Sebastian Coe: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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Sebastian Coe

British athlete and politician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When I am with my four children.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Abigail Breslin American actress

Christmas 2007 – I got hair straighteners.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2014 source ↗

Maggie Gyllenhaal American actress and filmmaker

The day after I got married.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2010 source ↗

Danielle Steel Novelist

The first 10 years of my marriage, when my children were small.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2012 source ↗

Eddie Izzard British comedian and actress

Living in Bangor, County Down, because my mum was still alive. She died when I was six.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2016 source ↗

Not hearing the Ellington band live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership that enabled the peaceful transition from communism in eastern Europe.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2012 source ↗

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