For me, school was probably the most traumatising and most difficult part of my life. I already was being bullied at the age of six. I think at the time, (at) that particular school, I was probably one of three kids of colour and just bigger, stronger, bullying kids were throwing me around a lot of the time.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Formula One driver
United Kingdom · b. 1985
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Won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship seven times between 2008 and 2020 and holds the records for most race wins and pole positions. He established the Hamilton Commission in 2020 to examine the under-representation of Black people in UK motorsport.
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I did boxing because I needed to channel the pain. I did karate because I was being beaten up and I wanted to be able to defend myself.
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