Recalling his journey into the sport, Sathe told www.mid-day.com: “I play snooker for fun and it is my hobby. But yes, the sport has taught me a lot. I was a badminton player before I was bitten by the snooker bug. I have playing snooker regularly every evening since the late 1960s. It was in the early 1960s that my brother-in-law, PD Damle bought a cue when he returned to India from Glasgow. He taught me how to play the sport and I am still using the same cue. Back in those days, when my office was near Flora Fountain, I used to play at Bombay Gymkhana. Right next to my table, the legendary Wilson Jones used to do his coaching and on days when my shots were good, he would congratulate me. I can never forget that.”

In the 1970s, when he shifted his office from South Mumbai to Bandra, he became a member of the Khar Gymkhana and prefers to spend his evenings at the snooker table daily. Talking about his routine, Sathe explained: “I believe in having discipline in my life. Thanks to the routine I am able to stay fit and continue doing everything till date. I stopped my practice in 2002 I am a visiting professor at an architecture college. I am back home after my lectures by 11.30 am. I have lunch, take a nap to recoup. Once I wake up I check my emails and do other chores. By 5.30 pm I reach the billiards hall to play for an hour or two. By 8.30 or 9 pm I am home, have dinner, watch TV and off to bed,” he signed off.