However, a surprise return to action in 2020 means the seven-time world champion is still challenging himself. Dave Hendon looks athe remarkable life of the legend. Stream top snooker action live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at Eurosport.com.
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There was a time when the prospect of speaking to Stephen Hendry after a defeat would reduce even hardened journalists to gibbering wrecks.
Hendry hated losing with an all-consuming passion that is only found in the great winners. He would frequently give monosyllabic answers and scornful looks to the assembled media. Even for a sport associated with long spells of silence, his refusal to speak could make time stand still.
