He only turned professional at age 35. In his 20's he probably would have won many other world titles than the 6 he won in the 70's.
One of my earliest memories was the 1982 final where Alex Higgins beat him in the final. RIP Dracula
All this because of a break up of a romantic relationship? Some people are just evil I guess.
Edit maybe I shouldn't comment until full details are known.
Considering we invented the game and now have the best and most exciting league in the world, 1966 being the only success in our history is underwhelming when you look at Germany and Italy with 4 World Cups and I can't be bothered to look at their Euro wins as well. France has in recent times...
Once upon a time 20M was a big transfer fee for a Brighton player, and a fringe player maybe if he came back. A sale seems to be the best option for all concerned.
So Lewis Hamilton is supposed to be the greatest driver of all time on statistics but is being outdriven by his inexperienced team mate this season?
It's all to do with the car really and probably Schumacher and Senna were better in their prime.
Also unlucky, he was in almost shouting range of people on the other side of the fence and less than 100 metres from the sea to cool off.
But nobody will know his condition at the time.