Personal Life
Parry suffers from a severe fear of flying (aviophobia) which, like other footballers such as Dennis Bergkamp, has caused problems during his career due to his inability to sometimes travel with the Wales team to far-away countries. He manages to overcome by taking tablets. It has also caused problems in his club career when his teams have travelled to opposite ends of Great Britain. He has often managed to get around the problem by travelling the long distances by car.
As a youngster he attended Chepstow Comprehensive School. He always credits Dan Beasley as the reason he got into football, and describes the great Beasley as the catalyst that allowed him to become the player he is today.
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