Bradley Wiggins: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

As an honest person who did his best.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

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Ian Rankin Scottish crime writer

Fondly and down the centuries. I think partly what drives writers to write is the yearning for immortality.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 October 2020 source ↗

As the Queen of Rock’n’Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2023 source ↗

Mohamed ElBaradei Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1997-2009; Nobel Peace Prize 2005

My sister-in-law and I are working towards the same goal, through different paths: the security of the human family.

Recorded Nobel Peace Prize lecture, Oslo, Nobel Prize, 10 December 2005 source ↗

Adjoa Andoh English actress

I don’t care if I’m not remembered.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 September 2021 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When my second child Bella was born in 2006. I missed my son Ben being born because I was racing, so seeing it for the first time was quite an experience.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

This isn’t a complaint, but obscurity would be nice. You can’t have a bad day in public because everyone’s got phones.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

I had quite a chequered childhood. I had a knife put to my throat once when I was a kid, which was very scary.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I bought a pink leader’s jersey from the 1953 Tour of Italy which belonged to Swiss rider Hugo Koblet. I spent £45,000.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Loss of control.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Never going back to the Tour de France and trying to win again.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

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