Mo Farah
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Beijing 2008 – not making the Olympic final.
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Not getting into drama college in Dublin. I cut all my hair off as a sort of self-punishment for being crap.
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Professionally, when I lost my first Wimbledon final. I am also disappointed I didn’t learn Spanish when I lived there.
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