14 year old Ronnie O'Sullivan's first ever television appearance in the 1990 Thames snooker classic

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4 ай бұрын

1990 Thames snooker classic featuring 14 year old Ronnie O'sullivan's first ever television appearance
PS SORRY ABOUT THE PICTURE QUALITY AS THESE VIDEOS ARE 32 YEARS OLD

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@janner2121 3 ай бұрын

What a rare chance to see young Ronnie at the beginning of becoming the greatest player the world has ever known. Brilliant footage .

@PeteFIN 3 ай бұрын

you could put his 2024 face to that footage and barely see a difference. The way he moves and all...it's is all there. And he is still so fit too

@paulo586 3 ай бұрын

Ninguém imaginava a lenda que estava ali, diante de todos. Hoje, março de 2024, afirmo tranquilamente que poucos são os mitos em suas respectivas especialidades. No tênis temos grandes nomes, é difícil definir o maior, mesmo para os que entendem muito do esporte. Ainda não existe o top aclamado! Na fórmula 1, temos Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, e agora o inglês Louis Hamilton. E ainda existe o antigo Manuel Fangio, quase o mito. Mas existem áreas que os mitos são indiscutíveis, ainda que muitos discordem, mas a maioria sabe! Snooker - Ronnie O'Sullivan Pool - Efren Reyes Futebol - Pelé M.M.A - Bruce Lee Basquete - Michael Jordan Xadrez - Kasparov Corredor - Usain Bolt Essas lendas são aclamadas pelos seus respectivos especialistas.

@rockinginafreeworld3256 3 ай бұрын

@@paulo586. Do your homework . Don’t forget the great Stirling moss and George best.

@paulo586 3 ай бұрын

@@rockinginafreeworld3256, não conheço. Desculpa, nunca ouvi falar. Mas pesquisei no Google, e não concordo. Eu nunca ouvi falar! Lendas o mundo conhece amigo. O mundo todo!

@TheNameOfJesus 3 ай бұрын

It is also a rare chance to see a convicted murderer being interviewed prior to his crimes. He seemed so normal.

@eugenekudrautsau7981 3 ай бұрын

This kid got potential, wishing him all the best in future career! 🎉

@M1kaTck 3 ай бұрын

Let's just hope he doesn't waste his talent spending time on tiktok...

@jamilulizwan173 3 ай бұрын

is this a joke?

@eugenekudrautsau7981 3 ай бұрын

@@jamilulizwan173 where? The guy is an amazing showman! I'd bet once he is going to become multiple times world champion and even create his own video drill system! I see that as obvious as my own reflection in the mirror.

@jamesmaybrick2001 3 ай бұрын

@@M1kaTck Yup. I reckon if he applies himself he will do ok. I think he has a fair amount of talent. I hear another youngster by name of Hendry is one to watch also.

@blackbarry 2 ай бұрын

You guys are hilarious 😂😂😂

@CoastfishTV 29 күн бұрын

This young 14 year old is going to be a future champion. Mark my words 🤜🏆🤛

@azaantariq5009 22 күн бұрын

😂he is the best player in the world

@androidguitar 21 күн бұрын

He was joking, @@azaantariq5009

@jahanzaibmukhtar4148 9 күн бұрын

Ronnie is the king of snooker

@FordTransitvan 3 ай бұрын

Lovely to see the interaction with his dad. There were obviously later issues but his dad seems proud of his son and it's nice to see.

@gaskellr44 3 ай бұрын

Issues being an understatement lol.

@gaskellr44 3 ай бұрын

I heard it was self defense.@@Paul-sl9zm

@John-of4gz 3 ай бұрын

@@Paul-sl9zm I'm sure he meant it as a figure of speech because he didn't want to bring all that up again as its a horrible subject. So chill out lol

@kruks 2 ай бұрын

Issues indeed.

@VojtechRozsival 3 ай бұрын

The pace of play is simply incredible.

@michaelb2388 3 ай бұрын

That's why they called him the Rocket man

@ruperttristanblythe7512 2 ай бұрын

You should see Ebdon.

@AlonsoRules Ай бұрын

@@ruperttristanblythe7512 Dave Harold is slower

@abeersaleem8385 24 күн бұрын

he reads the table and next is just muscle memory kicking in

@SamboBeast 29 күн бұрын

I grew up watching hes games on eurosport tv channel in Kyrgyzstan!Respect to Ronnie!True legend of this beautiful game!

@wayneanthonyholmes4437 Күн бұрын

34 years years ago i was 26 , Ronnie was 14. My wasted life but he become the most successful player in snooker history 👍

@richardharrison697 2 ай бұрын

When the commentator said “Ronnie O’Sulivan” at 5:30 it is a familiar sound to us all as snooker fans, but this is the first time. It rolled off his tongue like he was already the GOAT.

@martinquinn3382 3 ай бұрын

He was already the Rocket !

@user-gm1gm3tt3j Ай бұрын

EL ERA MĂTA BOULE!🤣🤣🤣

@paulwatson9217 3 ай бұрын

It was plain to see back then where Ronnie was heading but nobody could have guessed how far his achievements would go. Amazing to think after three and a half decades he is still at the top. We have definitely lived through the greatest era of snooker, I can’t imagine anyone coming close to what he has achieved in our lifetimes, love him or hate him you cannot fault his talent.

@ascheuring1 2 ай бұрын

Even at 14 he was considered the favorite to win the tournament what a legend

@RG-ja34sep Ай бұрын

What is truly incredible is that this was 34 years ago, and even then he was a really quick player! Even more remarkable is that Ronnie is currently the World No 1 at the age of 48. If you wanted a true and accurate description of the word “GENIUS” then watching Ronnie at any age would be a great idea!

@Dan-pw3kb Ай бұрын

The GOAT

@tonynaccarato4751 3 ай бұрын

What a lovely piece in history, ronnie is just wonderful.

@richardmcquillan4305 3 ай бұрын

What a joy to watch and a lovely interview at the end. So innocent!

@sandervandenberg977 3 ай бұрын

Loved how hos dad gave his son a kiss at the beginning. 👍🏻 Such a shame what happened afterwards and he had to go to prison.

@IvanPanov-qf4eb Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@SolarMusicZ 2 ай бұрын

He's playing so fast and precise as a 14yo... Insane

@Dnava28music Ай бұрын

OMG the shot @8:26 was crazy. The commentator probably couldn't believe his eyes and was left absolutely speechless.

@palamidis Ай бұрын

Greetings from Greece to the master of Snooker ❤

@RobertDeMartin 2 ай бұрын

Great, great video!!!!! Although he had already gained recognition as a fine player at 14 years old this performance showcased his talents to a broad audience and we all know how this wound up! Without question, perhaps the finest snooker player of all time!!! Besides his obvious talents also on display was his poise, confidence and when asked if he was nervous playing on television, without hesitation he replied, "No."

@rbc0505 2 ай бұрын

Ainda não acabou...

@RobertDeMartin 2 ай бұрын

Si ! @@rbc0505

@equalevolution5563 3 ай бұрын

That’s amazing.. theirs not many people in the world where the person they idol ends up idolising them.

@edmundpower1250 2 ай бұрын

There's

@equalevolution5563 2 ай бұрын

Edmun

@beinspired7898 Ай бұрын

At age of fourteen

@giannigunn5247 Ай бұрын

From 34 years ago until the present, Ronnie stroke has not changed that much. You can totally see from this video that it’s no wonder why he’s the best snooker player to ever hold a cue!!! There is only one Ronnie, the rocket O’Sullivan…. he was born to do this.

@zsj2594 Ай бұрын

Thank you man, great video for us.

@arnoudmuilwijk7722 2 ай бұрын

This is absolutely fabulous!!

@DailyArtTherapy Ай бұрын

Such a natural talent.. still hard to believe it took him so long to get his first world title under his belt, and now 32 years or so later he's gunning for his 8th world title.. From prodigy to legend!!!

@gummiged88 2 ай бұрын

I love how he was touching his chin in the exact same way back then, as he does today.

@YouKnowImRight999 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video. Of all the players in that tournament the only one to make it was Ronnie. And seeing that performance it must have been obvious to everyone he was a future star. Great too to see his father, who got him into the game in the first place, and who was clearly really proud of his son. What a pity he had his later problems. So unlucky.

@michal1853 2 ай бұрын

Oh, man. This is brilliant! Thank you for the video!

@jdsumner 3 ай бұрын

Amazing. He was already so good at so young age. Thanks for sharing the video.

@hammerboy22 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@TheDeno786 Ай бұрын

I know talent when i see it and this kid ronnie is going to be the future of snooker for sure mark my words i said this in 2024

@jahanzaibmukhtar4148 9 күн бұрын

Bhai jee do you know who is ronnie?

@muratyildiz506 13 күн бұрын

yes the 14y O'sullivan, then snooker tried not to be boring showing that face playing the next 50 years

@jeffmohd1614 2 ай бұрын

At the very young age already played like a rocket..

@aim.... 2 ай бұрын

Watching him with his dad at that age reminded me of himself with his daughter of about same age he was at that time on a world championship event! He’s a great guy. This is the first time this video appeared in my feed today n man o man I’ll never forget the face of that other kid ventham.

@jc16781 2 ай бұрын

World greatest ever snooker player in the making

@PatTaylor-fx4ey Күн бұрын

My prediction: This young lad might end up with the most ranking and major titles in snooker history

@acemsabusinni8991 3 ай бұрын

Amazing ❤

@hammerboy22 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@59Bogdan 2 ай бұрын

Ronnie the best, miał 14 lat a jak już pogrywał, wspaniała kariera mistrza snookera. i'm fan Ronnie, he is my idol.

@mrknobchopps 2 ай бұрын

Bonjourrrr!!!

@alkolobok858 2 ай бұрын

Просто чудо что есть такая запись, юный Ронни, какая игра!

@wealthychef 2 ай бұрын

that was awesome, worthy of commentary. So I'm leaving a comment.

@michaelhyde9070 Ай бұрын

It's just amazing how everyone knows he's going to be the best, just the way thay we're talking about him. ❤

@markh7484 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating game with 13 greens

@bartstr666 3 ай бұрын

lol

@chrislaing1395 Ай бұрын

as a colourblind guy I'd be watching stuff like this back in the day wondering what the hell they were talking about :D

Ай бұрын

Nice respect to Steve Davis. Both legends... And Alex Higgins also! These 3 are my favourites.

@peterhaslund 2 ай бұрын

Oh, the laconicism of that ref when our boy casually makes another exquisite shot. Hilarious stuff. Who'd have thunk it, even if he was only 14? His dad seemed a jolly bloke too, nice to see their rapport

@johnp515 2 ай бұрын

It would be more hilarious if the ref did anything except his job.

@RM-eu5et 3 ай бұрын

Very talented. He is my favorite snooker player. That table is big 12x6 in size. We only have pool table here in ph (9x4 1/2 feet) I wish we have that table here so i can play snooker and try the tiny pockets. From 🇵🇭

@aksuli1 2 ай бұрын

Fabulous stuff since the first shot 👏.

@pfunkPT 2 ай бұрын

this kid is going places...

@theshahshorts8993 3 ай бұрын

This was the year when I started playing snooker, Steve Davis and Jimmy white were my favourite until I saw ronnie growing up. Roonie ❤

@marcocolucci7631 3 ай бұрын

Ronnie awesome, great character❤

@Pobsta-de7hb 3 ай бұрын

Hey, ya know. He will probably go on to make a very good player and might even win a few events this young man!

@ewfz70 2 ай бұрын

He played fast at the young age...what a talent

@dank2476 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Not surprising, none of the quarter-finalists other than Ronnie made it to the world top.

@ukphone4183 11 күн бұрын

Little ronny🎉🎉🎉

@jwaterous224 26 күн бұрын

Very much appreciated

@johnmc3862 3 ай бұрын

Coincidentally the same year Hendry(then 21)won his 1st world championship.

@lassekristoffersen5906 Ай бұрын

GOAT

@fatimafisher460 2 ай бұрын

Ronnie of Sullivan really was the k pop idol of snooker my word this child was beautiful and good at snooker wow

@StuPhee Ай бұрын

The what?

@alfching2499 3 ай бұрын

Ronnie was never into boring wasting time play even at 14.

@user-td4ct8jh7b Ай бұрын

Какой молоденький Ронни, симпатичный, славный!

@iknownothing495 3 ай бұрын

I was 20 in 1990. I don't remember technology being that bad that looking at a snooker match would make me think I'm color blind..

@highjim7778 3 ай бұрын

CRT tvs were far superior to the shit we have today.

@NimPat 3 ай бұрын

@@highjim7778 You know.

@Neesxal 2 ай бұрын

Hilarious 😂 😂😂😂

@Germanv99 2 ай бұрын

Es una leyenda Ronnie 😌👍

@p4rf252 Ай бұрын

Little do they know, this kid is going to be the greatest of all time

@roadofsnookerfinals6572 3 ай бұрын

And Steve Ventham was the one who played Stephen Hendry in junior pot black in 1983

@graphicbars6553 Ай бұрын

This is adorable tbh

@fatroberto3012 25 күн бұрын

I wonder what was going through Steve Ventham's head watching that? A few years earlier he was probably looking at the senior players who would soon be gone, then Stephen Hendry appeared and then THIS!

@sylwia.178 3 ай бұрын

Great video !

@paulmorphy6187 3 ай бұрын

4:30 How many times have those words been uttered over the years...

@mannmusica 2 ай бұрын

Watching him and his dad 🥹🥹🥹

@oye_amritt 3 ай бұрын

🐐 in making

@themessage4386 2 ай бұрын

He still play like this but with more finesse

@andypro 2 ай бұрын

Video quality was so bad then, you couldn't see the colors of the balls even from up close. Nowadays we have 4k OLED TVs, you can see fly's arse on the far edge of the snooker table.

@self-preservationsociety7057 3 ай бұрын

Ronnie refused the maximum break , piss poor prize money

@LOGOASSASSIN 20 күн бұрын

The majestic Ronnie at 14. His father very strangely kisses him on his lips!

@stephenhaskins5736 3 ай бұрын

Steve was right, it was a close shop in those days

@hamed.hajipour 2 ай бұрын

Lovely

@Charlie_Crown 4 күн бұрын

The look on his opponents face, 9.20, whilst getting eviscerated by Ronnie, the classic wtf look 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@davidvoice739 3 ай бұрын

I didn't know Tony Wilson was involved in snooker too (this is the time of peak Madchester, i assumed that was keeping him busy)

@GibbHuckley 2 ай бұрын

Sublime et précoce, unique et enlevant, Ronnie est sui generis.

@joeymcloughlin6123 3 ай бұрын

Baby 🐐

@hhhhihi4583 3 ай бұрын

Handsome r. jhon O'Sullivan

@RizwanAhmed-xf3rl Ай бұрын

People sitting in the audience never knew they were watching future star and father of snooker

@justthetruth1 11 күн бұрын

Is the rest of this tournament on KZfaq?

@SubjectiveFunny Ай бұрын

They had NO idea what this man would become...

@kommok1 2 ай бұрын

Ronnie O'Sullivan' du bliver verdens bedste snookerspiller

@rbc0505 2 ай бұрын

Esse jovem parece ter potencial rsrs

@yeahdefinitely6607 3 ай бұрын

What a baller move leaving that last 8 on the table 🎱

@prasadt772 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Judd when he first met Ronnie. A very shy kid, with a softest voice you can imagine. Now Judd's cue is the loudest. 🤣🤣🤣

@MANdalorian79 2 ай бұрын

He's 14yrs old screw back better that me 44yrs old Ronnie 14yrs old talking no much different than today

@bosleyr.santos3726 2 ай бұрын

Joga muito 👏👏👏👏👏👍👌

@kevdog5043 3 ай бұрын

His dad seems like a lovely bloke 👍

@georgewilliams7270 2 ай бұрын

Whatever you do don't Google 'Ronnie O'Sullivan dad'

@edmundpower1250 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂@@georgewilliams7270

@IDaftyz 2 ай бұрын

Some people get life right & Ronnie got it right. He did what he was put here to do & executed it perfectly

@StuPhee Ай бұрын

Pretty wild statement saying he got life right. Should maybe read up on his trials and tribulations

@IDaftyz Ай бұрын

@@StuPhee 🥱

@butterw55 Ай бұрын

9:19 This guy is thinking "WTF have I got myself into?"

@1bz2002 3 ай бұрын

First time I've seen Ronnie senior

@Saif-vu8gq 2 ай бұрын

He was the best from the start

@skypechess Ай бұрын

Aged well... :D

@mariovilamaior8045 2 ай бұрын

The GOAT

@jerryjungle5717 3 ай бұрын

Ronnie the 🐐 Best in the 🌍 🇬🇧👍🏻

@kruks 2 ай бұрын

Funny to see him back before he adopted his left handed shots. He broke out the rest a bit more often than I'm used to seeing Ronnie do.

@KAISKO69 2 ай бұрын

This kid seems pretty good in snooker, he may get far if he keeps practising

@Power81 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@karlshaner2453 3 ай бұрын

Wow...If Ronnie had known then what he knows now!

@Aittam_YT 2 ай бұрын

💛

@pooshd 2 ай бұрын

Unreal