Тренер команды Шелбурн: "His blood-chilling stories about his trips deep into Central Asia where nobody outside the Soviet Union had ever heard of, vividly describing the customs and way of life of the locals, flavoured with the touch of his own philanderings and adventures, proved not only his incomparable capabilities as a narrator, but did credit to his fearlessness, resourcefulness and inventiveness. To crown it all, Fitzroy possessed an excellent sense of humour"