Owain Fôn Williams ‹ Cyfres 4

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-I'm a boy from Penygroes. -This is my home.	0:00:32	0:00:35
-I'm with kindred spirits here.	0:00:35	0:00:37
-It's as if an elastic band -is pulling me back to my family.	0:00:41	0:00:47
-I'm currently living in Inverness -but I always dream...	0:00:47	0:00:50
-..of coming back to Penygroes.	0:00:51	0:00:53
-I'm here at Garreg Wen.	0:00:57	0:00:59
-I grew up here with my two brothers.	0:01:00	0:01:02
-Us boys would come here -to play football.	0:01:03	0:01:05
-It was here, between these posts, -that it all started.	0:01:06	0:01:09
-Since I was the youngest, -I suppose I was bullied a little.	0:01:13	0:01:16
-If I wanted a game, I had to be -in goal and that's where I stayed.	0:01:17	0:01:20
-I never had a chance -to be an outfield player.	0:01:21	0:01:23
-I'm grateful -I was bullied into being a goalie!	0:01:24	0:01:27
-I'd run home from school...	0:01:27	0:01:30
-..change into my playing clothes -and head on to the field.	0:01:30	0:01:34
-Everybody would be here by then.	0:01:34	0:01:36
-We had to dodge cattle and sheep but -you don't notice them as a child.	0:01:36	0:01:41
-All children see -is the ball and goal.	0:01:41	0:01:44
-They want to score, save the ball, -tackle or fight, like we used to do.	0:01:45	0:01:49
-The goal I'm leaning on here, -as I matured...	0:01:51	0:01:55
-..the goal became smaller.	0:01:56	0:01:58
-We built goals every other month.	0:01:58	0:02:01
-Taid Amlwch, my mother's father, -asked a scaffolding company...	0:02:01	0:02:05
-..if he could -have some poles to make a goal.	0:02:06	0:02:09
-He thought a scaffolding pole -would be big enough for goal...	0:02:09	0:02:13
-..because we wanted it as high -as a proper eight-foot goal.	0:02:13	0:02:18
-It's not quite eight feet -but it's not far off.	0:02:19	0:02:22
-It's thanks to Taid -that we were given these poles.	0:02:22	0:02:26
-They're still here to this day.	0:02:26	0:02:28
-We're a very close family.	0:02:30	0:02:32
-Every memory I have of my childhood, -we were always together.	0:02:32	0:02:37
-We even walked to school together.	0:02:37	0:02:40
-Mam still walked me to school -until I was almost 16.	0:02:40	0:02:43
-That's what we're like.	0:02:43	0:02:45
-We're very close.	0:02:46	0:02:48
-That will never change.	0:02:48	0:02:50
-Dad played football.	0:02:50	0:02:52
-He played for Bangor in the Northern -Premier League, as he reminds us.	0:02:53	0:02:57
-When I started playing -for professional academies...	0:02:58	0:03:01
-..my father -would always take me in the car...	0:03:02	0:03:06
-..down the A55.	0:03:06	0:03:08
-It was too far -for me to travel there every day...	0:03:08	0:03:12
-..because they used to train -three or four times a week...	0:03:12	0:03:15
-..but Dad would take me -to the rugby pitch, or here...	0:03:16	0:03:19
-..to kick a ball and to keep up with -the boys who were in the academies.	0:03:19	0:03:24
-I'm at Littleton Road -in this photograph...	0:03:37	0:03:40
-..where I trained with Man United.	0:03:41	0:03:43
-I was spotted while I was playing -for Gwynedd schools at the time.	0:03:43	0:03:49
-I remember a man -standing behind the goal...	0:03:49	0:03:52
-..and I couldn't understand -why he was behind me.	0:03:52	0:03:56
-After the game he came up to me -and said, "I'm a scout for Man U...	0:03:56	0:04:01
-"..and I'm a scout for Wales.	0:04:01	0:04:03
-"How would you -like to go for a trial with Man U...	0:04:03	0:04:08
-"..and train with the Wales team?"	0:04:08	0:04:10
-I supported Man U. I was a fanatic.	0:04:11	0:04:14
-For me to go to Man U -and Littleton Road was incredible.	0:04:14	0:04:18
-That's where I spent -every school holiday, training.	0:04:19	0:04:24
-Leaving home was a bit odd.	0:04:27	0:04:30
-It wasn't just the standard -of football that was different...	0:04:31	0:04:35
-..they spoke English, and at -the time, that was a problem for me.	0:04:35	0:04:40
-I was either alone -or I felt as if I was alone.	0:04:44	0:04:47
-Even when I -look at this photograph...	0:04:47	0:04:50
-..when I signed my first contract -with Crewe Alexandra, aged 16...	0:04:50	0:04:56
-..it was -the hardest time of my life...	0:04:57	0:05:00
-..because I was leaving home -for the first time.	0:05:00	0:05:04
-I've been brought up -in a small, close-knit community...	0:05:08	0:05:12
-..where everyone knows one another, -so moving to Crewe...	0:05:13	0:05:17
-..was very different.	0:05:17	0:05:19
-It took me a long time...	0:05:19	0:05:22
-..to get used to living there.	0:05:22	0:05:25
-I'm with John Barnes -in this photograph here...	0:05:30	0:05:33
-..at Alder Hey Hospital -in Liverpool.	0:05:33	0:05:36
-I'd just had surgery on my lungs.	0:05:36	0:05:41
-I suffered -with something called empyema.	0:05:42	0:05:45
-It's a serious condition.	0:05:46	0:05:48
-I was rushed into hospital -from Ysbyty Gwynedd...	0:05:48	0:05:52
-..after they tried -to syringe the fluid...	0:05:52	0:05:58
-..from my lungs at Ysbyty Gwynedd.	0:05:58	0:06:01
-More of this fluid -filled my lungs at the time....	0:06:02	0:06:06
-..so I was rushed to Liverpool.	0:06:06	0:06:08
-He came on the ward -and I was the first bed he came to.	0:06:09	0:06:13
-He must've been with me -for over an hour.	0:06:13	0:06:16
-I thought that was amazing, -to be honest.	0:06:16	0:06:19
-John Barnes was at the top -of his game playing for Liverpool.	0:06:19	0:06:23
-He was one of the best in Britain.	0:06:23	0:06:25
-After that meeting...	0:06:26	0:06:29
-..I remember starting to mend -and wanting to go back to football.	0:06:29	0:06:34
-It was quite a journey...	0:06:36	0:06:38
-..from Alder Hey, where -it was touch-and-go, to be honest...	0:06:39	0:06:43
-..to winning my first cap for Wales.	0:06:44	0:06:46
-I've had to overcome -a lot of hurdles.	0:06:47	0:06:51
-Football -takes up a lot of my time...	0:07:08	0:07:11
-..but when I'm free, I reach -for the brush and start painting.	0:07:12	0:07:16
-Hello! Meic?	0:07:16	0:07:18
-Any chance of a cuppa?	0:07:19	0:07:21
-How's it going, Meic?	0:07:21	0:07:22
-How's it going, Meic? - -How are you, Ows?	0:07:22	0:07:24
-Good, thanks. -What are you doing here?	0:07:25	0:07:27
-I'm trying to finish frames for -your art in time for the big day.	0:07:28	0:07:32
-There's been -a lot of interest in your work.	0:07:32	0:07:35
-Glad to hear it.	0:07:35	0:07:37
-At school, -I tended to paint whatever.	0:07:38	0:07:42
-I never had a subject. -I never knew what to paint next.	0:07:43	0:07:47
-I remember coming here -about a year and a half ago...	0:07:47	0:07:51
-..to Meic's shop in Penygroes...	0:07:51	0:07:53
-..and we had a cuppa -in the studio behind me.	0:07:54	0:07:58
-We were discussing what to do -next, and Meic said to me...	0:07:58	0:08:02
-"..You need a subject. -How about quarrymen?"	0:08:03	0:08:06
-It's a subject -very close to my heart.	0:08:10	0:08:15
-My grandfather spent -all his life splitting slate...	0:08:16	0:08:20
-..at the Talysarn quarry -in the Nantlle Valley.	0:08:20	0:08:24
-My grandfather'd written a few books -I was familiar with...	0:08:27	0:08:31
-..but it was nice -going back to those books...	0:08:31	0:08:34
-..and getting an idea -of how they lived.	0:08:34	0:08:37
-It was a bleak life, and that's what -I've tried to capture in my art.	0:08:37	0:08:41
-I've depicted their lives.	0:08:42	0:08:44
-How hard their everyday lives were -and the way they lived.	0:08:44	0:08:49
-I've around 20 paintings -in this collection.	0:08:52	0:08:56
-The time it takes -to paint each one varies.	0:08:56	0:09:00
-Some take a day, some take a week, -some take a month.	0:09:00	0:09:03
-It depends how happy I am with them.	0:09:04	0:09:06
-Once I've finished them -I send them home...	0:09:06	0:09:09
-..and Mam brings them to the shop.	0:09:09	0:09:11
-I want them to be sold at this shop.	0:09:13	0:09:16
-They'll be exhibited soon.	0:09:16	0:09:19
-I hope they'll go to good homes -because they mean a lot to me.	0:09:20	0:09:24
-I've derived great pleasure -from painting them.	0:09:24	0:09:29
-If you want to go for a walk -beyond Penygroes...	0:09:39	0:09:43
-..Trefor beach -is right on the doorstep.	0:09:43	0:09:46
-There's no better place than this.	0:09:46	0:09:49
-It's very close to my heart.	0:09:49	0:09:52
-It has a lot of character.	0:09:59	0:10:01
-The landscape, the way -the mountains plunge into the sea.	0:10:01	0:10:06
-It's like something -from a picture postcard...	0:10:06	0:10:09
-..or somewhere overseas.	0:10:09	0:10:11
-As a family, we've spent -a great deal of our time here.	0:10:15	0:10:20
-We fished for crabs...	0:10:20	0:10:23
-..off those walls you see behind me.	0:10:23	0:10:26
-As I grew, I wanted to fish -for bigger things than crab...	0:10:26	0:10:30
-..so I moved on to mackerel or bass.	0:10:30	0:10:33
-I used to fish with Dad -on the pier behind me.	0:10:33	0:10:37
-We bought a boat later -and fished at sea.	0:10:40	0:10:44
-Every opportunity I get...	0:10:45	0:10:47
-..whenever I'm home...	0:10:47	0:10:50
-..my brothers and I -go fishing on this boat.	0:10:50	0:10:53
-It's nice being on the beach -but nothing beats being at sea.	0:11:03	0:11:07
-You get to see dolphins -and porpoise, if you're lucky.	0:11:07	0:11:12
-We've seen -a number of dolphins here.	0:11:12	0:11:15
-There's one there.	0:11:16	0:11:18
-It's over there. Wonderful!	0:11:18	0:11:21
-As I said, -you get to see dolphins out here.	0:11:22	0:11:25
-You don't have to go to the other -side of the world to see dolphins.	0:11:25	0:11:30
-When you see them at sea, -it's amazing.	0:11:30	0:11:33
-A wild animal in the sea and we're -only a stone's throw from the shore.	0:11:33	0:11:38
-You can see it clearly. Incredible.	0:11:39	0:11:42
-That's what's good -about fishing from a boat.	0:11:44	0:11:47
-You can drop the line -into the water, find the bottom...	0:11:47	0:11:52
-..and sit back and let go.	0:11:52	0:11:55
-A lazy man's kind of fishing!	0:11:55	0:11:57
-You can't beat it. -You relax and take in the views.	0:11:57	0:12:01
-I'm sure many of the lads -I play football with...	0:12:01	0:12:05
-..would be very jealous of me now.	0:12:06	0:12:08
-Fishing at sea is a tonic in itself.	0:12:11	0:12:14
-You can -forget about everything else...	0:12:15	0:12:18
-..and any problems you may have.	0:12:18	0:12:20
-You're in your own world -when you're at sea.	0:12:21	0:12:24
-I think I may have a bite.	0:12:26	0:12:28
-Yes, I have, too.	0:12:28	0:12:30
-There it is. Where's the club?	0:12:34	0:12:36
-That's crisping nicely.	0:12:52	0:12:54
-There's a great aroma...	0:12:56	0:12:58
-..from a barbecued mackerel.	0:12:58	0:13:00
-Nothing beats a fresh mackerel -barbecued on a beach. Delicious!	0:13:01	0:13:05
-A little vinegar -to give it more flavour.	0:13:13	0:13:16
-Voila!	0:13:19	0:13:22
-You don't need a fork. -A finger and thumb will do.	0:13:22	0:13:25
-Just enjoy it.	0:13:26	0:13:28
-At the end of every season, -I can't wait to drive home.	0:13:30	0:13:34
-I'm coming home -to the lads and my family...	0:13:34	0:13:37
-..and coming here to do this.	0:13:38	0:13:40
-It's great -being on the football pitch...	0:13:40	0:13:43
-..and playing football, -but this is my dream.	0:13:43	0:13:47
-Being at home -is doing the things I love doing.	0:13:47	0:13:50
-There's no better feeling than this.	0:13:50	0:13:53
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-I've been playing for Inverness -since the start of the season...	0:14:08	0:14:13
-..which must be nine months by now.	0:14:13	0:14:16
-I wasn't sure where it was -on the map, to be honest.	0:14:18	0:14:21
-I remember travelling with Dad -from Penygroes to Inverness.	0:14:22	0:14:26
-It took -more than nine hours to get here.	0:14:26	0:14:29
-We passed Glasgow and it must be -a further four hours from there.	0:14:30	0:14:35
-I said to Dad, "Where on earth are -we going and when will we arrive?"	0:14:35	0:14:40
-When we arrived...	0:14:43	0:14:45
-..we were surrounded -by all this beauty.	0:14:45	0:14:48
-The mountains, -the sea, the rivers...	0:14:49	0:14:51
-..and the lakes.	0:14:52	0:14:54
-It's a great place to live.	0:14:54	0:14:56
-It's very similar to home -and the Nantlle Valley.	0:14:58	0:15:01
-I'm glad -I've been able to live here.	0:15:02	0:15:04
-Inverness is a relatively new club -in footballing terms.	0:15:14	0:15:18
-It was only established -some 20 years ago.	0:15:19	0:15:22
-It was a merging of two clubs, -with its origins...	0:15:23	0:15:27
-..in the Highland League...	0:15:27	0:15:29
-..and now it's been promoted -to the Scottish Premier League.	0:15:30	0:15:34
-The club has expanded...	0:15:34	0:15:36
-..in the past 20 years but -they're still finding their feet.	0:15:37	0:15:41
-In time, -the team will evolve and grow.	0:15:43	0:15:47
-We had a difficult start -to the season with many injuries.	0:15:57	0:16:01
-It's been a slow start...	0:16:02	0:16:04
-..but things -have gone our way since Christmas.	0:16:04	0:16:07
-Unfortunately, the league -splits in two in Scotland.	0:16:07	0:16:11
-We failed to reach the top six -by a point or two.	0:16:11	0:16:15
-Playing against a side like Celtic -is always an experience.	0:16:18	0:16:22
-50,000 supporters -cheer them on every Saturday...	0:16:23	0:16:26
-..in their green and white.	0:16:26	0:16:29
-Other games -such as the Highland derby...	0:16:30	0:16:33
-..against Ross County -is also completely different.	0:16:33	0:16:38
-We haven't lost to Ross County...	0:16:38	0:16:41
-..so far this season...	0:16:41	0:16:44
-..so we're Highland Champions, -which is great.	0:16:44	0:16:47
-After leaving school at 16...	0:16:51	0:16:53
-..I won a scholarship -to Crewe Alexandra.	0:16:53	0:16:56
-They played in the Championship.	0:16:56	0:16:58
-I spent three years -on a professional contract there...	0:16:59	0:17:03
-..before moving -to Stockport County...	0:17:03	0:17:06
-..whose number one -played regularly in League One.	0:17:06	0:17:10
-I won Player of the Year there -before moving to Rochdale.	0:17:10	0:17:15
-After that I signed with Tranmere, -where I stayed for four years...	0:17:15	0:17:20
-..before signing for Inverness.	0:17:20	0:17:22
-I lived for football.	0:17:29	0:17:32
-I'd get up on a Monday and train.	0:17:32	0:17:34
-Then there'd be more training -after lunch in the gym or whatever.	0:17:34	0:17:39
-That's the routine throughout -the week until Saturday...	0:17:41	0:17:45
-..when we have a fixture.	0:17:45	0:17:47
-My life -completely revolves around football.	0:17:47	0:17:50
-I've been doing it for 12 years...	0:17:51	0:17:53
-..so I must enjoy it.	0:17:54	0:17:56
-I'm still here and still playing.	0:17:58	0:18:01
-I'm looking forward to training -tomorrow and the following day.	0:18:01	0:18:05
-There are so many ups and downs, -as they say.	0:18:11	0:18:14
-I'm sure -there are more downs than ups.	0:18:14	0:18:18
-I've had my share of injuries, -a broken leg, shoulder surgery...	0:18:19	0:18:24
-..a broken arm...	0:18:24	0:18:26
-..a dislocated and broken thumb.	0:18:26	0:18:29
-It's hard to deal with. -You have to be strong.	0:18:31	0:18:34
-It was a difficult period -when I broke my leg.	0:18:34	0:18:38
-I was only 19 at the time.	0:18:38	0:18:41
-To some extent, I didn't know -if I'd ever play football again.	0:18:41	0:18:46
-I was in plaster for three months.	0:18:47	0:18:49
-Getting over something like that...	0:18:49	0:18:51
-..is one thing in itself, but going -back to playing is something else.	0:18:52	0:18:57
-It's a test -of someone's character...	0:18:57	0:19:00
-..to overcome an injury -and put it behind them.	0:19:00	0:19:04
-You come across -so many different lads in football.	0:19:09	0:19:14
-Many footballers say -we're like ships in the night.	0:19:14	0:19:17
-We pass each other all the time.	0:19:18	0:19:20
-Someone else comes in and takes -your mate's position, in a way.	0:19:20	0:19:24
-But you make friends in no time.	0:19:25	0:19:27
-Sometimes we see each other or -pass each other at the airport...	0:19:27	0:19:31
-..and get on as if it was yesterday, -though many years may have passed.	0:19:31	0:19:35
-Football is a very different career.	0:19:36	0:19:38
-Because football -takes over my life...	0:19:44	0:19:47
-..it's important -I have another life too, in a way.	0:19:47	0:19:51
-I want to -enjoy taking my dog for a walk...	0:19:51	0:19:54
-..painting and playing my guitar.	0:19:54	0:19:57
-It's important to have -something else to look forward to.	0:19:57	0:20:01
-Many of the lads play computer games -or the PlayStation or whatever...	0:20:01	0:20:06
-..but that does nothing for me.	0:20:06	0:20:08
-I prefer being outdoors or painting.	0:20:09	0:20:12
-I've been brought up -with Dinas Dinlle on the doorstep.	0:20:14	0:20:19
-I'm used to being outdoors.	0:20:19	0:20:21
-I have a life outside of work -and coming here is something fresh.	0:20:22	0:20:27
-# Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau #	0:20:31	0:20:34
-Playing for my country has been -the highlight of my career so far.	0:20:36	0:20:41
-Nothing compares to it.	0:20:41	0:20:43
-I remember sitting on the bench, -watching the game.	0:20:43	0:20:47
-When I was given the call -from Chris Coleman to go on...	0:20:47	0:20:52
-..I thought, this is my chance, -I'm going out on the pitch.	0:20:52	0:20:56
-I can't put into words...	0:20:56	0:20:59
-..how it felt.	0:20:59	0:21:02
-It was a little surreal, -it felt like a dream.	0:21:02	0:21:05
-I'd waited so long -to reach this point...	0:21:05	0:21:09
-..but the time flew -while I was on the pitch.	0:21:10	0:21:13
-Before I knew it, the referee was -blowing his whistle and it was over.	0:21:13	0:21:17
-I shook hands with Robben -at the end of the game.	0:21:17	0:21:21
-I had to pinch myself -because the dream had come true.	0:21:21	0:21:25
-I'd dreamed of that moment -all my life.	0:21:26	0:21:28
-I'd reached that point -and was so pleased...	0:21:29	0:21:32
-..that everyone saw me -winning my first cap for Wales.	0:21:32	0:21:36
-It's amazing how far Wales -have come.	0:21:38	0:21:41
-There's something very special -within the squad this time.	0:21:43	0:21:47
-What's good about this squad is that -everyone does things together.	0:21:47	0:21:52
-There are no individuals.	0:21:52	0:21:54
-Of course there are friends.	0:21:54	0:21:57
-I tend to spend -a lot of time with David Vaughan.	0:21:57	0:22:00
-I've known him -since my days at Crewe Alexandra...	0:22:01	0:22:05
-..when I left home -for the first time at 16.	0:22:05	0:22:09
-I've known him for a long time.	0:22:09	0:22:12
-It's nothing new being with him.	0:22:14	0:22:16
-A few of the lads speak Welsh -and it's good...	0:22:18	0:22:22
-..there are -Welsh-speakers in the squad.	0:22:22	0:22:25
-It shows the other lads -that we have our own language.	0:22:25	0:22:29
-That Welsh is alive.	0:22:30	0:22:32
-When the squad gets together, -lads like Ben Davies, Joe Allen...	0:22:32	0:22:36
-..David Vaughan, myself and Osian, -of course, we all speak Welsh.	0:22:36	0:22:41
-Emyr Huws too.	0:22:41	0:22:43
-A few of us speak Welsh...	0:22:43	0:22:45
-..and it's important -we keep it up within the squad.	0:22:45	0:22:48
-It's been lovely being back -in the Nantlle Valley, in Trefor...	0:23:00	0:23:04
-..where I've spent -much of my childhood.	0:23:04	0:23:08
-It's also been nice -being in the Highlands...	0:23:09	0:23:12
-..where I've spent -a lot of time playing this season.	0:23:12	0:23:15
-Who knows what's to come...	0:23:16	0:23:17
-..but I'm very much -looking forward to the future.	0:23:18	0:23:21
-Wales goes to France this summer -and I'm so pleased...	0:23:22	0:23:25
-..and proud -to have been part of that journey.	0:23:25	0:23:29
-It's so exciting.	0:23:29	0:23:31
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.	0:23:48	0:23:50
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