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> [We've all got to get away from this idea that the big money's still around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/we-ve-all-got-to-get-away-from-this-idea-that-the-big-money-s-still/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

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## More by John Higgins

> [It would be fantastic to have the two top-ranked players in the world playing out of the same club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/it-would-be-fantastic-to-have-the-two-top-ranked-players-in-the-world/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [Snooker has just been a British-based sport for such a long time and when I started at 18 the furthest you'd go would be London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/snooker-has-just-been-a-british-based-sport-for-such-a-long-time-and/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [It was fantastic when I came into snooker, when tobacco was throwing lots of money at it, and even when they fell away we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/it-was-fantastic-when-i-came-into-snooker-when-tobacco-was-throwing/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [I didn't make a 147 until few years ago - I just wasn't the sort of player who went for them. But it's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/i-didn-t-make-a-147-until-few-years-ago-i-just-wasn-t-the-sort-of/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [The only woman I have played in my career was my wife and I beat her easily! But she wasn't much good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/the-only-woman-i-have-played-in-my-career-was-my-wife-and-i-beat-her/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [I think $100 at the end of the year doesn't mean a lot to me, but $100 from everyone in the state at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/i-think-100-at-the-end-of-the-year-doesn-t-mean-a-lot-to-me-but-100/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/we-ve-got-to-have-a-radical-rethink-of-the-way-the-sport-is-funded-to/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [Snooker players go into steady decline and lose their intensity after a while. But I will have real purpose the next five years. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/snooker-players-go-into-steady-decline-and-lose-their-intensity-after/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [I was worried when I returned that I might be booed or barracked. Nobody has waved fivers at me. I am touched by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/i-was-worried-when-i-returned-that-i-might-be-booed-or-barracked/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [I grew up walking out with no music. I wish I had the bottle to dance on but I can't dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/i-grew-up-walking-out-with-no-music-i-wish-i-had-the-bottle-to-dance/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [People fell in love with Alex Higgins, a working-class fellow from the back streets of Belfast. That's what brought the game alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/people-fell-in-love-with-alex-higgins-a-working-class-fellow-from-the/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [With some other top players I'm part of a company trying to put on events in Europe, especially Germany, but also Poland, Austria, Russia.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/with-some-other-top-players-i-m-part-of-a-company-trying-to-put-on/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [We've all got to get away from this idea that the big money's still around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/we-ve-all-got-to-get-away-from-this-idea-that-the-big-money-s-still/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/a-lot-of-nasty-and-untrue-things-have-been-said-about-me/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

> [People have been to jail when they're innocent. I knew I would never miss a single ball on a snooker table on purpose and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-higgins/people-have-been-to-jail-when-they-re-innocent-i-knew-i-would-never/)

[John Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-higgins/)

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