Some real class quotes from Mr Darts himself...
'He's got more composure than Mozart! '
"Jockey Wilson . . . What an athlete."
"Even Hypotenuse would have trouble working out these angles"
"Steve Beaton - The Adonis of darts, what poise, what elegance
- a true roman gladiator with plenty of hair wax."
"Bristow reasons . . . Bristow quickens ... Aaah, Bristow."
"That was like throwing three pickled onions into a thimble!"
"He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed"
"Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a water buffalo
with pea-shooter"
"The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in, with a
portion of chips...you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them"
"Big Cliff Lazarenko's idea of exercise is sitting in a room
with the windows open taking the lid off something cool and
fizzy."
"It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline"
"Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you
stick your neck out"
"His eyes are bulging like the belly of a hungry chaffinch"
"That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus."
"It's the nearest thing to public execution this side of Saudi
Arabia."
"His physiognomy is that of a weeping Madonna."
"He's as cool as a prized marrow!"
"Under that heart of stone beat muscles of pure flint."
"He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave."
"The pendulum swinging back and forth like a metronome"
"His face is sagging with tension."
"The fans now, with their eyes pierced on the dart board."
"He's been burning the midnight oil at both ends."
"That's like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank"
"As they say at the DHSS, we're getting the full benefit
here."
"He is as slick as minestrone soup"
"There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed
the Christians to the Lions."
"The players are under so much duress, it's like duressic park
out there!"
"This lad has more checkouts than Tescos."
"John Lowe is striding out like Alexander the Great conquering
the Persians"
"When I see Steve Davis I see two letters... C S... Cue
Sorcerer"
"By the time of the final on Sunday he should be fit to
burst!"
"There's only one word for that - magic darts!"
"Keith Deller's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy!"
"I don't know what he's had for breakfast but Taylor knocked
the Snap, Crackle and Pop outta Bristow"
"If you're round your auntie's tonight, tell her to stop
making the cookie's and come thru to the living room and watch
these two amazing athletes beat the proverbial house out of
each other"
"When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears
because there were no more worlds to conquer... Bristow's only
27."
"Eat your heart out Harold Pinter, we've got drama with a
capital D in Essex."
"If we'd had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans,
they'd have gone home."
"He's playing out of his pie crust."
"They won't just have to play outta their skin to beat Phil
Taylor. They'll have to play outta their essence!"
"Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers
in overall body strength."
Cliff Lazarenko's idea of exercise is a firm press on a soda siphon.
Bristow reasons; Bristow quickens; aaaaah Bristow!
We couldn't have more excitement if Elvis walked in and asked for a chip sandwich.
William Tell could take an apple off your head, Taylor could take out a processed pea.
"There's no one quicker than these two tungsten tossers...
"Look at him as he takes his stance, like he has been
sculptured, whereas Bobby George, with his bad back, looks
like the Hunchback of Notre Dame."
"He's playing like Robin Hood in the Nottingham super league"
"Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in
a darts orbit!"
"The atmosphere is a cross between the Munich Beer Festival
and the Coliseum when the Christians were on the menu."
"Jockey Wilson, he comes from the valleys and he's chuffing
like a choo-choo train!"
"He's like D'Artagnan at the scissor factory."
"Steve Beaton, he's not Adonis, he's THE donis"
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