Hopefully I've given something back to darts, which has been brilliant to me. Hopefully I made it a bit popular when I first started; I was part of the breakaway, and I also created a monster, so I think I've done a little bit.
I was born at the right time. I was a freak - the only young player when darts took off in the 1970s.
I was 15 when I got my first job as a proofreader for an advertising agency in the City, earning £12 a week. But by then, I was already playing darts tournaments every weekend, regularly winning the £50 first prize. By the time I was 16 and winning two or three contests a weekend, I ditched the agency job and concentrated on darts.
In 1987 I got dartitis, a psychological condition which means you can't let your darts go properly. For a time, I wondered what the hell I was going to do if I didn't recover. But I remained positive and, thankfully, got over it. It occurred during the Swedish Open when I found I couldn't let the darts go.
Every time I play darts I try to keep my poker face on and stay focused until that last dart has gone in.
Being included in just the U.S. Darts Masters was amazing enough but to now be able to go worldwide is something I could only dream of.
I'm so proud to help put women's darts on the map.
I feel I can concentrate a bit more on playing darts now people are just seeing an equal playing field.
I have helped darts in general.
I've beaten two of the best players in the world, and if that doesn't say that women can't play darts I don't know what can.
