Top 109 Quotes & Sayings by Phil Taylor

I would have been a fantastic captain in a football team or a manager because I would have motivated people.

There are certain things I wish I could turn back the clock for.

Sometimes getting beaten isn't such a bad thing. It gives me a chance to look at myself in a new way.

I used to go into the practice room when I played county. Sometimes I wasn't playing until five or six o'clock in the afternoon, and I was there at 9 A.M. The cleaners were hoovering around me.

It's a sign you were playing well when you can't remember it.

Money brings jealousy and bitterness.

I'm just a working class man who's done well for himself.

You can't teach people to win, it's in you, you've either got it or you haven't.

When I first started doing exhibitions, you'd have 20 people down the pub, if you were lucky.

When we were travelling in different countries I felt like I was jetlagged eight months of the year.

I'll never be able to stop working or playing darts.

I would never dream of telling them how to play but it would be amazing if England won the World Cup.

I have always been 100% regimental and I haven't done what I should do and sometimes you can be a casualty of your own success.

Dad didn't earn a big wage but even if he was really ill he'd go to work.

If you told me I was at number 34 Blake Street, I'd immediately think 'double 17.' If I was at number 37, I'd think 'five, double 16.'

I think we've got every chance of being an Olympic sport and, if they did put us in, I know they'd sell a lot of tickets and the atmosphere would be fantastic. I would love to see it, I really would. If you want to sell tickets and get thousands of people there, then do it.

I used to body build six or seven days a week. I was really, really fit. I wasn't naturally talented but I was fanatical at it. That's the problem with me, I've got a one-track mind.

Do I miss the darts? No, not at all. It has been great not to get up in the morning and have to be dedicated anymore. That is the best part.

I want to win, I've still got the fire in the belly to win, it's just the old utensils are not working as good as they used to.

I don't get an eighth of the attention of David Beckham, but it's still pretty heavy.

It's hard to keep a marriage when you're on the road all the time.

The world is a dangerous place and I've had a nice fanbase without any of the hassle.

There have been too many miles on the road. I have been doing six or seven exhibitions a week, two or three a night sometimes.

Sometimes I'm playing darts in my sleep and I wake myself up. I hate it.

People will know if you are telling the truth or lying. If you are doing commentary, why not tell the truth?

People think that being rich is all about having money. But the times I've had the most money is when I've been unhappiest.

So much of sport is that mental attitude.

You can't know the dedication it takes to win 16 world titles until you do it yourself. I didn't know what John Lowe had to do before me. I respected him because that's how I was brought up - but I respect him more now that I've done it myself.

People are determined to play well against me because they don't want to look silly and lose 6-0. But then, when I'm playing my best, it's weird. Their heads drop and it's like they're suddenly frightened.

Everything goes with age. Your eyesight, your energy levels.

Every time I watch myself on TV I have to go on a diet.

There are a few things I lost which I shouldn't have lost. I know what I did wrong. I was lazy.

I can see when people's minds are wrong. You can see when a footballer's going to miss a penalty.

It can be a quick career if you don't perform properly. If some of these pros don't do something to reinvent themselves, they're going to go down the rankings as quick as anything.

Confidence beats a lot of people.

It's been marvellous. I've had a fantastic career.

My attitude it that you don't give in.

I eat, breathe and sleep darts.

I've got a small gym in my house so I can work my arms and shoulders.

I used to have to go to the board and hit three 180s before I'd allow myself to go to bed. Sometimes, I'd do it in five minutes but, on a bad night, it could take an hour.

Mum was nuts - you'd get a bucket of water over you if you refused to get out of bed.

I do get addicted to stuff. I tried playing golf and I was soon going twice a day.

I worked as an engineer before going into ceramics, making insulators. It was my job, so I got it done. But I also had a lot of pride in myself.

My mum and dad always brought me up like that. You go to work, you do your best.

My dad was only 57 when he died. That's one of the things that makes me worried. You never know what's around the corner. I don't want to go at 57 and not having done anything but played darts.

You know what, December's a funny time of the year, because the weather changes, the central heating comes on; sometimes you can get colds and coughs and flu.

During the 1990s I was dominating everything. People were saying they were beaten before we got on to the stage.

I love winning. It is a fantastic feeling.

I've got a friend who has a juice business and he brings boxes round and fills up my fridge with fruit and vegetable juices.

I'm a little like Roy Keane. Mentally I'm very strong. I'm very hungry. I'm very dedicated. You can't throw me off my stride. That's how I break people. I just don't care what they do. They can throw 180, 180 and 180 again and I'm like, 'so what?' They've got to keep it up to beat me.

These youngsters coming into the sport are bright lads. They see how much money there is now and they realise you've got to be fitter and stronger than the others.

I'd ban drinking from darts.

Max Hopp has a good style, lovely throw.

I watched my children grow up, then they left home and had their own children. You miss them.

If I want to keep playing, I've got to take care of myself.

With darts it's just one against one, it's blow for blow. The only thing I could compare it to is boxing. It's dead exciting. You're reacting to each other, the adrenaline's pumping. You don't feel calm at all. But it's all about being able to win when you're pumped up. People say you don't play the player; I play the player every time.

The baggage of celebrity can be very heavy.

My mum and dad worked in the pottery industry.

The games you lose are the games you can remember.

You get about 20 people in the audience calling you a cheat. It hurts your feelings.