John Higgins On The Class Of '92, World Cup Glory & His Time Out The Game
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2023
- One of the greatest players of all time, John Higgins joins Stephen for a frame and a chat in Bolton at the Champion of Champions event. They discuss their memories of winning the snooker World Cup for Scotland, practicing together from an early age and how John felt during his time out of the game. There's also some decent snooker on show in this frame as well!
This is an absolute beauty of an episode to kick a big week of Triple Crown snooker off, so sit back and enjoy this one. Let us know in the comments what you think.
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Met John a few times in the local Tesco and used to coach his son at tennis.
Delighted to say he’s exactly like this off the table. One day he must have played 4 or 5 of us at pool while his son was playing tennis and didn’t for one second look like he didn’t want to be there (despite our rubbish chat!!). Took a genuine interest in us all and that’s the kind of thing that sticks with you.
I’ve been a lifelong fan since. And he’s a Celtic man into the bargain 🤩😂
Top interviewing from Stephen too
I hope you didn't bet on him at pool.
It amazes me how humble John is. “Just the four world titles”😂 two classy Scotsmen indeed !
Scottish people are never happy 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
🏴🏴🏴👍
Humble is not the word I associate with Mr Higgins. Match fixing are the two words that come to mind.
@@raygorf735 Fair, so I guess you’re perfect and have never made a mistake in life. I hated him when that news broke. But imagine if we judged everyone by their mistakes instead of the character they show when, and if, they’re given a second chance. Look for the good in the people, not the bad… and you’ll be a happier person.
I remember meeting John years ago and he advised me to cut 6 inches off my cue.
I said "Will it improve my game?" and he said "No, it will fit in the dustbin a lot better".
😂
On his very best day, i think he's the most complete match player of all time. Not by much, but unbeatable at his absolute best.
I'm a Ronnie fan and probably agree. I've always thought the difference is that at their best John can play absolutely perfect snooker whereas Ronnie can play sublime snooker.
@@hertor8803Ronnie's 5min 20 147 is about as perfect snooker I think I've ever seen. Ronnie has played more perfect snooker than anyone, he just wasn't as dominant as he might have been but his head was all over the place. I'm Scottish btw
@@woody816I'd agree with that I've always thought Ronnie's toughest opponent is probably himself
Ronnie is a genius though there is no denying that.
I would put Ronnie and John in the same bracket of 'unplayable', with Ronnie slightly edging it because he's a genius. It's a bit like comparing Messi and CR7 in football, both are absolute monsters but Messi has to edge it because of his genius.
It was like two mates down the snooker hall having a game. Another great episode!
@@AD82_23 Yeah, you get the occasional outburst or issues but even those are incredibly tame really. I always put it down to the fact that snooker is very different to other sports. It's like a long-sustained meditative state of mind you have to be in to play well - calm, clear and gentle as well as having to just deal with then forget about setbacks and irritations very easily and quickly. Being that way regularly for long periods of your days must surely have some effect on long term temperament. Most sports are a much more physically dynamic, possibly more aggressive etc and I can't actually think of any other game that requires hours on end of such pure quiet focus and calmness in combination with a game that is all about a kind of "oneness" of mind and body and feel and instinct, like compared to something like chess that's all thinking calculations.
You guys have done Scotland proud, great players, great people 🏴
Is Scotland proud of higgins trying to fix a snooker match?
@@SuperJimbell Are you proud of yourself that that has been well and truly debunked, but you have let a now obsolete rag of a newspaper give you your incorrect views?
Match fixing the pride of Scotland ?
@@FurQ69 There was no match-fixing.
HTH.
There would have been if it was not a sting. his intentions said it all about him "buy me a house it's easier for tax" keep simping for a cheat :)@@seanscanlon9067
Mr. Hendry, as someone who isn't a regular watcher of cue sports, your interview style makes each subject more interesting and engaging than the prior. I've been binge watching these for the past two days and the videos have been incredibly enjoyable. Growing up I was aware of your dominance, but being an American, snooker wasn't something I followed. Though even over here, I've heard of you and Ronnie. Your Potts interview even got me to watch a couple of his matches of Chinese 8 ball.
What I really wanted to say, was that I think your "talks" are even more impactful than you might realize. You cover yours and the other players trials and tribulations and in such a gentle and thoughtful manner, that you not only bring ease to the interviewee but also the viewer. In some ways it seems almost like a psychologist session played through snooker and you let the viewer in on it. Wonderful stuff and you are superb at it. Whether or not you find the snooker game you are looking for (which I really hope you do), you have a chance here to make just as great an impact as your 7 world titles. I think having these talks with current players on tour might be helpful for them too, but I also think talks with people from outside snooker like JT and Ben Foster are also on the same level. It's like the game of snooker allows people to relax and be themselves.
You've definitely earned a new subscriber and I will certainly put more effort into paying attention to the world of cue sports. Thank you Mr. Hendry.
There's something hearthlike about the felted table. My troubles melt away as I laugh with friends, sup a pint, and listen to the jukebox.
Watching snooker is great way to just switch off a while. I greq up watching it. Dont watch too much now but im starting to look into it more again
Nout classy about match fixing .
These videos of Stephen nattering with snooker legends are absolute gold!Keep em coming.😊
Higgins is an immense player. Always really enjoyed watching him.
An immense cheat
@@SuperJimbell Hear ya. The consistency of punishments is poor. (It was a press sting though, which is equally as bad imo)
@@pink43560 but why ? The sting only works if the person in question is willing to discuss things if he'd told them to p1ss off from the start that would have been the only way piggins comes out of this innocent.
Tune in next time with Stephen Lee!
oh can you imagine that.
@@MarkSmith-tp6zc
4 world titles in the eras he's played in is an unbelievable achievement. One of the greatest ever.
Cheat… same league as STEPHEN LEE
@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOffWhy watch then.🙄 🤡
@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff Absolute rubbish, you should do your research before writing such drivel.
@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOffNothing like Stephen lee.
@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOffExcept of course that he didn’t actually cheat. And Lee did. But apart from that and the four world championships, yeah, they’re exactly the same.
Needs a part 2 ,no backstabbing, nastness, just respect and pure talent, old school lads .thanks for the entertainment.
2 of the smoothest players to ever hold a cue ever such masters of technical play.
Two of the best sportsmen Scotland has ever produced.
You'll never better Hamish.
Chris Hoy eclipses Higgins
Andy Murray
@@Adam-zh4hmHiggins has the better physique
@@shanginadildo😂
Higgins is one of the all-time greats for sure.
John higgins ❤
Great video Stephen, John really is a class act! You have to get Mark Selby on your channel as well, that would be brilliant. 👍
We all wait for Mark Selby.
I wanna see that so bad
@@hristodarakchiev Selby would be good get Emma Parker on as well
It would be dull as dishwater.
Yes 🖖😉
Glad you got John on tbh. It’s always good to see a couple of Scottish legends on the table together.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Can’t believe how I’ve done a complete 180 on hendry in the 90s hate too strong a word but always beating white killed me thought that 20 years ago no 30 holy shit but this channel just gets better every week and his commentary and punditry absolutely on the money and Higgins just a legend great video
Same
I love these two gentlemen. Great ambassadors of the sport we all love
Fantastic video… The TWO best Scots ..EVER to lift a snooker cue….👍
Brilliant lads. I'll need to get a catch up with John again. Must be 35 years since we played together. Used to nip down from Lanark and pick him up at his house in Wishaw then go play at the Masters. Then we eventually played in at the Glasgow masters with John Muir, Dennis Masterton and myself. I stopped playing not long after because my work was just too demanding so didn't have the time to play. Massively regret it now. Had some fun games with John and even playing in team events out the sportsman in lanark. Anyone watching this that knows John really well tell him Ian Nicol from Lanark is asking for him and wouldn't mind a catch up.
Cheers.
One of the best shows; 2 great players just chatting about everything and anything. Thanks for this one Stephen and John!
I was smiling from start to finish watching this. Thanks for bringing John onto your show, keep up the great content and best of luck in your tournaments!
Just wonderful. Two great world champions having a chat. Brilliant.
Absolutely fantastic to see you two around the table chatting. Best one yet. Really enjoyed it.
These are the two players I enjoy watching the most all time. Glad to see Higgins at last in your channel.
Best episode ever. I will be watching this again. Wonderful chat!
Love John such an old school gentleman.
i would'nt bet on it.....
Was lovely to see John .just being john.because I only see him on TV being the great snooker player,so was very enjoyable to watch 👍
A class act on and off the table. One of the true greats of the game.
Absolutely brilliant that you have got John Higgins on your show two of the best snooker players in Scotland yourself and John Higgins magic I am going to enjoy watching this
Cracking interview. I met John a few years back at an exhibition in Dundee. He’s a good lad. One of the very best to play the game.
What a humble, down to earth person John is
Remember watching John practice in the Langside,Snooker Hall,Glasgow,about 1995 and couldn't believe the accuracy on how he spinned the que ball all over the table! (Most amatuers just concentrate on potting and struggle with the positioning for the next pot)
Him and Alan McManus used to practice at the Cue Club at Charing Cross (Glasgow). Always good to have a wee cheeky glance at without making it obvious lol
It was the crucible, I was playing next table to him once around that time also, professional table with proper light, he was dedicated,
Fantastic video, It was a joy to watch these two legends having this chat. 👍🏻
Best one so far! Thank you Stephen!
Worth the wait.....The banter as i anticipated.. Great to hear mention of my old snooker hall in Wishaw where i first played, before i progressed to playing at David Blair,s club in Motherwell... The Wizard will remember that club.... Have watched both of you from your beginning as did my late father...He would have loved watching you both here...but sadly no longer with us.. Keep up the good work U2...
I do love how much more Scottish Stephen gets when he is interviewing another Scot.
Just amazing! Two of the best Snooker Player's ever 😍💪🏽
Great to hear hendry's scottish come out a bit more when he has a fellow Scotsman on :D
Like two old school friends reminiscing about the good old days !.
Stephen has never smiled so much.
Humbling to watch and see , thanks chaps …. You two should do a country wide tour together.
Superb interview!What a nice guy!
Great interview. Long live the legend John Higgins one of the best.
Cracking video. Higgins is criminally underrated, particularly by himself. Love it!
I could watch these all day, well done!!
My all time favourite and the 🐐 for me
@user-pt3pb5rp8r 😂 their may be a bit of Scottish bias at play. He’s not got the world titles of Davis, Hendry or Ronnie but his matchplay is my favourite type of snooker. I enjoy the pressure 60 clearances more than centuries.
This is such a great interview, from a great great channel. These gentle but effortlessly deep interviews show us so much of what goes on for the people we spend so much time watching on screen when they're doing their thing. Thanks Stephen!
Been waiting on this for ages, I’ve had the privilege of meeting and sharing the baize withJohn at a few exhibitions and really must say he is a classy gent, very humble and a top guy! Thanks for sharing Stephen 👍😊
Best episode yet for me, and my 2 favourite players 🫶
Brilliant honest interview with one of my all-time favourite playes, thanks very much Stephen, keep up the good work and hopefully John will have a great week at the UK Championship
Magnificent series of videos. So enjoyable to listen to the behind the scenes career stories. Two brilliant champions, a priviledge to watch👏
Really enjoyed all these videos, good to see the players outside of the game and how cool they all seem to be
My all time fave player. John truely is a Wizard! Thank you for having him on.
Same
Two true Icons of the game.
Fascinating conversation with two of the GOAT. Respect..
These 2 have given me the most enjoyment from snooker in my lifetime. I love Ronnie too, but I'm not as emotionally connected. World class Scotsmen, and represent the sport and their home nation tremendously well. Strikes me how "normal" they are too, humble and down to Earth.
these two are great. Brilliant players and great guys/ friends but look of it.
Great interview. Two legends of the gaame.
Been waiting for this one. Absolute Legend of the sport!
He's definitely in my top 5 of all time, yeah absolutely!
After Hendry and Ronnie, it has to be John Higgins, the complete player.
I think John will say, like many others at that that time, just how hard it was to prize a trophy away from Hendry during the 90s, but some of the matches were fantastic to watch. 80s/90s/00s were special time for me and so many others who watched such a diverse group of players go at it during that period. Very special time indeed.👍
I'd love to see Higgins win another World Championship, most definitely.
I'd have said Hendry too, but now it seems the wine and cigars are flowing before matches, so yeah it all makes sense now! 🍾🍷🍸🥃🥳
2 Legends and a fantastic channel 👌
Weird to say, but 'just the four titles' is bang on. For me, he should have more, but was very candid in talking about why that's not panned out. I also love how Stephen's accent comes on strong when he has a fellow Scot on. Wha's like us, eh?
Anyone else wishing they saw John Higgin's attempt at Stephen's tough table challenge? Next video idea?
I imagine it will have been filmed at the same time and no doubt be up on here in a week or two...
There was a post saying it's coming soon...
Likely filmed in the same session, but split out into a separate piece of content on the channel
@@adamaicken5155 I must of missed that post. Thanks
one of the greatest of the game, would love to see these two take on Mark and Ronny in one of these videos.
What a pleasure that was. Superb content. Looking back on life, approaches to profession, genuine insight. Hendo is really great at this and the guests are the very best.
Absolute legends. Great video and so nice to hear some stories from ago!
Great guy John Higgins .. I won’t hear a bad word said about him. Absolute gent of a guy his family must be so proud of what he has achieved
You're talking nonsense. And I find it insulting. John was filmed agreeing to lose a match for lots of cash. So how does that make him a gentleman?
Just because what he did was in the past doesn't absolve him of guilt. He should have got a three to five year ban.
He’s a Cheat… same league and standard as STEPHEN LEE
So you'll just refuse the evidence that he was proven to agree to match fixing and pretend that never happened?
I’m not sure what more you guys want. He agreed to fix a match, but never fixed a match. He was given a long suspension and served it. There’s no hint he ever actually fixed a match before or after. Given the rest of Higgins’ life and career, it’s reasonable to believe his defense that he felt threatened. Yet, despite the suspension, the loss of a year’s income, and all the attacks, he’s continued to play remarkably consistent top rank snooker. To me, that’s admirable.
@@johnsrabe still say he got favourable treatment vs that if STEPHEN LEE… because Barry (trust him as far as you can throw him) Hearn didn’t like big fat STEPHEN LEE
John's a class act
No he's a STEPHEN LEE cheat league player
Absolutely love this content, cheers for doing what you do Stephen x
Great video. Love the personal information you both shared with total respect for each other.
My absolute favourite player of all time. Complete legend and gentlemen on and off the table.
Great lads John & Stephen
This is the best show on CZcams and any media online. Thanks for providing excellent content and making my CZcams subscription worth every penny.
The one I've been waiting on. Thanks Stephen
Sound as a pound John Higgins, one of my favourites to watch.
Forget a pound. If you give 250,000 pounds to Higgins then you will have the frame.
Fantastic, i could have watched hours of that. I regard John as one of the all time greats
Great video! I always enjoy watching John. For me one of his best attributes is his concentration. At least from his facial expressions on the shot, he gives every shot 100% focus. 👀
Loving the channel Steven. A wee suggestion. Andy Murray has put in a great snooker room at his Cromlix hotel near Dunblane. I think he enjoys a game. How good would the chat be with two of Scotland’s all time greats.
No
My favourite yet, could of listened to those two for hours 👍🏻
Agreed. Part 2 needed.
Brilliant one of my favourite videos both legends
Ohh , those video series are very enjoyable. I am enjoying every moment , understanding better the snooker players . John Higgins is on of my favourite players, of course i love the host also.
Great job mr Hendry ,
Thank you.
From wishaw myself. John is a legend
Is that before or after he was gonna ) throw frames and cost working people money who bet on him,, Working everyday people, who had a bet and he was throwing, May aswell of binned there money
@@Darts-kh2rs away and take yer face for a shite
@@Darts-kh2rs Lesson learned. Don’t gamble. Mugs game.
@@Darts-kh2rs
What matches did he throw? Haven't you realised yet that he was cleared of match fixing?
You truly have been hampered with a low IQ!
Absolutely loved this one...most enjoyable yet...Mark Allen next?
Smashing conversation between you two. It was clear from the get-go that you go a long way back. Whereas some of these have clearly been more interview-based (and rightly so), this was simply 2 mates talking shop on film.
Could watch these two chatting all day. Great episode!!
The videos have been great, this one I have been looking forward to, great content as always Stephen
Two legends 🏴
Great episode good to hear from the legend player John Heggens
I loved this episode...let's have a part 2 please. Loved the stories.
Scotlands' pride 💙🏴
I’ve been a snooker fan for decades, used to play at Glasgow cross, I have my own table here in Australia, but it was a joy just listening to you guys talking naturally, I’m in awe of how talented you professionals are. One ball off another into a pocket, how hard could it be !
glad to finally see John on the channel been waiting for this and it didn't disappoint
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great to see such guests as the legends John Higgins and Stephen Hendry appearing on the Stephen Hendry podcast!
Pure gold Stephen. The best one yet !
What a humble guy John is, unbelievable talent
Don’t get any better than this Realy does it 💯the goat 🐐
John Higgins is definitely my favorite of those 92 boys. He's generous with his praise, he's not arrogant and he's a good laugh. On top of being one of the greats.
Absolutely loved the Scot legends, big fan of John and class of 1992, been following Ronnie,John and Mark since 90s, use to rent the VCR tapes to watch their matches. they are like Roger,Rafa and Novak of snooker. keep going class of 1992 u all still got alot of ranking tournes in you. and thanks to Golden boy Hendry to Loosen up the serious Higgings for us. lovely conversation.
Two of the best on the snooker table and off it too. Great episode guys
Could listen to the man all day. He is incredible.
Just 2 pals having a couple of frames and reminiscing.
This right here is what you call Box Office. I would be happy to pay to watch this
Amazing interview as always! This is my favorite channel on CZcams! I totally agree with the theory that Hendry's absolute decade dominating the sport but lack of longevity compared to Ronnie, Higgins and Williams was due to Hendry's absolute disciplined commitment to snooker over all else!! I think ultimately unsustainable it was unsustainable though and burning out was inevitable! John said he tried it and produced his most period of his career but couldn't last longer than 7 months!! It has taken Ronnie 21 years to win his 7th world title after winning his 1st! Hendry won 7 in 9 years!!!!! He won 5 consecutive world titles....... that is an achievement nobody else will ever come close to!!
yesss been buzzing for this one 🎉