Quotes from Phil Taylor

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

The baggage of celebrity can be very heavy.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

There's only one thing better than winning 14 world titles - and that's winning 15.

Money is great for paying the bills and putting food in the cupboard and in the fridge. But winning titles is different altogether. It's what you do, it's your living.