"What you see is what you get with me" - Dimitri Van den Bergh gives insight into his personality before the start of the PDC World Darts Championship

Dimitri Van den Bergh won this year's UK Open, the second major of his career. The 30-year-old Belgian gives an insight into his personality before the start of the World Darts Championship.

Van den Bergh values respect. "What you see is what you get to be fair with me. I'll be myself, I'll always try to be a good example, because obviously I'm an older brother, I've got three younger brothers and I'm also a dad now. So it's very important to be a good example," Van den Bergh said to Sky Sports.

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"Don't walk next to your shoes, stay humble, and your success should not change your character as a person. So these are all things that I would like to be. Don't be cocky, don't be arrogant, it's all stuff that I don't like, and that's the most important part. So, whoever you have in front of you now, that's who I always am, a bit of a chappy, that likes to laugh, be nice, be respectful, very important."

Dimitri Van den Bergh in action

Sport psychologist

Van den Bergh also began working with a sports psychologist this year. "It's been a roller coaster for me and many obstacles in many ways. But it's been good to work with my sports psychologist," said 'The Dreammaker'. "He has done wonders with me, and he has given me a different perspective in how I'm handling pressure, how I'm handling moments in games, situations, so it's definitely been a good choice for me to work with him..

"I've got a good bond with him as well, from the start it was a good click, so I can only take the positives, that's all I can say about that," Van den Bergh continued. "It is not about me having words, but I also take action, and that's so much more important, that your actions are louder than your words, and whatever I've learned, whatever I have developed, it has been beneficial for me.

"It always helps, it's just the way you look into situations, certain tournaments, and also how you feel with yourself."

Purpose

Van den Bergh has also learned not to look too far ahead and take each match as it comes, especially at the World Darts Championship. "Without a doubt, one game at a time, because you're allowed to dream, don't get me wrong, you're allowed to dream, but make sure that your dreams are realistic, and make sure that you don't put yourself under pressure, and also don't be big-headed about yourself," he said. 

"Don't make it harder than it already is, because obviously you're playing on a big stage, in front of a big crowd, in front of millions of viewers, it's the World Championship, there's a lot of prize money, all these factors could put you under pressure if you overthink all of that stuff.

"I'm one of them that says, take it game by game, but it's good to dream, you want to have goals.

"Now the most important part, after the tournaments that I've played, or will play, being in the top 16 after the World Championship is my main goal."

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