Ronnie O'Sullivan

What fascinates me about O'Sullivan is the tension between effortless genius and visible struggle. Plenty of athletes dominate their sport; very few do it while openly wrestling with motivation, mood, and the question of whether they even want to be there. His cue action is the closest thing snooker has to pure music, yet the drama around him is just as compelling as the breaks he compiles. I think that honesty — refusing to perform a contentment he does not feel — is exactly why crowds adore him. Seven world titles made him a legend; his flawed, restless humanity is what makes him unforgettable to me.

Name (English)

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Name (Japanese)

ロニー・オサリバン

Reading

ろにー・おさりばん

Born

December 5, 1975 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rabbit

Origin

Wordsley, United Kingdom

Occupation

pool player / snooker player / athlete

High school

Wanstead High School

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 2012 Snooker Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ronnie/
• Xhttps://x.com/ronnieo147
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3

Tags

• pool player
• snooker player
• athlete

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.