Who is the greatest? What does it take to be a great? Those questions have probably triggered more heated debates on the social media than any other theme.

Well here is Ronnie’s take on it.

First in an interview with Shamoon Haafez from BBC he explains what he thinks makes a player a “great” and why he believes he is in that category. Here are excerpts of the article:

Ronnie O’Sullivan says his combination of winning and entertaining the crowd means he should be considered one of snooker’s greats.

“That is what makes me unique and separates me from the others,” O’Sullivan, 40, told BBC Sport.

“Watching sport, I am a winner’s man but I like to be entertained too. You have hit the jackpot if you have both.”

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“I am not saying I am the greatest – that would be too big-headed to have as an opinion of myself. I will leave that for other people to decide,” added world number six O’Sullivan.

“If I was to stake my case for reasons why I should be considered as one of the greats, I would like to think I entertain the fans like Jimmy White and Alex Higgins did, being the fans’ favourite.

“I have also done what Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis did, which is dominate and claim world titles and be a winner.

“I can possibly reach 36 ranking events – that’s winning two a year if I play for the next five years. I could do that, which is more realistic than winning seven world titles.”

Next, on Eurosport, he picked his “greatest” for each and every aspect of the game…

You can watch the video here

For those who don’t know them, his two unsung heroes are the ladies at Worldsnooker who tirelessly look after the players needs, bringing them drinks, finding bowties when the players forget theirs (Ronnie is a regular culprit), sewing logos on waistcoats last minute … you name it! And always with a smile.