The Olympics: all my dreams came true in one place.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Maggie O'Farrell
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Last summer, swimming in a waterfall in Cumbria with my daughters.
Shirley Hughes
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Wandering around with my sketchbook in some lovely Italian town.
Richard Hawley
English musician
I've often reached the dizzying heights of ecstasy holding a pint of frothy seasonal ale in Fagan's pub, chatting away with Tom the landlord.
Stuart Broad
English former cricketer and commentator
Winning the Ashes in 2009.
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Yeah, I say put mental health first because if you don't, then you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're not going to succeed as much as you want to. So it's okay sometimes to even sit out the big competitions to focus on yourself because it shows how strong of a competitor and person that you really are rather than just battle through it.
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Literally can not tell up from down. It's the craziest feeling ever. Not having an inch of control over your body. What's even scarier is since I have no idea where I am in the air, I also have NO idea how I am going to land. Or what I am going to land on. Head/hands/feet back…
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