Michael said “I used to work as a tiler. The biggest job I ever had was putting up the tiles in Bergkamp’s bathroom. We had to make sure we did a really good job on it. You don’t want to mess up when you are working for a legend like Bergkamp. When I was fitting those tiles, I never thought I would be a millionaire by the time I was 24. But it proves that if you work hard and do well at the major tournaments, you can make a good living out of being a professional darts player. I don’t think I would have been this rich if I had worked as a tiler until I was 70.”

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      He isn’t either.

      He is Dutch and a 3 time world champion, was the number 1 player from 2014 to 2021, and currently sits has the second best player.

      If you haven’t seen darts before, you should watch it at least once, it has a really good atmosphere since behind the stage where they play are a bunch of tables with drunk fans.

      Their is singing, atmosphere, alcohol and genuinely looks like a good time.

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      Don’t disrespect MVG like that. He is a 3-time Darts World Champion and was the best player in the World from 2014-2021.

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        Damn, you’ve got a proper hard-on for bald darts dude haven’t you.

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      Irrelevant comment.

      But to suggest Bergkamp isn’t handsome for a man in his 50’s is absurd. Strong jawline , symmetrical face , high cheekbones. He’s a very good looking man.

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    Part of an interview he had with the ‘Guardian’, newspaper:

    Van Gerwen was, then, still working as a part-time tiler in Holland. One of the internet’s typically overblown stories claims he tiled Dennis Berkgamp’s bathroom. “That’s not true,” Van Gerwen says. “I did the tiling at a house across the road from Bergkamp. But, sure, it was a very posh area. I was 18 and working two days a week.

    Did he or did he not? I am confused.

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    I read this as Michel Van Gerwen tiled Dennis Bergkamp which I understood in my Australian dialect to mean he decked Dennis. Less interesting in reality