Jubilant Ronnie O'Sullivan told the young pretenders to up their game – as he’s “going blind, got a dodgy arm and bad knees” but still racking up victories.The Rocket, 48, is on the cusp of being the oldest Masters champ in history after a 6-2 semi-final win over Shaun Murphy at Ally Pally.
Eyeing a record-extending eighth title tonight, O’Sullivan – who played in trainers due to a painful heel injury – said: “I don’t feel that old.
I know what my age is but feel young in my mind and when I am around the table. I feel a lot younger around the table than I do playing these young players.
They look old!"Their brains are quite slow. For me, I feel my brain is still pretty quick around the snooker table, which is enough.
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