Robertson started working with sports activities psychologist Helen Davis and credit her for “fully remodeling my life”, whereas former top-10 participant Joe Perry has been a significant a part of his teaching set-up.
“I’ve the staff round me and I can actually belief their voices,” added Robertson. “It is about establishing the day by day, weekly and month-to-month construction so whenever you set a plan and persist with it, you go into all of the tournaments ready.
“I do not suppose sufficient snooker gamers construction a staff round them like different sports activities do, however why not? You see [Novak] Djokovic win a [tennis] Grand Slam and he’s thanking a number of folks as a part of his staff and we tried to do the identical.
“I am positively taking part in higher than I ever have, this season has gone brilliantly and I am simply loved it.”
Throughout his profession, Robertson has gained 26 rating titles, together with the 2010 World Championship and the UK Championship in 2013, 2015 and 2020, and has additionally gained the non-ranking Masters occasion twice.
However one other motivation for him to return to the highest got here when his son Alexander was confronted with robust questions in school.
“It’s good that Alexander has skilled that with me,” added Robertson. “He has solely ever recognized, from being a toddler, of me successful, successful, successful on a regular basis.
“Then he went by means of that spell the place he’s in school and his buddies or academics are saying ‘what’s mistaken together with your dad’ and this kind of stuff.
“That basically hurts. They weren’t being nasty however he was upset with it in order that was a part of my motivation to get again.”
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