Harry Redknapp
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Pulling Sandra.
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The six Olympic gold medals, because at school I was never great at sport. When I look back on my career I think, how on Earth did that happen?
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗
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View all 190 →Picking myself back up after very tricky times and trying again.
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Rupert Graves
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Remembering to do things in order, because I have to transcend my nature, which is haphazard.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2015 source ↗
Emily Mortimer
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I am a terrible driver, so not having killed myself or anyone else, so far.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 October 2020 source ↗
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View profile →Max Levy, a German sprint cyclist who came second behind me a lot.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗
Delivering papers in the freezing cold for my granny. I got paid in Panini football stickers, so it wasn’t all bad.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗
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.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗
I just like to get to the start line knowing there was nothing else I could have done, that there wasn't a single session I didn't give 100 per cent. The physical certainty means you can relax mentally and let the performance come.
Recorded Cyclingnews, 1 January 2008 source ↗
A road track car, a Porsche GT3. I’ve done the 24-hour race in Le Mans, which was a dream come true.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗
The real problem is that the pain actually gets worse. You have created massive acidosis in your muscles so there is a huge quantity of hydrogen ions and the pH in your blood changes. For 15 minutes you lie there thinking, "God, this is really bad. I'm going to die. It has never been this bad before." And every time you think exactly the same thing. You have to lie to yourself by saying you're not doing a second set. Then, without moving for 15 minutes, almost to the second, I would roll over and think, "OK, I think I can do a second set now." During those sessions I have never felt more alive or so close to death.
Recorded Cyclist, 1 January 2018 source ↗
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