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#080 - Interview - With a World Snooker Champion, Cliff Thorburn
Oct 17, 2026 · 54 min · 11 segments
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Oct 17, 2026 · 54 min · 11 segments
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Cliff ThorburnGuestJohn BriggsHostAnyway, so obviously snooker is a highly, highly, highly skillful game, not just with the spin, the straight cue, the follow through, the head, all the spins, the sides, the stuns, the screws and everything else.
I mean, that's, that's, well, you know, I mean, I heard a saying a long time ago and I use it, you know, I still give the fellow some credit, but I've just said, you know, that, uh, yeah, I played for, I played for six hours a day for 15 years to become an overnight.
And then I was successful in the UK, but I basically was the Russian hockey player.
he said to our class, he said, okay, everybody's passed, and everybody, all the kids, all, you know, and I was sat in the back for some reason, and they all turned around, they looked at me,
and in no uncertain terms, he said, listen, he said, and he sort of swore, he said, you know, I passed you, but I don't want and then about 10 or 12 years later I was the world champion and we raised I think it was $25,000 for the Victoria Firemen's burns unit and we had a big big crowd in Victoria at the university
and sure enough the teacher was there and he said Cliff I don't know how you did it but congratulations yeah And I did lots of exhibitions at universities here in Canada and going back and forth
Anyway, so obviously snooker is a highly, highly, highly skillful game, not just with the spin, the straight cue, the follow through, the head, all the spins, the sides, the stuns, the screws and everything else.
I mean, that's, that's, well, you know, I mean, I heard a saying a long time ago and I use it, you know, I still give the fellow some credit, but I've just said, you know, that, uh, yeah, I played for, I played for six hours a day for 15 years to become an overnight.
And then I was successful in the UK, but I basically was the Russian hockey player.
he said to our class, he said, okay, everybody's passed, and everybody, all the kids, all, you know, and I was sat in the back for some reason, and they all turned around, they looked at me,
and in no uncertain terms, he said, listen, he said, and he sort of swore, he said, you know, I passed you, but I don't want and then about 10 or 12 years later I was the world champion and we raised I think it was $25,000 for the Victoria Firemen's burns unit and we had a big big crowd in Victoria at the university
and sure enough the teacher was there and he said Cliff I don't know how you did it but congratulations yeah And I did lots of exhibitions at universities here in Canada and going back and forth
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