Booed Littler ‘not the underdog anymore’ – Humphries
On Littler and Humphries
The two have been joined at the hip when it comes to conversations about the best player in darts and everything else.
Humphries has the World No.1 belt, but Littler has catapulted himself to the face of the sport standing with the World Championship and as a result, enters every arena with a target on his back.
“I am surprised and I’m not surprised,” said Humphries on Littler getting booed.
“The reason I’m surprised is because he’s done nothing wrong. But the reason I’m not surprised is because everybody wants to knock someone down that’s doing well, don’t they? That’s what happens in life. I really never had anything like that until I became world champion and world No 1. Then all of a sudden, you’re getting it all the time.
“It’s like nobody wants to see you succeed. And if you do, then people want to boo you.
“I think the reason why it’s been happening is because he’s not the underdog anymore. When you’re at the top, everyone wants to see you lose. When you get booed, they just want to put you off. Luke just has to take it on the chin and accept that this is what happens when you get to the top.
“It’s happened to me and it’s happened to Gezzy [Gerwyn Price] when he was at the top. It’s happened to Michael [van Gerwen] when he was world No 1 and world champion. It’s just what happens, unfortunately.”
