Chance Quote by Stephen Hendry

“When I started, there was never a great history of people doing well in snooker from Scotland. By chance, I got a table for my Christmas. If I hadn't got that, then none of this would have happened.”

Stephen Hendry

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The memories for the missed opportunities are stronger than for the ones I managed to get over the line in.

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When you get a trophy, why go jumping and crying? Winning's a great feeling, but everything else is an anti-climax.

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There are some people who never get used to losing at anything, and I am probably one of them.

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It is quite surreal when you go to places up the north, like Inner Mongolia, and you are getting mobbed at the airport.

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