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I’m proud of my achievements at the Olympics. But I prepare in exactly the same way for every race.
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What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
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Archie Panjabi
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I am an ambassador for Rotary, and we are very close to eradicating polio. When I was younger, I lived in Mumbai and, as a kid from England, I was traumatised by seeing children on the street without limbs.
A successful marriage, my third.
Mo Farah
British track and field athlete
Being dad to my kids and having a family.
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I would have spent every single day with my sister before she left to live in New Zealand. At my wedding, it was the first time I had seen her in two and a half years.
A Rolex, after London 2012.
On my wedding day.
Stephen Hawking: what he does is incredible. My nan died of motor neurone disease, which he has.
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