You can't be giggling and joking when you miss a shot in the modern game - not like the way when Ray… — John Virgo Game Copy Share Image
I don't mind cheese with a nice glass of port, but I prefer chocolate. — John Virgo Cheese Copy Share Image
Cricket had John Arlott, Wimbledon had Dan Maskell, we had Ted Lowe. He was great. — John Virgo Cricket Copy Share Image
When I started playing all the players were trying to sell the game of snooker. Nowadays the prize money is so great,… — John Virgo Game Copy Share Image
I was born in March 1946, almost exactly 10 months after V-E Day, so I imagine my parents got carried away when… — John Virgo Born Copy Share Image
It's a different world now and as we see with footballers and everybody else, and the fall from grace of any sportsman,… — John Virgo Balancing act Copy Share Image
When the results weren't coming on the snooker table, I tried to supplement things by gambling on horses even more. — John Virgo Gambling Copy Share Image
I grew up on a street that's similar to the ones you used to see in Coronation Street on TV. We had… — John Virgo Bedroom Copy Share Image
The game really started in 1969 with Pot Black, but in 1970, along came Alex Higgins and the game took off. — John Virgo Alex Copy Share Image
I get the 'Daily Mirror,' purely and simply because they put the Racing Post prices in. — John Virgo Because Copy Share Image
I have never invested directly in stocks and shares. That's never been my type of speculation. — John Virgo Invested Copy Share Image
The worst time was in 1985 when house prices crashed and interest rates went up to 14 percent. I was not winning… — John Virgo Big Copy Share Image
Particularly now with social media, you only need to turn round and someone will have a camera in your face and occasionally… — John Virgo Face Copy Share Image
I remember that if you went down to the Crucible or other snooker tournaments it was all the snooker writers, and then… — John Virgo Game Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, life is a gamble, isn't it? A lot of it is sheer luck. — John Virgo End of the day Copy Share Image
People often talk about George Best and Alex Higgins as two similar personalities... but the truth is that Best did not like… — John Virgo Best Copy Share Image
In 1983, I played in a new tournament called the Professional Snooker League. I won eight of my 11 matches, beating Alex… — John Virgo Matches Copy Share Image
When my father retired, all he did was twiddle his thumbs. I don't want to go down that road. As long as… — John Virgo Father Copy Share Image
I was doing commentary for the BBC and had exhibition work but if you're not winning you are not earning as much.… — John Virgo Car Copy Share Image
I went through a period when I was addicted to gambling. It was a compulsion that I struggled to get to grips… — John Virgo Danger Copy Share Image
The better players need to be out there in front of a big crowd, the TV cameras, with the adrenaline going. That… — John Virgo Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I never sat any exams at school. Our family situation meant that as soon as I was able to go out and… — John Virgo Exams Copy Share Image
It took my parents years to save up for 'luxuries' like a fridge or a television, and we were always among the… — John Virgo Always Copy Share Image
