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    Ronnie Sullivan had 600 convicts smashing their cells doors with delight following one of his World Snooker triumphs. <\/p>\n

    The Rocket\u2019s father, Ronnie O'Sullivan Sr, was sentenced life imprisonment in 1992 for the murder of Bruce Bryan, a driver for notorious gangster and elder brother of the Kray twins, Charlie Kray. He stabbed dad-of-two Bryan to death in a nightclub and spent 18 years behind bars before his release in 2010. <\/p>\n

    As a result, Ronnie Sr had to follow his son\u2019s early Crucible successes from behind bars. With no access to a television, he arranged for a nearby prisoner, who did have one, to send him coded message during the 2004 final against Graeme Dott. Ronnie Sr managed to turn his fellow prisoners into Rocket fans too and there were extraordinary scenes as Ronnie Jr defeated Dotts 18-8 to win his second World title.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cThis guy had a television three doors away. I thought he might give it to me for the night, but he didn\u2019t,\u201d explained Ronnie Sr in the upcoming film, Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan: The Edge of Everything.<\/i><\/p>\n

    \u201cBut I said, \u2018Look, when my boy gets in the balls, just tap twice. If he\u2019s not in the balls, tap once, then I\u2019ll know what\u2019s happening\u2019. I had to go to Radio 5 Live. Every hour, on the hour, it comes through. I\u2019m pacing about the wing, thinking, \u2018f****** hell, he\u2019s going to get beat\u2019.<\/p>\n

    What's your favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan moment? Tell us in the comments section below<\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n

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    \u201cWhen he potted the last ball to win that World Championship, every wing was smashing the doors for him. At night, when it\u2019s all quiet, everyone\u2019s got their nut down, and all of a sudden the doors are coming off. 600 cons smashing the doors for my son, it just blew me away.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Ronnie Jr, 16 at the time of his dad's arrest, was severely impacted by Ronnie Sr's imprisonment. He was then forced to take over the family business when his mum Maria was jailed for one year for tax evasion in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

    "From 1995-to 2000, I won a few tournaments but I was never really consistent as much as I should have been. I wasted probably five years of my career, messing about really," O'Sullivan exclusively told the Daily Star in 2020.<\/p>\n

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    "When he went away it took me a year for me to get my head around accepting that he wasn\u2019t going to be around. I think I\u2019d have won the World Championships a lot earlier and won plenty more tournaments. Absolutely, 100% it would have been different. But it was what it was, it was unfortunate for me and him. Things could have been so much better."<\/p>\n

    Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan: The Edge of Everything<\/i> <\/b>will premiere exclusively in cinemas on 21st November, featuring live Q&A with Ronnie, Executive Producer David Beckham and Director Sam Blair. The title will then launch on<\/i> Prime Video<\/i> <\/b>in UK & Ireland on 23rd November, before opening in select cinemas nationwide on 24th November.<\/i><\/p>\n