I was always a watcher.
The Guardian, The Guardian, 27 December 2013 source ↗
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Peyton Manning
American football quarterback
I prayed a lot about it. I sought a lot of advice from my dad.
Kiri Te Kanawa
Opera singer
Totally. I’d say parents, brothers, sisters, and don’t go far beyond that for the moment. If you’ve had a long-term relationship with an agent, that’s a whole different thing, because that agent is there to care.
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Abby Wambach
United States international footballer, 2001–2015
I mean—I am biased—but my wife, Glennon Doyle. She teaches me every day. She teaches me about my own internalized sexism.
Ernst Mayr
Naturalist and evolutionary biologist
Anyhow, I talked it over with my mother, and she said, “Well, if that’s what you want, go right ahead.” She was a wonderful woman. And so I did.
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