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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Danny Cipriani
England rugby union player
Not getting picked for England.
Jesse Jackson
American minister, activist and politician
Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to now have to cajole people to register and to vote.
Rory Bremner
Scottish comedian
Losing out to Nancy Dell'Olio in round three of Strictly.
Yusuf Islam
British musician
Not making number one with Matthew And Son because of the Monkees.
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