June 13, 2006
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\nJeffrey Russell<\/b><\/p>\n
I had a great time at the World Series of Darts and feel privileged just to participate \u2013 but would have liked to have done better. Next year I will!<\/p>\n
— Jeffrey Russell
\n__________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n
Nickname: Jeff
\nDate of Birth: September 12, 1968
\nPlace of Birth: Dover, New Hampshire
\nHometown: Dover, New Hampshire
\nOccupation: Inventory control specialist
\nHobbies: Spending time with my son
\nMovie: Highlander
\nTelevision Show: CSI
\nBook: The Sword of Shannara
\nFavorite Night on the Town: Dinner and a movie
\nMeal: Lobster and steamers with ice cold Diet Pepsi
\nSports Team: New England Patriots
\nMusic: Metallica
\nPet Peeve: Arrogance and lack of common sense
\nWorst Habit: Biting my fingernails
\nWeapon of Choice: 21-gram VOKS Helix SGs
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I got involved in darts when I was twenty-four years old, pretty much by accident. I started playing at a friend\u2019s house and then joined a league. That was the progression of things \u2013 and early-on league was really just a night out of the house. Darts was the only sport I seemed to be a natural at…<\/p>\n
In 2002, I won the Bullshooter pro singles. Now I have just come off of a stage appearance against Mark Walsh (who is currently ranked number thirteen in the world) at the first World Series of Darts (WSOD). Walsh got me 6-4. So my game is still progressing \u2013 and I think it\u2019s moving in the right direction. Some day I\u2019d like to win a world tournament.<\/p>\n
But darts isn\u2019t my life. I live for my six year old son Stephen and to see him happy. Just imagine what it would be like to be six years old again! I like to say that the world is his \u2013 and that I\u2019m just sharing it with him. If I\u2019d have won the million dollars I\u2019d have put away money for Stephen\u2019s education. I\u2019d have also probably opened a restaurant. I\u2019d like to do that some day. And I\u2019d have found a nice island paradise and spent time with my girlfriend Christine. We never run out of things to talk about.<\/p>\n
Roger Carter is the guy I look up to in the sport and I know that many others do as well. Every time we have been at the same tournament Roger has always played great darts and been a great person. He is a class act. I think that\u2019s very important \u2013 if darts is to get bigger in the United States, and that\u2019s something I hope to see, all of us have to respect ourselves and the game and represent it professionally.<\/p>\n
I feel the same way about life and my contribution generally. I got that from my parents and more than anyone else they are who I look up to most in the world. They raised six well adjusted, honest, hard working children on a limited budget. I hope that some day my son and others remember me the same way \u2013 as a good father, a good friend and a good man.<\/p>\n
You asked if I have a nemesis in the sport, \u201cbesides you\u201d \u2013 which is hilarious, since we shot at the same board during Friday Night Madness. Perhaps you forgot that I have witnessed your game!<\/p>\n
Seriously, whenever I face Scott Wollaston it just seems that he can\u2019t miss and I can\u2019t hit. There\u2019s also Ray Carver. He\u2019s a great shot and being from the same area of the country as me we play each other a lot. I\u2019m very competitive and hate to lose and he has really made me step up my game.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m trying to practice more and I throw league and a luck of the draw two nights a week. I\u2019ve been throwing doubles with Charlie Sawyer quite a bit and also Cam Paine and Bill Scott. I\u2019ll probably be in Chattanooga but definitely at the Seacoast Open and then the Long Island Fall Classic on Thanksgiving weekend.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll definitely be ready for the 2007 World Series of Darts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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