Ted Danson
American actor
That I could not play college basketball due to lack of talent.
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My ears – disappointments that grow bigger each year.
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Robson Green
British actor
I did a TV job, Ain’t Misbehavin’, purely for the money. I was disappointed with myself and, inevitably, incredibly unhappy.
Harry Redknapp
English football player and manager
That my mum and dad didn’t move to live by the sea, where we live, before they died.
The Mona Lisa – I preferred the frame.
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