Sid Waddell
Sid Waddell
Sid Waddellwas an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed 'The Voice of Darts' due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC, and Sky Sports television broadcasters. Due to his joke telling skills he was also nicknamed The Thief of Bad Gags, firstly by Dave Lanning. He was nominated for two prestigious awards for his work, and published several books...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth10 August 1940
player body darts
Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.
speed wasps predictable
He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed.
redneck atmosphere vinegar
The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in, with a portion of chips... you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them.
analyse bloody darts michael
The thing about darts is that you've got to shout. It's not like cricket where you can talk to Michael Atherton and ask him to analyse the bloody nuances. Darts does not have nuances. You've got to hurl yourself at it.
appeared dry met
The thing with darts players is they have always appeared available. They don't have to live like monks. I've only ever met one dry player in 35 years.
christians since
There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed the Christians to the Lions.
happy looks penguin
He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave.
appeals commenting darts exactly form neither next verbal
It's a form of mental and verbal gymnastics, and one of the things that appeals to me most about commenting on darts is that no one knows exactly what I'm going to come out with next - and neither do I.
man trying
Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a water-buffalo with a pea-shooter.
cambridge fitted good hang learning mixing pick pocket quite school sort
As a kid, I was school swot, but I used to hang around the billiard halls, learning that Geordie sense of humour, mixing with low-lifes. They were the sort who'd pick your pocket and then say 'Here you are lad, here's tuppence, get yourself some chips'. I was a good rugby player, a good runner, so I fitted in at Cambridge quite easily.
breath fast hoping talk words
I talk fast because I'm asthmatic, and I'm desperately hoping the words get out before my breath fails.
people quite
I'm never quite as excited as people think because with my voice, when I shout, I squeak.
balls pictures respond
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 got the sack.
chip fights loads massive public speaking various
At various points, I've had a massive chip on me shoulder. I had fights about me accent with loads of those fellers you get from third-class public schools. They used to think I was speaking German.