RONNIE O'SULLIVAN has revealed his three favourite sport stars away from snooker.
, 49, has played in just one tournament this year while he prioritises his “health and well-being”.
And spending time away from the table has seen him switch over to watch other sports.
In an interview with TNT Sports, O'Sullivan revealed which three athletes he rates the most.
He said: “ is an incredible phenomenon. I love watching him play, he makes darts really exciting.
“, every time he got into action I’d switch on to watch.
“And Jakob Ingebrigtsen, obviously being a keen runner, I appreciate what he does in his sport.”
Littler, 18, became the youngest ever darts world champion earlier this year and like O'Sullivan, is taking his sport by storm as a teenager.
Bolt, who has retired from sprinting in 2017, still has the snooker legend's heart after winning eight gold medals and running the 100m in a world record 9.58 seconds.
And in modern , O'Sullivan's favourite is Norwegian middle-distance runner Ingebrigtsen, who won 5000m gold at the Paris Games last summer.
Despite his passion for running, it is not O'Sullivan's preferred event as he revealed he follows motorsport, and boxing.
He singled out Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as the players he cheers on when he takes a seat in the Royal Box at .
Meanwhile, O'Sullivan is currently unsure whether he will play at the World Championship, which starts on April 19.
He last week: “I’ll make a decision when I feel like I’m ready to make a decision. That will be it.
“I know I have nothing to prove. But I was getting to the point where I was scared to even go near a table.
“Not even the match table, just a practice table. And that has been going on for a long time.
“I’ve got practice sessions booked up on the 14th, 15th and 16th.
“I’ll make a decision after those three good sparring sessions that I have arranged.
“Until then, I’ll be working as hard as I can to try and figure out the problem.
“It’s hard. It’s really hard. I never thought I’d be in this situation where I didn’t feel like I’d have the confidence to go and play to be honest with you.”;
