What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Boris Becker German tennis player, coach, and commentator

Never to have won the French Open.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2012 source ↗

Serena Williams United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

Any lost match is, of course, disappointing, but every loss is a lesson to be learned.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗

Gabby Logan Welsh TV/radio presenter and rhythmic gymnast

To go out of Strictly Come Dancing as early as I did.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 November 2022 source ↗

Not being able to start my own company