Ronnie o'sullivan vetoes his own children becoming snooker players

Despite Ronnie O'Sullivan winning a record-equalling seventh world snooker championship title last year and being current world number one, he has vetoed his children following in his

footsteps. Nicknamed 'The Rocket', the 46-year-old is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever pick up a snooker cue - winning 39 ranking events and a record seven

Masters titles. _CUE Tracker_ says that during his career, O'Sullivan has won £12.6million in prize money which would have been boosted further by winning the Hong Kong Masters last

week. Last year O'Sullivan, who is known for his outspoken views, hoped that his three children “don’t choose snooker”. He has now given a detailed explanation why he wants his children

to avoid the sport. He told _Eurosport_: "I think being in a snooker room, a dark room, playing as most snooker players do for five-six hours a day… they don’t talk, they don’t

communicate, it’s a lonely life on the tour. “I want my kids to be sociable. I want them to be out in the fresh air. I want them to have a good life. And I just look at snooker and I think

that for all but a handful of players, it’s a real struggle. READ MORE: RONNIE O'SULLIVAN REVEALS RANDOM SHOPPING SPREE 90 MINUTES BEFORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL