Snooker ace Steve Davis says he "definitely" believes in alien life and may even have met one.
The cue legend says thinks there may even be a planet out there populated with snooker playing extraterrestrials.
At the height of his success, the six-time world champ admits he once considered there be a life form out there good enough to beat him.
In an exclusive interview with the Mirror, he said: “I was world champion of effectively the ‘known world’.
“Everybody who had the chance to play snooker, I beat.
“But I still went, ‘Can you imagine if there is a planet in the universe where everybody is brilliant at snooker and it’s no big deal at all?”
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Steve's obsession with extraterrestrial life is undoubtedly triggered by his love of sci-fi books.
Steve, who dominated the game in the 1980s, is an avid reader of the sci-fi series The Many-Coloured Land.
The books feature an other-world athlete called Felice Landry who goes into exile when she is accused of hurting her sport opponents.
Dad-of-two Steve, who lives in South East London not far from his Plumstead birthplace, said: “I really did get into the Many-Coloured Land series.
“It’s the only book I’ve ever had dreams and nightmares about.”
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He explained he was intrigued by “the idea, the concept of it”.
When asked if he was obsessed with science fiction and other life forms , Steve – whose opponents included hell-raiser Alex Higgins and Ray “Dracula” Reardon – said: “I’ve met a few people who may have been aliens.
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“I definitely think they’re out there.”
Since giving up professional snooker, Steve has become a DJ in prog-rock electronic group The Utopia Strong and has DJ’ed at Glastonbury.
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