John Part

“Canadians don't win a lot of world championships, period!”

“Peter Wright - I think he loves playing the game. I think he is going to continue on for as long as he continues enjoying it, and I think he'll keep playing this game until he finally figures out what set of darts to use!”

“As long as you are able to compete, go for it - as long as you are credible competition.”

“I was in university for awhile. I had one or two sales jobs. One was in real estate.”

“I like some of the HBO type shows: 'Deadwood,' 'Sopranos,' that kind of thing.”

“I got into darts from watching on TV, and I used to joke with my friends, 'I could do that, I could be the best in the world.' I told them I'd be the world champion.”

“Players feel more confident against someone that they don't see as a threat.”

“I'm a Bolton Wanderers supporter now. I like a team that has to work to get its wins.”

“I'm partial to a nice Parmesan that has aged well.”

“I've proven that, once I'm in a tournament, I have a chance.”

“I could never see myself doing the 9-to-5 thing; it just seemed like slavery to me.”

“I try not to think about anything too much when I'm throwing. I'm trying to get the momentum more than anything... You can see when your opponent misses a shot and he reacts. You can feed off of that. You can feed off it if he has a good shot, too.”

“I liked the concept of throwing the darts through the air. I might have had a toy dartboard as a child but I don't think I ever threw the darts at the board! It wasn't until I was 20 or 21 that I really started to get to know the game.”

“It was mid to late '80s when I started paying attention to darts, learning what the game was, practising it even, and by '85 I had my own dart board. That was when I started figuring it out a bit.”

“It takes time for the darts playing populace of your country to improve. The best way for any player to get better is to come to England, because it's a higher standard.”

“I can't even begin to touch my eyeball.”

“My birth weight was 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and you know those numbers are good numbers.”

“I think the idea of turning professional is daunting for North Americans because of the costs involved. If you are 35 or 40, are you really going to put your life on hold for a year to give it a shot, especially if you don't know whether you will still have a job when you return? Maybe it is easier for a guy in his early 20s to go and do.”

“I'm out there to perform well and give people nightmares on the oche and enjoy it.”

“In my opinion, what North America needs is more live feeds of the big tournaments and the exposure of being on ESPN because people can't really get into following a sport unless they can watch it.”