LEGENDARY snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan has claimed he has “nothing left” to achieve in the sport amid suggestions he could soon retire.
The Rocket, 49, has won seven world championships and is seen as one of the greatest players in the history of snooker.
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The outspoken star equaled Stephen Hendry‘s record after his 2022 triumph and is now hungry to make history with an eighth title.
He has had mixed success since his last triumph and there has been speculation about his future in the sport.
There have been some doubts after pulling out of a handful of tournaments this year due to medical reasons.
He withdrew from the British Open last month and has admitted he sometimes struggles to recover from tournaments.
And he gave an insight into his plans as he claimed there was little left for him to achieve in the sport – but still wants to win another three world titles before he calls it a day.
He told the Express: “I’ve always said that there’s nothing left for me to achieve in snooker… but that’s all that’s left for me to achieve in snooker.
“I’m going to aim for another two or three world titles, knowing I won’t get three, I probably won’t get two but I might get one.
“I’m going to aim high and I always think if you aim well above what you want to achieve if you don’t reach it, you reach somewhere you think you’re happy with that.
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“There’s no point saying I’d like to make the quarters of the worlds because that’s probably all I’d do.
“But if I say I want to win another two or three but I might win one. It’s about pushing my mind beyond the end line to make it possible.”
O’Sullivan reached the semi-final of last year’s World Championship before being ousted by Zhao Xintong, who went on to win the tournament.
He is part of the celebrated Class of ’92 trio of talented stars alongside John Higgins and Mark Williams, both 50.
Williams was beaten by Xintong in the final and The Rocket believes it showed one of them could still become the first to lift the trophy in their 50s.
He said: “I think it can be done. It’s definitely possible. Williams was close this year reaching the final.
“I was close even though I wasn’t playing great, I didn’t have a good cue, I had problems with my tip, it was all over the place. I’m not making excuses.
“Now I can just play snooker for the next two or three years, there’s only one thing left that anyone talks about which is winning another world title.
“Any one of us could do it. But it probably has to be in the next two or three years because that’s probably all we have left at that level.”
O’Sullivan showed he is still going strong after signing a three-year multi-million pound deal with Saudi Arabia to play at their top events earlier this year.
He will next return to action at the Xi’an Grand Prix on Tuesday, where he will play Ukranian star Iulian Boiko.
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