Eric Bristow Quotes

• 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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  Tags in Football

• I don’t read books.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Books - Reading

• I like a drink, mate. I’ll have maybe 10 or 12 pints on a good night out.

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  Tags in Like, Self, Drink

• I love cheese and biscuits, the stronger the better.

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  Topics in Love

  Tags in Cheese

• I play a lot of charity golf mainly. I’m a bandit 18 if I play two or three times a week.

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  Tags in Golf, Charity

• 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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  Tags in World, Cup, Australia

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

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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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  Tags in Picture, Home

• Nah, I don’t watch TV either, apart from a few sports programmes. I just don’t have the time.

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  Topics in Sports

  Tags in Programmes

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

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  Tags in Supporter, Chelsea

• Trouble is, I don’t get to play a lot at the moment because I’ve just signed a contract where I’ve got to do 200 shows a year in pubs, so the golf’s fallen away a bit.

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  Tags in Trouble, Moment

• You can’t drink too many otherwise you can’t see what you’re throwing at.

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  Tags in Drink, Throwing

• You eat when you’re hungry, and I’m not normally hungry in the mornings.

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  Tags in Hungry, Mornings

• It took me about 10 years to get rid of. I’m all right now, though, lovely, I’m throwing some nice darts at the moment, but every now and then I get a bit of a jump. I wish I could find a cure, I’d make a bloody fortune.

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Birth:	25th April, 1957
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Darts Player

About

Eric Bristow was born in Hackney Central, London, England. He is a former professional English darts player. He was ranked World No1 by the World Darts Federation a record six times from 1980–81,83–85, 90. He is a five time World Champion, a five time World Masters Champion, and a four time World Cup singles champion.

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