Ivan Lendl
Czech and American tennis player
Plenty of matches got away, but there’s nothing I can do about it, so why worry?
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Losing my independence.
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The way some of the music industry is being run now. Music is being treated as one big karaoke machine.
Michael Sheen
Welsh actor
Welsh rugby since the 70s.
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