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At the Olympics, after my floor gold medal.
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Bill Bryson
American-British author
When the Guardian called me a scaremonger for wanting to preserve London’s green belt.
June Brown
English actress and author
I have wet eyes sometimes, but I cried all my tears in my youth.
Craig David
British singer
Watching the 2015 movie Aloha.
Ben Kingsley
English actor
For a film called Eliza Graves. It hasn't been released yet, but then again they might have edited that weeping sequence out.
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Standing on the podium in Rio: winning a gold medal for the pommel was 100% the pinnacle of my career.
Usain Bolt for his attitude, the amount of confidence he’s got, the way he delivers every time.
My coach, Scott Hann, for all the stress before competitions.
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