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Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.
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Fran Lebowitz
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That I’ve never killed anyone – and I’ve been tempted numerous times. My other achievement is that I went to Australia, which meant I was on a plane without smoking for almost 24 hours, and I didn’t kill anyone on that flight.
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Surviving the entertainment industry.
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Getting up the noses of a handful of truly horrible misogynists.
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Lots of people, mainly for being so absent from their lives while I was concentrating on sport. I’d also like to say sorry to my dad’s mum, because, aged four, I told her she was the worst cook in the world.
A vet, but I wasn’t smart enough.
Cows in the field next door.
Six weeks in my dad’s office doing admin was enough to persuade me to pursue a career in sport.
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