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On a flight, last February, from Atlanta to Rio. We went through a storm and I was convinced that the plane was going down. The overhead cabins were opening, everything was falling out, people were screaming and I was hanging on to my seat.
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Brendan Gleeson
Irish actor and director
Getting knocked down by a bus. The experience left me with the exhilaration of life enhanced.
Joan Jett
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Right after 9/11, Kenny and I went to perform for the troops in Pakistan and Uzbekistan. As we were flying in, an electronic voice went off: “Warning: missile launch! Warning: missile launch!” The Taliban had fired a rocket at us. I was waiting to see the back of the plane blow up, but it didn’t and we landed.
Scott Mills
English radio DJ and television presenter
I went on a private jet with David Hasselhoff, and it was so turbulent between LA and Vegas I thought it was going down. I also thought: “The headline won’t be about me; it will be: David Hasselhoff and friend.”
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Billie Jean King. She’s the reason tennis is such an equal sport in terms of opportunity for women.
Firm, fair, fun.
Getting my teeth done. I had veneers and it took 18 months.
When Sean Connery died. He was a big tennis fan – a big Andy fan – and I met him a few times.
When I was 17, I was offered a tennis scholarship at the University of Virginia. I wish I had been brave enough to take it.
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