Rob Cross

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I want to look after myself and have a long-lasting career if I can. I want it in my hands and choose when I want to stop playing. I also want to be around for my kids to watch them grow up.
- Rob Cross
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We all dream about winning the Premier League. We all set our stall out to qualify and we worry about positions afterwards.
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I'll just try and try and perform to the best of my capabilities.
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I can offer my family things that I could never have dreamt of - darts has changed my life.
- Rob Cross
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The demand, the amount of games I've played, and the time away from home has been the most ever. It's been hard but I do it to give my family a better life.
- Rob Cross
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Without these people who want selfies? People pay decent money to come and watch you. It doesn't hurt to take time out, and give back.
- Rob Cross
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My opponents are irrelevant. It's all about which Rob turns up. If I get it right, I can win anything.
- Rob Cross
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I can be a little bit guilty of being too nice.
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I just need to build myself up and get myself in the right place and if I do that I'm going to play great darts all the time.
- Rob Cross
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Just in myself the motivation side of it, maybe just being a little bit more aggressive to get something out of myself a little bit more. I definitely play better with it.
- Rob Cross
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I'm really happy in the Premier League, everything's good at home with the family and sponsors and everything. Life can't be any better.
- Rob Cross
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I won the World Championship as a novice. They're strong words and most people probably won't like that but I couldn't care.
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I was someone who used to live a sheltered life.
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I always felt I could play well.
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There is no reason why women cannot be as good as the men.
- Rob Cross
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The money financially is more for the family because I just enjoy playing darts. It's great situation to be able to earn money out of it.
- Rob Cross
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You always get to stages where you need to hit something with one dart left in your hand. That determines all of us, whether we win or lose. Obviously it's all mental, how mentally strong you can be to deal with that pressure.
- Rob Cross
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Obviously going from an electrician to doing what I do now, the money is great. I can go on holidays now and do different things.
- Rob Cross
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I was just a working boy from a normal household.
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Don't get me wrong I believe in my own ability.
- Rob Cross
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I always had a phobia of heights, but since I've been flying more regularly I have no problem with it now. I just go to sleep.
- Rob Cross
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When I used to work, I used to come home every evening and see my kids. Now sometimes we can be on the road for six days a week or three weeks at a time.
- Rob Cross
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This game is a profession now, it's not a hobby any more. You can earn great money and there are loads of people earning a living out of the game.
- Rob Cross
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I think I didn't realise the commitment that came after winning the Worlds.
- Rob Cross
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Ability gets you so far, but having bottle and staying strong when you're getting pounded, staying in a game, that's a mental quality.
- Rob Cross
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It doesn't matter what that crowd's doing. You've still got to go up there and do your stuff to win.
- Rob Cross
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When the crowd's against you, sometimes that can spur you on alone.
- Rob Cross
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If you can deliver the big shots at the right time, they hurt.
- Rob Cross
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I have been able to buy a house with a swimming pool and everything we do now is completely transformed compared to what it was like when I was an electrician.
- Rob Cross
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Winning the worlds changed everything for me and my family.
- Rob Cross
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Darts is a proper job now. There are a lot of people earning some very good money playing this game and we have to thank the PDC and all the sponsors of our tournaments for backing us.
- Rob Cross