Max Whitlock
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Standing on the podium in Rio: winning a gold medal for the pommel was 100% the pinnacle of my career.
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Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
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I am happy now.
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The day my daughter, Clara, was born, and pretty much every day since.
Now, because of my marriage and because since September 2019 I’ve been free of clinical depression.
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