Booze and sport often don't go hand-in-hand - especially if the one sinking the pints is the sportsman in question. However, that hasn't stopped some from drinking on the job - and, in rarer cases, even stamping their authority on the competition in the process. Werbeniuk would often drink half-a-dozen pints before a game at the Crucible, before limiting himself to just one pint every frame as the game got underway. Bobby George, who was Wilson's main rival of the time and close friend, revealed Wilson used to drink pints of vodka - disguised with a dash of coke - to steady his nerves. Before a game, I smoked a cigarette to calm my nerves and sunk a nice vodka to tone my muscles!"

Source: The Star April 17, 2023 14:43 UTC