Pre-Crucible Quotes Round-up

Just days to go to the start of the 2010 World Championship and a number of the players are now expressing their hopes and aspirations ahead of the tournament. Please click below for the best of the interviews I have spotted so far…

• John Higgins looks forward to nerve-wracking match (BBC)

• Marco Fu heads to Sheffield with new belief (WSA)

• Mark King looks to give good account of himself (BBC) & (WSA)

• Mark Allen hopes to learn from his experiences as he returns to the Crucible (The Sheffield Star)

• Steve Davis hoping to recapture killer instinct (The Guardian)

• Uncomfortable O’Sullivan not expecting too much (SkySports)

• Mark Selby hopes it will be his year (Mark Selby’s blog)

• Ken Doherty glad to be back at the Crucible (SkySports)

• Joe Perry hopes to have turned a corner ahead of Holt clash (WSA)

• Peter Ebdon peaking at the right time (WSA)

• Clear minded Ding focusing on the balls (Sporting Life)

• Maguire hoping to get into his stride against ‘slow and negative’ Lee (Daily Record)

• Stephen Hendry looks to get his overalls on (The Times)