Eleanor Tomlinson
English actress
Losing out on a role, any role. I get so invested. I can take rejection, but only when useful feedback is given.
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That Scottish tennis has failed to capitalise on the successes of Jamie and Andy.
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Annie Mac
Irish broadcaster and DJ
Not getting into drama college in Dublin. I cut all my hair off as a sort of self-punishment for being crap.
Not winning Celebrity MasterChef. I am still gutted, despite many months of pretending to be fine with it.
Ian Wright
English footballer and pundit
Not playing in the World Cup.
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On a flight, last February, from Atlanta to Rio. We went through a storm and I was convinced that the plane was going down. The overhead cabins were opening, everything was falling out, people were screaming and I was hanging on to my seat.
When Sean Connery died. He was a big tennis fan – a big Andy fan – and I met him a few times.
Firm, fair, fun.
Billie Jean King. She’s the reason tennis is such an equal sport in terms of opportunity for women.
When I was 17, I was offered a tennis scholarship at the University of Virginia. I wish I had been brave enough to take it.
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