“Look, on the one hand it was great fun. I have visited many countries, made friends, done things that others cannot. I am very proud of that. But in the end it did not make me happy.”
De Boer enlisted the help of two sports psychologists and eventually decided to stop in silence. Thanks to the experts, she learned why the darts world didn’t bring her what she hoped it would be back then.
“I have never really been the type for the spotlights. I am present, you know. I chat a lot, I often enjoy it. But I prefer to play darts somewhere in the pub with a drink in my hand and a nice group of people around me. “
Need five security guards
“I was in my early twenties at the time. The whole of the Netherlands was under the spell of darts at the time. At some tournaments I had to go to court with five guards, because there were all fans around me. I thought that was quite intense.”
“In the beginning I did look for the spotlight myself, you know. I did analysis work for TV and was in a certain magazine. But I also found it complicated. Everyone thinks something about you. Now I am forty and I think: whatever. But when you’re young, you have a hard time with that. “
She thought the darts world was small and was curious about what else the world had to offer. She says that she has been working in employment mediation for years and is now a sales manager. She has been really happy again for a few years now.
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