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O’Sullivan: God told me to quit
- Updated: November 24, 2016
Ronnie O’Sullivan said he no longer feels “trapped in a prison” and played down retirement talk after a dazzling 6-0 first-round win over Boonyarit Keattikun at the Betway UK Championship in York.
The 40-year-old is looking for the 29th ranking title of his career and started in emphatic fashion after needing just 56 minutes to complete a whitewash victory over an overwhelmed Thai opponent.
Hours before the match, O’Sullivan tweeted that God had told him to give up the sport, but the five-time world champion later had a positive response for his fans.
He said: “I have conversations with God and he said to me, ‘Jack snooker in mate, you’re better off as a pundit’ and I was like, ‘Hold on, we will have to have a proper conversation about that’.
“It’s not my last tournament until God …
