After his world title earlier this year, Luca Brecel had already rewarded himself with a Ferrari, which cost about half of his World Cup prize money. As of this week, he also owns a Ranger Rover and a Porsche Taycan.
“That suddenly means I’m no longer a millionaire,” the Belgian laughed after his victory in the 1st round of the UK Championship. “I spent £400,000 on those cars and it was a well-considered decision.”
“I wanted to recreate the feeling I had at the start of my career, feeling the same pressure to perform. I needed some encouragement, the realization that it’s time to get back to work.”
“Becoming a world champion has been a dream since I first picked up a cue as a 9-year-old. Once that goal was achieved, the hunger subsided somewhat. It became more difficult to motivate myself for each tournament. If I lost, I would go with the smile home.”
“That’s not a good attitude, something had to change. I wanted that hunger for tournament victories again, I was tired of going out in the first rounds.”
“I want to grow back to my best form. For myself, but also for the people who want to see the world champion at work. I don’t want to disappoint them and I don’t want to disappoint myself.”
“Besides, I’m a bit tired of people saying I’m lazy. Apparently I sometimes give the impression that I don’t care about snooker, even though it is my passion. I love the sport and I love to perform well and win Maybe I should show the latter more often.”
2023-11-26 22:26:04
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