A biography for John Parthasn’t been written yet.
“If I have a target in mind - say treble 14 - if I miss it I already like to know what I'm going to go for next, I don't want to have to think about it.”
“Yeah, I'm a big John Wayne fan, I love all his films. Clint Eastwood, Burt Lancaster, all those guys.”
“I don't give up.”
“I'm not playing darts because I want attention. I just like to play darts.”
“I like to play, I like to compete. I enjoy it.”
“Darts fans support the quality of the play above anything else, so that makes things a little fairer. You win them over. Don't forget, you have gambling, too, so you're always going to have some sort of support.”
“It's just a matter of having an optimistic philosophy about things. Forgive yourself for the bad shots and enjoy the good shots.”
“Being No. 2 defined my best period of dominance.”
“As long as I'm alive, and there's some kind of way to get in, I'll try for a World Championship.”
“I'm sort of a touch player a lot of the time, so when I get to a double I get the feel, a lot of hand-eye coordination. When I'm playing well, that's where I go.”
“In the PDC some tournaments are ranked more highly than others, so it's best to start with the lower ranking ones. Just try and get some points under your belt.”
“I enjoy competing.”
“To me, if you've got them worried then you're competing. That's the main thing.”
“I've had the misfortune of being overshadowed by other great athletes. I shouldn't say athletes. Sportsmen.”
“In Canada, people don't strive to reach the tournament scene. They just like going out and playing in leagues.”
“My dad was a Jets fan. I always loved Joe Namath - a great champion, leading us to our only ever Super Bowl win.”
“I think I'll always play darts. I enjoy the competition too much.”
“I don't really have a sweet tooth but when I do I tend to binge on chocolate.”
“I'm an excessively competitive person.”
“I got hit by a dart when I was 5, playing catch with my dad. But it hit my left shoulder, not my throwing arm, so it wasn't like the radioactive spider bite on Peter Parker or anything.”