British swimmer; Olympic champion 2016 and 2021
I'm tired, I'm not myself and I'm not enjoying the sport as I have done for the last decade.
Recorded · The Independent · 2023
Before thirty
Said by people who had not yet done most of what they are now known for. The thinnest band here, because an interviewer rarely asks a person these questions until after they are famous.
11 people · 25 answers
In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to?
Japanese professional tennis player
I communicated that I wanted to skip press conferences at Roland Garros to exercise self-care and preservation of my mental health. I stand by that. Athletes are humans.
Recorded · Time · 2021
United States artistic gymnast
I just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat, work on my mindfulness.
Recorded · Rev · 2021
What does the first sixty minutes of your day look like?
Novelist
Usually, my irrational bargaining goes something like this: I start working at around 10 if I’m feeling motivated, 11 if I’m not.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2017
Norwegian chess grandmaster; World Chess Champion 2013–2023
I would want to be a role model. As you talk about an athlete who wakes up at seven every day, then you have two training sessions...for me, it's not like that.
Recorded · Chess.com · 2017
British Paralympic swimmer, 2008–2021
I love swimming and I'll still be found in the pool, but now I'll be able to do without the 04:30 alarm!
Recorded · ParalympicsGB · 2021
If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere, what would it say and why?
England international footballer
We know there are over 380,000 children across the UK today that have never owned a book, children that are in vulnerable environments. That has to change.
Recorded · Sky Sports · 2020
South Africa international rugby union flanker and captain
To be remembered for all the things that you do and as someone who makes people smile, touches people's lives – that is what should wake you up every single morning.
Recorded · Red Bull · 2019
Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace
Why is it that countries which we call strong are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard?
Recorded · The Nobel Foundation · 2014
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