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Wimbledon champion. I won the title frequently when playing against a pebbledash wall at home in Ireland.
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Chris Hoy
British track cyclist, 1994–2013
Scotland’s rugby captain. My hero Gavin Hastings was captain when he came to our school for a training session when I was 10 or 11. I met him and was blown away.
An artist, an interior designer and a vet.
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Exactly what I am now.
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View profile →When I turned 30, married and had a place in Brixton. My flailing twenties were over, though the flailing continues.
Unqualified. Also, there’s that strange moment when you’re listening to lyrics on Radio 2 and you think, “Ooh, that’s so deep”.
Rats scurrying in the roof. I won the last war but it’s only a matter of time.
Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
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