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.

I think I didn't realise the commitment that came after winning the Worlds.

It doesn't matter what that crowd's doing. You've still got to go up there and do your stuff to win.

If you can deliver the big shots at the right time, they hurt.

Having a house with seven-and-a-half acres of land and a swimming pool wasn't really on my agenda when in my old job and while I haven't spent too much money on cars or any other expensive gadgets, I did treat myself to a JCB digger.

Winning the worlds changed everything for me and my family.

Darts in such a little time has really changed my life.

I get to see great places like Vegas - there's a lot to take in, isn't there? - and to have big names tell you that you're great, it's amazing.

I had to get used to the TV tournaments and the big stages.

As long as I feel good in myself I think I will perform better.'

I'm not a massive spender. I look at the bank balance building, but it just looks like Monopoly money, really.

I've never cheated at anything.

My wife looked after children with disabilities. She is brilliant at it. I admire her because I could not do it, it would be heart-wrenching. It takes a real sort of person to do that and not get attached because I would.

Being a world champion was great, don't get me wrong, but it also caused me a lot of problems.

I might play darts on TV now but really I've not changed.

I actually gave up playing darts for three years after my little boy was born.

If you want to do well you have to sacrifice certain things.

I missed the birth of my third child through darts. I saw her three times in eight weeks. It was very hard. You head does get a little bit scrambled because you are not there.

Without my family, it wouldn't have been possible to do what I have done. They know I play darts for them - that everything is to give them a better life.

I only play to win. I don't like losing. I never look at the money or the bigger picture.

I always try to conduct myself in the right way - I always speak honestly and from the heart.

My target has always been world No.1, I want that.

I was never a big traveller - if I wasn't working, I would have a job to get out of my own postcode.

When the crowd's against you, sometimes that can spur you on alone.

I wouldn't wish my worst enemy bad luck.

Most people that develop in darts or any sport probably take two or three years to find their feet.

I would say darts is probably 15 per cent throwing. The rest of it is mental strength. Being able to hold your nerve.

When you win the Worlds, everyone expects a little bit more which is fair enough, but just the first crack of a whole year doing all the World Series and the Premier League; it adds up.

Once I got my card, I had a goal to make the top 64 and to try and keep my Tour card for the following year and to progress nicely. But to progress at the rate I have, and to feel as comfortable as I am starting to feel - I have to pinch myself.

My old life was really hard. I had to get up at 4:30 A.M. in the morning to pay the bills. You know that if you don't turn up you don't get paid. It has really helped me knuckle down as a dart player and treat it like a job.

Since having three kids, and the responsibility that goes with it, I know what it's like to graft for money.

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.

My opponents are irrelevant. It's all about which Rob turns up. If I get it right, I can win anything.

Everything you get in life, you have to work hard for. And if you're not willing to get out of bed and work then you're not going to progress.

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.

I always felt I could play well.

I think I've lost important games at certain times through not having the stamina for a day. That's 100 per cent evident that those things have happened.

The only thing I wanted to buy was an Audi R8 - but my missus won't let me get it because she says it's too fast!

I've got a good backing behind me with my management team, and my family are all down to earth.

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.

It's all about doing the right things at the right times and I believe I can win everything.

If you have an ache or pain, or if you don't feel well, get yourself checked.

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.

The first to five, it's anyone's game. You only have to slip up in one leg, they get a break and then you're up against it.

We all dream about winning the Premier League. We all set our stall out to qualify and we worry about positions afterwards.

In life you cannot expect things to fall into your lap, you have got to work hard.

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.

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.

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.

The money is obviously life-changing in lots of ways. But I'll always be the same Rob Cross.