Ronnie O’Sullivan: ‘God told me to quit snooker and become a pundit’
'The Rocket', OBE, made claim as he played down retirement talk following first-round win at the UK Championship in York
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN claims God has told him to quit snooker.
But thankfully 'The Rocket', OBE, has ignored advice from above.
O'Sullivan reckons God told him to put his cue away for good and stick to punditry with Eurosport.
But the 40-year-old says he then shelved the conversation for another day - although he does not want to "take liberties" with him.
O'Sullivan is on course for a 29th ranking title after hammering Thai player Boonyarit Keattikun 6-0 in the first round of the UK Championship - needing just 56 MINUTES to complete the whitewash.
He said: "I have conversations with God and he said to me, 'Jack snooker in mate, you're better off as a pundit'.
"I was like, 'Hold on, we will have to have a proper conversation about that'.
"It's not my last tournament until God puts his foot down, he is the boss and I don't want to take liberties with him.
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"This is like a bit of a hobby. Getting my cue out is a bit of a pleasure whereas before, when that's all I had to do, I felt I was trapped in a prison. Now I feel like it's a bit exciting and I treat it as a bit of fun.
"My proper job is my punditry and doing all my other bits - that's my salary but this is a bit of a bonus now."