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people from their cars and some people had to spend the night in community centres. and there are still weather warnings to come. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews the man playing for his eighth uk snooker title, ronnie 0 sullivan. ronnie o sullivan is generally regarded as the greatest player ever to pick up a snooker cue. a son of essex, he s broken record after record and he s as exciting away from the table as he is on it. a child prodigy, he became the youngest player to ever win the uk championships. he s compiled more century breaks than any other professional. cheering and applause commentator: i mean, the boy is such a genius, he really is. ..and his unbeaten 147 time of five minutes and eight seconds is one of the most famous moments in all sporting history. what a break! what a fantastic maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is th ....
maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is the true price of victory for him? o sullivan has battled addiction to alcohol and drugs, fought a continuing battle with his mental health and, at 16, had to overcome an unimaginable trauma his father sent to prison for murder. but overcome it, he has. today, the father of three is still the number one player in the world uncowed and outspoken. i don t get appreciated on the snooker circuit. none of the top players do, in my opinion. how did the rocket, as he came to be known, stay at the top of the game? and where are he and snooker going next? ronnie. good to see you. how are you? you all right? come and take a seat. thanks for inviting us over. it s all right, mate. this is where the magic happens, is it? sometimes. how do you choose which table you go? that used to be my favourite one, when i first ....
The one thing in life you know for sure? with that elegant smile, he issed, good and evil are always at war. good men must choose. with defiance and dignity and equal measure, nelson mandela chose, and america loved him for it. [ cheers ] reporter: byron pitts, abc news, new york. amazing seeing those shots. a man in some respects is on this mt. olympus of great human beings was so human and everybody who met him said the same thing. the shot of him wearing a yankees hat is so great. i m a mets fan. i will forgive him for that, but so human. there s an autobiography out, and he tries to connect with people. he said i have discovered the secret. i have walked this long walk to freedom and i m not perfect. i have made a lot of mistakes but he said i discovered for every hill you climb there are more hills to climb. in all that he achieved he knew because south africa wasn t where he wanted it to be there ....