"When I made a 147 at the UK Championship everyone was
raving about my performance. Only Frank and I knew I could
play so much better" (Stephen Hendry)
"He tells me where I might be going wrong in my technique"
(Stephen Hendry)
"Frank Callan is one of a very select band of people who
have insight into the technical game at the highest level.
He is one of the few men I've ever talked to in depth
about technique, simply because there aren't many people
with whom I can have that kind of conversation" (Steve
Davis)
"He's practised with me for many hours, and I can't think
of anyone who loves the game more than he does. If any
deserving case asks me to recommend a coach to put them
right, I always give them Frank's phone number" (Steve
Davis)
"It sounds big-headed but Frank and I know so much more
about the game than anyone else" (Steve Davis)
"We talk on a level that very few people can do" (Steve
Davis)
"Without Callan I am nothing. He has given me back my
game" (Doug Mountjoy after winning the UK Open)
"I can never repay Frank for what he has done for me"
(Doug Mountjoy after beating Stephen Hendry)
"It is difficult on your own to find out what you have
been doing wrong so I went to Frank Callan. He hashelped
me so much, he must be sick of seeing me" (Doug Mountjoy)
"He should have the trophy; I owe it all to Frank" (Doug
Mountjoy)
"He
stands behind me and spots if anything is wrong with my
action. He irons out problems for me" (Terry Griffiths)
What Frank Says
"If
you are a serious snooker player a coach is essential.
But there is the rub because finding a decent coach is
one of the hardest jobs of all"
'The
problems start when the talent is no longer enough and
players do not know what now to do"
"A player like Jimmy White has method in his game even
if he hasn't been taught method" "To
play at the top of their game snooker players have to
constantly fine tune their technique"
"I
have always had the knack of spotting peoples faults and
correcting them."
"There
was nobody to question Joe Davis at the time. Lets face
it, his book was the snooker bible and no-one knew enough
to suggest otherwise"
"Coaching has to be flexible enough for an individuals
own needs"
"What
suits one player will not automatically suit another"
"You take out of the game only what you put in"
"There
are many instances when a player will miss a pot and not
know why"
"Luck
must always be taken into consideration"
What
They Say
"Frank
Callan. The Father of Modern Snooker Coaching" Pot Black
Magazine Summer 2000.
"What Do The Champions Do When They Are Feeling Snookered.
They call for Callan" Gordon Burns.
"The
game needs personalities and characters to survive as
a mass attraction. In my time we all tried to be showmen.
Playing to the audience was part and parcel of the game.
