Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor open to mentoring darts prodigy Luke Littler but he’d have to give up favourite hobby
PHIL TAYLOR revealed he is open to mentoring Luke Littler – but the wonderkid would have to give up his PlayStation.
The 16-time world champion has been impressed with what he has seen from Littler in his short career.
He praised his attitude and dismissed suggestions that the teen has shown arrogance since bursting onto the circuit.
Taylor, 63, is even open to mentoring Littler but warned he would have to be very hands on.
He said in an interview with Online Darts: “I couldn’t do it like most people do it, I’d have to be hands on.
“Everything would be there for you and I’d be knocking at your door at 10 in the morning.
“Luke wouldn’t be playing on his PlayStation and I could improve Luke one hundred per cent, no trouble.
“I say hundred per cent, when he’s on form I couldn’t make him any better!”
Taylor warned pundits and fans not to write off Littler, who has won the Bahrain Masters and the Belgian Darts Open.
He also claimed his debut win in the Premier League Darts this week and Taylor believes he can go far.
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Taylor added: “He’s a great little player. I like his attitude towards the game and I like that he’s got that little bit of a needle when he gets beat.
“Some people call it arrogance, it’s nothing to do with that. The lad knows his ability and knows he can do better.
“Anyone who knocks him is an idiot.”