Ronnie O’Sullivan worried about embarrassing himself as harsh comments finally make sense
Before every tournament, Ronnie O’Sullivan makes an effort to keep himself from looking embarrassing.
Before a tournament, Ronnie O’Sullivan has acknowledged that he minimizes his prospects in order to save face. The Rocket maintains that in order to avoid having his remarks backfire, it is preferable to downplay his potential performance at an event.
It is well known that O’Sullivan is a harsh critic of his own performances. That is true even though he is among the greatest snooker players of the past few decades and a seven-time world champion.
The 48-year-old claims that his stage fright is caused by nervousness, which is why he is missing the Welsh Open right now. Despite maintaining that he is aware of his abilities, he talked candidly about “undercooking” his own expectations prior to competing at a tournament when doing punditry for Eurosport.
Underplaying it is preferable, according to O’Sullivan. We all know our own abilities, but you shouldn’t hold yourself above water by declaring your greatness and then falling short.
“It is preferable to undercook it; I believe that underpromising and overdelivering is always a pleasant way to be.”
O’Sullivan had just seen Anthony McGill, who had defeated Mark Williams handily in Wales, give a dejected interview. It was an unexpected reflection of his victory that McGill had claimed he “hates the way I play snooker”.
However, O’Sullivan thinks that kind of response is typical and advised celebrities to consult with reliable friends. He advises against thinking that you have performed poorly and instead to find out what a friend thought of your performance.
O’Sullivan went on, “You can have a fantastic match and feel really bad out there.” However, if you rewatch it, things might have changed. It’s challenging, but you should really make an effort to stop critiquing your own performances.
“Just make an effort to talk to someone you trust who has seen it. I frequently act like that; I appear to have played poorly, yet my friend thinks I did a fantastic job. “Oh” is who I am.
“So I just assume that he probably doesn’t know a lot about snooker.” The most important thing is to try not to judge your own performance.
O’Sullivan has meantime urged the sport’s governing body to send a doctor to each competition so that athletes can receive medical attention. He thinks it would assist stars in getting past what he refers to as the “most frustrating game on the planet.”
