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I think back to 2016 when he lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championship to Ding Junhui, he (Williams) said to me afterwards, ‘that’s probably the last chance I’ll ever have of winning the World Championship’.<\/p>\n
He confounded everybody two years later by winning the World Championship and he’s just carried on since then to be among the world’s top players.<\/p>\n
He is one of the all-time greats, and the most remarkable thing is his longevity.<\/p>\n
He’s quite genuine about this, he does have problems with his eyesight, in terms of his long potting.<\/p>\n
I spoke to him in Llandudno back in February and that was causing him a real problem.<\/p>\n
But he’s just got this natural ability. One of his great strengths is his temperament. He’s just unflappable, nothing seems to faze him.<\/p>\n
He cares about winning, but he’ll give the impression that he doesn’t get too upset about losing.<\/p>\n
I think the fact that he doesn’t get too down on himself when he loses or doesn’t play well, it’s done him the world of good.<\/p>\n
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say he is one of the all-time greats of Welsh sport when you consider what he’s achieved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n