Victoria Pendleton: What do you consider your greatest achievement?

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Victoria Pendleton said elsewhere, not written here

Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗

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Emily Mortimer British actress

I am a terrible driver, so not having killed myself or anyone else, so far.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 October 2020 source ↗

Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

I am pretty proud of having got Aspects of Love back into the West End.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗

Francesca Martinez British comedian

My relationship.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2020 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

Original Pirate Material.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

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Question What did you want to be when you were growing up? Identity & self

A vet, but I wasn’t smart enough.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗

Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? Failure & regret

Lots of people, mainly for being so absent from their lives while I was concentrating on sport. I’d also like to say sorry to my dad’s mum, because, aged four, I told her she was the worst cook in the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗