Chris Coleman Quotes

John Hartson, he speaks fluent Welsh and has the tattoos all over him to prove his Welshness. But in my own world, no one is more Welsh than myself.

I've always felt very proud of Wales and being Welsh. People are a bit surprised when I say I'm Welsh. I was born in Wales, went to school in Wales and my mother was Welsh. I'm Welsh. It's my place of birth, my country.

I'm a proud Welshman.

Everyone I know is fervently proud to be Welsh but you try not to be preachy about it. It's difficult at times. But when I go home to north Wales, or to somewhere I've never been in south Wales, I still feel at home because I'm in Wales. It's hard to explain.

All my friends are Welsh, I speak Welsh, and I feel very Welsh.

I've always felt very English.

For me, representing Wales really was a dream.

We moved to America when I was young, but we were always very Welsh in our home. The humor, food, traditions. Very Welsh.

The Welsh... I mean, what are they for?

I'm not Welsh and I didn't know that much about Dylan Thomas , and I saw that he's a huge icon of Welsh-ness.

Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.

You may call me selfish if you will, conservative or reactionary, or use any other harsh adjective you see fit to apply, but an American I was born, an American I have remained all my life.

We are Englishmen; that is one good fact.

My parents were always Welsh-speaking and very proud of Wales.

I know my own heart to be entirely English.

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

This is the country that lives in us .... There it must find its nutriment or die.

Let every man honor and love the land of his birth and the race from which he springs and keep their memory green. It is a pious and honorable duty .... If a man is going to be an American at all let him be so without any qualifying adjectives; and if he is going to be something else, let him drop the word American from his personal description.

I don't consider myself an Iranian comedian; I consider myself a comedian who happens to be of Iranian descent.

Wales was a great pleasure. It's the biggest honor I've ever had, to lead my country.

Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.

I do feel very American. I think it's something I'm proud of and proud to be by chance born here. Honestly, that's something I think about.

All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.

I'm three-quarters Russian, so I've always felt an outsider. But I don't think you can be in a play with John Of Gaunt's 'This sceptred isle' speech and not feel proud to be British.

I'm Welsh. We didn't do 'Peter Pan.' We have far more ancient legends to be put to sleep with.