Stephen Hendry told 'you were my hero' by former Chelsea captain John Terry over game of snooker

Former Chelsea captain John Terry says Stephen Hendry was a hero of his when he was growing up. Terry says he watched Hendry on television as a teenager as the snooker legend went on to win five consecutive world titles between 1992 and 1996. Ad «You were my hero growing up,» the former England international, who won 14 trophies as a player at Chelsea, told Hendry on the seven-time world champion's YouTube channel.

World ChampionshipKey names to watch out for as snooker's ultimate showcase nears3 HOURS AGO «Seeing you win trophy after trophy, year after year. »I was 12 at the time but genuinely, when I saw you winning it was like 'how did you stand [up] that mentality, what kind of motivates you?' I was glued every year to the TV growing up and it stays with you. «You were my hero.

Still are, except on the golf course!» Terry left his role as an assistant manager to then-boss Dean Smith at Aston Villa in 2021 and currently works part-time at Chelsea's academy. The 42-year-old says he would no longer consider taking a managerial job in football, but would return to fulfil a coaching role involving the first team at Chelsea if he was asked. «I'm done from a managerial point of view,» he said.

«The only job I'd come out of retirement for would be the Chelsea job and to be in some capacity with the first team. »I love my role at the minute. I've got a bit of work where I'm working with the younger players because I've been through that process as a kid myself, I'm passing on loads of knowledge to them.