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Not being a soccer star.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Anne Robinson
English television presenter and journalist
That I don't have thin ankles.
Liam Gallagher
English singer-songwriter
Oasis splitting up.
Robson Green
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I did a TV job, Ain’t Misbehavin’, purely for the money. I was disappointed with myself and, inevitably, incredibly unhappy.
Greta Scacchi
Italian-born actress
Not getting to play more Shakespeare.
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