Unbreakable: Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2023

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Biography: Ronnie O'Sullivan OBE is a professional snooker player and is widely regarded as the greatest of all time. Ronnie is the first to say he doesn't have all the answers, but in sharing the experiences that have shaped him and mistakes that have made him, he hopes to help readers navigate their own personal challenges and obstacles, and in turn reach their maximum potential. VIRGIN and the VIRGIN signature logo are registered trademarks of Virgin Enterprises Limited and are used under licence. This pressure, together with a challenging personal life, catapulted Ronnie into a life of excess and addiction. This is Ronnie O'Sullivan as you've never seen him before, the definitive and unflinching story of a true British icon and a fascinating insight into the mindset of the world's greatest snooker player.

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He was winning titles - his first within a year of turning professional - but losing himself and his game as he tried to block out the mental pain and misery. Am I doing alright, because sometimes I've switched off from it's all about the wins to I just love the game.He said: “That was the deal breaker for me, like writing a book I just had to trust, he knew what he was doing. Reading this is like watching an O'Sullivan break: hypnotic, dazzling and impossible to tear yourself away from. In a career spanning over three decades, Ronnie O'Sullivan's journey to becoming the greatest snooker player of all time has been filled with extremes.

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It’s kind of a weird situation to be in, to be able to boss pretty much most of your games, and that's a good feeling. But nothing compares to this, I’ll never be able to replace it because I'm never going to be as good at anything else as I have been at this. Whilst Ronnie appeared at the height of the game to spectators, these were the moments when he felt at his lowest.In his second autobiography, Running: The Autobiography, he details how his love for running helped him battle with addiction. Besides quite a few laughs, many readers will find recognition, reassurance, remedy and revelation in O'Sullivan's candid story. More than twenty years on, Ronnie is still obsessed with delivering his peak performance and never happier than when in a snooker hall, but success has now taken on a new meaning for the record-equalling world champion.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan OBE is a professional snooker player and is widely regarded as the greatest of all time. Reaching a new stage in his snooker career, Ronnie admitted his love of the game, and his incredible talent, is beginning to outweighing his need to win. But if I tried to be a winner, I think I just wouldn't want to play anymore because it's too stressful at my age. It was a beauty: a Burwat Champion, made by the company that once supplied Queen Victoria with a snooker table. I’ve taken this game to as high a place as I could take it and been better than pretty much everyone else that I've played against.

He has won a record seven World Championship titles, seven Masters and seven UK championships, a total of 21 Triple Crown titles - the most won by any player. Framed around the many lessons Ronnie has learned from his extraordinary career, Unbreakable takes us beyond the success and record-breaking achievements to share the reality - and brutality - of making it to the very top, whatever your field. In the year 2000 Ronnie started rehab and began the journey to get his life back, addressing his demons and working on developing a stronger and more resilient mindset.

The sporting icon has previously written two autobiographies, as well as three crime novels and a cookery book.

Snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan is breaking down the lessons he’s learnt in his formidable career in his new book, Unbreakable. I said, ‘I feel guilty sometimes for just enjoying the game, because I know it takes something away from being a winner.