“In China, they appreciate someone who has worked hard. They say it is incredible to win seven world championships. I know it is, but it's a shame I have to go 10,000 miles to get the whole crowd behind me.”

Scottish retired professional snooker player

Stephen Hendry is a Scottish retired professional snooker player, born in 1969. He is also a commentator and pundit, and he is best known for his dominance of the World Snooker Championship in the 1990s. Hendry turned professional in 1985, when he was 16. He won the world title for the first time in 1990, at 21 years and 106 days old, making him the youngest World Champion in the sport, a record he still holds. Between 1990 and 1999 he won seven world titles, and he remains the only player in the modern era to have taken the championship five times in a row.