Phil Taylor was buzzing after being requested to signal an Argos catalogue at a Chinese takeaway that “didn’t recognise James Bond”.
The darts legend, 63, is broadly thought to be the game’s best of all-time – and his dominance on the oche earned him fame not simply within the UK, but additionally around the globe.
Taylor was requested about essentially the most surreal second he skilled on the top of his profession when showing on a current episode of the Weekly Dartscast.
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The darts sensation was solely 16 when he wowed Alexandra Palace on the World Darts Championship (WDC), regardless of a remaining loss to Luke Humphries.
The Nuke will proceed enjoying in opposition to seven of the most effective dart gamers on the planet — Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross and Peter Wright — in a mini-tournament in a distinct metropolis each Thursday till the ultimate in May.
“A few things,” he replied, itemizing: “Buckingham Palace, been in there. 10 Downing Street, had a party with the Prime Minister which was Tony Blair at the time. Staying with celebrities and staying in their houses, it was weird.
“Being in China in a distant half the place I do not assume anyone had even seen a white man on this space, and any individual’s there with {a magazine} with me in asking if I can signal it for him. It’s like how are you aware who I’m?”
Taylor then recalled a hilarious tale of his “declare to fame” which was being asked to sign the Argos book on the page where his dartboard was on sale.
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It occurred at a Chinese takeaway within the Irish capital of Dublin – the place James Bond from 1994 to 2004, Pierce Brosnan, had visited and gone unnoticed not lengthy earlier than him.
“The owner recognised me and came out, ‘sign this, sign this’,” Taylor defined. “The week before Piers Morgan [sic] was in there and he never recognised him. So I was thinking ‘yes, he didn’t recognise James Bond but he got The Power’.”
Taylor, who retired from skilled darts in 2018, continues to be happening the senior circuit. But he might quickly be leaving the arrows behind for good after a shock defeat this week.