American - Celebrity | April 25, 1957 - April 5, 2018
I have two bowls of confidence for breakfast each morning.
Eric Bristow
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I like a drink, mate. I'll have maybe 10 or 12 pints on a good night out.
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I was born at the right time. I was a freak - the only young player when darts took off in the 1970s.
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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.
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Ever since I've been 16, 15, that's all I've been doing: playing darts.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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My dad was an Arsenal supporter and he used to take me there, but I've always been Chelsea.
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It's all right buying all these good players but they've got to gel, and that takes time.
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I remember when we were in the World Cup in Australia and I had to win the singles against Tony Payne, best of seven legs, to win it. I was 2-0 down but ended up beating him 4-2.
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The Crafty Cockney had a picture of the owner dressed up as a copper, so I brought it home, wore it on TV and the name just stuck.
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