I love Belfast, because of the way that people here love their snooker. And I won my first professional tournament here in 1981. It was at the King's Hall and I beat Doug Mountjoy in the final. That victory will… — Jimmy White Copy Share Image
Alex Higgins was my hero, so to play in Belfast, at the superb Waterfront Hall, is very special to me. — Jimmy White Copy Share Image
I love playing in Ireland and I've had great support here, like I get everywhere. — Jimmy White Copy Share
In the past it sometimes took me two or three rounds to get the adrenaline rush. — Jimmy White Copy Share
Ronnie is a very clever winner. He will make sure that he does everything in his power to win the tournament. He is super-fit. — Jimmy White Copy Share
I was a big fan of Naseem Hamed, and followed him. Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and I know him well. — Jimmy White Copy Share
Golf and snooker are similar. They are ball games that you don't have to be super fit for. It's not like boxing or football… — Jimmy White Copy Share
Snooker's only popular in China now. Well China's OK to go to once or twice a year but to go and play six or… — Jimmy White Copy Share
Northern Ireland as a whole is a great snooker country because of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor and now of course there is Mark… — Jimmy White Copy Share
If I didn't think I could win the World Championship I would go and play golf badly in Spain. — Jimmy White Copy Share
In a way, sometimes I was quite pleased when I got beat, 'cos then I could do my antics. — Jimmy White Copy Share
I have only prepared properly for the World Championship three or four times in my life. If I had gone about it professionally I… — Jimmy White Copy Share
