[@Lord_englishgent]

Going to be honest, when you were young as you know, a lot of people disliked you, you were quiet and great, my main reason for dislike was beating Jimmy all those times, BUT I remember I had just got a new job after college, and I watched the Liverpool Victoria cup I think it was called 1997, that for me was best 147 EVER, I love Ronnie, but the fact you had gone ahead by 8 frames, and only needed one more to win, Ronnie had come back, then when after the break I think you came on under pressure, and seemed to go for the 147 from the start, in final frame against a man that is now (in the conversation ) as the best, was insane, I rewatch it on KZbin all the time, it made me realise like what Ronnie said to you in your Tips channel, you, had bigger balls than anyone in the game. your long balls I thought were normal after break, but rewatching a lot of those matches it freaked people out, you just did not crumble under pressure, Im converted and between you and Ronnie, I pic your as GOAT, those 10 plus years at the top were very special