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Frank Adamson, my first coach, for not spending more time with him in his later years. I feel bad about that.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2023 source ↗
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To a man whose heart I broke at 17.
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My ex-wife Caroline, because she found my style of life rather irritating.
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I don’t really owe anybody any apologies.
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Perspective. I used to zoom in and it would be all catastrophic, now I zoom out and get a bit of perspective.
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