RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has opened up on the ”worst time” in his life.
The snooker legend admitted that he felt like he had ”let himself down”.
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O’Sullivan, 47, has struggled with psychological well being issues and day by day addictions throughout his trophy-filled profession.
The seven-time World Champion revealed that he had points with confidence and an absence of consistency.
He instructed The Overlap: ”I had so many faults and I performed gamers that might be ranked 30 on this planet, but when he performed to sure degree I believed I couldn’t beat him.
”I used to be simply too out and in and he was constant.
”That was a extremely unhealthy low for me, I knew I couldn’t win the massive ones and that felt actually unhealthy for me.
”I knew if I might get some consistency along with my potential then that may not have been a problem.
”In order that was horrible, I could not deal with that, however I used to be not ready to actually do something about it.
”I simply buried my head within the sand and it was not till I bought clear and thought I’ve a great deal of time on my palms.
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”I can not get a drink in, I can not go clubbing, I had been out nearly on a regular basis, day-after-day and each night time for about six years.
”Each time I had a match arising I’d clear up. I’d lock myself away at dwelling. I could not say no.
”It was the worst time in my life actually. I let myself down.”
O’Sullivan was joined on the podcast by Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane.
He then evenly claimed that one ”unhealthy time” got here in Manchester when he was at the back of a automotive with Neville.
This led to laughter from the panel. Nonetheless, O’Sullivan insisted that it had nothing to do with the previous Manchester United star.
He mentioned: ”It wasn’t to do with you, it was how I used to be feeling in myself.
”That was after I was actually struggling, I can not bear in mind what yr it was, a humorous previous time.”
O’Sullivan just lately premiered his documentary in Leicester Sq., London titled “Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Fringe of Every thing”.
He allowed a digicam crew to observe him behind the scenes in 2022.