Steve Davis - Photo J a 1 CCA
We couldn’t possibly comment - but then we don’t need to. We have these reports of last night’s 10-9 victory over Mark King to help us understand just how Steve Davis triumphed:
BBC Sport: Steve Davis rolled back the years to beat Mark King 10-9 in a first round match lasting more than seven-and-a-half hours at the World Championship.
Sky Sports: Steve Davis rolled back the years to beat Mark King 10-9 in a late thriller in the Betfred.com World Championship at the Crucible.
Daily Star: STEVE DAVIS rolled back the years to make it a glorious return to the Crucible last night.
It turns out, however, that this business of year-rolling-back has been going on for some time. In fact, disconcertingly, the whole concepts of space and time come into sharp focus when you realise that Davis is rolling back the years to a time when he was already rolling back the years.
Daily Mail - Feb 2007: Steve Davis rolled back the years to knock world champion Graeme Dott out of the Welsh Open in Newport tonight - then went in search of a hotel room.
Mirror - February 1997: But he kept Wembley’s biggest snooker audience enthralled as he rolled back the years…
Of course, all of this is a credit to Davis for displaying a remarkable longevity and wonderful standard of snooker. He stands alone from his era in still being able to compete with the best of today’s game. But perhaps, then, the least his achievements deserve are some less cliche-driven reports.
[...] That particular phrase is rolling back the years, too. [...]