Ronnie O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan has seldom stowed away his feelings and as of late focused on employing a clinician who will work with him in Sheffield.
Be that as it may, never were his psychological battles so clear so that all might see during his Amazon narrative last year. Two years ago, O’Sullivan had jumped out to a 12-5 lead over Trump. However, after the break, he lost form and lost five of the next six frames, giving his opponent the chance to take the lead back and complete what would have been a historic comeback. The 48-year-old man wept when he went back to his dressing room with psychologist Steve Peters in between sessions.
O’Sullivan confessed to feeling “terrified” and that he was scrutinizing his own capacity while managing nerves on the greatest stage in snooker. O’Sullivan admitted, in an emotional state, “I hate this bit.” “I’ve gone from weighty leg, jam leg to feeling tired. It’s an awful sensation. I’m scrutinizing my method. I currently think ‘how am I going to play’. Ignore that. I’m sick. I feel sick with pressure.
“It’s f***ing horrendous. I’m simply close, I disdain it mate I can’t stand it. I’m drained of energy and feel awful. It hurts that I feel like I have stage fright. I detest it so much that I want to cry.
Hell. I can’t face this because I feel so tense, and I don’t even feel like I want to. On each shot I feel like I will miss this, I’m f***ing gone. My vision is hazy. Truly I f***ing disdain this, I feel as I would rather not face it. Mate, I’m scared, I’m scared.”
