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title: "2 By the time Quotes By Eric Bristow"
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> [By the time I was 25 or 26, I would have earned a million, but if you looked in the bank account, it's not there because I've spent it. That's what it's there for. I don't want to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/by-the-time-i-was-25-or-26-i-would-have-earned-a-million-but-if-you/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/eric-bristow-21202_account_by-the-time-i-was-25-or-26-i-would-have_1262806.jpg)

> [I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by then, I was already playing darts tournaments every weekend, regularly winning the £50 first prize.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/i-was-15-when-i-got-my-first-job-as-a-proofreader-for-an-advertising/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/eric-bristow-21202_advertising_i-was-15-when-i-got-my-first-job-as-a-pr_2920807.jpg)

## More by Eric Bristow

> [Mark my words, Michael Van Gerwen will knock Phil Taylor off his perch one day and be the best darts player on the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/mark-my-words-michael-van-gerwen-will-knock-phil-taylor-off-his-perch/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [Trouble is, I don't get to play a lot at the moment because I've just signed a contract where I've got to do 200…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/trouble-is-i-don-t-get-to-play-a-lot-at-the-moment-because-i-ve-just/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [My dad was an Arsenal supporter and he used to take me there, but I've always been Chelsea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/my-dad-was-an-arsenal-supporter-and-he-used-to-take-me-there-but-i-ve/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/i-ve-got-a-nice-little-crafty-deal-with-the-people-in-barbados-10/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [It took me about 10 years to get rid of. I'm all right now, though, lovely, I'm throwing some nice darts at the moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/it-took-me-about-10-years-to-get-rid-of-i-m-all-right-now-though/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [By the time I was 25 or 26, I would have earned a million, but if you looked in the bank account, it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/by-the-time-i-was-25-or-26-i-would-have-earned-a-million-but-if-you/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [I have two bowls of confidence for breakfast each morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/i-have-two-bowls-of-confidence-for-breakfast-each-morning/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [You can't drink too many otherwise you can't see what you're throwing at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/you-can-t-drink-too-many-otherwise-you-can-t-see-what-you-re-throwing/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [I don't read books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/i-don-t-read-books/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [All this cuddling and kissing on stage these days, well it's all right in football when someone scores a goal, but not when you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/all-this-cuddling-and-kissing-on-stage-these-days-well-it-s-all-right/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [I'm not on Twitter or Facebook and don't even use email. I don't trust computers: one day they'll all break down, and everyone will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/i-m-not-on-twitter-or-facebook-and-don-t-even-use-email-i-don-t-trust/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [I remember when we were in the World Cup in Australia and I had to win the singles against Tony Payne, best of seven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/i-remember-when-we-were-in-the-world-cup-in-australia-and-i-had-to/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [When it comes to spending, I don't splash out on fancy cars - I never have. I'm not a car man and, in fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/when-it-comes-to-spending-i-don-t-splash-out-on-fancy-cars-i-never/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [Hopefully I've given something back to darts, which has been brilliant to me. Hopefully I made it a bit popular when I first started;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/hopefully-i-ve-given-something-back-to-darts-which-has-been-brilliant/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

> [You eat when you're hungry, and I'm not normally hungry in the mornings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bristow/you-eat-when-you-re-hungry-and-i-m-not-normally-hungry-in-the-mornings/)

[Eric Bristow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bristow/)

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