Jimmy White

To be honest, most of my troubles - bankruptcy, drinking, gambling - were self-inflicted.

— Jimmy White

Over the years I have been in a lot of trouble but I've always managed to switch off and play.

— Jimmy White

I think boxing is a fantastic sport.

— Jimmy White

I have no regrets, I've had a fantastic life, travelled the world.

— Jimmy White

Some people take the view that I'm too laid back. Yet it's how I feel.

— Jimmy White

Everyone wants to be with someone.

— Jimmy White

I play poker face to face.

— Jimmy White

Alex Higgins was my hero, so to play in Belfast, at the superb Waterfront Hall, is very special to me.

— Jimmy White

Talent, it can become a trap.

— Jimmy White

The best match I ever played in was the U.K. championship final against John Parrot in 1992. I won 16-14 and I…

— Jimmy White

That period in the late Eighties and early Nineties was when I was playing my best snooker. My trouble was that I…

— Jimmy White

Hendry's fine. I've got a lot of respect for him.

— Jimmy White

Not only did I have to face the great Steve Davis for 10 years, Stephen Hendry came along, who attacked the balls.…

— Jimmy White

It is like any sport. You practise thousands of times and you miss the simplest ball and you don't understand why. But…

— Jimmy White

Listen, I could have won the World Championship. Obviously if I had the chance to do it all again I would do…

— Jimmy White

I had such fun, even though I can't remember much.

— Jimmy White

I like the hypnosis. Nothing too deep - just enough to keep me clearer and more focused.

— Jimmy White

One of my great heroes was my brother. You couldn't have dreamt of a better one.

— Jimmy White

I grew up in south London and spent most of my adolescence in the snooker halls of the area, turning professional at 17.

— Jimmy White

On my 50th birthday the Rolling Stones played at my party at Grosvenor House. That's not bad for a kid from Tooting.

— Jimmy White

We play Snooker Legends exhibitions and there is never a spare ticket.

— Jimmy White

Because I could do things on the snooker table that no other player could do, I just had this sort of self-destruct…

— Jimmy White

I love playing O'Sullivan. It is a bit of a role reversal from when I used to play Alex Higgins.

— Jimmy White

I've always been one of the best players with the rest but I'd rather be able to reach the shot without it.

— Jimmy White

I know sometimes I played to the crowd, and it did cost me.

— Jimmy White