Nicola Adams: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Nicola Adams

British boxer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Losing in the 2012 world championships final.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

My wife and I were meant to meet Frank Sinatra before he went on stage in Hamburg. But there was a taxi-drivers’ strike and we were too late.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗

Benjamin Zephaniah British poet and author

Not having children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗

Trisha Goddard English television presenter

Many of the so-called celebs I've met.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 October 2010 source ↗

Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer

The Guardian’s review of my book.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗

When I won gold at the London Olympic Games.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2012 source ↗

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