Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals plans to live with Buddhist monks in Thailand for three months
The Rocket is famed for his legendary rages but could find peace with spiritual retreat
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN plans on cutting out his legendary rages - by learning from Buddhist monks!
The Rocket's amazing snooker career is matched only by his spectacular bust-ups.
He has head-butted press officers, destroyed dressing rooms, admitted to "pushing his luck" with drugs and suffered with drink and depression.
O'Sullivan's most recent clash came when he BARGED Ali Carter during his Betfred World Championship defeat in April.
But the Essex-born star - who won the Shanghai Masters this month - seems ready to cool his jets with a three-month spiritual retreat.
Five-time world champion O'Sullivan, 42, tweeted: "I’m going to do three months in Thailand living with the Buddhist monks."
He insisted he was "totally serious", adding: "It’s always important to have an open heart, no matter what.
"I know it’s tough but life lived from the heart feels much better then a life ruled by the head."
Buddhists focus on spiritual development through meditation in order to reach Nirvana - a place of peace and happiness.
Practising Buddhist Tiger Woods completed one of sport's greatest ever comebacks by winning his 80th PGA Tour last week.
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O'Sullivan said: "The reason I think Tiger Woods is so good is because of his roots in Buddhism.”
Religion has played a key part in O'Sullivan's stellar career.
In 2016, he claimed God had told him to give up snooker - but he was not ready to hang up his cue.
O'Sullivan tweeted: "God is great God is the greatest of them all God is good to all amen.
"God has told me I should not play snooker no more.. But I've put that on the back burner for now."
