Produced by David Beckham's Studio 99 and directed by Sam Blair, 'Ronnie: The Edge Of Everything' is a thrilling documentary with unprecedented access to Ronnie O'Sullivan, a true icon, as he grapples with his talent and his demons.
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:01 - The six time champion of the world, Ronnie O'Sullivan.
00:06 - That is perfect.
00:11 What a shot left handed ladies and gents.
00:13 - He can create the most unbelievable things, the magic.
00:17 - Everybody takes pleasure in seeing a genius flow.
00:21 - My dad said, "You're gonna be the best player
00:24 in the world."
00:25 - Are you really only 14?
00:27 - Yeah, I'm 14.
00:28 (laughing)
00:30 - I'm 46 now.
00:33 At some point I've got to like venture into this world.
00:36 I'm not ready to do that just yet.
00:39 Can I still win the tournament?
00:40 That'd be interesting.
00:41 My addictions are good in many ways
00:45 'cause it drives me on, but it just needs to be managed.
00:49 - There's just so much self criticism involved.
00:51 And that's so soul destroying.
00:54 - People could see that I was imploding.
00:58 I wasn't very good at having all this stuff
01:01 locked inside me.
01:02 I never want to go to them dark places,
01:05 but sometimes you have to.
01:07 Truth is, I might not ever make another final.
01:11 When that door opens, you can't run away from it.
01:14 I need to embrace it.
01:15 I want to win this tournament.
01:17 - That level of talent, it creates massive highs
01:23 and massive lows.
01:25 (dramatic music)
01:28 - Nervy, nervy, nervy, nervy.
01:31 I feel like I'm at stage five.
01:35 I don't even feel like I want to face it, Steve.
01:37 I'm scared.
01:38 Don't start, don't start.
01:41 - The edge of risk gets the edge of danger,
01:45 fear of doubt, of surety, of confidence.
01:47 - Yeah, there's no stopping it, basically.
01:53 (dramatic music)
01:55 (explosion)
01:58 (thunder)