Steve Davis: If Ronnie O'Sullivan was a greyhound, you'd put him down

Evening Standard

Steve Davis is always pinching himself as he thinks how lucky he is. He only wishes Ronnie O'Sullivan would do the same. "To think that I ended up having an incredible, lovely, life through putting balls in a hole with a stick is just unthinkable," reflects the man who has won more titles in snooker than anyone else, including six World Championships.

We are in the Brentwood office of Barry Hearn, the man who once managed Davis and is now running the game. Davis is speaking to me before heading to the World Championships, where he will be commentating having failed to qualify for either the Crucible or the UK Championships for the first time since 1978.