39 Quotes by Gethin Jones

I love a good suit. I dont often get to wear one, but if I have a presenting gig, I make sure everything is crisp.

I dont know why, but I often find myself in darker colours.

Running is great, but it kills me - Im 38 and my body has been through a lot of painful challenges. I do a 10k run and I can feel it the next couple of days.

Ive met people of all abilities and all ages. The groups are split accordingly; advanced groups are made up of swimmers keen on longer distances, intermediates who use swimming as part of their exercise routine, while many of the beginners havent even tried front crawl before.

Some people are a little intimidated by the pool; What lane do I use? What if Im too slow? What if I dont have the time to shower?

My parents were teachers and they taught me about the value of money.

To this day, I still have a massive respect for anything I buy and I have never got into debt. I understand money does not come easily. I put a lot of that down to my parents.

I did a corporate gig where I presented on stage for an hour and was paid 12,000. I felt so guilty. It is still hard for me to accept I can earn that sort of money for an hour of my time.

I did several corporate gigs as a presenter, worked on a few branded campaigns and also made money from my rugby events company and my business, Leaf Hospitality.