Ronnie O'Sullivan Quotes

I get quite frustrated about a lot of things on a day-to-day basis. I can't help it; it is an impulse with me.

I wanted to wipe the grin off his face with a fist. I resisted the urge. Who says I have no self-control?

Ever since I was little, I've always liked to smash things.

I can procrastinate a little bit.

If you react to every barking dog, if you stop for every barking dog, you're never getting home.

Every now and then I get angry, but fortunately, when I do, it's like watching a little dog try to attack something - it's something I'm not very good at.

I've got to really try and manage my patience out there.

I need to protect myself from my own addictive impulse.

Temptation is just that - she's the girl you claim you don't want, but in the moment, you have more drinks than you should in the club. One thing leads to another, and suddenly you've done something really stupid. You've jeopardized what could've potentially been a really great relationship, all due to temptation.

I control my anger.

I never talk about work in progress because once I talk about it I don't do it anymore.

I feel there are very few people who can control their anger.

I don't focus well angry.

There was one point in time that I wasn't fighting, and I was frustrated and I was getting in trouble.

I don't come in and break TVs when we lose.

Me being able to trash hotel rooms on set means I don't do it in real life.

Yeah, I get frustrated. But I try not to let those frustrations get out into the media or get out onto the court in my play.

I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing.

I would never slam my iPhone, and I never punched a metal door frame for any time.

Everybody has a breaking point. It's tough to ignore the impulse to respond with anger.

Procrastination comes in two types. Some of us procrastinate in order to pursue restful activities - spending time in bed, watching TV - while others delay difficult or unpleasant tasks in favor of those that are more fun.

I am quite a calm player. I do have a go at players and refs in the heat of the moment, but I never throw my toys out of the pram.

I get so angry. I just go through so many different patches in a game. It's so hard for me to find that balance. It's a tug-of-war all the time.

When I was young, you get into the point where you want to throw everything hard. And it looks good, it feels good... You get to the point, though, where it's not realistic.

She probably gave up and started playing Minesweeper." [...] We reached the cafe and found Sydney bent over her laptop, with a barely eaten Danish and what was probably her fourth cup of coffee. We slid into seats beside her. "How's it—hey! You ARE playing Minesweeper!