tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post3236521942289614599..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: MOUNTJOY'S TRIUMPH AGAINST THE ODDSDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-151878887614950662013-11-28T13:20:52.859+00:002013-11-28T13:20:52.859+00:00I remember Doug's renaissance well, and it led...I remember Doug's renaissance well, and it led to me learning about Frank Callan and buying his book. So lovely that you have brought these memories back. I think Doug also got the highest break in one of these tournament victories, a beautiful 145? I might be getting mixed up. One quote from Doug that sticks in my mind from this time was him saying something along the lines of 'Frank discovered that I'd been hitting across the ball whenever I applied side' which helped me with my own game. Nice one Dave :)dancatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660296214274652053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-64346544655304209192013-11-25T13:52:11.431+00:002013-11-25T13:52:11.431+00:00Excellent Dave.
Of that Tennents UK championship i...Excellent Dave.<br />Of that Tennents UK championship in '88, Mountjoy was so generous and wholesome of his praise of Hendry, almost to the point of deflecting most of glory of his own victory. A very humble but nonetheless classy gesture.<br />Just as Nicklaus triumphed at the Masters at the same age two years earlier, always inspiring when a veteran can battle against the odds to come out on top one last time.Snookerbrain1968https://www.blogger.com/profile/05154547629972721775noreply@blogger.com