The most unabashed joy I’ve ever felt was that first 24 hours of magic after our son was born in California last June.
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At the birth of my children; when Lennox Lewis was crowned undisputed world heavyweight champion; and the day I had my final gender reassignment operation.
Winning the Ashes in 2009.
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