Ronnie O’Sullivan has said his aim is to try and find a “turbo button” to perform at a consistently high level.
The world No. 1 has had one of his best seasons in years, with victories at the UK Championship, World Grand Prix, Shanghai Masters, The Masters and World Masters of Snooker.
The desire to succeed is still huge and although he has dismissed the idea of seeking perfection, he wants to perform consistently well.
“That turbo button I want to just find from the start of the match, middle of the match, end of the match,” O’Sullivan said in an interview with Eurosport’s Rachel Casey. “You have one spell where you might not play well, but really I should be able to do that more often than I am. It’s nice to know that it’s in there, and obviously it’s coming out when I need it most.
“Maybe five, six, seven, ten years ago, I was doing that quite a lot during matches.
“I want to get back to that consistency level, and then I’ve got a great chance of winning any tournament I play.”
Steve Peters will be working with O’Sullivan when the World Championship gets underway on Eurosport and discovery+ at the weekend, and the fabled sports psychiatrist is being tasked with finding the key to unlocking consistency.
“I have felt better to be honest in my game,” O’Sullivan said. “I felt like mentally and physically, I’m great, I’ve kept fit, I’ve looked after myself; I’ve paced myself.
“I’d just like to have a bit more consistency. Everyone’s talking about these bursts, but I want them. I just want to produce that for longer periods in the match.
“Otherwise I’m just making hard work of games.”
The 48-year-old is not striving for perfection, with consistency his target.
“ I don’t want perfection,” O’Sullivan said. ”I just want to play alright.
“Not perfect, just to hit the ball solid and then it’s a nice game, it’s an enjoyable game.”
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