RONNIE O’SULLIVAN says he is a ‘snooker fake’ who should not be playing.
The Rocket is bidding to extend his record of seven UK Championships after beating Matthew Stevens in round one yesterday.
But O’Sullivan , 47 next month, said: “I shouldn’t even be playing at my age.
“ I don’t take it too seriously . I find it all quite funny really.
“I have a bit of an impostor syndrome. I felt happier when I had that run of losing five finals.
“But when I started winning tournaments again I didn’t really feel I deserved it. It felt like a plot to allow me to do it, and I felt like a fake.
“When I won the worlds again in May I didn’t feel great about it.
“I am feeling flat to be honest with you and don’t want to play snooker at the moment.
“I don’t play much and really don’t care. I mainly keep coming because it’s something to do.
“I had a year out that time and I got bored working on the pig farm.
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“I listen to my body and listen to my mind. I apply myself mentally well in matches but whether I play good or bad I don’t really care.
“I could get beat 6-0 and still have a good time in York. I am under no pressure at all so every match is like practice even if it is not easy.
“I am unbreakable really, because if I got beat 10-0 I’d come off and be, ‘Lovely, shall we go for a drink?’
“That’s how we should all be - people take sport too seriously .”;
