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My coach, Scott Hann, for all the stress before competitions.
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Julie Hesmondhalgh
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To all those whose fleeting interaction with me has fallen short of what they’d hoped; the unwitting recipients of my occasional grumpiness.
Everybody I’ve lost to suicide. When someone dies in that tragic way, you always feel you could have done more.
Ice-T
American rapper and actor
My kids, for not being around much.
Whoever has to use the bathroom after my brother.
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I would like to be a legend in my sport, like Mo Farah and Chris Hoy.
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