Syr Gareth Edwards yn 70

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-You want something to do?	0:00:03	0:00:03
-You want something to do?	0:00:03	0:00:05
-Put that through all of those.	0:00:05	0:00:08
-Use your head now.	0:00:09	0:00:10
-Everyday life?	0:00:13	0:00:14
-We're part of the lives -of the four children.	0:00:15	0:00:18
-We've got four... We've got three -grandsons and one granddaughter.	0:00:18	0:00:22
-We're very busy with them.	0:00:22	0:00:24
-You'd better put these on, -just in case.	0:00:25	0:00:27
-Sometimes you're useful when you -introduce them to someone special.	0:00:27	0:00:31
-Yeah. Gareth Bale and Rob Brydon.	0:00:32	0:00:34
-I've been fishing since -I was a very little boy.	0:00:36	0:00:39
-I was five years old...	0:00:39	0:00:41
-..with a bamboo pole...	0:00:42	0:00:45
-..in the river behind the house -in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.	0:00:45	0:00:48
-The river was as black as this.	0:00:49	0:00:51
-We're lucky. -Our two sons live close by.	0:00:52	0:00:55
-Rhys is in Llantrisant -and Owain's in Pontyclun.	0:00:55	0:00:58
-We meet up regularly.	0:00:58	0:01:00
-They have lunch with us regularly, -that's important, isn't it.	0:01:00	0:01:04
-Don't flick, -you've got enough time.	0:01:04	0:01:06
-Hold it back.	0:01:07	0:01:08
-Tick-tock.	0:01:08	0:01:10
-A teacher in school taught me -how to fish.	0:01:12	0:01:15
-I remember it, and I wasn't older -than Tommy.	0:01:15	0:01:19
-Tick-tock.	0:01:19	0:01:21
-Tick-tock...	0:01:22	0:01:24
-Over half-way. The kick ahead -by Edwards. Can he score?	0:01:24	0:01:27
-It would be a miracle if he could.	0:01:28	0:01:30
-He may well get there, and he has.	0:01:30	0:01:32
-Tick-tock.	0:01:33	0:01:35
-Tick-tock.	0:01:35	0:01:37
-Do you know what?	0:01:37	0:01:38
-You're the best one for listening -to me about that.	0:01:39	0:01:42
-Gareth Edwards at 70	0:01:42	0:01:46
-The 1970s.	0:01:52	0:01:54
-When the giants played rugby.	0:01:55	0:01:57
-Benny...	0:01:58	0:01:59
-..JJ, JPR and Gerald...	0:02:00	0:02:02
-..Grav, and of course...	0:02:02	0:02:05
-..the prince.	0:02:05	0:02:06
-I can see us coming down -the stairs.	0:02:08	0:02:11
-You'd try, right...	0:02:11	0:02:13
-"Good luck, boys, good luck."	0:02:14	0:02:15
-"Remember not to lose."	0:02:16	0:02:18
-Gareth Edwards.	0:02:19	0:02:21
-A name and icon who's now part -of the Welsh landscape.	0:02:21	0:02:25
-For the experts, he's the best -player in the history of the game.	0:02:25	0:02:29
-For the nation, an inspiration -to generation after generation.	0:02:29	0:02:33
-People would slap you -on your back...	0:02:36	0:02:39
-..and, "Don't let us down now, -boys, don't let us down."	0:02:39	0:02:42
-If you didn't realize at the time -you were representing Wales...	0:02:42	0:02:48
-..by the time you arrived -at the pitch...	0:02:48	0:02:51
-..you knew exactly what it meant -to people.	0:02:51	0:02:54
-Every legend has its roots.	0:03:05	0:03:07
-But the root of this one - -Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.	0:03:07	0:03:10
-Bordering the Beacons, -valleys and meadows...	0:03:10	0:03:13
-..the language was Welsh -and the work was coal.	0:03:13	0:03:17
-This is where I was born.	0:03:18	0:03:20
-It was the same place at the time -I was born and raised as it is now.	0:03:20	0:03:24
-When I come here, I'm coming home.	0:03:24	0:03:27
-I had a very happy upbringing.	0:03:30	0:03:32
-We lived in a small house, -it didn't have many rooms...	0:03:33	0:03:37
-..for you to have time alone.	0:03:37	0:03:39
-We slept together -when we were children.	0:03:39	0:03:41
-Yes, we only had one room. -Gloria was in the other room.	0:03:42	0:03:45
-But it was part of life.	0:03:45	0:03:47
-It wasn't something where you said, -"Why have they got...?"	0:03:47	0:03:51
-That's how all our friends lived.	0:03:51	0:03:53
-We'd walk to school every morning.	0:03:55	0:03:57
-I remember sliding to school, -we wore hobnailed boots.	0:03:57	0:04:00
-Then you were pulled along.	0:04:01	0:04:03
-Like a chariot.	0:04:03	0:04:05
-Like a chariot. - -And sparks would come up.	0:04:05	0:04:07
-What I believe more than -anything...	0:04:14	0:04:17
-..is that these miners -in every village...	0:04:17	0:04:20
-..were special people, -that's all I can say.	0:04:21	0:04:23
-They were all special people.	0:04:24	0:04:26
-But at the same time, -you didn't want your son...	0:04:26	0:04:28
-..to work underground with you.	0:04:29	0:04:31
-Working in the pits, and I realized -this as a boy...	0:04:32	0:04:35
-..was extremely hard work.	0:04:36	0:04:38
-You felt that's what -your future held.	0:04:38	0:04:40
-You couldn't see further than that.	0:04:41	0:04:44
-I didn't think for one second -that I'd play for Wales.	0:04:44	0:04:48
-That was all ahead of me.	0:04:48	0:04:49
-You name it, we've played -every game under the sun here.	0:04:54	0:04:58
-We scored the best goals -that have ever been scored.	0:04:58	0:05:02
-Gareth Bale has never scored -the goals we scored!	0:05:02	0:05:05
-I could hear my father's voice -coming from about 200 yards away.	0:05:05	0:05:11
-"Gareth and Gethin, bed."	0:05:11	0:05:14
-"Dad, Dad, we've nearly finished.	0:05:14	0:05:18
-"Winning goal! Winning goal!"	0:05:18	0:05:20
-Geth, do you remember, the -winning goal took so long.	0:05:21	0:05:24
-Half an hour? Three quarters?	0:05:24	0:05:26
-We were all competing -and that's what was important.	0:05:26	0:05:29
-Competing on the field not on paper -was the priority.	0:05:33	0:05:37
-He received his secondary education -at Pontardawe Technical School...	0:05:37	0:05:41
-..and it was there that two -important relationships flourished.	0:05:41	0:05:45
-When did we meet?	0:05:45	0:05:47
-Right, school. 13? 14?	0:05:47	0:05:49
-Then I went out with him -to the cinema.	0:05:50	0:05:53
-I don't remember which film it was.	0:05:54	0:05:56
-We had a...	0:05:58	0:06:00
-His friend was going out -with my friend...	0:06:00	0:06:03
-..and we wanted a group, that's why -I went out with him really.	0:06:03	0:06:07
-I told some, he was the last one -left in the village!	0:06:07	0:06:10
-And now you're 70.	0:06:10	0:06:12
-But I'm not 70.	0:06:12	0:06:14
-It's Gareth who's 70.	0:06:14	0:06:16
-I will be next month!	0:06:17	0:06:19
-Gareth was mentored in Pontardawe -by the teacher, Bill Samuel.	0:06:24	0:06:28
-An individual who proved to be -a key influence.	0:06:28	0:06:31
-I have to say that he'd taught him -exceptionally well.	0:06:31	0:06:35
-Not just about rugby -but how the body works...	0:06:36	0:06:38
-..the strength, movement, speed.	0:06:39	0:06:42
-But the young pupil didn't just -shine with the oval ball.	0:06:44	0:06:48
-He was a Welsh athletics -champion...	0:06:48	0:06:50
-..and he was given the chance to -join Swansea Football Club.	0:06:50	0:06:54
-That was one thing -about Gareth Edwards...	0:06:56	0:06:58
-..he was talented in nearly -everything he did.	0:06:58	0:07:02
-But good grief, -he worked hard on his game...	0:07:02	0:07:06
-..to make it even better.	0:07:06	0:07:08
-I have to say that stemmed from...	0:07:09	0:07:12
-..the guidance of Bill Samuel...	0:07:12	0:07:14
-..especially the help he got -to get into Millfield.	0:07:14	0:07:18
-Millfield Prep School in Somerset.	0:07:18	0:07:22
-The best education -for the highest price.	0:07:23	0:07:26
-Only the most privileged -could attend.	0:07:26	0:07:29
-But somehow, thanks to the -persistence of Bill Samuel...	0:07:29	0:07:33
-..and support from -the head, Boss Myers...	0:07:34	0:07:36
-..a miner's son was about to -receive a private education.	0:07:36	0:07:40
-I remember Dad going down there and -there were Rolls Royce...	0:07:40	0:07:44
-..Bentleys, Jaguars everywhere.	0:07:45	0:07:49
-Everything like that.	0:07:49	0:07:52
-And there he was in his -Morris Cowley...	0:07:52	0:07:55
-..and he was as proud -as anyone else there.	0:07:55	0:07:58
-Where was he going to park?	0:07:58	0:08:00
-Of course, just like everything -in Millfield...	0:08:00	0:08:04
-..it didn't matter what you had, -someone was always better off.	0:08:04	0:08:08
-Gareth would also send his sons, -Rhys and Owen, to the same school.	0:08:10	0:08:14
-50 years after the young Edwards -crossed the Severn...	0:08:15	0:08:18
-..for the first time the three are -on another pilgrimage to Millfield.	0:08:19	0:08:23
-I remember this man...	0:08:23	0:08:26
-..who taught at the school -when you were there.	0:08:26	0:08:29
-He was quite old by the time -I turned up.	0:08:29	0:08:32
-He was the trampolining teacher.	0:08:32	0:08:34
-He was the trampolining teacher. - -Oh, yes!	0:08:34	0:08:35
-"I remember your father in school.	0:08:36	0:08:38
-"He turned up, -asked what they were doing."	0:08:39	0:08:41
-They had been working on some -triple somersault...	0:08:41	0:08:45
-..with a triple pike or whatever!	0:08:45	0:08:47
-Gareth Edwards jumped -on the trampoline...	0:08:48	0:08:51
-..and did the bloomin' thing -first time.	0:08:51	0:08:54
-In the rugby team about seven or -eight different countries...	0:08:58	0:09:02
-..were represent...represent...	0:09:03	0:09:05
-Represento!	0:09:06	0:09:07
-"Cynrychioli!"	0:09:09	0:09:10
-Imagine - "I represento Wales!"	0:09:11	0:09:13
-Remember when we played football -in the garden...	0:09:15	0:09:18
-..and some fathers would have a -shot you had a chance at saving.	0:09:19	0:09:23
-But Dad would tee up...	0:09:23	0:09:25
-He'd shoot a real howitzer.	0:09:25	0:09:27
-And if you held onto it, he'd be -like Hotshot Hamish...	0:09:28	0:09:32
-..right in the back of the net.	0:09:33	0:09:35
-Where am I here?	0:09:36	0:09:38
-Where am I here? - -Left!	0:09:38	0:09:39
-Rhys, where an earth -do you think you are?	0:09:39	0:09:42
-Go round and back up there.	0:09:42	0:09:44
-Go round and back up there. - -Up there.	0:09:44	0:09:47
-Well done, Rhys, you've parked -half on one, half on the other.	0:09:47	0:09:50
-Iesu Mawr! How much -do you want to bet on it?	0:09:50	0:09:53
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-If Gareth Edwards was created -in Gwaun...	0:10:02	0:10:05
-..his character -was formed in Millfield.	0:10:05	0:10:08
-The miner's son from South Wales -had to cope with the challenge...	0:10:08	0:10:12
-..of socialising with the rich -and privileged.	0:10:12	0:10:15
-What helped me was...	0:10:18	0:10:20
-..there was a rugby camp -a week before term started.	0:10:20	0:10:24
-We all came together to prepare -for the rugby season.	0:10:24	0:10:29
-By the end of the week...	0:10:29	0:10:31
-..I knew some of the more -important boys in the school.	0:10:31	0:10:35
-The prefects and so on.	0:10:36	0:10:38
-I was comfortable -before term started...	0:10:38	0:10:41
-..so that was the biggest help -to me.	0:10:41	0:10:43
-I'd never heard about the school -before.	0:10:43	0:10:46
-He asked me if I'd write to him.	0:10:46	0:10:49
-I said, "We'll see", because -I don't like writing.	0:10:49	0:10:52
-That's how it was.	0:10:54	0:10:56
-I went down there to visit him -at the school.	0:10:56	0:11:00
-Strange place.	0:11:00	0:11:02
-He came back once, I don't know -if he told you the story...	0:11:02	0:11:05
-..and he started to talk -quite posh.	0:11:06	0:11:09
-My sisters were round listening -to him and he said...	0:11:10	0:11:13
-"Actually", he said like that...	0:11:14	0:11:16
-..and we all started laughing -at him straight away.	0:11:16	0:11:19
-I'll never forget that.	0:11:19	0:11:21
-If Millfield has an expertise -today...	0:11:24	0:11:26
-..then it's on the physical side.	0:11:27	0:11:29
-You have been given -an opportunity...	0:11:29	0:11:32
-There are 28 different -sporting departments.	0:11:32	0:11:35
-Every one has a specialist head, -from horse riding to golf...	0:11:36	0:11:40
-..and of course, rugby.	0:11:40	0:11:42
-Some of you will be playing -for enjoyment.	0:11:42	0:11:45
-Enjoy the opportunity, make -the most of it and good luck.	0:11:45	0:11:49
-Thank you.	0:11:49	0:11:51
-The list of the school's successes -is long.	0:11:53	0:11:56
-Politicians, kings, champions -and business people.	0:11:56	0:12:00
-But even now, 50 years later...	0:12:00	0:12:03
-..it's Gareth Edwards -who's the most prominent.	0:12:03	0:12:06
-Because he'd gone to Millfield, -gone to that kind of school...	0:12:07	0:12:10
-..he was away from home -for a long time.	0:12:10	0:12:13
-So you needed strength and -personality to be on your own...	0:12:14	0:12:18
-..and you also needed -to be determined.	0:12:18	0:12:21
-It was important to be independent -and I think that was in Gareth.	0:12:21	0:12:25
-He grabbed the opportunity -with both hands.	0:12:25	0:12:28
-How are you? Are you well?	0:12:29	0:12:31
-The reality of Gareth Edwards' life -means someone always wants a chat.	0:12:31	0:12:36
-Be it a stranger, an old friend -or even a familiar face.	0:12:36	0:12:41
-The youngsters, the players -that he addressed today...	0:12:41	0:12:45
-..don't really realize -what a legend the man is.	0:12:45	0:12:48
-So, I think they're lucky to have -role models like himself...	0:12:48	0:12:52
-..but also guys like Chris Robshaw, -Vunipola, Jonathan Joseph...	0:12:52	0:12:58
-..all these guys that are -currently in the England team...	0:12:58	0:13:02
-..all came from Millfield.	0:13:02	0:13:04
-It's produced some legendary -rugby players.	0:13:04	0:13:07
-I think the boys will realize -when they look on YouTube.	0:13:07	0:13:11
-What's YouTube?	0:13:12	0:13:15
-1966.	0:13:20	0:13:22
-Rather than return to the West to -either Swansea or Llanelli...	0:13:22	0:13:26
-..he turned his sights towards the -bright lights of the capital.	0:13:26	0:13:30
-The game was amateur so there was -no money to attract players.	0:13:30	0:13:34
-But after accepting advice -from Bill Samuel, he chose Cardiff.	0:13:34	0:13:38
-He had played for Cardiff -and he also remembered...	0:13:38	0:13:43
-..how professional they were.	0:13:43	0:13:45
-Not through wages, only through -the way they played...	0:13:45	0:13:49
-..the way they looked after -the players.	0:13:49	0:13:52
-He said, the more I think about it, -Cardiff's the club for you.	0:13:52	0:13:57
-I was glad, just like Gareth -was I'm sure...	0:13:57	0:14:01
-..glad about that side of things.	0:14:02	0:14:04
-There were rumours in the past -among some clubs...	0:14:04	0:14:07
-..that money changed hands -under the table.	0:14:07	0:14:10
-But that never happened in Cardiff.	0:14:10	0:14:13
-Cardiff's mind-set -was professionalism.	0:14:13	0:14:16
-Boys, that's what you call -bloody spoiling them.	0:14:16	0:14:20
-Fine, thanks.	0:14:23	0:14:25
-Look at that, look at that!	0:14:25	0:14:27
-In my time, the changing rooms -were over here.	0:14:29	0:14:33
-I remember...	0:14:33	0:14:34
-..running on the spot, -a few press-ups...	0:14:36	0:14:39
-.."Alright, boys?", -"Let's go now."	0:14:40	0:14:42
-That would be a warm up!	0:14:42	0:14:45
-It's a totally different world.	0:14:46	0:14:49
-When we played away from home, -we had to behave ourselves...	0:14:49	0:14:53
-..we had to respect where we were, -of the people we were with.	0:14:54	0:14:58
-The club taught you that.	0:14:58	0:15:01
-And also, the older players, -many of them were teachers...	0:15:01	0:15:06
-..they'd say, -this is how Cardiff behave...	0:15:06	0:15:09
-..when we're away from home.	0:15:09	0:15:12
-Don't you have anything else to do?	0:15:12	0:15:14
-Don't you have anything else to do? - -No!	0:15:14	0:15:15
-It's hard to describe it, -I felt at home.	0:15:20	0:15:24
-The reason why so many players -came to Cardiff...	0:15:24	0:15:29
-..was because they could find work -in the city.	0:15:29	0:15:32
-People worked in large companies.	0:15:33	0:15:36
-There were opportunities -to be had here.	0:15:38	0:15:40
-COMMENTARY: -Into the space, a 50/50 -ball and Edwards wins it.	0:15:41	0:15:45
-And that's going to be a first try -for Cardiff.	0:15:45	0:15:48
-A pure solo effort -by Gareth Edwards.	0:15:48	0:15:51
-You never remember enjoying -the moment...	0:15:53	0:15:56
-..maybe you'd scored a try.	0:15:56	0:15:58
-You'd go over the game and think, -"I made a mistake there"...	0:15:58	0:16:02
-.."I shouldn't have done that."	0:16:02	0:16:04
-But I think that's how people tend -to look back at their games.	0:16:05	0:16:09
-They're their own worst critic.	0:16:10	0:16:12
-I think I was quite harsh -on myself.	0:16:12	0:16:15
-He wanted be to perfect -in everything he did...	0:16:15	0:16:18
-..especially when he played rugby.	0:16:18	0:16:20
-If it wasn't perfect, -he could be difficult.	0:16:20	0:16:23
-He was hard on himself.	0:16:23	0:16:25
-He'd get upset over everything.	0:16:25	0:16:28
-He's still the same, really.	0:16:31	0:16:33
-Whatever he does, -he wants to do it right.	0:16:33	0:16:37
-COMMENTATOR: -Edwards, who gets through.	0:16:37	0:16:40
-He could be in for a try. -Edwards rubs it in.	0:16:40	0:16:43
-That's the try that will seal...	0:16:43	0:16:45
-I don't think there's ever been -a perfect player.	0:16:45	0:16:48
-Gareth himself would admit -he wasn't perfect.	0:16:48	0:16:51
-But he had the best skills -we'd ever seen.	0:16:51	0:16:55
-I played against him once, -just once.	0:16:55	0:16:58
-He was playing for the Barbarians -against Swansea...	0:16:58	0:17:01
-..and I was captaining Swansea.	0:17:01	0:17:03
-It was a pleasure to play -against him even then...	0:17:04	0:17:07
-..when he was a youngster.	0:17:07	0:17:09
-I think I told him he was too young -to talk to me on the pitch.	0:17:09	0:17:12
-We'll talk after the game!	0:17:13	0:17:14
-He started to laugh -and what did he do?	0:17:14	0:17:17
-Score a try straight away. So I -said to him, "Sorry, Gareth."	0:17:17	0:17:21
-As it was an amateur game, he had -to start a professional career.	0:17:23	0:17:27
-The first step was college -in Cardiff...	0:17:27	0:17:30
-..and the challenge of balancing -the academic and physical work.	0:17:30	0:17:35
-Maureen said several times, "You -never go out dancing on Fridays."	0:17:35	0:17:38
-Not that I wanted to dance.	0:17:39	0:17:41
-No, because I'd be thinking about -the game I had on the Saturday.	0:17:41	0:17:45
-But you know, every athlete -or any sports person...	0:17:45	0:17:48
-..has had to do that.	0:17:48	0:17:50
-If you want to get to the top, -you have to give something up.	0:17:50	0:17:56
-I was working in Llanelli.	0:17:57	0:17:59
-I was going out with this bloke -who played for Cardiff.	0:18:00	0:18:04
-I didn't tell anyone in Llanelli...	0:18:05	0:18:07
-..or they wouldn't come to the shop -to buy things.	0:18:07	0:18:11
-COMMENTARY: -And sheer delight -for Gareth Edwards and Cardiff.	0:18:11	0:18:15
-I remember sitting in the stand -with my friends from Llanelli...	0:18:15	0:18:19
-..and in the stand I shouted, -"Come on, Cardiff!"	0:18:19	0:18:22
-It slipped out. -I'll never forget that.	0:18:23	0:18:26
-I was talking to Peter Thomas -tonight about the club...	0:18:30	0:18:34
-..but once the game starts -I feel as if I'm still playing.	0:18:35	0:18:40
-I think, what would I do -in that situation?	0:18:40	0:18:44
-Once the game starts, -I forget everything else.	0:18:44	0:18:47
-I have to say, I'm pleased -I don't have to play the game.	0:18:47	0:18:51
-But I do enjoy watching it.	0:18:51	0:18:54
-12 seasons, nearly 200 games -and 50 tries...	0:18:56	0:19:00
-..but only one club.	0:19:01	0:19:03
-Gareth Edwards has been faithful -to Cardiff.	0:19:03	0:19:06
-Even today, he remains -a member of the board.	0:19:06	0:19:09
-He's probably the finest ambassador -we've ever had.	0:19:10	0:19:13
-He's a true icon in terms -of the game itself.	0:19:13	0:19:17
-Great love, great passion and -everything he does is competitive.	0:19:18	0:19:22
-That's the nature of the man.	0:19:22	0:19:24
-When he goes back home, -he doesn't do anything.	0:19:30	0:19:33
-He relaxes, feet up -and falls asleep.	0:19:33	0:19:36
-So you can cope with everything -then, can't you?	0:19:36	0:19:39
-That's where he gets -his energy from?	0:19:41	0:19:43
-He can recharge.	0:19:44	0:19:45
-You can recharge your battery when -you're home so you're alright.	0:19:46	0:19:49
-Come on!	0:19:50	0:19:51
-.	0:19:55	0:19:55
-Subtitles	0:19:58	0:19:59
-This is Peter West saying good -afternoon from Stade Colombes...	0:20:00	0:20:04
-..where the sun is shining and the -going will be dry and hard.	0:20:04	0:20:07
-The man playing scrum-half, the -young 19-year-old virtuoso...	0:20:08	0:20:11
-..Gareth Edwards from Cardiff.	0:20:11	0:20:14
-1st April 1967.	0:20:14	0:20:16
-Stade Colombes, Paris.	0:20:16	0:20:18
-And Gareth Edwards breaking -on the open side.	0:20:19	0:20:21
-Barely a year after leaving -Millfield...	0:20:21	0:20:24
-..Gareth Edwards won -his first cap.	0:20:25	0:20:27
-It's hard to believe.	0:20:30	0:20:32
-I can't believe it.	0:20:32	0:20:34
-I remember walking up here -50 years ago.	0:20:34	0:20:37
-It was incredible.	0:20:37	0:20:39
-It was like you were in Rome, -in the Coliseum.	0:20:39	0:20:42
-I remember turning round -and looking...	0:20:43	0:20:47
-..and I saw someone in a red coat.	0:20:47	0:20:50
-I'd never imagined that Maureen -had come here overnight.	0:20:50	0:20:54
-I felt better, -I didn't feel so alone.	0:20:54	0:20:56
-Here's this up and under -from Gareth Edwards.	0:20:57	0:21:00
-Gachassin doesn't fancy his chance -of getting there so he stays back.	0:21:00	0:21:04
-I'll never forget wearing the shirt -for the first time.	0:21:05	0:21:08
-I picked it up, -I kissed the badge...	0:21:08	0:21:11
-..because I couldn't believe it.	0:21:12	0:21:14
-One minute I was playing -for the college and Cardiff...	0:21:14	0:21:17
-..and the next, -I was playing for Wales.	0:21:17	0:21:20
-There goes Dauga pounding in, -back to Gareth Edwards...	0:21:20	0:21:23
-..whose kicking under pressure -today has been pretty well done.	0:21:23	0:21:27
-It's one thing to be confident -of your abilities...	0:21:28	0:21:30
-..but you have to, -every now and then think...	0:21:31	0:21:34
-..am I good enough to play -at this standard?	0:21:34	0:21:38
-They have it going back. -Gareth Edwards in the clear.	0:21:39	0:21:42
-When I go out and meet people, -and I'm talking at a dinner...	0:21:42	0:21:47
-..I always prepare -as much as I can.	0:21:47	0:21:49
-But there's always -a bit of nerves there.	0:21:49	0:21:52
-I think that's important.	0:21:52	0:21:55
-I don't think you can give your all -unless you have that feeling.	0:21:55	0:22:00
-Gareth Edwards trying -to pound through.	0:22:00	0:22:03
-Looks like a knock by John Taylor.	0:22:03	0:22:06
-What I remember of the game -is how quickly it went by.	0:22:06	0:22:09
-I'd looked forward to it so much -and then, the next thing I knew...	0:22:09	0:22:13
-..the final whistle was blown -and the game was over.	0:22:13	0:22:17
-I asked, "What's happened? -Is anybody injured?"	0:22:17	0:22:20
-"No, that's it."	0:22:20	0:22:21
-It looks as if Wales now -are going to lose...	0:22:22	0:22:24
-..their fifth -consecutive international.	0:22:25	0:22:27
-Oh, it's lovely...	0:22:31	0:22:33
-..to think back.	0:22:34	0:22:36
-Where have all the years gone?	0:22:36	0:22:39
-Although internationals are not -played at Stade Colombes now...	0:22:42	0:22:46
-..it's still the stage for some of -the biggest names in the game.	0:22:46	0:22:51
-This is home to one of the world's -richest clubs - Racing 92....	0:22:51	0:22:56
-..and its world famous fly-half -from New Zealand, Dan Carter.	0:22:56	0:23:00
-Sir Gareth Edwards is -a household name...	0:23:00	0:23:03
-..that everyone knew -in New Zealand.	0:23:03	0:23:05
-Luckily enough I've been able -to meet him...	0:23:06	0:23:08
-..and get to know him -off the field.	0:23:08	0:23:11
-He's a genuine top man.	0:23:11	0:23:13
-You're still enjoying it?	0:23:14	0:23:16
-He had all the skills - running, -passing, the kicking...	0:23:16	0:23:19
-..that it takes to be -a quality scrum-half.	0:23:19	0:23:22
-I think he'd still be able to -manage it in today's game...	0:23:22	0:23:26
-..and I'd do anything -to play alongside him.	0:23:26	0:23:29
-Normally, I've got photographs -of fish that I catch.	0:23:29	0:23:33
-But this is special.	0:23:33	0:23:35
-Gareth!	0:23:44	0:23:46
-Gareth! - -Alright?	0:23:46	0:23:47
-OK?	0:23:48	0:23:49
-OK? - -Fine, thank you.	0:23:49	0:23:50
-Looking great, fantastic.	0:23:57	0:23:59
-Looking terrific. -Look at the size him.	0:23:59	0:24:02
-Bar Fred is the place to watch -rugby in the centre of Paris.	0:24:03	0:24:08
-It's also a second home to Gareth -and his friends in the city.	0:24:08	0:24:12
-Gareth have the...	0:24:13	0:24:14
-Big heart.	0:24:15	0:24:16
-Fantastic.	0:24:16	0:24:17
-I didn't know how many times -I played against Jean-Claude...	0:24:21	0:24:25
-..so I looked back.	0:24:25	0:24:27
-He was technically very strong.	0:24:37	0:24:40
-He was very fast, he had quick -feet, the heart and mind.	0:24:41	0:24:45
-He had everything.	0:24:45	0:24:47
-In our generation he was the -best player in the world.	0:24:49	0:24:54
-Typical JPR, he had to -go to hospital...	0:24:56	0:24:58
-..but he was back -for the dinner.	0:24:58	0:25:01
-For us he's a huge, huge man...	0:25:01	0:25:04
-..as a rugby player.	0:25:04	0:25:06
-He is the Pele.	0:25:06	0:25:09
-Pele, for me, who stayed the -greatest soccer player...	0:25:09	0:25:14
-..he is the Pele of rugby.	0:25:15	0:25:18
-Rugby's Pele or not, he wasn't -certain of his place in the XV.	0:25:23	0:25:26
-Five people chose the team -back then - The Big Five.	0:25:31	0:25:35
-We'd chosen the team -on the Thursday night.	0:25:35	0:25:38
-Then the phone rang -and I answered it.	0:25:39	0:25:41
-"Yeah, I know who it is. -Gareth, it's you."	0:25:41	0:25:45
-"Yes.	0:25:45	0:25:46
-"Have I been selected -for the next game?"	0:25:47	0:25:50
-"You know I can't tell you. -You'll find out tomorrow morning."	0:25:50	0:25:54
-"Come on, we're both friends, -come on.	0:25:54	0:25:58
-"Am I in or not?" -"I can't tell you."	0:25:58	0:26:02
-"Oh, come on."	0:26:02	0:26:03
-"OK, I can't say that you're in, -but I can say you're not out."	0:26:04	0:26:07
-He was alright then.	0:26:08	0:26:09
-COMMENTARY: -That looks like -a heel against the head.	0:26:10	0:26:13
-Gareth Edwards and he's over.	0:26:13	0:26:15
-Every game I was in charge, -Gareth was scrum-half.	0:26:15	0:26:18
-I was the coach for six years and -that tells you what I think of him.	0:26:18	0:26:22
-It's incredible when you think he -played 54 consecutive games.	0:26:22	0:26:27
-Now, that would be impossible.	0:26:27	0:26:30
-It's hard to believe.	0:26:30	0:26:32
-Like the brightest -collection of stars...	0:26:36	0:26:38
-John Taylor.	0:26:38	0:26:39
-..how could you inspire -such a team?	0:26:40	0:26:42
-When you think about it all.	0:26:44	0:26:47
-John Taylor, very quiet.	0:26:47	0:26:50
-Barry was chilled.	0:26:50	0:26:51
-Dai Morris.	0:26:52	0:26:54
-At one time, Clive was saying, -"Look at him."	0:26:54	0:26:57
-Dai was like this. -"That's what it means to him."	0:26:58	0:27:01
-Dai was listening to a horse race!	0:27:01	0:27:04
-Grav, of course, was on his own.	0:27:05	0:27:07
-Punching the wall, -punching the boys.	0:27:09	0:27:12
-"Alright, alright. Carlo! Carlo!"	0:27:13	0:27:16
-I remember, -Gerald would be sitting down...	0:27:18	0:27:21
-..in the changing room.	0:27:22	0:27:24
-"Do you think if the opposition -could see us in here...	0:27:24	0:27:29
-"..do you think -they'd be scared of us?"	0:27:30	0:27:32
-In the changing room it was easy -to talk and motivate him.	0:27:33	0:27:37
-Barry would be asleep -in the corner.	0:27:37	0:27:40
-So he says.	0:27:40	0:27:41
-But Gareth was fire and brimstone.	0:27:41	0:27:46
-And then the door would open and -Clive Rowlands would be behind us.	0:27:46	0:27:51
-"Go out there and do it -for your family.	0:27:51	0:27:54
-"Heart, family. Heart, heart."	0:27:54	0:27:56
-"Yes, Clive."	0:27:58	0:27:59
-John Taylor.	0:27:59	0:28:01
-Phil Bennett. Edwards.	0:28:02	0:28:04
-Despite the fame, -he had to earn a crust.	0:28:06	0:28:09
-He worked as a salesman -for Dynevor Engineering.	0:28:09	0:28:12
-That's what people today -can't understand.	0:28:15	0:28:18
-You had to spend time working -not just playing rugby.	0:28:18	0:28:21
-That was the norm.	0:28:22	0:28:23
-I was teaching -and playing for Wales.	0:28:24	0:28:26
-Those were the rules and it was -the same across the world...	0:28:26	0:28:30
-..apart from New Zealand -and South Africa.	0:28:30	0:28:32
-And he went to the other side -of the world...	0:28:33	0:28:35
-..where he successfully starred -for the Lions in '71 and '74.	0:28:35	0:28:40
-COMMENTARY: -Gareth Edwards. -That's a good dummy.	0:28:41	0:28:44
-What a magnificent run this is. -That was genius.	0:28:44	0:28:47
-Gareth Edwards was now -a husband and father...	0:28:49	0:28:52
-..as well as being an -international icon.	0:28:53	0:28:55
-But wearing different hats -could be challenging.	0:28:56	0:28:59
-I cheat, I cheat a lot.	0:28:59	0:29:01
-I didn't make this bread, -I bought it.	0:29:02	0:29:04
-That's what the children like.	0:29:04	0:29:06
-They love this olive bread.	0:29:06	0:29:08
-I'd never heard of such a thing -when I was growing up.	0:29:09	0:29:12
-They like different things -these days.	0:29:12	0:29:16
-Gareth's away.	0:29:22	0:29:24
-He's here when the children are -here, he likes to be here then.	0:29:25	0:29:29
-But he can't be here tonight, -he's travelling.	0:29:29	0:29:32
-I realize that it was hard -at times...	0:29:33	0:29:35
-..especially when the children -were small...	0:29:35	0:29:38
-..and to get them off -to school and things like that.	0:29:38	0:29:42
-I'd come back but -then I'd have to leave again.	0:29:42	0:29:45
-I could be away for a week.	0:29:45	0:29:47
-Well, when we were first married...	0:29:47	0:29:49
-..I was away for three months -with the Lions.	0:29:49	0:29:52
-That's very hard.	0:29:52	0:29:53
-I was still in the hospital -with Owen...	0:29:54	0:29:56
-..and he went off for three months -with the Lions.	0:29:57	0:30:00
-That's how it was -and you had to accept it.	0:30:00	0:30:03
-That was it.	0:30:03	0:30:05
-I came home with this new baby -and I was very upset.	0:30:05	0:30:10
-Luckily my sister was there -and she said...	0:30:10	0:30:12
-"Stop your nonsense, -he's not dead."	0:30:12	0:30:15
-OK, good point.	0:30:16	0:30:18
-Gareth, you've been met -at Heathrow by your wife.	0:30:18	0:30:21
-I bet you're dying to see -your baby son.	0:30:21	0:30:23
-Yes. He was only four or five days -old when I left the country.	0:30:24	0:30:27
-At the time, when we were out -with the Lions...	0:30:27	0:30:31
-..it was two-and-a-half months, -maybe three months.	0:30:31	0:30:34
-It was important that you had -understanding employers...	0:30:34	0:30:39
-..who'd give you the time off.	0:30:40	0:30:41
-As well as that, -which was just as important...	0:30:42	0:30:45
-..was to have support from -the family, your wife...	0:30:45	0:30:48
-..so you could follow your career.	0:30:48	0:30:51
-Talk of the devil.	0:30:51	0:30:53
-Hello, love.	0:30:54	0:30:55
-You've just disturbed the filming.	0:30:58	0:31:00
-Have I really? Have I spoiled it?	0:31:00	0:31:03
-Yes, you've spoiled it.	0:31:03	0:31:05
-To think what you went through, -you'd go on tour for months.	0:31:08	0:31:11
-I don't think I could handle that, -that's crazy.	0:31:12	0:31:14
-Being away from your family -for so long.	0:31:14	0:31:17
-And ten shillings. You don't -remember what shillings were!	0:31:17	0:31:21
-About 50 pence a week and as much -beer as you could drink mind.	0:31:21	0:31:25
-Brilliant.	0:31:25	0:31:26
-Yeah. No, huge respect for you guys -who were juggling a job...	0:31:29	0:31:33
-..as well as playing.	0:31:34	0:31:36
-When you'd go on tour you'd be away -for months rather than weeks.	0:31:36	0:31:40
-We find it hard when we're away -for three or four weeks.	0:31:40	0:31:43
-In the 12 years I played, I think -there was only one year...	0:31:44	0:31:47
-..when I didn't go on tour.	0:31:47	0:31:49
-I'd hate to think I missed -out on a lot.	0:31:49	0:31:52
-But I don't want you to believe -I'd change anything.	0:31:53	0:31:56
-No, because I've been very happy -and I've been very lucky.	0:31:56	0:32:00
-I would never want to change -anything.	0:32:01	0:32:03
-We had a great time.	0:32:03	0:32:06
-That time was special...	0:32:08	0:32:10
-..because I was such -good friends with the other women.	0:32:10	0:32:14
-And then when they were older, -Gareth never went to PTA meetings.	0:32:14	0:32:19
-I did everything. -And that's how it was then.	0:32:19	0:32:23
-Your mother's coming later.	0:32:23	0:32:26
-Success with the Lions, more than -50 caps for his country...	0:32:28	0:32:32
-..hardly any injuries and an MBE -hanging around his neck.	0:32:32	0:32:36
-Why would anyone want to end -all of that?	0:32:36	0:32:39
-Usually, when players retired like -Gareth, like Phil Bennett...	0:32:41	0:32:45
-..you had to think about the years -ahead of you.	0:32:45	0:32:48
-You had your family, a mortgage, -a car to run.	0:32:48	0:32:51
-So that's why people retired...	0:32:51	0:32:54
-..when they turned 30 or 32.	0:32:54	0:32:57
-You had to concentrate on the rest -of your life.	0:32:57	0:33:00
-He'd done what he'd set out to do, -play for Wales and be successful.	0:33:02	0:33:06
-Play for the Lions -and be successful.	0:33:06	0:33:08
-He started his career for Wales -in 1967 and finished in 1978.	0:33:09	0:33:13
-That's a long time.	0:33:13	0:33:16
-There were lots of games to -be played...	0:33:16	0:33:20
-..to his high standards.	0:33:20	0:33:22
-March 1978.	0:33:23	0:33:25
-Over a decade since his first cap.	0:33:25	0:33:28
-Once again, the opponents -were France...	0:33:28	0:33:30
-..with their influential flanker, -Jean-Pierre Rives.	0:33:31	0:33:34
-There was a Grand Slam to be won...	0:33:34	0:33:36
-There was a Grand Slam to be won... - -Edwards with a drop goal.	0:33:36	0:33:38
-..but Gareth had other matters -on his mind.	0:33:38	0:33:41
-Jean-Pierre said, -"Gareth, today was your day."	0:33:41	0:33:44
-He put his arm round me, -he was pleased for me.	0:33:44	0:33:48
-And he said, "But maybe next year -in Paris, it will be mine."	0:33:48	0:33:53
-And at that moment I thought, -will there be a next year?	0:33:53	0:33:56
-That's when I started to realize -this could be the end.	0:33:56	0:33:59
-Gareth Edwards has done it -once more.	0:34:00	0:34:02
-Jean-Pierre was right.	0:34:02	0:34:04
-France would win the Grand Slam -the following year...	0:34:04	0:34:08
-..but without the presence -of Gareth Edwards.	0:34:08	0:34:11
-After further consideration he -decided to retire from the game.	0:34:13	0:34:17
-What do you want to see?	0:34:19	0:34:22
-There are pictures of fish -all over the place.	0:34:22	0:34:25
-This room is so messy.	0:34:26	0:34:27
-This room is so messy. - -Do you want to move some of it?	0:34:27	0:34:30
-Let them see how messy you are.	0:34:30	0:34:32
-Let them see how messy you are. - -That was a 45 pounder.	0:34:32	0:34:34
-But someone's beaten that record.	0:34:35	0:34:37
-By about half a pound.	0:34:37	0:34:39
-Back at a time with the miners.	0:34:41	0:34:44
-You can see how much it meant -to the miners.	0:34:44	0:34:48
-I don't think those places -exist any more.	0:34:48	0:34:51
-That was down in Neath.	0:34:53	0:34:55
-I remember walking -into the Cardiff club...	0:34:55	0:34:58
-..one of the men who welcomed us -at the door said...	0:34:59	0:35:02
-.."Congratulations, Sir Gareth."	0:35:02	0:35:05
-I said, "Thanks."	0:35:06	0:35:08
-And he said, "But you'll always be -Gareth to us."	0:35:08	0:35:12
-Don't think for a second -that I don't...	0:35:14	0:35:16
-It's an incredible honour.	0:35:16	0:35:18
-It's one I would have liked -when Mam and Dad were around.	0:35:19	0:35:22
-It's hard to believe that a miner's -son from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen...	0:35:23	0:35:26
-..received this honour.	0:35:27	0:35:29
-.	0:35:30	0:35:31
-Subtitles	0:35:33	0:35:34
-A competitive nature.	0:35:39	0:35:41
-It doesn't diminish with age.	0:35:42	0:35:44
-Maybe the legs aren't as fast -as they once were...	0:35:44	0:35:47
-..but one sport -keeps the fire going.	0:35:48	0:35:50
-A chance for the public to play -with sports stars, for a price.	0:35:53	0:35:57
-The real reason?	0:35:57	0:35:59
-You always try to win -but we just want some fun.	0:35:59	0:36:04
-Maybe the dream of beating -Tiger Woods has disappeared...	0:36:06	0:36:10
-..but for those -who understand golf...	0:36:10	0:36:13
-..his handicap is less than ten.	0:36:13	0:36:15
-He's a professional?	0:36:15	0:36:17
-For the less informed, -that's a very high standard.	0:36:17	0:36:20
-It's of competition standard.	0:36:20	0:36:22
-Played golf with him a few times.	0:36:23	0:36:24
-For a man of his stature who's done -everything there is in rugby...	0:36:25	0:36:29
-..he takes his golf more seriously -than anything else.	0:36:29	0:36:32
-You think he'd take his foot -off the gas a bit but no chance.	0:36:32	0:36:35
-Very competitive, very skilful, -great fun to play with too.	0:36:36	0:36:39
-It wasn't a popular game -in the Valleys.	0:36:45	0:36:48
-Even though I went away to school -in Millfield...	0:36:49	0:36:51
-..I wish I had learned -a bit more about it.	0:36:52	0:36:55
-When I was playing, when I went -away with the Lions...	0:36:55	0:36:59
-..for a long time, you were out -in South Africa...	0:37:00	0:37:03
-..and you had an opportunity during -the day to play the best courses...	0:37:03	0:37:08
-..that's where I started to play.	0:37:09	0:37:11
-After retiring from rugby...	0:37:13	0:37:15
-..it's a chance to be competitive.	0:37:16	0:37:19
-The adrenalin rush is still there.	0:37:19	0:37:21
-We still want to do our best.	0:37:22	0:37:25
-We want to play our best -and try to beat our friends.	0:37:25	0:37:28
-If you play well, -all he does is complain.	0:37:31	0:37:34
-If you lose your ball, -he doesn't look for it.	0:37:34	0:37:37
-If he loses it, we look for it -for ten minutes!	0:37:37	0:37:39
-That's how competitive he is. -He wants to win everything.	0:37:40	0:37:43
-But no, I think we should -all be like that.	0:37:43	0:37:45
-Of course, there's a lesson -as well.	0:37:45	0:37:48
-Every time you think you're at your -best and you're playing well...	0:37:48	0:37:53
-..he lets you know, hey, you're not -as good as you think you are.	0:37:53	0:37:58
-He always shows you up, -every now and again.	0:37:59	0:38:01
-Yes?	0:38:01	0:38:03
-Oh, Duw, Duw, Duw, Duw!	0:38:06	0:38:08
-There's no celebration today -but with the competition over...	0:38:16	0:38:20
-..it's time to meet old friends -and share stories.	0:38:21	0:38:24
-There are always stories.	0:38:24	0:38:26
-The first try I remember -as a boy...	0:38:27	0:38:29
-..I was sitting with Auntie Nans -in Mam-gu's front room...	0:38:29	0:38:33
-..and I think you scored a try in -the corner against South Africa.	0:38:33	0:38:37
-When was that? Sixty...	0:38:37	0:38:39
-Oh, yes. '69, yes.	0:38:39	0:38:41
-'69, was it? That's the first -try I saw on television.	0:38:41	0:38:44
-In the mud.	0:38:44	0:38:45
-I was covered in mud. -You couldn't tell the difference...	0:38:46	0:38:49
-You scored a try -in the left corner.	0:38:49	0:38:51
-That's the first try I ever saw -on television.	0:38:51	0:38:54
-And you know what?	0:38:54	0:38:56
-It's strange, I did something -that day...	0:38:56	0:38:58
-..and I don't think anyone's -picked up on it since.	0:38:58	0:39:01
-I was with the people -I worked with...	0:39:01	0:39:04
-..I was working full-time -of course...	0:39:04	0:39:06
-..and we went to the International -Nickel Company in Mond in Clydach.	0:39:06	0:39:11
-We were in the drawing office -and one of the boys said to me...	0:39:11	0:39:15
-.."You know, if you score -on Saturday...	0:39:15	0:39:19
-.."will you go like this so that -I know you're doing it for me?"	0:39:19	0:39:23
-And that's what you did!	0:39:23	0:39:25
-I did it. I was walking back and -I thought, "Why did I do that?"	0:39:25	0:39:29
-But the chap in Mond, well...	0:39:29	0:39:31
-..he's dined out on it ever since!	0:39:31	0:39:35
-And that's the essence of a career -- stories and experiences.	0:39:38	0:39:42
-And although the games -are now memories...	0:39:42	0:39:44
-..those memories are beneficial -in business even today...	0:39:45	0:39:48
-..from his first job with the -Dynevor Engineering Company...	0:39:48	0:39:52
-..to his various businesses today.	0:39:52	0:39:54
-It's a wonder that -it's still there!	0:39:54	0:39:57
-That's an iconic photo, -I would have thought.	0:39:57	0:40:01
-Once I finished playing, -what I didn't have of course...	0:40:01	0:40:05
-..was the pressure of playing -the sport and having to work.	0:40:05	0:40:10
-I used my fame to get through -the door, to sell the wares.	0:40:10	0:40:13
-That's what it was, in a way.	0:40:14	0:40:16
-We had a network of people we knew -all over the place.	0:40:17	0:40:20
-But of course, -as you got more famous...	0:40:21	0:40:24
-..you could go outside that...	0:40:24	0:40:26
-..and you'd go in and meet people -from big companies.	0:40:26	0:40:30
-I'd go to a dinner or something -and say...	0:40:30	0:40:32
-.."Here's my card, -come and see me."	0:40:33	0:40:36
-The relationship with the customer -is crucial. In life in general.	0:40:36	0:40:40
-The world revolves -around relationships.	0:40:40	0:40:43
-But that's what Gareth could do -very effectively...	0:40:43	0:40:46
-..because of his personality, -the way he was brought up...	0:40:46	0:40:50
-..and his circle of friends.	0:40:50	0:40:52
-At the end of the day, -you had to have a message...	0:40:52	0:40:55
-..and you had to have something -which would sell.	0:40:55	0:40:58
-You had to do your job in the end.	0:40:58	0:41:00
-The rules of the amateur game...	0:41:03	0:41:05
-..meant that you couldn't make -any money from the game...	0:41:05	0:41:08
-..even from writing a book.	0:41:08	0:41:10
-When he published his -autobiography...	0:41:10	0:41:13
-..he had to take advantage -of his fame.	0:41:14	0:41:16
-Good evening and welcome to a -new series of Question of Sport.	0:41:16	0:41:19
-We have two new captains.	0:41:20	0:41:21
-From soccer, the captain -of England, Emlyn Hughes.	0:41:22	0:41:24
-And from rugby union, -British Lion Gareth Edwards...	0:41:25	0:41:28
-..the most famous scrum-half -in the world...	0:41:28	0:41:30
-..holder of a record number of caps -for Wales...	0:41:31	0:41:33
-..and scorer of a record number -of tries.	0:41:33	0:41:36
-The programme taught me a lot.	0:41:36	0:41:38
-You had to think under pressure, -use a bit of humour.	0:41:38	0:41:41
-It was competitive. -Emlyn always wanted to win.	0:41:41	0:41:45
-And I always wanted to win.	0:41:46	0:41:48
-You might have recognized him -better if he was wearing a hat.	0:41:48	0:41:52
-If he's wearing a hat, Robin Hood!	0:41:52	0:41:54
-Are you going to stick with that?	0:41:55	0:41:57
-It's as good a guess as his!	0:41:58	0:42:01
-I thought it was difficult.	0:42:01	0:42:03
-I realized that when you -went outside Wales...	0:42:03	0:42:07
-..you became more popular -around the country.	0:42:07	0:42:10
-Some of them knew I'd played rugby -but I saw a big difference...	0:42:10	0:42:13
-..when I went on Question of Sport.	0:42:14	0:42:16
-You don't see yourself as -being different to anyone.	0:42:16	0:42:19
-I had a strong enough family -at home.	0:42:19	0:42:23
-They'd never ever let you think -that you were something different.	0:42:23	0:42:29
-At the end of the day, when I went -back to Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen...	0:42:29	0:42:33
-..my mother still lived there, -and my friends would say...	0:42:33	0:42:37
-.."Gar, I saw you on -Question of Sport.	0:42:37	0:42:39
-"You didn't know that answer, -did you?"	0:42:40	0:42:42
-They always wanted to bring you -down if you'd forgotten something.	0:42:43	0:42:46
-That's what friends -are supposed to do.	0:42:47	0:42:49
-Put you in your place and make sure -you remember where you come from.	0:42:49	0:42:54
-But even today, decades after -the Question of Sport days...	0:42:55	0:43:00
-..if you're holding an event -and need a big name...	0:43:00	0:43:03
-..Sir Gareth Edwards -is the first on the list.	0:43:03	0:43:07
-I played for Swansea Youth -before I went to Millfield.	0:43:10	0:43:13
-When I finished playing and -John came down to the Swans...	0:43:14	0:43:18
-..down to the Vetch, he asked me -to play for the second team.	0:43:19	0:43:23
-I played several games -and enjoyed it very much.	0:43:23	0:43:26
-The only thing I would have -liked to have seen him do...	0:43:27	0:43:31
-..was to play a few more games -for Cardiff than he did.	0:43:31	0:43:34
-I think he used to just, with -a little bit of a twinge...	0:43:34	0:43:37
-..pull out now and again, you know.	0:43:38	0:43:40
-Particularly before a big -rugby international.	0:43:40	0:43:43
-Well, Tosh, you know, there's -only so many games in you!	0:43:43	0:43:47
-I know he did...	0:43:47	0:43:48
-..because I used to have to do -the same kind of thing myself!	0:43:49	0:43:52
-I think it was a bigger thing -for us to play with you.	0:43:55	0:43:58
-He became obviously -a figure in sport.	0:44:00	0:44:03
-He became a television star.	0:44:03	0:44:05
-He became a man who could...	0:44:05	0:44:07
-..connect to just about everybody -in sport and across sport.	0:44:07	0:44:12
-To be generous with your spirit, -to understand people...	0:44:12	0:44:16
-..that's the sign of greatness.	0:44:16	0:44:18
-And to be consistent -in the way that you behave.	0:44:18	0:44:21
-That's why they've been -able to connect with him...	0:44:21	0:44:24
-..because he is naturally decent, -naturally great.	0:44:24	0:44:27
-And to get decent and great -in the same sentence...	0:44:27	0:44:30
-..isn't always possible -with sports stars.	0:44:30	0:44:33
-But Sir Gareth doesn't only give -his time to the rich and famous.	0:44:33	0:44:37
-Hand in hand with the commercial -work comes the charity work...	0:44:37	0:44:41
-..and raising money.	0:44:42	0:44:44
-We were raising money -for the Urdd Eisteddfod.	0:44:44	0:44:47
-I phoned Gareth and asked him -if he'd attend a dinner.	0:44:47	0:44:50
-Without a second thought he said, -"Yes, don't worry, I'll be there."	0:44:51	0:44:55
-And he came of course and it -allowed me to invite...	0:44:55	0:45:00
-..some people who were -quite wealthy...	0:45:01	0:45:03
-..and who were eager -to meet Gareth.	0:45:03	0:45:08
-And we had a very -successful night.	0:45:08	0:45:11
-He gets the attention...	0:45:12	0:45:13
-..because he's the best player -the world has ever seen.	0:45:14	0:45:17
-You can't say anything better -than that.	0:45:17	0:45:19
-And I'm happy enough -to say that every time.	0:45:21	0:45:25
-There's no doubt that he's -one of the best players...	0:45:26	0:45:28
-..ever to have played the game.	0:45:29	0:45:30
-But what stands out the most -is that he's a very nice bloke.	0:45:31	0:45:34
-That's close enough, Tina!	0:45:34	0:45:36
-It is difficult.	0:45:38	0:45:40
-It is difficult to live -with someone...	0:45:40	0:45:43
-..who's so active and highly... -What do you call it?	0:45:43	0:45:47
-He doesn't stop. -But I'm used to it.	0:45:47	0:45:50
-Just think. -Let's save the males in Wales.	0:45:51	0:45:54
-His character is different to -everyone else's, I suppose.	0:45:54	0:45:57
-It can be difficult.	0:45:58	0:46:00
-But I'm used to it.	0:46:00	0:46:02
-Yes.	0:46:02	0:46:04
-I don't take selfies, do I? I don't -let anybody take selfies of me.	0:46:04	0:46:08
-I've said it several times, -when people say...	0:46:09	0:46:12
-.."You work too hard -and you do this and that"...	0:46:12	0:46:15
-..I say it was Dad who worked hard.	0:46:15	0:46:17
-He got up at 4.30am -to work a morning shift.	0:46:18	0:46:21
-He sometimes worked three shifts, -one straight after the other...	0:46:21	0:46:25
-..if he got the chance -to earn a bit more money.	0:46:25	0:46:27
-That's what I call hard work, -working underground.	0:46:28	0:46:31
-What I do isn't hard work.	0:46:31	0:46:33
-It takes up your time, yes...	0:46:33	0:46:35
-..but one day nobody will want -you to come and do something.	0:46:35	0:46:38
-The calls will stop and they'll -say, "Who? When did he play?"	0:46:39	0:46:42
-COMMENTARY: -This is Gareth Edwards! -A dramatic start!	0:46:42	0:46:45
-What a score!	0:46:45	0:46:48
-Who's the boss? Who do you think?!	0:46:48	0:46:50
-There's no point answering then, -is there?	0:46:52	0:46:54
-Erm, yes. She tells me -what to do every day.	0:46:54	0:46:57
-Mind you, that doesn't mean -he listens!	0:46:57	0:47:00
-You don't always listen -to what I tell you.	0:47:02	0:47:05
-Erm...	0:47:05	0:47:06
-Well, no.	0:47:06	0:47:08
-I don't know what the future -holds for us.	0:47:09	0:47:13
-I hope we'll be healthy...	0:47:13	0:47:15
-..that we'll still be able to do -what we like to do.	0:47:16	0:47:19
-Erm...	0:47:19	0:47:20
-You know, if I can keep walking...	0:47:20	0:47:23
-..and stay healthy physically...	0:47:24	0:47:26
-..I'll keep going -for as long as I can.	0:47:26	0:47:29
-You have to put him in his place -sometimes...	0:47:30	0:47:32
-..because he doesn't stop.	0:47:32	0:47:34
-You were born different -to everyone else.	0:47:35	0:47:38
-The only thing I'm sorry about...	0:47:38	0:47:40
-..is that he hasn't taken -any interest in the garden.	0:47:41	0:47:44
-He won't do anything in the garden. -He has no idea.	0:47:44	0:47:47
-But I'm the Honorary President of -the Botanic Gardens in Carmarthen.	0:47:48	0:47:51
-You don't know the name -of one flower, do you?	0:47:52	0:47:54
-And what are you president of?!	0:47:55	0:47:57
-I'm starting to get worn out. -I need more help.	0:47:57	0:48:00
-I'll get you some help!	0:48:00	0:48:02
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