Seventh Time Lucky - Stephen Hendry at the Crucible (Polish subtitles)
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- Опубликовано: 20 мар 2017
- Documentary film showing Stephen Hendry's way to the record-breaking seventh world title. From his debut in 1986 to his last triumph in 1999.
Compiled by Mikołaj Małecki from Snooker Heroes as a tribute to his idol. 
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Met Hendry once. Late 90s when I was a courier, I used to deliver to a place in Stirling that his manager Ian Doyle was a partner in. Just so happened one day I'd dropped in with a delivery and Hendry was there. Terrific player, in my opinion the best of all time.
I grew up with Stephen as the best in the game, every era has its player and Hendry is my GOAT
I am O Sullivan s fan but lately i started to appreciate this man so much .Watching him as a pundit ,how humble he is watching others and admiring their good play ...simply champions behaviour
excellent.. honest
Couldn't agree more. Best commentator by far.
O Sullivan is the most naturally gifted player ever...Hendry is the greatest ever...Fact
@Storm Woods i would take Hendry at his best against Ronnie at his best every day of the week...The man with the most bottle in sport is Stephen..Won fortunes betting on him...
@Storm Woods talking shit m8 ....Hendry changed the way the whole game was played you melt...Ask Ronnie who the greatest ever is....The whole splitting the pack and winning the game when getting to the table came from Hendry you clown ...Stephen Hendry is the Greatest snooker player to ever pick up a cue....If you don't believe that you know jack shit about the game....Ronnie the most gifted....Stephen the greatest ........Don't chat back plz
Hendry changed the game whilst being the best to ever play the game...
Stephen hendry absolute class... Best winner ever ... wanted too that much....great bottle, nerves of steel....when you want it that much, you still play well under pressure... love watching a young hendry, how quick n fluent he his... brilliant...
Was it really yips or improved standards
@@Wayne-qz5no Improving standards? Hendry was in the top 16 for 23 years. He raised the standards and with consistency never seen before.
@@johnmc3862 In a piss poor era and was done by 30
The best snooker player ever💪🏻👍🏻
After Ronnie ofc)))
Achieved it all in roughly a decade. The class of 92 are now into their 27th year. And nobody hit the centre of the pocket like hendry. His accuracy was astonishing.
A true pioneer. The inventor of the game we see today. Fearless, nerves of steel and unbelievable attacking instincts. Greatest of all time. The end !!
Yes without a doubt !
After Davis bored us to death for 10 years,Hendry dominated for the next 10 years playing snooker we had never seen before.GOAT
But ,Steve Davis was a great player he also changed the game when he came along , you can't say otherwise .
@@linsayspence7070 I never said Davis was not great,without Higgins and White in the 80s snooker would have died in the hands of Steve Boring Davis
Theye were all great players , interestingly enough Paul!👍
I didn’t realise Hendry was that quick around the table when was younger. He motored around like O’Sullivan did in his youth.
Simply the best for me ...played Griffiths 17 times..won all 17 !!!
He played griffiths once. It just felt like 17 times.
Nobody beats the Grif 18 times!
The G.O.A.T. This man changed snooker he was fearless. Shame he lost his original cue.
I don’t think it was the cue. After you have won everything and beaten everyone, I think you lose the desire to keep going and keep practicing
From 87-96 Hendry won 17 Majors and 66 professional 1 man tournaments and from January 97 -2005 Hendry won 9 tournaments and it is NOT a Coincidence that when the class of 92 were getting older than Hendry lost more semi finals in 4 years than in the first 10 years of his career and he also lost more Finals from January 97 to 2005 which was the year of his last tournament victory of his career.When asked by Steve Davis why did he think he lost his very high standard of play in the late 80s to 1996 he didn't mention his cue more than once because we all know the saying"A Bad Toolsman blames his tools". Hendry said that the pressure of the class of 92s improvements were much bigger than His Own and by the start of 97 they were in control and if you look at it Hendry did well for the first 4/5 years but after that he couldn't really compete with them anymore hence since January 97.....Hendry won 9 tournaments,Williams has won 35, Higgins has won 52 and O'Sullivan 76 although you can take maybe 4 each from the class of 92 because they did win tournaments even in there first 4 years.Hendry is and will always be a Snooker legend and imho he's going to be the conversation of top 5 players of all time with O'Sullivan number 1 for the next 10-20 years without much doubt now as thiñgs stand.
@@MrGloryglorymanutd18 Hendry had nothing to prove. His dominance will never be seen again. Also If the class of 92 were raising standards why did it take them 7 years to raise them. Ronnie is only 7 years younger but couldnt touch Hendry in the WC at his peak. Hendry was frozen out for 2 years he still has the fortitude to come back and win another 2 WC's. To put it into perspective Ronnie has as of 2023 only won 2 WC titles back to back. Also after a career of 31 years Ronnie only has 3 more ranking titles than Hendry and that's with plenty more available than in Hendrys era. Hendry would have won plenty more if available. 23 years in the top 16 and 9 seasons at no.1, 29 matches unbeaten at the crucible. As Steve Davis said, 'Ronnie Greatest player, Hendry Greatest winner'.
I mean, we are talking about a man that won the world championships with a fractured elbow ffs. He is the best there has ever been without a shadow of a doubt.
Aye, top 3's a bit obv', but Hendry, Davis & Ronnie FTW, though this geezer just seemed to pot such awkward shots, was a high break maker + Top Notch Safety game aswell.
Ronnie
Higgins
Hendry
Until Robertson, Selby and trump are done. All would beat Hendry when both in prime
@@Andy-Bodhi lol righto mate
Stephen Hendry, in his peak years was the most brutal player of all time. His focus was way above the others. He stayed in the zone 100% of the time. He had this ice cold stare, like an assassin. He couldn't wait to destroy his opponents. Hendry dominated snooker for a decade like no other player has ever done.
Indeed, the ice man.
The most ruthless player ever to play the game . He would beat his own mother 10-0 and wouldn't even say sorry . The best end of .
I heard his mother is even more ruthless. She used to beat a young stephen 10 nil and make him tidy his room as a punishment.
As a kid born in 92 I only really saw Hendry towards the end of his reign and for some reason was drawn to him unaware of his record, even more than O’ Sullivan who I lived near and was a fellow Essex boy (went to school with his cousin). Formula 1 is my favourite sport but snooker has always been right up there and I liken Ronnie to Ayrton Senna - probably the most naturally gifted individual ever to partake in the sport but flawed in mentality and would make mistakes in the pursuit for greatness. Hendry is Michael Schumacher. Absolutely ruthless, would do anything to win and had a craft of the game that was just unbeatable when he was on his day.
The comeback from 8-14 was bloody unreal.
To do in any match would be impressive but to do it in the world championship final was so impressive and showed what the meaning of the will to win and refuse to be beaten was absolutely amazing but to do it in the Final of the world championships is one thing, but to do it to a player like Jimmy White was just truly exceptional. He definitely had ice running through his veins back then and a will to win that was unrivaled. That brown he played dead weight to land on the yellow was exactly what John Virgo described it as "THE bravest shot he'd ever seen" because if he missed that Jimmy would of potted the yellow and would of went 15-8 up and only needing 2 frames to win but he showed nerves of steel and that ultimately became the turning point in the match. Truly exceptional and to see how young he looked compared to all the rest of the pro's was incredible to actually see because I was born in 1980 and I couldn't remember that, but on your debut match when you've just turned pro at 16 and to turn round and say that he'd be champion within the next 5 years was astonishing and he did it and won the world title on the 5th year of turning pro was ludicrous, amazing, brilliant and all the other words you can think of, and he's still the youngest world champion ever today ,and considering he didn't lift a cue until the age of 13 is remarkable. Ronnie had been playing since he was 4 and interviewed at 12 because he was making centuries at 12 just shows Stephen Hendry's achievements were all the more impressive than I thought!!! And he absolutely dominated the 90's and Ronnie, John Higgins and Mark Williams (the class of 92) didn't win their first world titles until the mid 2000s. If they had of won within 5 years like Hendry did, it would of been 1998 but they couldn't beat Hendry in his prime, and I love all 3 of them players but to be considered the greatest of all time you have to beat and take the reigning GOAT'S title. It's not like Ali or Tyson because they never fought, so it's subjective. Whereas Hendry played all the class of 92 and was none of them took his crown until Hendry got older and was on the decline, and none of the 92 class including Ronnie couldn't dethrone Hendry in their first 10 years never mind 5 years the way Hendry did. I admire Ronnie so much because he is a genius but he consistently says that he would of much preferred to dominate the sport winning almost everything in 10 years than win his 7 titles over 25 years and that's why he says all the time that Hendry was a different animal altogether and was an absolute winning machine and that's why Hendry is the GOAT. Now Ronnie has way more fans than Hendry ever had because he's English and from London and Jimmy White was the same but Ronnie's fans say he's the GOAT but can you argue with Ronnie when he himself says Hendry's the GOAT, I think you have to listen to Ronnie because Ronnie didn't dethrone Hendry while they were playing at the same time and that's why it's not subjective like Ali vs Tyson because that never happened but Hendry played Ronnie and still kept dominating the 90's and early 2000s. Hendry maybe didn't have the flair like Ronnie or Jimmy but he had something better and that was domination of a sport for more than a decade!!!
And the 147 in the Final frame against Ronnie was something special too,to make a 147 maximum is hard enough but to do it to Ronnie that had won the last 5 frames I think to tie the game and then Hendry after sitting in his seat with hardly a pot for nearly an hour and then come out in the Final frame and make a 147 maximum to win the tournament is beyond incredible
How about chess 1991 Masters final against Hallett?
“The Golden Bairn” An absolute beast of a player,a winning machine.Probably the greatest player,either him.or O’Sullivan.
The “ wonder bairn “ John McCrirrick named him
STEVEN HENDRY GREATEST SNOOKER PLAYER EVER WOW 👏
After Ronnie ofc))
A Briliant walk down memory lane - feel blessed to have seen all these matches live with gratitude
Fascinating.. I’m just fascinated by this strange game from across the pond..
Read his autobiography...Genius and humble with it, an extraordinary man, an unbelievable snooker player 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👌🏾
Imagine a player with Hendry's mental strength and O'Sullivan's natural talent. Unbeatable.
So scary to even think it!
People always say O'Sullivan and other natural talents have a mental strength problem though, maybe their natural talent and flair is because they don't have a super competitive edge about them?, which allows to express this flair and fluidity? they ain't stifled by being nervous and anxious about winning or losing. O'Sullivan doesn't have a mental problem either anyway, you don't win 6 world titles, 7 uks and god knows how many master titles if you have no mental strength. All the bravado and stupidity is mind games I thought people would have sussed him by now. The "no cue action" b0llocks during the world championships is proof of this.
@@therebel4332 i think we saw that player in the 2020 world championship
Hendry the greatest of all time
Joe Davis. 15 time world championship winner. King of the Crucible
@@bedassmaster6559 Different type of tournament. Joe wasn't as good as either Steve
Simon Clarke liar!!!!!!
@@bedassmaster6559 in those days world champion only had to play final. The other knockouts won the right to play champion of previous year for trophy
Simon Clarke He beat Hendry and Ronnie lots of times
“Hendry was such a predator- any sign of weakness he just got stronger” jimmy white
Awe, such nostalgic viewing regarding Hendry. Docu' well done/Respected.👍
Thank you!
@@SnookerHeroes = No drama/Well earned 👍's
Stephen Hendry keep up the good work it's a pleasure to watch you play May the Lord's blessings be with you and your family keep up the good work practice makes for perfection I know I play pool as well practice makes for perfection I believe in it keep up the good work the Lord's blessings be with you and the family
Cracking documentary.
Thank you.
Best there has ever been, we’ll never see another player like him 👏
Ronnie says hello
Odd
@@guitarreilly No one dominated at the crucible like him. 29 matches unbeaten, 5 years in a row and the highest win rate.
Excellent documentary, really enjoyed it
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
The most ruthless attacking player who just wanted to beat every person he faced. And was very enjoyable to watch.
His mental approach was light yrs ahead of Sullivan's and that's what makes him "the greatest ever".
I feel similarly.Both Davis and Hendry are/were stronger mentally,although i personally feel that Ronnie possesses more natural ability than both of them.They have all been amazing though,and i've loved the sport since i was a child.
Hendry is only 2nd to Ronnie for natural ability 'everyone knows that'but Hendry is a greater all round player'and l am a Ronnie fan'watched both of their careers from the late 80s.😎😎
@@normanmccallum4352 you had Hendry and Sullivan, I have Trump... Might not be as good as both of them, but surely is close to them
Yep these two combined would be perfection, hendry with mental strength and such calmness under pressure and Ronnie with natural ability
@@normanmccallum4352 Ronnie greatest player, Hendry greatest winner.
I miss him and years ago watching him at his best. Looked forward to seeing him on TV and I think no one will equal or surpass his SEVEN world titles. (not in my lifetime anyways)...well done Mr Hendry!
I see this comment aged well m8!! 😂😂👍
😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Best of all times hendry .
am an auld man who once upon a time skipped work (more than once) to watch Stephen play.. gawd i miss his genius !!!
The very best. Truly THE KING OF THE CRUCIBLE
he is just simply the best :o The Legend The King Stephen Hendry .....
Outstanding! Hendry is the second greatest of all-time. Always a legend.
I hope he gets back to the crucible. To feel that atmosphere once again, he's a legend.
This is one of the greatest winners the game has seen Hendry was unflappable and just did not miss under pressure or otherwise 4 on the trot and 7 total amazing.
He's a legend in snooker player no one can compare to Hendry
The pockets were bigger & rounder in those days compared to todays “STAR” Tournament Tables, but hendry was still deadly on the baize with perfect positional play.....
Just wish he had the enviable record of never having lost a match at the Crucible in the 90’s, or at least never losing a World Final.
Hendry was coolness personified in his hey day.
The way he reacted to losing tells you why he became the greatest, winning was everything to him
@41:30 Good call from Hendry. Great sportsmanship 😃 Still the best player I’ve seen when it counted.
I shouldn't name any names but some men called champions that wouldn't have drawn ref attention to miscall.
7 world championships is amazing!
It's 8 more than me.
He was awesome. Hendry was un real
the man who made me love snooker.. the fellow scot.. i hope he gets his game going with the come back.. ive love a 8th
1. OMG @57:03 What a shot....absolutely incredible...difficulty level 10 out of 10!
2. Great job putting this together "Snooker Heroes" thank you so much for your hard work!.
3. Most people these days don't give Hendry the credit he is due, they don't understand that he's actually the greatest snooker player ever....look at his achievements on paper and the truth is undeniable.
And I thank you so much for this comment :)
Great watching!! 👊👊👊
The Great WT,Willie Thorne was a Gentleman,Great Commentator and a Good Snooker player.RIP - TGWT
One word, sportsmanship, underlined from Stephen Hendry and befitting of champions humble and gentlemanly in winning and losing, like my childhood idol Jimmy White, never begrudging fair dinkum and sincere ability even in conceding defeat.
It takes many attributes to make a legend and as this is Stephen Hendry's homage, he has those in generous abundance.
The greatest player I'm ever seen overall.
That's probably Higgins
True snooker great imo the best changed the way snooker was played
Hendry was no.1 for 8 years, only triple crown winner back to back, 8 centuries in a single tournament, 5 WC’s in a row, 5 masters in a row etc, etc!
think there's only so long you can be that dedicated at something - the reason ronnie's still around is cause he's been so chilled
No its because Ronnie always had more natural talent but never had the mentality. He could win a worldtitle at 60. Hendry is the GOAT until Ronnie wins eight.
This is my comment above regarding O'Sullivan, the reason he's still competing and winning is because he doesn't care about winning and losing, his natural talent gets him there rather than having to grind away match after match ala Selby,, Selby had a 2 year slump in form because his competitive edge went away and his natural ability simply isn't good enough on its own, his game is based around being super tight and having a mental will of a granite, take that away and he starts losing 1st round matches a lot. As you say fully dedicated people fall away quicker once the mind has had enough of it, Hendry said after the 7th it was job done... and he barely won anything after 2001, he wasn't that old he was still in his early 30s. 2002 final he was only 32,, mentally burned himself out through the 90s.
Brilliantly put together
Thank you!
a great watch that thanks for the upload
loved snooker way back in the 80s a higgins fan, when the ginger robot appeared, and he was a robot with zero personality or humanity, with his brilliant, but calculating boring game, we knew alex could not beat him, or jimmy. but then this wee scottish lad appeared, he was fearless, all out attack on the table, he in his own way was a robot, but he was our robot, though he played like higgins in a way. to watch him destroy the davis era was a joy to behold, with attacking snooker.
i blame steve davis for Hendry not having even more world titles, if Steve had won 9, Hendry would of won 10.
he was that unreal and good, but once you are there, of course you lose your drive. who can blame him?!
Juventin
The only thing keeping Steve Davis from having 7 world championships is one bloody black ball.
Uncle Quack and underestimating Joe Johnson
Hendry should have won 9 but underestimated Ken Doherty and took the water in against Peter Ebdon!
Hendry didn't have the likes of Higgins, O'Sullivan and Williams around. Without them being around he probably could have won a dozen titles. With them around in the 90's he probably would have only won 2-3 titles.
Time and tide waits for no man. Hendry talked about retiring when he reached the age of 30!.....He moved the game on and Ronnie had to do what he does to move it on even further.....
Thanks for making this. Loved it :)
When they played, Hendry and Steve davis I hated them but now, I’m absolutely a fan of them both. They’re both very funny guys, especially Steve Davis.
The greatest player of all time has to be Hendry, he absolutely schooled Ronnie in those world semis.
Incredible job on this video - glued to it from start to finish!
A good watch thanks
Thanks for the, er, Polish subtitles as promised in the title of this video. Nice to know that not all RUclips posters make false claims in the titles.
This was amazing mate, one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. :)
Thank you :)
Thanks for making this I really enjoyed it.
I'm glad that you enjoyed it :)
Winning five world championships in row, amazing! I can't see something like that happening for a long time
Most natural ability Ronnie'greatest player Stephen Hendry.....😎
I saw him win a match at Preston from behind against god know years ago and I told my lad to go and get his autograph on his tickets. Stephen of course would always sign stuff and he won't remember but as he was signing he was shaking like a leaf, coming from behind and winning meant that much to him. I respect the old ginger nut now I am older for me he was great but Sir Stephen as he should become has always been the measure that all players would like to attain.
Superb video thank you very much
You're welcome :)
Snooker Heroes kindly upload the full match between hendry and peter ebdon in which hendry made 147
What a great Doco that was........Him and Osullivan are joint top IMHO.....Hendry had an inherent smoothness .......with Bjorn Borg style under pressure....what pressure?
what a great work in putting this together. enjoyed watching!
Thank you!
“Everybody thought i kissed him- i could’ve, but i didnt!” Len Ganley (best ref)
Best player ever 😀top man
Truly enjoyed this. Thank you very much for the upload. New subscriber.
Thank you!
Nie da się ukryć absolutny WIELKI MISTRZ PERFEKCI szczególnie świetlny w latach - 90''.A jak dla mnie na zawsze wieków wieki Alfa i Omega oraz fachman SNOOKERA.
Lots of people comparing hendry to o Sullivan. We all know o Sullivan is the most naturally gifted player ever. But hendry and Steve Davis In their prime could have beaten anyone. And I think o Sullivan doesn’t always have the winning mentality that the other two had.
Indeed especially over long matches.
@@johnmc3862 If that's the case how did he win 7 World titles then.
Cracking watch cheers
After his second finals win over Jimmy White, Hendry basically owned him.
Ubóstwiam taki styl gry.Prawdziwy ROLLS - ROYCE wśród snookerzystów.Ze wszystkimi najdrobniejszymi detalami,wykonaniem jak również wykończeniem ,,żyjące chodzące na najwyższych obrotach Złotko".
Beautiful documentary
Thank you. 🙂
At 25:14 "Oh and he's missed it!" This sums up the whirlwind's career.
Best BOTTLE EVER ......THATS HENDRY
Those were the days....
Great Player
Another Word to describe Stephen Hendry is (it's probably already been said millions of times) The King Of Snooker since he's retired from the game you'd get the impression he's not the nicest guy personality wise but he's certainly The Greatest Snooker Player ever born
He’s a arrogant prick and has no time for anyone, met the guy a couple of times and both times he’s rude to people and stuck up his own arse
You know him personally????
A true champion
Who's here after Ronnie won his seventh world title!
In his prime he was absolutely ruthless... No matter what other players would do he would still beat them... No lead no tactics was good to beat him. He was absolutely clinical...
The GOAT! 7 titles in a 13 year span!
7 titles in 9 years
A very good program that was
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If "There Can Be Only One". It's Stephen Hendry.
You can see the hate and pain in jimmys eyes and expression when they talk about the final frame decider
I think Peter Ebdon summed it up A Killing Machine - despite snooker changing a good bit since Hendry retired in 2012 - i think there are more ranking tournaments smaller tournaments etc hence why a couple of good players probably managed to make a century of centuries.. but even if that hadn't happened O'sullivan was probably going to take most of his records eventually so long as he kept playing. But it is still amazing that hendry's record of 16 centuries at the Crucible still stands some 18 years on ( Dings record which includes qualifiers can be disregarded from the start of tournament proper he only had 15 even after making the final) and that 7 centuries in a 10 frame match still hasn't been beaten yeah Ding Dong/Dudd Trump again got seven but that was in the longer frame matches at the crucible
Autor napisów to bohater na którego nie zasługujemy :)
To znaczy bohater pozytywny czy bohater negatywny? Autor napisów i autor filmu to jedna osoba.
Jednymi słowy charyzmatyczna postać - Człowieka Legendy, która na wieki podbije serca, oraz wyryje się w podświadomości i głowach wszystkich ludzi, których łączy wspólna pasja lub hobby do Zielonego Stołu.
Well he's got some motivation now , time to get back in practice for number 8!
Sadly Hendry will never win an 8th World he misses to😅many pots
The GOAT
Reardon, Davis, Alex Higgins, Hendry, Higgins, Williams, O'Sullivan, they are all great players. It's the commentators who manipulate the audience by mentioning words like "I've never seen anything like this." "That's the greatest match I've ever seen." "He's the greatest player of all time." The commentators do this to energize the viewers into believing that the viewers are watching a part of history in the making. Nobody wants to watch the Second Greatest or Third Greatest match or just a good match. Viewers want to watch the Greatest Match with the Greatest Player. It's a marketing gimmick. Just watch the older matches and listen to the commentary. The Superlatives and the "expert analysis" are the same language. It's a marketing tool to keep the audience tuned in.
I agree with you
i thought this last week, jude trump won the world championship and in the last frame he played 2 normal shots and the commentators said no other players can do that, but every player can do it, lol
that's the greatest comment I've ever seen on the internet
If Ronnia had sh mind power and determination he could have won 10 world titles in a row with his talent but Hendry was just a different mind set that’s what makes him the greatest ever