Full Name: Phillip Morris Birthdate/ birthplace: Sep 10. 1975 - Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport Height: 6ft Weight: 82 kg Eyes: Bluey green Shoe Size: Size 11
EARLY LIFE
School Life/ Results: I really enjoyed my time at school, passing 6 GCSE at A-C grades. Lots of sports honours and would go back tomorrow if I could. First Job: I was always the bookmaker in school, on sporting competitions. I remember losing loads of money when Tottenham won the FA cup in 1991 as lots of my mates bet on them. Lasting childhood memory: Winning all my races at my primary school sports days. I still have each of the years programmes all with red, 1st place ribbons on them
HOME LIFE
Lives: Cwmbran which is about 5 miles from Newport at the start of the valleys. Newspapers/ Magazines: Speedway Star
Favourite Food: Italian Worst Food: Vegetables and salad Do you cook? Yes i love cooking as ive got older. Favourite Drink: Oasis
Top TV Programme: Race around the world, SAS who dares and most sport Programmes you switch off : Party political broadcasts Pets: None Musical taste: - Scouting for Girls, Script but i like most music. Last CD bought: (download these days) Scouting for Girls - Everybody wants to be on Tv Top radio programme: Whatever my mate Jason Harrold presents. Best film watched: Bad Boys (Will Smith and Martin Lawrence) and Happy Gilmore (Adam sandler) Top actor: Will Smith and Adam Sandler
Top actress: Cameron Diaz Favourite colour: I'm a red man myself
SOCIAL LIFE Do you have time for normal social life? Out of season yes, but during the season it's hard to get out in a social way as much as I would like. What other sports are you interested in? Football, any motor sport in fact any Sport. Are you a shopaholic? I think I will be the first rider to admit this, but yes I am a big shopaholic.
Favourite clothes: TK Maxx all the way. Do you do the National Lottery? Not normally, but I do it now and again What if won £63,000, what would you do with it? Invest it in another property. Do you keep in touch old friends? Yes I will always bump into and see my old mates who I grew up with Favourite kind of people: Straight talking people and jokers Least favourite: Two-faced people and big time Charlie's What sort of holiday's do you like? Hot and relaxed. Best country visited: New Zealand is a very nice country, but I also like Italy
PRIVATE LIFE
Hobbies/ interests: Football, moto-cross, golf, mountain biking and Gym. Do you do any physical training? Normally I will be out training with my local football team, mountain biking and I also do some squash or tennis. Are Interested in technology? Yes I like to be up to date with all the latest gadgets. How do you relax? I don't normally like to relax, as I like to be doing things all the time. I relax when I sleep. Laughs at: People who get drunk and want to fight the world, Dude Perfect and good stand up comedians Dislikes: Vegetables, alcohol and cold weather
Phobias: None I can think of as I'm such an adrenalin dependent Work: Speedway Grand Prix FIM Race Director.
Favourite possessions: My Family and Houses. Are you superstitious? Not really. What do you wish for in life? To be happy, healthy and to never look back on life saying what if. Do you find it difficult to keep a set routine? Yes being involved in SGP speedway in different countries makes it hard to keep set routines. How would you describe yourself? Ultra competitive, a very bad loser, confident and pretty easy going.
SPEEDWAY LIFE Previous clubs: Reading (for many years), Birmingham, Newport, Belle Vue, Newcastle, Birmingham, Stoke and Lakeside Where did you start speedway? My first rides were at Cradley Heath in under 16 demo races with good friend Glenn Cunningham What age? About 13 Previous racing experience: I was 6 times British champion in youth grasstrack, which has been the entry to speedway for Mark Loram, Joe Screen, Scott Nicholls and many others Any race night superstitions: I don't like being late to any meeting as that would mess up my mental approach Best club ridden for: Reading (under Pat Bliss), Birmingham and I am sure that both Stoke and Lakeside will be great to ride for. Favourite track: Stoke, Lakeside, Birmingham and the old Smallmead circuit in Reading. Worst track: Now I'm grown up a bit all tracks are to be raced and I try to enjoy them all. I give them all 100%, but I never seem to do that well at Kings Lynn or Sheffield. Favourite kind of track: When it's raining and patchy, because lots of riders are defeated before they go on track. Most admired riders: Per Jonsson was amazing on a speedway bike and I still like to look back at videos of him racing. I will never forget when he team rode me home at Coventry for a 5-1 - it felt fantastic at the time. And I will never forget racing at Belle Vue alongside World Champ Jason Crump and scoring many 5-1s Early and/ or main influence: My dad who has been there for me from the start. Best meeting: I won the first ever speedway meeting in the world in the new millennium, at the New Year Classic on 2nd Jan 2000 Titles/ Championships won: Six times British youth grasstrack champion, British League Championship medals, 4TT winners medal, BSPA Cup medal, Premier best pairs. Worst meeting: Any meeting where I get injured Worst injury: I have had more problems than anything with a football injury I picked up 8 years ago, when I snapped my cruciate ligament. I have had 3 major operations to fix it. I picked up some nasty internal injuries thanks to the Mildenhall fence in 2008.
Most embarrassing moment: It was in the early 90s and I had just scored a 5-1. When I shock hands with my team mate we touched bars and down we both came - did I feel stupid! Best stadium raced in: The Millennium Stadium when I did some PR stuff for the Welsh papers and was the first rider ever to ride the track.
All-star team: Per Jonsson, Jason Crump, Armando Castagna, Jan Andersson, Hans Nielsen, Mark Loram and Joe screen. What advice would you give to newcomers? Buy some golf club or a pair of football boots - only kidding!! I would say get the best equipment you can, listen and practice as much as you can. Are referees consistent: No, you have to accept everyone is a different personality and will see situations different - we have to accept that.