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What do you consider your greatest achievement?

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Laura Kenny English cyclist
I’m proud of my achievements at the Olympics. But I prepare in exactly the same way for every race.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2017 source ↗
Victoria Pendleton British cyclist
Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 July 2017 source ↗
Chris Hoy British track cyclist, 1994–2013
The six Olympic gold medals, because at school I was never great at sport. When I look back on my career I think, how on Earth did that happen?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗
Johanna Konta British tennis player
Being happy. I think that transcends the results of my matches, the so-called successes or failures. How would you like to be remembered? As someone who dedicated their life to what they were doing at the time. Right now, it’s tennis, but I want to have the same dedication for whatever I do after, whether it be motherhood or another career.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 June 2018 source ↗
Mo Farah British track and field athlete
Being dad to my kids and having a family.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2019 source ↗
Joe Wicks British fitness coach, television presenter and author
My PE With Joe work, over the last weeks.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗
Gareth Bale Welsh footballer
Nothing is the same as the sense of pride and achievement I feel when I see my kids growing up and enjoying the simple pleasures in life.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2021 source ↗
Chris Bonington
Everest the hard way in 1975: leading the expedition that succeeded where so many people had tried and failed. That was the most complex mountaineering challenge I ever faced. I spent hours at night in a little tent thinking about what the next problem would be and how to solve it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 March 2025 source ↗

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