Carlos Acosta
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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As a guy who had fun.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗
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View all 214 →With dozens upon dozens of beautiful women weeping over my casket.
As someone who made you think that anything’s possible. I did three marathons in a day once but walking the high-wire at Battersea Park station was the challenge I loved most because I had to master a skill.
I couldn’t care less.
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View profile →Plenty of matches got away, but there’s nothing I can do about it, so why worry?
I always wanted to play tennis. Otherwise, I always thought it would be fun to do something in mathematics or physics.
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.
I am not thinking about dying yet.
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