Quotes About Alex Higgins

Alex Higgins was my hero, so to play in Belfast, at the superb Waterfront Hall, is very special to me.

The game really started in 1969 with Pot Black, but in 1970, along came Alex Higgins and the game took off.

I think I was the most natural, charismatic player who ever lifted a cue.

Northern Ireland as a whole is a great snooker country because of Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor and now of course there is Mark Allen. It's a hotbed of snooker and a place where our sport is always well supported.