Simone Biles
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The Olympics: all my dreams came true in one place.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The first 10 years of my marriage, when my children were small.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2012 source ↗
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Bernadine Evaristo
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When I met my husband, David, in 2006, on Dating Direct.
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I have become progressively happier as I’ve got older. It’s to do with not striving as much.
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Not always standing up for myself enough.
I wish I were braver, although I try. I work too hard and don’t play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough “fun.”
My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
Loyalty, kindness, honesty, trustworthiness, reliability.
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