"I just want three hours to myself": Gerwyn Price admits 'lazy' streak creeping in whilst approaching preparation for long days
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Gerwyn Price has admitted that he is getting lazy in the pursuit of greatness on the final day of action at majors. Price took down Cameron Menzies on Saturday and now faces off against Stephen Bunting at the European Championship.
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Price spoke to the media afterwards including DartsNews and said that he felt like he was going through the motions against Menzies and that he would prefer time to himself over arduous practice before he takes to the oche as he tries to prioritise his recovery and time to himself over too much media and practice.
"Yeah, I felt like I was quite slow out of the blocks. Didn't really get going until the middle or back end of the game. And, yeah, sometimes you can get caught up in how the game's going and the feeling of the game," said Price to the media including DartsNews.com.
"I just felt like I was going through the motions. I felt like if Cameron threw something at me, I could throw something a little bit back, but there was a lot coming. Which is no disrespect to Cameron, because I was throwing a lot at him, but if I'd done a lot more to him, he'd probably have done the same to me. But, yeah, I just feel like the better someone plays against me, the better I play."
Menzies is well known for both having a huge A game, but also a game that can somewhat fall off a cliff at times and Price said that he would've raised his level had he needed to in order to combat that. But was glad he didn't need to.
"Exactly as in the game. He can throw a bag of nails and then it's 180s for fun, so you just don't know what to expect.
"Even though in the game I felt like I was in control, especially after the first break, I felt like I was in control, but you just don't know what to expect from him. You know how well he can play and how good he can be at powering in the 180s and checking out for fun.
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"I'm just glad he didn't find that sort of game, but if he did, I probably would have played a little bit better myself."
Price won through this afternoon.
Price could in theory play a maximum of three games tomorrow in a longer format and he spoke about dealing with potentially playing multiple games in a day and where the sweet spot is when it comes to which game to be on at. "I don't think I'll be first on tomorrow. Just the fact that you get the rest of today to rest, but you've got to play tonight and so on. I don't think it matters today.
"Sometimes, if you have to play two games in one day, it's difficult, but if you're only playing one game, it doesn't really matter. I just hope they don't chuck me on last tomorrow, because then you have to probably stay at the venue. It's hard work, so fingers crossed I'll be on third.
"I think with a Sunday, you either want to be on early or definitely not last, but you have to deal with what comes at you. I have done over the last couple of months, and it is what it is. You just deal with the consequences and play as best you can."
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"I'm getting lazy now"
He also said that in his view he is getting lazy about dealing with the long days and also how he approaches darts so he can get more time to himself to deal with the rigours of the pre match.
"I felt like in the earlier days, maybe five or six years ago, I dealt with it a bit better. I'm getting lazy now, I think."
"I just turn up with some decent time. I try and give Josh the time that I'm turning up for media, so that I get my media done and I get three hours so I can prepare. I just want three hours to myself.
"As long as I've got them, three hours so I can do my own thing, practise on the board and just prepare as best I can, then I'm happy."
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"I can do both. If there are players around that I like to communicate with, have a practice with and spend a bit of time with, I'll do it. But if they've gone out and I'm stuck on my own, then I can do it both ways. It doesn't really matter, that side of it."
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