Professional Darts Quotes

I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by then, I was already playing darts tournaments every weekend, regularly winning the £50 first prize. By the time I was 16 and winning two or three contests a weekend, I ditched the agency job and concentrated on darts.

When I started playing darts and watching more darts on TV I would say someone like Trina Gulliver definitely inspired me to carry on and keep playing.

When Phil Taylor is in the field - no matter whether it's tiddlywinks or the world championship at Alexandra Palace - he is the man to beat.

You don't hit an 11-darter unless you're feeling good.

That's the biggest one the Worlds, second is the World Matchplay and then you'd have to say the Premier League I think.

The worst I encountered was Peter Manley talking behind me as I threw during our world championship quarter-final back in 2006.

It's a dream of any player to win the bdo. I came really close to it and I'm very proud of my work, for being one of the 3 bests in the world, for the people who are working with me and that are helping me and supporting me. I hope someday I can win it.

Hopefully I've given something back to darts, which has been brilliant to me. Hopefully I made it a bit popular when I first started; I was part of the breakaway, and I also created a monster, so I think I've done a little bit.

I was born at the right time. I was a freak - the only young player when darts took off in the 1970s.

It is a disgrace. I think darts should be at the Olympics. Obviously you'd have to cut out the drinking side of the game. But apart from that there's no reason why it shouldn't be there.

Steve Beaton, he's not Adonis, he's THE donis.

Darts should definitely be in the Olympic Games. Can you tell me any difference between archery and darts or shooting and darts? It's a very similar concept and both of those are in the Olympic Games. And don't forget that darts is also a hugely popular sport.

If you can beat Phil Taylor in the longer format you can beat anyone.

Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in a darts orbit!

Ever since I've been 16, 15, that's all I've been doing: playing darts.