Alex Higgins

[sijalf]

The True Peoples Champ.. RIP

[ArsenalTomas]

Well done Alex. You were the snooker god. May you play snooker for many hours with John Spencer and Paul Hunter up in the clouds.

[matthy147]

did the same pot on the black and got it so happy alex you were the best

[ian90886666555]

147 likes!!!!!!

[colm1234gt]

he is BEAST AT POKER!!!

[LeonidNikit]

One handed hard cut to the middle.amazing pink.AWESOME.

True Legend.

[zshanez08]

joe marrs ain't got nuffin on alex

[msc1969x]

HIS FAMILY ABANDINED HIM ...

[alexalexandru88]

that's alex higgins, that's what snooker it's about, rest in peace ALEX HIGGINS . We all love you very much.

[fluffycheep]

That episode is past me. But you answered my question and that was all I wanted. Thanks!

[fluffycheep]

"Try to visualise it and if you can believe it, you can do all sorts". What more can one say?? Brilliant!

[cleggynet]

unreal - genius

[jigglyfidda125]

i heard alex higgins was a closet homosexual

[aryanstallyan]

@jigglyfidda125 obvious troll is obvious

[boxxichampion]

This has to be the most fantastic thing on youtube. Never get sick of watching it.

[CREGGANMAN1]

Yeah,statistics will always be used when people give their opinions about who was the best but,let's face it,neither Hendry nor O'Sullivan could have done that.Higgins was a genius!

[anlorgain]

I see from your "Recently Activity" on youtube prescient8 you have been looking a lot of porn, dear dear dear. Thank you for the message to sent to my mail. My heart truly goes out to you, it can't be easy for you. I am sorry if I speak bluntly, but you are better off without her in your life if she has been playing about with several guys, one is bad enough, no thanks, I do not wish you to send me nude photographs of her, revenge against her in that way is wrong mate.

[bensworld82]

listen at 0:35 Higgins words "I TRY VISUALISED IT, AND IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN DO ALLSORTS" These are true words from a genius!!

[fluffycheep]

..........be there baby, what a player!

[fluffycheep]

I just read his autobiography and since he was a bit before my time I missed watching him live on tv. But reading the book I wanted to see a few clips of the guy and I have to say. He is a genius!

[Mrthiennnn]

Legend..RIP

[beldub01]

Anlorgain I think I speak for the vast majority of people living in Dublin we don't want you m214782 you are just as bad - pretty sad up there still people treating one another like that - roughy that was in past. Alex love you thanks for some of best memories ever watching you with my dad. RIP - best player ever to hold a cue!

[nck22511]

Wish i was old enough to of gone an seen the guy,. Just that little opportunity would of been sheer quality. Can't name a player today that would of beaten him! Shame he came around when he did. A poor background and plenty of money anyone would of ended up the same way! Still the Greatest player to ever walk this earth! Watched the programme on him the other day just wish i was as good!

[drummerdickens]

To play such a conservative game like a fucking rockstar...just wow, what a fucking legend!

[dek4228]

classss

[lingopresley]

ROCK N ROLL!

[anlorgain]

No son, just a proud Republican with a brain in my head and able to spot a bigot like Higgins for what he truly was.

There is little point in talking about it now, his death was slow, and his public loss of dignity lasted long enough. Recall he beatings he issued to females (three court appearances for it). He went through a fortune and resorted to selling autographs for a tenner like a street beggar.

The final outcome was just and rewarding.

Support the Republican prisoners in Maghaberry.

[garyscott]

@anlorgain hope you and your family die a slow, agonising death, paedo cunt.

[anlorgain]

@garyscott

Well Gary It would appear I got to you. Gary, there is no need to bring this into the public domain. I did not know your mother was married, she told me she was divorced, I repeat, I did not know she was not single. And for the record, she asked me out, she was the one calling around to my flat every day.

Yes I do feel sorry for your father and the rest of your family, but you would need to address these problems of your mothers infidelity with her.

Your mother is no angel.

[garyscott]

@anlorgain it appears everyone on here hates you. Go and play with your pope on a rope - no need to guess what scum like you, will be using it for...

[prescient8]

@anlorgain -You seem to be the one with problems, a runaway mouth, a vivid imagination and the tell tale signs of some kind of mental illness. Now you've discovered that nobody would urinate on you if you were on fire, perhaps it's time for you to retreat to the murky shadows you came from. Make it sooner rather than later and then the rest of us can enjoy watching the genius that was Alex Higgins, without his memory being sullied by the moron that is you.

[fluffycheep]

@anlorgain Why do you enjoy a public confrontation? I thought only women do that. Are you a woman?

[anlorgain]

@fluffycheep

Fluff, sorry to hear about your mother, your father must be devastated. I know betrayal can be hard to accept, but betrayal with a guy at 18. I hope your father can move on with his life and that your mother can see the public spectacle she is making of herself pleasuring young men of this age, frankly I find it sick.

Best wishes to you and your father, and remember I am always here as a friend.

[m214782]

anlorgain is a dumb cvnt. Probably some Catholic n!gger

[anlorgain]

As I said, he was a tramp, his life ended in a just fashion, alone and physically broken. Yet again we hear the words of some braindead on here that knew nothing about him. He belonged to a community in Belfast that hated Catholics and he was no exception. He called Denis Taylor a catholic c**t.

Then his daughter appeared at the funeral with a make up job and hair do of a 25.00 brasser. He ignored her all her life. If he was so popular, why did he lay dead for 11 days ?

He's gone thank God.

[m214782]

@anlorgain You a stupid f@ggot

[SaintPhoeniix]

@anlorgain Shut up. No one cares.

[AMOOO121]

R.I.P

[IrishHomeComedy]

ur brilliant 

[anlorgain]

Well those of us living in the North of Ireland who knew him are in a better position to recall what he done, So it's okay with you that he beat up women, was crude to children, a thug who started fights ? Oh right, he played snooker so we should forgive him then.

Not a chance, anyway, no point in talking about him now, he's alone in a box with water seeping in and cold soil.

Natural justice won on the day !

[fukgooners]

@anlorgain if you hate him that much why waste your time watching the clip and stirring up trouble,you say no point in talking about him then dont ..

[MrFiat131]

@anlorgain What a disrespectful rat you are, i hope you're next sh1t is a hedgehog wrapped in babed wire, Higgins was the best player ever to lift a cue, a tru legend!

[sweetypie000]

he entertained me and that's all i care about - i don't give a shit how horrid other people found him

RIP Hurricane

[davisreardon]

@ DLP Burke. O'Sullivan himself would seem to disagree with yoour assertion, as evidenced by his press realease this week. Pity he couldnt attend the funeral. At least White, and the greatest player of all, Hendry, was there.

[sweetypie000]

@davisreardon oh no hendry isnt the greatest player try o'sullivan or davis

[weecathy]

how the hell can you argue with that?? truly a force of nature, like hendrix, like pele, like ali, like best, this video is golden - and - he's drunk. okay he was a cantankerous asshole, but when he had it he could play snooker like nobody before or since, i take my hat off, thanks for posting this, any more like it??

[anlorgain]

Alex Higgins hasn't had contact with his daughter thoughout her life, today she deserved an Oscar for her "moment of fame"

He was a nasty piece of work, he came from an area of Belfast called the Sandy Row, famous for murdering catholics, you can take the man out of Sandy Row, But you can't take Sandy Row out of the man.

[sweetypie000]

@anlorgain woah man, he was snooker player who liked a drink and a gamble and gave people entertainment whats the problem

[patsyd80]

amazing. legend.

[anlorgain]

This creep Orange Alex Higgins was a waste of space and I am so placed to see him off the planet. He was crude to women, nasty to children, brutal to partners and an out and out thug.

I watched him ten years ago at an exhibition match. He told two girls sitting with children "If I pot this will you both do a double header on me" He came back from the toilets with his zip undone and told a lovely young girl to pull it up for him.

A great day for everyone. Rest in hell Higgins

[halecomet99]

@anlorgain your the creep have some respect and fuck off youtube you waste of space

[sweetypie000]

@anlorgain seems the girls were forced into it

you prick

[fukgooners]

@anlorgain i reckon you got touched up by him ,and the reason that you are so bitter is because you enjoyed it ..

[WillShakespeare2007]

Higgins lived with us for a while when I was kid. Seen him play many times. He had his demons but he was the most incredible player in the game. there will never be a player like him. RIP

[MrCucullen1979]

R.I.P

[SuperModwolf]

true genius so sad to hear the news of your passing r.i.p alex

[MeatloafTribute1]

RIP Alex, you were the best in the world EVER!!!!!!

[Doderhultarn89]

RIP

[Justdisco]

Genius.

[bertybassie]

RIP Alex

[MrNodzilla]

Alex " hell of a wind " Higgins was the spitting image of his cue in his latter days ! I wonder if anyone ever grabbed him and chalked his bonce ?

[nik1969100]

Forget Ronnie O'Sullivan only the Hurricane could do this.

[beechmountbhoy]

an ignorant alcoholic cunt who wouldnt sign an autograph for his fans unless u gave him money. he was hated in belfast when he died because of his stinking arrogant attitude. hel not be missed here

[scottgordonwaine]

@beechmountbhoy you horible twat what have you done in life the man was a legend yes he had his faults but he dident deserve to die how he did u stupid heartless cunt u need to grow up u idiot

[beechmountbhoy]

@scottgordonwaine i tell u what iv done in my life, i worked hard and run a house a house and looked after my kids. i wasnt a drunking wife beater who neglected their child, who spent their days in bars and bookies blowing what cash i had. i also make a point in my life to be pleasant to people not to be rude or arrogant. thank fuk i aint alex higgins

[nigefal]

@beechmountbhoy I remember him signing autographs nearly 20 years ago in goffs surrounded by a table full of drinks. No matter which side of the divide your on up north. You have to admit the guy was a one off.

[beechmountbhoy]

@nigefal he was a great player but as a person he was trash

[gimli4488]

RIP you legend

[ridzhuan90]

RIp the legend... no one can replace alex higgins the hurricane...

[14cAzZa14]

R.I.P Alex Higgins The Peoples Champion

[johseq]

RIP; such a loss to the game

[kenfig]

Like BEST, in his personal life, he could live like a maniac and was often his own worst enemy but in his sport he was unique and made a massive contribution to what the sport is today

[scooterboots1]

The man was a fucking genius. God I miss watching you Alex. The game will never see anybody like you again. R.I.P mate.

[gertandgeorgie2k9]

he died recently..:/

[nhoksockdk95]

R.I.P legend

[nhoksockdk95]

R.I.P

[johnnygiraffe]

RIP Alex 

[johntrafford]

thanks higgy for letting us share your genius tell besty i was asking for him when you see him

[UCPBandrew]

rip.. legend

[1959child]

CLASS....RIP ALEX..

[iansrandomstuff]

I've watched several Higgins videos this evening and I think this one best sums up the genius of the man. I really wish I could have seen him play in person. A true legend.

[gerks1978]

RIP Alex Higgins - Legend

[aruss100]

RIP Alex thanks for those late nights watchin you when i was younger and for those Monday mornings at school when i couldnt keep my eyes open it was worth it.Your in a better place now.

[nfelvis68]

@aruss100

Well said. Such a sad day.

[workingforspirit]

Yes its true...RIP Alex Higgins has died from Throat Cancer :(

[gumbo1973]

RIP

[streeter081]

RIP HIGGINS!!

[calreg89]

RIP the hurricane...another legend leaves us.

[jonvalinski]

Sandy, you are the best. Please get well soon, you are my hero and I love you.

[Ash928GTR]

fackin awesome

[ELONut]

simply genius

[hardgayramen4ever]

snooker needs people like alex because its just full of boring pocket machines that play safe and never do anything controversial, we need a crazy drunk fucker who'd play crazy shots like alex, snooker has never been the same since

[0586730O2]

how the f*** did he do that, bloody genius

[MeatloafTribute1]

be there baby am i something else! only alex!!!!

[steptoesaunt]

Alex= the most amazing snooker player ever and he was never sober.

[toon87mill]

he was the most entertaining.

but overall not the greatest talent bacause often his positional play was poor and althogh the difficult pots looked great when they went in, he did miss too many easier balls

he had 42 centuray breaks in his career, ronnie o'sullivan has nearly 600. but they are both legends of the game

[tigerarmyrule]

Its been said a million times but he really was the George Best of snoooker. Unbelievable seemingly effortless sheer ability to play the game.

[celticfc735]

awsome i agree with pixelina no one would have done that shot but the bold hurricane alex higgins he said it and done it long live the hurricane

[chrisdorman]

That shot on the black is mind bogglin. One handed from an angle which looks as tight as a ducks arse. sensational video, what a talent. rip hurricane

[pixelina]

@chrisdorman - He's not dead... ?

[yorksingingsensation]

@chrisdorman hes still alive

[celticfc735]

driffboy you are right but its unbelievable that the guy has the talent and doesnt get back in the race THATS LIFE but what a waste we all want to see him play again while jimmy white is in the jungle GET ME OUT OF HERE watch alex in mosconi cup 2 ball and nine ball who would have tried it GB ALEX your a HERO

[exortus]

damn, that's a huge table

[driffboy]

alex is simply the greatest ever very fragile and nervous but a genius current players owe him everything

[Rugbymad1981]

I love the way he knew that black was going in before it were near the pocket! Legend of a man!

[everton1ism]

natural genius!!! no one like him.the greatest snooker entertainer ever!!! we miss you ALEX

[pistolpeeroy]

ronnie's not far off, but ur right mate. absolute Genius.

[rouncer74]

wow!!!!!!!!! incredible

[jambamz]

GENIUS . . . !!!

THAT FUCKIN' SIMPLE!!

[hungryhog1]

legend

[Englishtenor2]

WTF???!!!

[MitcocGreece]

oooooooooo my god

[paddycfc1888opr]

i seen him in a north belfast bar the (glenpark) yesterday the drunkin cunt trying to play snooker again and he got his ass whiped for 20 pound.

[andre23i]

yes is class

[Dneekap]

ANYONE UP? I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO

looking for friends MP

[caeglas1]

So glad this was downloaded, as my brother the prat threw away this video a few weeks ago to make space, thought I wld never see it again!!

[HurricaneDb]

thats class

[KelvsIsHere]

Average skill?! Did you watch the same video as everyone else? Higgins was the best and had the potential to be so much more. He, along with a few other brilliant players have made snooker what it is today.

[senatron]

average skill

[imytheman]

wow

[mimotan]

is a normal snooker table, with normal pokets.

[Mrphilharmonic]

A genius destroyed by his addiction to alcohol and cigarettes, and a victim of bad management. So sad. Alex, you were the greatest.

[kerlmannUK]

Great video - thanks for this, i reckon he might have had a couple of bevvies before this just to relax, interesting what he mutters about visualising the black going in - tried & trusted psychological technique used in loads of sports now. A natural genius for sure, but a fragile mind and an addictive personality as well.

BTW, I play genius pool after 4 pints - any more than that, and it starts going a bit toes up...! ;¬)

[nazm0]

I'm glad I was named after this LEGEND!!

[280894280894]

alex higgins... wot can i say? legend? watch his legendary 69 break vs jimmy white - 30th frame, he pots some marvelous balls.

[eamonndoconnor]

What an incredible shot on the pink, AND the black. The guy could hardly stand or speak yet he pulls that off. What can you say? Pure, 100% class and talent.

[fitzbaby2003]

i rest my case

[ousman]

unbeleiveable

[efinis]

This is just incredible! The shot on the Pink was great; the precision required to pot a ball from that angle (you don't even see there is a pocket from that angle!!!) is just amazing, and the distance is nearly 12 ft! And the one-handed black is as marvelous as the pink. As John says, this would be a tough shot using two hands... and he does it one-handed. What can you say...? It's pure genius. Great video, thank you so much for uploading it!

[kodkodkod]

Thanks for some unbelievable entertainment alex, seen him play a few times, never disappointed, pure class, best wishes to you!!!

[bernard02001]

damm..wat can u say?

[vinothelizard]

played him in exhibition ,,a genius, but hendry put them all to shame,,hendry is the daddy,,

[MeatloafTribute1]

hendry! you must be a scot, hendry had no natural talent, look at him now he hasnt won a tournament in 3 yrs lol!

[davisreardon]

Hendry no natrual talent? You must be fucking blind.

Hendry had BAGS of talent and BAGS of bottle and BAGS of discipline and BAGS of dedication. Thats why he is the best ever. I love Davis and Rearson but Hendry surpassed even their miraculous standard. The way the standard is slipping today no one will supass these three.

[spoonspoiler]

Hendry was/is amazing. He pretty much invented the shot that used the blue to develop the pack. I'm not saying that it hadn't been done previously, just that Hendry realised that it was a key shot in break building and integrated it into his game. These days all players use that tactic so it could be said that he actually changed the game. Also at his peak he was the easily the best middle pocket potter.

I think people miss his talent because he doesn't show much emotion which is a shame.

[pistolpeeroy]

standard slippin?! fcuk off mate, majority of them are better now. ur the only one slippin fool...

[DLPBurke]

@davisreardon he isn't the best ever, at their best, O'sullivan is the best.

[hendinho87]

@DLPBurke na o sullivan is maybe most gifted but o sullivabn says himself hendry is the best hendry he said quote" is the only player who can make you look stupid" hendry is the best

[DLPBurke]

@hendinho87 When would O'Sullivan say he is himself the best? Do you have any idea how daft what you are saying actually is?

[hendinho87]

@DLPBurke who has accumalated the most prize money? who was the youngest player to win the world championship at 21? who has made the most centuries? who was first to make more than two tournament 147's? who made seven centuries in the final of the 1994 UK Championship, which is a record in a professional match? also became the first player ever to make five centuries in seven frames?who holds teh record for most tons in one tournament? who has the longest unbeaten? HENDRY thats why he said it

[DLPBurke]

@hendinho87 weak era. And Ronnie has made more centuries on average. It is no good using totals. Ronnie was youngest winner of a major or rank event, made 5 centuries inc 147 in a best of 9, holds superior head to head against Hendry and competed in a much more difficult era in his prime.

[hendinho87]

@DLPBurke i dont give a fuk about ur avergaes, i have stated pure hard core facts and i send u the link of o'sullivan saying hendry is the best and i dont think u have one of hendry saying that about osullivan. u sound like an Arsenal fan, we play nice football done this done that great to watch but what have you won? fuck all, o'sullivan has won lots dont get me wrong and is phenomal player but unfortunately is not as good as hendry..im sorry bout that!!

[DLPBurke]

@hendinho87 of course you don't. You are a bigot who wants something to be true despite what common sense and facts tell you.

Basically, you suck.

[hendinho87]

@DLPBurke i suck? great comeback? and a bigot is used when religion ethnicity or politics are involved bit of a strong word when coming to debating snooker you uneducated twat. what facts and common sense tells me? excuse me i have jus gave you a boat load of facts stating how superior hendry is so it is then common sense to believe them. I have a compeeling argument your comeback of I suck just shows ur as as intelligent as a beaver on ecstasy

[hendinho87]

@davisreardon well said, listen to the terrible argument im getting from this tosser DLPBurke

[jumpinjackflash102]

over 500 century breaks, miles ahead of the rest. I wish i had his lack of talent. Dickbag.

[StephenHendry123]

Tell me what you know about snooker

[MeatloafTribute1]

more than you!

[StephenHendry123]

How can you tell you've never met me you prick

[MeatloafTribute1]

your boring me fuck off jerk!

[StephenHendry123]

Well I don't see that I'm the jerk here and don't use foul language you're just wasting your time.

[pp0u20e8]

You called him a prick first...

[dantuck7]

What a player!!! I've seen the clip before - awesome ..... how does he get position on the black?

[slug182]

wow! I just can´t believe what my eyes just saw, that´s is almost impossible, I couldn´t do that in a million years of practising, its pure genius

[1979394]

wtf. how the hell did he do that!!!!!!

[daniel170378]

Listen to what he mutters before he pots the black. BELIEVE! You can do all sorts.

[5starsnitskymatch]

just listen to him wheezing

[Phillyjoe2]

OMG!

[ri36ma]

If only Alex was just emerging, he would bring snooker forward light years just like he did in his hey day! A true legend.

[burgersrgood4u]

The world would truly be a dull place without people like alex...legend.

[KARLPILKINGTON001]

Well, I'm speachless!  I would like to make a comment but I can't because I'm gob-smacked. So I've decided to not type anything at all in the 'comment box'. Shit - too late!!!

[StormwatchGR]

You are absolutely right.From the John Virgo's Snooker Loopy DVD in 1995

[kasusknaktus]

i think that was in 1995

[bonzodogdood]

Superb!

[taigs]

fuckin magic!

[cf1970]

Alex Higgins. Pure genius. Thanks for the great post. Take care.

[millwall32]

brilliant. thanks StormwatchGR. five stars

[gazzawhite]

That was AMAZING.