Sam Lamiroy
Sam belongs to: Tynemouth Surfers
Sam grew up in Tynemouth where he began surfing. He has gone on to become one of Britain's top surfers. He competes in competitions around the world.
Sam was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 15 October 2005. The interview took place at Tynemouth Beach and lasted 9 minutes and 55 seconds.
What does the sea mean to you?
"More than I think I realise, I don’t think I could ever live anywhere else without a sea, without an active sea"
More than I think I realise, I don’t think I could ever live anywhere else without a sea, without an active sea. It’s a double edge sword- on one hand it’s given me most of the pleasure in my life, but on the other it’s a bit of a prison as well, it’s a bit of a kind of, because I can’t, I can’t escape it. I mean, I’ve been all around the world doing the world circuit and I seem to have just hugged the coastline. And I’ve been to Australia seven times or eight times, I’ve never been to Ayers Rock, for example, just because there could have been a good swell, or…it does bind you, it’s something that’s, there’s sort of an invisible line where you say ten miles inland, and you kind of start forgetting it.
Sam has 9 memories in the memorynet:
Sam's memories with a Leisure theme:
Long Sands Beach, TynemouthSam's other memories:
Starting surfing
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