Eric Bristow Quotes & Sayings

“I have two bowls of confidence for breakfast each morning.”

“I like a drink, mate. I'll have maybe 10 or 12 pints on a good night out.”

“All this cuddling and kissing on stage these days, well it's all right in football when someone scores a goal, but not when you're playing darts.”

“My dad was an Arsenal supporter and he used to take me there, but I've always been Chelsea.”

“I love cheese and biscuits, the stronger the better.”

“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.”

“I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well.”

“In 1987 I got dartitis, a psychological condition which means you can't let your darts go properly. For a time, I wondered what the hell I was going to do if I didn't recover. But I remained positive and, thankfully, got over it. It occurred during the Swedish Open when I found I couldn't let the darts go.”

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

“It's all right buying all these good players but they've got to gel, and that takes time.”