Swansea Quotes

My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim.'

I can remember when I was a 17-year-old at Swansea and Terry Yorath and Tommy Hutchison were in charge.

I wouldn't say Swansea was a bad experience, but I would say it was not the best experience.

I've been a huge cricket fan since my teens, and I often used to go down to St. Helen's in Swansea in the summer. To me, it was like a 'rites of passage' experience to have the freedom of St. Helen's cricket ground.

I think the Swansea-Cardiff rivalry is good.

When I was young, I used to wear a lot of wigs, and I was running on stage at a gig and tripped over and it fell off. It was in the 1970s, and Swansea were doing really well in the league, and most of the team were there. I almost died, but I picked it up, put it back on my head and carried on.

With Swansea the aim is to get promoted and I'm going to try everything I can to help the team get there.

Quite a few teams wanted me when I put it out there I wanted to go on loan. I thought Swansea was the best option for me.

When I was at Swansea, I lost Alan Davies, who was only 30.

When I decided to leave Arsenal, I also decided that I would only be interested in playing in England or Germany. Why Swansea? I think it is the best place for me to make progress.

I'm not a political guy, but living here in the U.K., in Swansea, is great for me and my family.