--- title: "1 Ireland Great Quotes By Jimmy White" description: "1 Ireland Great quotes by Jimmy White. Plus more from Jimmy White and more Ireland Great sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/jimmy-white-6900_always_northern-ireland-as-a-whole-is-a-great-s_459841.jpg" --- > [Northern Ireland as a whole is a great snooker country because of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor and now of course there is Mark Allen. It's a hotbed of snooker and a place where our sport is always well supported.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/northern-ireland-as-a-whole-is-a-great-snooker-country-because-of/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/jimmy-white-6900_always_northern-ireland-as-a-whole-is-a-great-s_459841.jpg) ## More by Jimmy White > [We earned any fans with the way we play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/we-earned-any-fans-with-the-way-we-play/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [I love playing in Ireland and I've had great support here, like I get everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-love-playing-in-ireland-and-i-ve-had-great-support-here-like-i-get/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [I did abuse the game a bit because I didn't give it the respect sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-did-abuse-the-game-a-bit-because-i-didn-t-give-it-the-respect/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [I have always loved playing snooker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-have-always-loved-playing-snooker/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [In the past it sometimes took me two or three rounds to get the adrenaline rush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/in-the-past-it-sometimes-took-me-two-or-three-rounds-to-get-the/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/ronnie-is-a-very-clever-winner-he-will-make-sure-that-he-does/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [I was a big fan of Naseem Hamed, and followed him. Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and I know him well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-was-a-big-fan-of-naseem-hamed-and-followed-him-ronnie-o-sullivan/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/golf-and-snooker-are-similar-they-are-ball-games-that-you-don-t-have/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/snooker-s-only-popular-in-china-now-well-china-s-ok-to-go-to-once-or/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [I really enjoy working as a pundit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-really-enjoy-working-as-a-pundit/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [Northern Ireland as a whole is a great snooker country because of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor and now of course there is Mark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/northern-ireland-as-a-whole-is-a-great-snooker-country-because-of/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [If I didn't think I could win the World Championship I would go and play golf badly in Spain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/if-i-didn-t-think-i-could-win-the-world-championship-i-would-go-and/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [In a way, sometimes I was quite pleased when I got beat, 'cos then I could do my antics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/in-a-way-sometimes-i-was-quite-pleased-when-i-got-beat-cos-then-i/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [I think I should win every tournament I enter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-think-i-should-win-every-tournament-i-enter/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) > [I have only prepared properly for the World Championship three or four times in my life. If I had gone about it professionally I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-have-only-prepared-properly-for-the-world-championship-three-or/) [Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ireland-great/jimmy-white/#itemlist", "name": "1 Ireland Great Quotes By Jimmy White", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Northern Ireland as a whole is a great snooker country because of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor and now of course there is Mark Allen. 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