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Exclusive: Ronnie O’Sullivan on why he wants his kids to avoid snooker - 'You shut down emotions'

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Ronnie O’Sullivan has repeated his claim that he does not want his children to pursue a career in snooker, saying “I just wouldn’t want my child to live that life”.

O’Sullivan courted huge controversy after his comments last year – telling Eurosport he would insist his kids “don’t choose snooker” – with fellow Class of ’92 star John Higgins branding them “a disgrace”.

Ad But speaking to promote his new two-hour Eurosport show Seventh Heaven, premiering on Saturday 15 October, the Rocket said that although he loved the sport, he believed the environment was not conducive to a happy life.

Snooker'I went on a wild bender' — O'Sullivan laments having to 'change the way I felt'A DAY AGO When asked if his opinion had changed, O’Sullivan told Eurosport: “No, absolutely not.

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