Sid Waddell

Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.

— Sid Waddell

One hundred and eighty, divided by three, is one dart at a time

— Sid Waddell

Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in a darts orbit!

— Sid Waddell

There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed the Christians to the Lions.

— Sid Waddell

Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.

— Sid Waddell

I'm a postmodern commentator, and so, in a cheeky parallel to James Joyce or James Kelman, I get to places, verbally, that…

— Sid Waddell

Keith Deller's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy!

— Sid Waddell

When I see Steve Davis I see two letters... C S... Cue Sorceror.

— Sid Waddell

You can get the dart player out of the pub, but you can't get the pub out of the dart player.

— Sid Waddell

That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.

— Sid Waddell

As a kid, I was school swot, but I used to hang around the billiard halls, learning that Geordie sense of humour,…

— Sid Waddell

The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in, with a portion of chips... you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them.

— Sid Waddell

Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you stick your neck out.

— Sid Waddell

Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a water-buffalo with a pea-shooter.

— Sid Waddell

It's a form of mental and verbal gymnastics, and one of the things that appeals to me most about commenting on darts…

— Sid Waddell

That was like throwing three pickled onions into a thimble!

— Sid Waddell

William Tell could take an apple off your head, [Phil] Taylor could take out a processed pea.

— Sid Waddell

I'm never quite as excited as people think because with my voice, when I shout, I squeak.

— Sid Waddell

When Alexander of Macedon was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Eric Bristow is only 27.

— Sid Waddell

The thing with darts players is they have always appeared available. They don't have to live like monks. I've only ever met…

— Sid Waddell

There's only one word for that - magic darts!

— Sid Waddell

At various points, I've had a massive chip on me shoulder. I had fights about me accent with loads of those fellers…

— Sid Waddell

I talk fast because I'm asthmatic, and I'm desperately hoping the words get out before my breath fails.

— Sid Waddell

He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed.

— Sid Waddell

I'm the world's worst after-dinner speaker. I need pictures to respond to. I was the voice of the lottery balls once and…

— Sid Waddell