Michael van Gerwen

“I just need to be me. 100%.”

“I bring a lot of passion with me.”

“You have to set yourself targets and I will set the bar high for myself.”

“I have a big underbite, a penny bowl, as they call it. That bothers me a lot. Anyway, with eating, but your teeth also wear down and you snore more because of it.”

“Sixteen titles are impossible, I won't be around that long.”

“I have been sitting in a Lamborghini before and I don't like it. Not for me.”

“Sometimes when you have been so long at the top of your game like me, sometimes you can get a little bit too relaxed and take everything for granted.”

“What I really, really love is to perform.”

“The trouble is, I'm never at home. I'm always away at tournaments, but it's important to leave a lot of nice things in life to aim for - and I'm looking forward to putting my feet up in the house I built.”

“When I was younger I had a scooter and my cousin called me Mighty Mouse. He said, 'Why don't you change it to Mighty Mike?' I thought: 'That's quite good.'”

“People, when they win, they talk a lot of nonsense.”

“If you play well, everyone loves you.”

“People are allowed to say whatever they want. But if you always talk rubbish, and never fulfil your words, then you need to be quiet.”

“Winning tournaments: that's the only thing that counts to me.”

“What I like is that the English crowds cheer now for Dutch and German players. In fact, sometimes they cheer for your opponent or you. And that is something good.”

“I've been putting pressure on my shoulders for the last 15 years but that's the way I am, how I perform and like to play.”

“Having a family, it totally changes you. It is a totally different life. You have to adjust yourself to the situation and I think that it is all good, I can't complain.”

“I am a darts player first and foremost. But I am also a normal guy.”

“You have to stay with yourself, keep your head up and make sure you don't make any mistakes.”

“People are often short-sighted, but I have to think of the long-term goal.”