por Sérgio Mendes » 12/Jan/2009, 16:13
Deixo aqui uma opinião de Luke Williams and Paul Gadsby, autores de "Master of the Baize".
Hendry has been rated ahead of Joe Davis by Luke Williams and Paul Gadsby, joint authors of Master of the Baize.
They said: "A major component of his overall ability was playing to his maximum potential under the highest amounts of pressure."
Steve Davis is ranked third, ahead of Alex Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
But there is no place in the top ten for one of snooker's favourite sons, six-times world title runner-up Jimmy White.
The authors graded the players in six categories: break building, potting, safety play, temperament, bravery and impact.
The last category measured the effect each player had not only on how the game is played but also the extent to which they introduced the sport to a wider audience.
HOW THEY RATED (Category marks out of 20)
1 Stephen Hendry 116
(Break building 20, potting 20, safety play 17, temperament 20, bravery 20, impact 19)
2 Joe Davis 114
(Break building 20, potting 20, safety play 18, temperament 19, bravery 17, impact 20)
3 Steve Davis 113
(Break building 19, potting 19, safety play 19, temperament 20, bravery 17, impact 19)
4 Alex Higgins 109
(Break building 20, potting 20, safety play 16, temperament 13, bravery 20, impact 20)
5 Ronnie O'Sullivan 108
(Break building 20, potting 19, safety play 18, temperament 14, bravery 19, impact 18)
Also
6 Ray Reardon 107
7 John Spencer 104
8 Mark Williams 103
9 Fred Davis 102
10 Cliff Thorburn 100
Hendry about Sullivan: "At his best, he's almost unstoppable, unless I am at my best."
Ronnie O'Sullivan word association:
Alex Higgins. Genius.
Stephen Hendry. Machine.
Steve Davis. Legend.